2021 NBA draft

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2021 NBA draft
2021 NBA Draft.png
General information
Sport Basketball
Date(s)July 29, 2021
Location Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)
Network(s)
Overview
60 total selections in 2 rounds
League NBA
First selection Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons)
  2020
2022  

The 2021 NBA draft, the 75th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on July 29, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The NBA draft returned to Brooklyn after the previous year's draft was held through videoconferencing at ESPN Studios in Bristol, Connecticut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the first overall pick, the Detroit Pistons selected Cade Cunningham. [2] The NBA used a "ceremonial pick" for the late Terrence Clarke, between the 14th and 15th pick of the draft.

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Draft picks

Cade Cunningham was selected 1st overall by the Detroit Pistons. Cunningham 2022.jpg
Cade Cunningham was selected 1st overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Jalen Green (NBA G League Ignite) was selected 2nd overall by the Houston Rockets. Jalen Green with the Houston Rockets in 2022 (cropped).jpg
Jalen Green (NBA G League Ignite) was selected 2nd overall by the Houston Rockets.
Evan Mobley was selected 3rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers . Evan Mobley (cropped).jpg
Evan Mobley was selected 3rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers .
Scottie Barnes was selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors and voted the Rookie of the Year. Scottie Barnes, Wizards vs Raptors on October 12, 2021.jpg
Scottie Barnes was selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors and voted the Rookie of the Year.
Josh Giddey was selected 6th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Josh Giddey 2022.jpg
Josh Giddey was selected 6th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Jonathan Kuminga was selected 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors. Jonathan Kuminga (cropped) 2.jpg
Jonathan Kuminga was selected 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors.
Franz Wagner was selected 8th overall by the Orlando Magic. Wagner2022.jpg
Franz Wagner was selected 8th overall by the Orlando Magic.
Alperen Sengun was selected 16th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to the Houston Rockets). Alperen Sengun Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers 2021-12-15 (cropped).jpg
Alperen Şengün was selected 16th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to the Houston Rockets).
Cam Thomas was selected 27th overall by the Brooklyn Nets. Cameron Thomas (51874870188) (cropped).jpg
Cam Thomas was selected 27th overall by the Brooklyn Nets.
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
#Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
~Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
Rnd.PickPlayerPos.Nationality [n 1] TeamSchool / club team
1 1 Cade Cunningham PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Oklahoma State (Fr.)
12 Jalen Green SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
13 Evan Mobley PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers USC (Fr.)
14 Scottie Barnes +~PF/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Toronto Raptors Florida State (Fr.)
15 Jalen Suggs PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic Gonzaga (Fr.)
16 Josh Giddey PG/SGFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Oklahoma City Thunder Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
17 Jonathan Kuminga SFFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Golden State Warriors (from Minnesota) [A] NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
18 Franz Wagner SFFlag of Germany.svg Germany Orlando Magic (from Chicago) [B] Michigan (So.)
19 Davion Mitchell PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Baylor (Jr.)
110 Ziaire Williams SFFlag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pelicans (rights traded to Memphis) [a] Stanford (Fr.)
111 James Bouknight SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets UConn (So.)
112 Joshua Primo SGFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada San Antonio Spurs Alabama (Fr.)
113 Chris Duarte SGFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic [n 2] Indiana Pacers Oregon (Sr.)
114 Moses Moody SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Arkansas (Fr.)
115 Corey Kispert SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Wizards Gonzaga (Sr.)
116 Alperen Şengün CFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Oklahoma City Thunder (from Boston, [C] rights traded to Houston) [b] Beşiktaş (Turkey)
117 Trey Murphy III SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Memphis Grizzlies (rights traded to New Orleans) [a] Virginia (Jr.)
118 Tre Mann PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami via Phoenix to Philadelphia to L.A. Clippers) [D] [E] [F] Florida (So.)
119 Kai Jones CFlag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas New York Knicks (rights traded to Charlotte) [c] Texas (So.)
120 Jalen Johnson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Duke (Fr.)
