2021 NBA Draft Recap

The 2021 NBA Draft took place in Brooklyn on July 29, 2021

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Cade Cunningham DET SF 6-6 220 19 2 Oklahoma State Fr * United States
2 Jalen Green HOU SG 6-4 186 19 2 NBA G League Ignite 2002 DOB United States
3 Evan Mobley CLE PF 6-11 215 20 2 USC Fr * United States
4 Scottie Barnes TOR SF 6-7 237 19 2 Florida State Fr * United States
5 Jalen Suggs ORL SG 6-5 205 20 2 Gonzaga Fr * United States
6 Josh Giddey OKC G 6-8 216 18 2 Adelaide (Australia) 2002 DOB * Australia
7 Jonathan Kuminga GOS F 6-7 225 18 2 NBA G League Ignite 2002 DOB Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Franz Wagner ORL SF 6-10 220 19 2 Michigan So * Germany
9 Davion Mitchell SAC PG 6-0 202 22 2 Baylor Jr * United States
10 Ziaire Williams NOP NOP to MEM F 6-9 185 19 2 Stanford Fr * United States
11 James Bouknight CHA G 6-4 190 20 2 UConn So * United States
12 Joshua Primo SAN G 6-4 189 18 2 Alabama Fr * Canada
13 Chris Duarte IND PG 6-5 190 24 2 Oregon Sr * Canada / Dominican Republic
14 Moses Moody GOS SG 6-5 211 19 2 Arkansas Fr * United States
15 Corey Kispert WAS SF 6-6 224 22 2 Gonzaga Sr * United States
16 Alperen Sengun OKC OKC to HOU C 6-11 243 19 2 Besiktas Icrypex (Turkey) 2002 DOB * Turkey
17 Trey Murphy III MEM MEM to NOP G 6-8 206 21 2 Virginia Jr * United States
18 Tre Mann OKC PG 6-3 178 20 2 Florida So * United States
19 Kai Jones NYK NYK to CHA PF 6-11 221 20 2 Texas So * Bahamas
20 Jalen Johnson ATL PF 6-8 219 19 2 Duke Fr * United States
21 Keon Johnson NYK NYK to LAC PG 6-5 185 19 2 Tennessee Fr * United States
22 Isaiah Jackson LAL LAL to IND PF 6-9 205 19 2 Kentucky Fr * United States
23 Usman Garuba HOU C 6-8 229 19 2 Real Madrid (Spain) 2002 DOB * Spain
24 Josh Christopher HOU G 6-4 215 19 2 Arizona State Fr * United States
25 Quentin Grimes LAC LAC to NYK SG 6-5 210 21 2 Houston Jr * United States
26 Bones Hyland DEN G 6-2 169 20 2 VCU So * United States
27 Cam Thomas BRK PG 6-3 210 19 2 LSU Fr * United States
28 Jaden Springer PHL SG 6-4 202 18 2 Tennessee Fr * United States
29 Day'Ron Sharpe PHX PHX to BRK PF 6-9 265 19 2 North Carolina Fr * United States
30 Santi Aldama UTH UTH to MEM C 7-0 215 20 2 Loyola (MD) So * Spain

