NBA Mock Draft 2021 - 3rd Edition
Welcome to the third and final installment of our 2021 NBA mock draft.
Since our last Mock Draft installment we have all witnessed the NBA Draft Combine with NBA approved Pro-Days taking place immediately following, several International event, and countless pre-draft workouts
The staff here at Between The Lines Sports, LLC has done our best to to monitor the draft landscape in its entirety as players decided to test the waters and stay in the draft while others decided to return to school with hopes of improving their draft stock for next year. All of that leads us to this point, the draft is less than a week away (July 29, 2021) and we are confident in our selections and are eager to see who lands where.
In the meantime, enjoy our final Mock Draft and stay tuned for more great content from our entire staff at Between The Lines Sports.
BTL Mock Contributors:
Eric Stang, Barry Browner, Maquis Maffett, Cory Baker, Kevin Gallagher, Shemyah Wilson, George Khnouf, Kendrick Clayton, Kenneth Cutler, Carter Owen, Roman Fuller, Jordan Freeman, Bryce Stein, David Ayala, Andrew Barton, Nick Eten, Paul Lee, Tyler Mundy, Zach Hoffman, Nate Kosel and Kendal Danglade
1st Round
1.) Detroit Piston
Jalen Green || G-League Ignite || SG || 6'6
Ceiling Kobe Bryant
Floor Eddie Jones
2.) Houston Rockets
Cade Cunningham || Oklahoma State || PG || 6'8
Ceiling Luka Doncic
Floor Evan Turner
3.) Cleveland Cavaliers
Evan Mobley || USC || C || 7'0
Ceiling Chris Bosh
Floor Hasheem Thabeet
4.) Toronto Raptors
Jalen Suggs || Gonzaga || PG/SG || 6'4
Ceiling Brandon Roy
Floor Jeff Teague
5.) Orlando Magic
Scottie Barnes || FSU || PF/SF || 6'9
Ceiling Draymond Green
Floor Bruno Caboclo
6.) Oklahoma City Thunder
Jonathan Kuminga || G-League Ignite || SF || 6'8
Ceiling Jaylen Brown
Floor Stanley Johnson
7.) Golden State Warriors
James Bouknight || UCONN || SG || 6'5
Ceiling Derek Anderson
Floor MarShon Brooks
8.) Orlando Magic
Keon Johnson || Tennessee || SG || 6'5
Ceiling Latrell Sprewell
Floor Josh Richardson
9.) Sacramento King
Kai Jones || Texas || PF || 6'10
Ceiling Christian Wood
Floor John Henson
10.) New Orleans Pelicans
Davion Mitchell || Baylor || PG || 6'2
Ceiling Jarrett Jack
Floor Joe Young
11.) Charlotte Hornets
Alperen Sengun II Besiktas || PF/C || 6'9
Ceiling Domantas Sabonis
Floor Luis Scola
12.) San Antonio Spurs
Josh Giddey || Adelaide || PG/SG || 6'7
Ceiling Toni Kukoc
Floor Kyle Anderson
13.) Indiana Pacers
Corey Kispert || Gonzaga || SF || 6'7
Ceiling Joe Harris
Floor Tom Tolbert
14.) Golden State Warriors
Franz Wagner || Michigan || SF || 6'9
Ceiling Gordon Hayward
Floor Mike Dunleavy Jr.
15.) Washington Wizards
Moses Moody || Arkansas || SG || 6'6
Ceiling Allan Houston
Floor Gary Trent Jr.