121 Keon Johnson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (from Dallas, [G] rights traded to L.A. Clippers) [d] Tennessee (Fr.)
122 Isaiah Jackson C/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers (rights traded to Indiana) [e] Kentucky (Fr.)
123 Usman Garuba PF/CFlag of Spain.svg Spain Houston Rockets (from Portland) [H] Real Madrid (Spain)
124 Josh Christopher SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee) [I] Arizona State (Fr.)
125 Quentin Grimes SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers (rights traded to New York) [d] Houston (Jr.)
126 Bones Hyland SG/PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets VCU (So.)
127 Cam Thomas SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Brooklyn Nets LSU (Fr.)
128 Jaden Springer SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Tennessee (Fr.)
129 Day'Ron Sharpe CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns (rights traded to Brooklyn) [f] North Carolina (Fr.)
130 Santi Aldama PF/CFlag of Spain.svg Spain Utah Jazz (rights traded to Memphis) [g] Loyola (MD) (So.)
231 Isaiah Todd PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston, [I] rights traded to Washington via Indiana) [h] [e] NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
232 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (from Detroit via Philadelphia to L.A. Clippers [J] [E] [K] rights traded to Oklahoma City) [i] Villanova (So.)
233 Jason Preston PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic (rights traded to L.A. Clippers) [j] Ohio (Jr.)
234 Rokas Jokubaitis #PGFlag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Oklahoma City Thunder (rights traded to New York) [i] Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
235 Herbert Jones SFFlag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pelicans (from Cleveland via Atlanta) [L] Alabama (Sr.)
236 Miles McBride PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma City Thunder (from Minnesota via Golden State, [A] [M] rights traded to New York) [i] West Virginia (So.)
237 JT Thor PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons (from Toronto via Brooklyn, [N] traded to Charlotte) [k] Auburn (Fr.)
238 Ayo Dosunmu PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from New Orleans) [O] Illinois (Jr.)
239 Neemias Queta CFlag of Portugal.svg Portugal Sacramento Kings Utah State (Jr.)
240 Jared Butler SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pelicans (from Chicago, [O] rights traded to Utah via Memphis) [a] [g] Baylor (Jr.)
241 Joe Wieskamp SFFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Iowa (Jr.)
242 Isaiah Livers SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons (from Charlotte via New York) [P] Michigan (Sr.)
243 Greg Brown PFFlag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pelicans (from Washington via Utah to Cleveland to Milwaukee, [Q] [R] [S] rights traded to Portland) [l] Texas (Fr.)
244 Kessler Edwards SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Brooklyn Nets (from Indiana) [T] Pepperdine (Jr.)
245 Juhann Begarin #SGFlag of France.svg France Boston Celtics Paris (France)
246 Dalano Banton PGFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Raptors (from Memphis via Sacramento) [U] Nebraska (So.)
247 David Johnson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Toronto Raptors (from Golden State via New Orleans to Utah) [V] Louisville (So.)
248 Sharife Cooper PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks (from Miami via Portland to Sacramento) [W] Auburn (Fr.)
249 Marcus Zegarowski #PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta) [X] Creighton (Jr.)
250 Filip Petrušev CFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia Philadelphia 76ers (from New York) [Y] Mega Basket (Serbia)
251 Brandon Boston Jr. SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Portland via Cleveland to Detroit to Dallas, [Z] traded to L.A. Clippers via New Orleans) [a] [m] Kentucky (Fr.)
252 Luka Garza CFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons (from L.A. Lakers via Detroit to Houston to Sacramento) [AA] Iowa (Sr.)
253 Charles Bassey CFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Philadelphia 76ers (from Dallas via New Orleans) [AB] Western Kentucky (Jr.)
254 Sandro Mamukelashvili CFlag of Georgia.svg Georgia [n 3] Indiana Pacers (from Milwaukee via Cleveland to Houston, [R] [AC] rights traded to Milwaukee) [h] Seton Hall (Sr.)
255 Aaron Wiggins SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma City Thunder (from Denver via Philadelphia to Golden State) [AD] [M] Maryland (Jr.)
256 Scottie Lewis SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets (from L.A. Clippers) [AE] Florida (So.)
257 Balša Koprivica #CFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia Charlotte Hornets (from Brooklyn, [AF] rights traded to Detroit) [k] Florida State (So.)
258 Jericho Sims PFFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (from Philadelphia) [AG] Texas (Sr.)
259 RaiQuan Gray PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix) [AH] Florida State (Jr.)
260 Georgios Kalaitzakis SFFlag of Greece.svg Greece Indiana Pacers (from Utah, [AI] rights traded to Milwaukee) [h] Panathinaikos (Greece)