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
31 Isaiah Todd MIL MIL to IND
IND to WAS		 PF 6-9 219 19 2 NBA G League Ignite 2001 DOB United States
32 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl NYK NYK to OKC PF 6-8 240 20 2 Villanova So * United States
33 Jason Preston ORL ORL to LAC G 6-3 181 21 2 Ohio Jr * United States
34 Rokas Jokubaitis OKC OKC to NYK PG 6-4 182 20 0 Zalgiris (Lithuania) 2000 DOB * Lithuania
35 Herb Jones NOP SF 6-7 206 22 2 Alabama Sr * United States
36 Miles McBride OKC OKC to NYK G 6-1 195 20 2 West Virginia So * United States
37 J.T. Thor DET DET to CHA PF 6-9 203 18 2 Auburn Fr * United States
38 Ayo Dosunmu CHI PG 6-5 200 21 2 Illinois Jr * United States
39 Neemias Queta SAC C 7-0 248 22 2 Utah State Jr * Portugal
40 Jared Butler NOP NOP to MEM
MEM to UTH		 PG 6-3 193 20 2 Baylor Jr * United States
41 Joe Wieskamp SAN SF 6-6 205 21 2 Iowa Jr * United States
42 Isaiah Livers DET PF 6-6 232 23 2 Michigan Sr * United States
43 Greg Brown III NOP NOP to POR SF 6-7 206 19 2 Texas Fr * United States
44 Kessler Edwards BRK SG 6-7 203 20 2 Pepperdine Jr * United States
45 Juhann Begarin BOS SG 6-5 214 18 0 Paris Basketball (France) 2002 DOB * France
46 Dalano Banton TOR PG 6-8 204 21 2 Nebraska So * Canada
47 David Johnson TOR SG 6-4 203 20 1 Louisville So * United States
48 Sharife Cooper ATL PG 6-0 176 20 1 Auburn Fr * United States
49 Marcus Zegarowski BRK PG 6-2 181 22 0 Creighton Jr * United States
50 Filip Petrusev PHL FC 6-11 225 21 0 KK Mega Bemax (Serbia) 2000 DOB Serbia
51 B.J. Boston, Jr. MEM MEM to NOP
NOP to LAC		 SG 6-6 188 19 2 Kentucky Fr * United States
52 Luka Garza DET C 6-10 243 22 2 Iowa Sr * United States / Bosnia and Herzegovina
53 Charles Bassey PHL PF 6-10 230 20 2 Western Kentucky Jr * Nigeria / United States
54 Sandro Mamukelashvili IND IND to MIL F 6-9 240 22 2 Seton Hall Sr * Georgia
55 Aaron Wiggins OKC F 6-5 190 22 2 Maryland Jr * United States
56 Scottie Lewis CHA SF 6-5 185 21 1 Florida So * United States
57 Balsa Koprivica CHA CHA to DET
DET to LAC		 C 7-1 240 21 0 Florida State So * United States / Serbia
58 Jericho Sims NYK C 6-10 250 22 2 Texas Sr * United States
59 Raiquan Gray BRK PF 6-7 269 22 1 Florida State Jr * United States
60 Georgios Kalaitzakis IND IND to MIL F 6-7 205 22 1 Panathinaikos (Greece) 1999 DOB Greece