16.) Oklahoma City Thunder
Greg Brown || Texas || PF || 6'9
Ceiling Aaron Gordon
Floor Marquese Chriss
17.) Memphis Grizzlies
Jalen Johnson || Duke || SF || 6'9
Ceiling Tobias Harris
Floor Mario Hezonja
18.) Oklahoma City Thunder
Zaire Williams || Stanford || SG/SF || 6'8
Ceiling Khris Middleton
Floor Josh Jackson
19.) New York Knicks
Sharife Cooper || Auburn || PG || 6'1
Ceiling Tony Parker
Floor Tyus Jones
20.) Atlanta Hawks
Jaden Springer || Tennessee || SG || 6'4
Ceiling Malik Beasley
Floor DeShawn Stevenson
21.) New York Knicks
Chris Duarte || Oregon || SG || 6'6
Ceiling Danny Green
Floor Dillon Brooks
22.) Los Angeles Lakers
Cam Thomas || LSU || SG || 6'4
Ceiling Ben Gordon
Floor Daniel "Booby" Gibson
23.) Houston Rockets
Ayo Dosunmu || Illinois || SG/PG || 6'4
Ceiling Jrue Holiday
Floor Elfrid Payton
24.) Houston Rockets
Isaiah Todd || G-League Ignite || PF || 6'10
Ceiling Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Floor Kyle Wiltjer
25.) Los Angeles Clippers
Trey Murphy III || Virginia || SG/SF || 6'9
Ceiling Austin Daye
Floor Kyle Singler
26.) Denver Nuggets
JT Thor || Auburn || PF || 6'10
Ceiling Jerami Grant
Floor Al-Farouq Aminu
27.) Brooklyn Nets
Josh Primo || Alabama || SG/PG || 6'5
Ceiling Spencer Dinwiddie
Floor Michael Carter-Williams
28.) Philadelphia 76ers
Quentin Grimes || Houston || SG || 6'5
Ceiling Josh Hart
Floor Kent Bazemore
29.) Phoenix Suns
Josh Christopher || Arizona State || SG || 6'5
Ceiling DeMar DeRozan
Floor Dion Waiters
30.) Utah Jazz
Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland || VCU || PG || 6'3
Ceiling Lou Williams
Floor Flip Murry
2nd Round
31.) Milwaukee Bucks
Miles McBride || West Virginia || 6'2 || PG
Comp. Jalen Brunson
32.) New York Knicks
Roko Prkacin || Cibona || C || 6'9
Comp. Andrei Kirilenko
33.) Orlando Magic
Day'Ron Sharpe || UNC || C || 6'11
Comp. Tristan Thompson
34.) Oklahoma City Thunder
Jared Butler || Baylor || PG/SG || 6'3
Comp. George Hill
35.) New Orleans Pelicans
Daishen Nix || G-League Ignite || PG || 6'5
Comp. Andre Miller
36.) Oklahoma City Thunder
Brandon "B.J." Boston Jr. || Kentucky || SG || 6'5.75
Comp. Richard "Rip" Hamilton
37.) Detroit Piston
Usman Garuba || Real Madrid || PF || 6'8
Comp. Tristian Thompson
38.) Chicago Bulls
Isaiah Jackson || Kentucky || PF/C || 6'11
Comp. Marquese Chriss
39.) Sacramento Kings
Tre Mann || Florida || PG || 6'5
Comp. Cameron Payne
40.) New Orleans Pelicans
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl || Villanova || PF || 6'9
Comp. Markieff Morris
41.) San Antonio Spurs
Filip Petrusev || Serbia || C || 6'11
Comp. Al Horford
42.) Detroit Pistons
Charles Bassey || W. Kentucky || C || 6'11
Comp. Serge Ibaka
43.) New Orleans Pelicans
Herb Jones || Alabama || SF || 6'8
Comp. Jerami Grant
44.) Brooklyn Nets
Jericho Sims || Texas || C || 6'10
Comp. Deandre Jordan
45.) Boston Celtics
Kessler Edwards || Pepperdine || SF || 6'8
Comp. Chandler Hutchinson
46.) Toronto Raptors
Austin Reaves || Oklahoma || SG || 6'5
Comp. Talen Horton-Tucker
47.) Toronto Raptors
Neemias Queta || Utah State || C || 7'0
Comp. Nerlens Noel
48.) Atlanta Hawks
David Johnson || Louisville || SG || 6'5
Comp. Emmanuel Mudiay
49.) Brooklyn Nets
Juhann Begarin || Paris || SG || 6'6
Comp. Lonnie Walker IV
50.) Philadelphia 76ers
Rokas Jokubaitis || Zalgiris || PG || 6'5
Comp. Tomas Satoransky
51.) Memphis Grizzlies
Aaron Henry || Michigan State || SF || 6'6
Comp. Gary Harris
52.) Detroit Pistons
Jason Preston || Ohio || PG || 6'4
Comp. Lonzo Ball
53.) New Orleans Pelicans
Joe Wieskamp || Iowa || SG/SF || 6'6
Comp. Furkan Korkmaz
54.) Indiana Pacers
DJ Stewart || Mississippi St || 6'6
Comp. Danuel House
55.) Oklahoma City Thunder
David Duke || Providence || PG/SG || 6'5
Comp. Donte Divincenzo
56.) Charlotte Hornets
Amar Sylla || Oostende || PF || 6'9
Comp. Pascal Siakam
57.) Charlotte Hornets
Matthew Hurt || Duke || PF || 6'9
Comp. Ryan Anderson
58.) New York Knicks
Sam Hauser || Virginia || SF || 6'8
Comp. Steve Novak
59.) Brooklyn Nets
Macio Teague || Baylor || SG || 6'4
Comp. Jordan Poole
60.) Indiana Pacers
Luka Garza || Iowa || C || 6'11
Comp. Brad Miller