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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



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