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Jose Alvarado G 6-0 179 23 2 Georgia Tech Sr * United States / Puerto Rico
David Duke SG 6-4 204 21 2 Providence Jr * United States
Jordan Goodwin SG 6-4 200 22 2 Saint Louis Sr * United States
Feron Hunt SF 6-8 195 22 2 Southern Methodist Jr * United States
Mac McClung PG 6-2 185 22 2 Texas Tech Jr * United States
Jordan Schakel SF 6-6 200 23 2 San Diego State Sr * United States
Terry Taylor GF 6-4 230 21 2 Austin Peay Sr * United States
Duane Washington, Jr. G 6-2 197 21 2 Ohio State Jr * United States
Trendon Watford SF 6-8 237 20 2 LSU So * United States
McKinley Wright IV PG 5-11 192 22 2 Colorado Sr * United States
Chaundee Brown, Jr. SF 6-6 215 22 1 Michigan Sr * United States
Marcus Garrett PG 6-5 205 22 1 Kansas Sr * United States
Aaron Henry F 6-5 210 21 1 Michigan State Jr * United States
Jamorko Pickett F 6-9 206 23 1 Georgetown Sr * United States
Yves Pons GF 6-6 215 22 1 Tennessee Sr * Haiti / France
M.J. Walker SF 6-5 213 23 1 Florida State Sr * United States
Keaton Wallace G 6-3 185 22 1 Texas-San Antonio Sr * United States
Brandon Williams PG 6-1 190 21 1 Arizona So * United States
Moses Wright FC 6-8 226 22 1 Georgia Tech Sr * United States
Mitch Ballock SG 6-5 205 23 0 Creighton Sr * United States
Onuralp Bitim SG 6-6 215 22 0 Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey) 1999 DOB Turkey
D.J. Carton PG 6-3 200 20 0 Marquette So * United States
Jalen Crutcher G 6-1 175 22 0 Dayton Sr * United States
L.J. Figueroa SF 6-4 200 23 0 Oregon Sr * United States / Dominican Republic
Matthew Hurt PF 6-9 233 21 0 Duke So * United States
Justin Jaworski G 6-3 196 22 0 Lafayette Sr * United States
Matt Lewis GF 6-5 200 22 0 James Madison Sr * United States
Isaiah Miller G 6-0 180 23 0 UNC Greensboro Sr * United States
Obadiah Noel G 6-4 185 22 0 UMass Lowell Sr * United States
E.J. Onu F 6-11 240 21 0 Shawnee State Sr * United States
John Petty, Jr. SF 6-5 184 22 0 Alabama Sr * United States
Brandon Rachal SF 6-6 220 21 0 Tulsa Sr * United States
Devontae Shuler SG 6-2 185 23 0 Ole Miss Sr * United States
Aamir Simms PF 6-8 245 22 0 Clemson Sr * United States
Justin Smith SF 6-6 215 22 0 Arkansas Sr * United States
D.J. Steward PG 6-2 162 19 0 Duke Fr * United States
Ethan Thompson SG 6-5 195 22 0 Oregon State Sr * United States / Puerto Rico
Jeremiah Tilmon C 6-10 260 22 0 Missouri Sr * United States
Romeo Weems SF 6-7 215 20 0 DePaul So * United States
Justin Champagnie F 6-6 206 20 2 Pittsburgh So * United States
Sam Hauser SF 6-7 217 23 2 Virginia Sr * United States
James Huff C 7-1 240 23 2 Virginia Sr * United States
Carlik Jones PG 6-0 174 23 2 Louisville Sr * United States / South Sudan
Daishen Nix GF 6-3 226 19 2 NBA G League Ignite 2002 DOB United States
Eugene Omoruyi F 6-6 235 24 2 Oregon Sr * Canada
Micah Potter C 6-9 248 23 2 Wisconsin Sr * United States
Austin Reaves PG 6-5 197 23 2 Oklahoma Sr * United States
Olivier Sarr FC 6-10 240 22 2 Kentucky Sr * France
Joel Ayayi G 6-4 180 21 1 Gonzaga Jr * France
Aleem Ford SF 6-8 220 23 1 Wisconsin Sr * United States / Puerto Rico
DeJon Jarreau PG 6-5 185 23 1 Houston Sr * United States
A.J. Lawson F 6-6 179 21 1 South Carolina Jr * Canada
JaQuori McLaughlin PG 6-4 190 23 1 UC Santa Barbara Sr * United States
R.J. Nembhard PG 6-4 200 22 1 TCU Jr * United States
Javonte Smart G 6-4 205 22 1 LSU Jr * United States
Dru Smith SG 6-2 203 23 1 Missouri Sr * United States
D.J. Stewart SG 6-6 205 22 1 Mississippi State So * United States
Derrick Alston, Jr. G 6-9 190 23 0 Boise State Sr * United States
Alex Antetokounmpo SF 6-8 214 19 0 UCAM Murcia CB (Spain) 2001 DOB Greece / Nigeria
Troy Baxter, Jr. PF 6-9 200 25 0 Morgan State Sr * United States
Giorgi Bezhanishvili PF 6-9 245 22 0 Illinois Jr * Georgia / Austria
Pedro Bradshaw G 6-7 180 22 0 Bellarmine Jr * United States
Jordan Burns PG 6-0 175 23 0 Colgate Sr * United States
Matt Coleman III G 6-2 180 23 0 Texas Sr * United States
Derek Culver C 6-10 255 23 0 West Virginia Jr * United States
Damien Jefferson SF 6-5 220 23 0 Creighton Sr * United States
Denzel Mahoney SG 6-5 220 23 0 Creighton Sr * United States
Kyle Mangas G 6-4 200 22 0 Indiana Wesleyan Sr * United States
Chris Smith SF 6-9 215 21 0 UCLA Sr * United States
Anthony Tarke PF 6-6 220 24 0 Coppin State Sr * United States
MaCio Teague PG 6-4 195 24 0 Baylor Sr * United States
Chandler Vaudrin F 6-7 210 24 0 Winthrop Sr * United States
Ibi Watson SG 6-5 200 23 0 Dayton Sr * United States
Bryce Wills SG 6-6 200 20 0 Stanford Jr * United States

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