The 2021 edition of the NBA Draft kicked off last night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Cade Cunningham, as was largely expected, was the first overall selection by the Detroit Pistons. He was followed by NBA G-League prospect Jalen Green to Houston and Evan Mobley to the Cavaliers. From there however, the script of the evening got thrown out the window as teams made some interesting selections in an effort to reload after the condensed 2020 season. Full pick by pick summary below:
First Round
1. Pistons draft Cade Cunningham
2. Rockets draft Jalen Green
3. Cavaliers draft Evan Mobley
4. Raptors draft Scottie Barnes
5. Magic draft Jalen Suggs
6. Thunder draft Josh Giddey
7. Warriors draft Jonathan Kuminga
8. Magic draft Franz Wagner
9. Kings draft Davion Mitchell
10. Pelicans draft Ziaire Williams (traded to Grizzlies)
11. Hornets draft James Bouknight
12. Spurs draft Joshua Primo
13. Pacers draft Chris Duarte
14. Warriors draft Moses Moody
15. Wizards draft Corey Kispert
16. Thunder draft Alperen Sengun (traded to Rockets)
17. Grizzlies draft Trey Murphy (traded to Pelicans)
18. Thunder draft Tre Mann
19. Knicks draft Kai Jones (traded to Hornets)
20. Hawks draft Jalen Johnson
21. Knicks draft Keon Johnson (traded to Clippers)
22. Lakers draft Isaiah Jackson (traded to Pacers via Wizards)
23. Rockets draft Usman Garuba
24. Rockets draft Josh Christopher
25. Clippers draft Quentin Grimes (traded to Knicks)
26. Nuggets draft Nah’Shon Hyland
27. Nets draft Cameron Thomas
28. 76ers draft Jaden Springer
29. Suns draft Day’Ron Sharpe (traded to Nets)
30. Jazz draft Santi Aldama (traded to Grizzlies)
Second Round
31. Bucks draft Isaiah Todd (traded to Wizards via Pacers)
32. Knicks draft Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (traded to Thunder)
33. Magic draft Jason Preston (traded to the Clippers)
34. Thunder draft Rokas Jokubaitis (traded to Knicks)
35. Pelicans draft Herbert Jones
36. Thunder draft Miles McBride (traded to Knicks)
37. Pistons draft JT Thor (traded to Hornets)
38. Bulls draft Ayo Dosunmu
39. Kings draft Neemias Queta
40. Pelicans draft Jared Butler (traded to Jazz via Grizzlies)
41. Spurs draft Joe Wieskamp
42. Pistons draft Isaiah Livers
43. Pelicans draft Greg Brown (traded to Blazers)
44. Nets draft Kessler Edwards
45. Celtics draft Juhann Begarin
46. Raptors draft Dalano Banton
47. Raptors draft David Johnson
48. Hawks draft Sharife Cooper
49. Nets draft Marcus Zegarowski
50. 76ers draft Filip Petrusev
51. Grizzlies draft BJ Boston (traded to Clippers via Pelicans)
52. Pistons draft Luka Garza
53. 76ers draft Charles Bassey
54. Pacers draft Sandro Mamukelashvili (traded to Bucks)
55. Thunder draft Aaron Wiggins
56. Hornets draft Scottie Lewis
57. Hornets draft Balsa Koprivica (traded to Pistons)
58. Knicks draft Jericho Sims
59. Nets draft RaiQuan Gray
60. Pacers draft Georgios Kalaitzakis (traded to Bucks)