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2021 NBA draft, but have played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPos.NationalitySchool/club team
Jose Alvarado PGFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Georgia Tech (Sr.)
Joël Ayayi SGFlag of France.svg France Gonzaga (Jr.)
Onuralp Bitim SFFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Frutti Extra Bursaspor (Turkey)
Chaundee Brown Jr. SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Michigan (Sr.)
D. J. Carton PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Marquette (So.)
Justin Champagnie SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Pittsburgh (So.)
Jalen Crutcher PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dayton (Sr.)
David Duke Jr. SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Providence (Jr.)
Aleem Ford SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Wisconsin (Sr.)
Marcus Garrett PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Kansas (Sr.)
Jordan Goodwin SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Saint Louis (Sr.)
Sam Hauser PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Virginia (Sr.)
Aaron Henry SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Michigan State (Jr.)
Jay Huff CFlag of the United States.svg United States Virginia (Sr.)
Feron Hunt SFFlag of the United States.svg United States SMU (Jr.)
Matthew Hurt PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Duke (So.)
DeJon Jarreau PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston (Sr.)
Carlik Jones PGFlag of the United States.svg United States [n 4] Louisville (Sr.)
AJ Lawson SGFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada South Carolina (Jr.)
Mac McClung PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Texas Tech (Jr.)
JaQuori McLaughlin PGFlag of the United States.svg United States UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)
RJ Nembhard SGFlag of the United States.svg United States TCU (Sr.)
Daishen Nix PGFlag of the United States.svg United States NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
Eugene Omoruyi SFFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oregon (Sr.)
Jamorko Pickett SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Georgetown (Sr.)
Yves Pons PFFlag of France.svg France [n 5] Tennessee (Sr.)
Micah Potter PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Wisconsin (Sr.)
Austin Reaves SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma (Sr.)
Alex Reese PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Alabama (Sr.)
Olivier Sarr CFlag of France.svg France Kentucky (Sr.)
Jordan Schakel SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States San Diego State (Sr.)
Javonte Smart PGFlag of the United States.svg United States LSU (Jr.)
Dru Smith SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Missouri (Sr.)
Terry Taylor SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Austin Peay (Sr.)
M. J. Walker SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Florida State (Sr.)
Keaton Wallace PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States UTSA (Sr.)
Duane Washington Jr. PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Ohio State (Jr.)
Trendon Watford PFFlag of the United States.svg United States LSU (So.)
Brandon Williams PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Arizona (So.)
McKinley Wright IV PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Colorado (Sr.)
Moses Wright PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Georgia Tech (Sr.)

Trades involving draft picks

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.

  1. 1 2 February 6, 2020: Minnesota Timberwolves to Golden State Warriors [3]
  2. March 25, 2021: Chicago Bulls to Orlando Magic [4]
  3. June 18, 2021: Boston Celtics to Oklahoma City Thunder [6]
  4. February 19, 2015: Miami Heat to Phoenix Suns (three-team trade with New Orleans Pelicans) [8] June 21, 2018: Phoenix Suns to Philadelphia 76ers [9]
  5. 1 2 February 6, 2019: Philadelphia 76ers to Los Angeles Clippers [10]
  6. July 10, 2019: Los Angeles Clippers to Oklahoma City Thunder [11]
    • Oklahoma City acquired Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Miami's 2021 first-round pick, a 2022 first-round pick, Miami's 2023 first-round pick, a 2024 first round pick, a 2026 first round pick, and Thunder options to swap 2023 and 2025 first round picks with Clippers
    • L.A. Clippers acquired Paul George
  7. January 31, 2019: Dallas Mavericks to New York Knicks [13]
  8. November 22, 2020: Portland Trail Blazers to Houston Rockets [16]
  9. 1 2 March 19, 2021: Milwaukee Bucks to Houston Rockets [17]
  10. June 21, 2018: Detroit Pistons to Philadelphia 76ers [21]
    • Philadelphia acquired 2021 and 2023 second-round picks
    • Detroit acquired the draft rights to Khyri Thomas
  11. February 20, 2020: Los Angeles Clippers to New York Knicks (three-team trade with Washington Wizards) [21]
  12. January 7, 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers to Atlanta Hawks [24] July 6, 2019: Atlanta Hawks to New Orleans Pelicans [25]
  13. 1 2 November 11, 2020: Golden State Warriors to Oklahoma City Thunder [26]
    • Oklahoma City acquired two 2021 second-round picks
    • Golden State acquired Kelly Oubre Jr.
  14. February 7, 2019: Toronto Raptors to Brooklyn Nets [27]
    • Brooklyn acquired Greg Monroe and a 2021 second-round pick
    • Toronto acquired cash considerations
    November 19, 2020: Brooklyn Nets to Detroit Pistons (three-team trade with Los Angeles Clippers) [28]
  15. 1 2 February 1, 2018: New Orleans Pelicans to Chicago Bulls [30]
  16. February 7, 2018: Charlotte Hornets to New York Knicks [31] February 8, 2021: New York Knicks to Detroit Pistons. [32]
  17. July 7, 2016: Washington Wizards to Utah Jazz [33]
    • Utah acquired a 2021 second-round pick
    • Washington acquired Trey Burke
    November 29, 2018: Utah Jazz to Cleveland Cavaliers [34]
    • Cleveland acquired Alec Burks, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 2021 second-round pick
    • Utah acquired Kyle Korver
  18. 1 2 December 7, 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers to Milwaukee Bucks (three-team trade with the Washington Wizards) [35]
    • Cleveland acquired Matthew Dellavedova, John Henson, 2021 and 2022 second-round picks, and a conditional 2022 first-round pick
    • Milwaukee acquired George Hill, Jason Smith, a 2020 second-round pick, Washington's 2021 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • Washington acquired Sam Dekker and a conditional 2020 second-round pick
  19. February 7, 2019: Milwaukee Bucks to New Orleans Pelicans (three-team trade with the Detroit Pistons) [36]
  20. July 7, 2016: Indiana Pacers to Brooklyn Nets [38]
  21. July 17, 2018: Memphis Grizzlies to Sacramento Kings [39] March 25, 2021: Sacramento Kings to Toronto Raptors [40]
    • Toronto acquired a 2021 second-round pick
    • Sacramento acquired Terence Davis
  22. June 20, 2019: Golden State Warriors to New Orleans Pelicans [41]
    • New Orleans acquired 2021 and 2023 second-round picks
    • Golden State acquired the draft rights to Alen Smailagić
    July 7, 2019: New Orleans Pelicans to Utah Jazz [42]
    • Utah acquired 2021 and 2023 second-round picks
    • New Orleans acquired Derrick Favors
    March 25, 2021: Utah Jazz to Toronto Raptors [43]
    • Toronto acquired a 2021 second-round pick
    • Utah acquired Matt Thomas
  23. February 18, 2016: Miami Heat to Portland Trail Blazers [44]
    • Portland acquired Brian Roberts and a 2021 second-round pick
    • Miami acquired cash considerations
    June 21, 2018: Portland Trail Blazers to Sacramento Kings [45]
    • Sacramento acquired a 2019 second-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick
    • Portland acquired the draft rights to Gary Trent Jr.
    February 6, 2020: Sacramento Kings to Atlanta Hawks [46]
  24. July 6, 2019: Atlanta Hawks to Brooklyn Nets [47]
  25. June 26, 2015: New York Knicks to Philadelphia 76ers [48]
    • Philadelphia acquired a 2020 second-round pick, a 2021 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • New York acquired the draft rights to Willy Hernangómez
  26. February 4, 2019: Portland Trail Blazers to Cleveland Cavaliers [49] June 26, 2019: Cleveland Cavaliers to Detroit Pistons [50]
    • Detroit acquired a 2020 second-round pick, a 2021 second-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick, a conditional 2024 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • Cleveland acquired the draft rights to Kevin Porter Jr.
    June 26, 2019: Detroit Pistons to Dallas Mavericks [51]
    • Dallas acquired the draft rights to Isaiah Roby, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 2021 second-round pick
    • Detroit acquired the draft rights to Deividas Sirvydis
    July 8, 2019: Dallas Mavericks to Memphis Grizzlies [52]
    • Memphis acquired the draft rights to Satnam Singh, a 2021 second-round pick, and a Least Favorable 2023 second-round pick
    • Dallas acquired Delon Wright
  27. February 6, 2019: Los Angeles Lakers to Detroit Pistons [54] November 24, 2020: Detroit Pistons to Houston Rockets [55]
    • Houston acquired Christian Wood, a conditional first-round pick, and a 2021 second-round pick
    • Detroit acquired Trevor Ariza, the draft rights to Isaiah Stewart, a 2027 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    November 25, 2020: Houston Rockets to Sacramento Kings [56]
    • Sacramento acquired a 2021 second-round pick and cash considerations
    • Houston acquired the draft rights to Kenyon Martin Jr.
    March 25, 2021: Sacramento Kings to Detroit Pistons [57]
  28. March 25, 2021: Dallas Mavericks to New Orleans Pelicans [58] July 29, 2021: New Orleans Pelicans to Philadelphia 76ers [59] [60]
    • Philadelphia acquired No. 53 pick
    • New Orleans acquired cash considerations
  29. February 7, 2019: Cleveland Cavaliers to Houston Rockets (three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings [61] February 7, 2019: Houston Rockets to Indiana Pacers [61]
  30. July 6, 2018: Denver Nuggets to Philadelphia 76ers [62]
    • Philadelphia acquired Wilson Chandler and a 2021 second round pick
    • Denver acquired cash considerations
    February 6, 2020: Philadelphia 76ers to Golden State Warriors [63]
  31. June 21, 2018: Los Angeles Clippers to Charlotte Hornets [64]
  32. July 6, 2018: Brooklyn Nets to Charlotte Hornets [65]
  33. March 25, 2021: Philadelphia 76ers to New York Knicks (three-team trade with Oklahoma City Thunder) [66]
  34. July 20, 2018: Phoenix Suns to Brooklyn Nets [67]
  35. June 21, 2019: Utah Jazz to Indiana Pacers [68]
    • Indiana acquired a 2021 second-round pick
    • Utah acquired the draft rights to Jarrell Brantley

Draft-night trades

Draft-night trades were made after the draft began. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins. [69]

  1. 1 2 3 4 August 7, 2021: New Orleans Pelicans to Memphis Grizzlies (three-team trade with Charlotte) [5]
  2. July 29, 2021: Oklahoma City Thunder to Houston Rockets [7]
    • Houston acquired the draft rights to Alperen Şengün
    • Oklahoma City acquired two future first-round picks
  3. July 29, 2021: New York Knicks to Charlotte Hornets [12]
    • Charlotte acquired the draft rights to Kai Jones
    • New York acquired a future first-round pick
  4. 1 2 July 29, 2021: New York Knicks to L.A. Clippers [14]
    • L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to Keon Johnson
    • New York acquired the draft rights to Quentin Grimes and a future second-round pick
  5. 1 2 August 6, 2021: Los Angeles Lakers to Indiana Pacers (five-team trade with Washington, San Antonio, and Brooklyn) [15]
  6. August 6, 2021: Phoenix Suns to Brooklyn Nets [18]
  7. 1 2 August 7, 2021: Utah Jazz to Memphis Grizzlies [19]
    • Memphis acquired the draft rights to Santi Aldama
    • Utah acquired the draft rights to Jared Butler and two future second round selections
  8. 1 2 3 July 29, 2021: Milwaukee Bucks to Indiana Pacers [20]
  9. 1 2 3 July 29, 2021: New York Knicks to Oklahoma City Thunder [22]
  10. July 29, 2021: Orlando Magic to Los Angeles Clippers [23]
    • L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to Jason Preston
    • Orlando acquired Detroit's 2026 second-round pick and cash considerations
  11. 1 2 August 6, 2021: Detroit Pistons to Charlotte Hornets [29]
  12. July 29, 2021: New Orleans Pelicans to Portland Trail Blazers [37]
    • Portland acquired the draft rights to Greg Brown III
    • New Orleans acquired a future second-round pick and cash considerations
  13. August 7, 2021: New Orleans Pelicans to Los Angeles Clippers [53]
    • L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to Brandon Boston Jr.
    • New Orleans acquired a 2022 second round selection and cash considerations

Combine

Prior to the NBA Draft Combine, the 2021 NBA G League Elite Camp, which took place on June 19–21 at the Wintrust Arena and Marriott Marquis in Chicago, provided another chance for players not originally invited to the combine to impress scouts. The best performers from this camp were given invites to the main combine. [70]

The NBA Draft Combine was held on June 21–27 at the same site sponsored by Microsoft. A total of 69 players attended the NBA Draft Combine 2021, with these players undergoing a series of interviews, five-on-five games, drills, and measurements. [71] Lottery-projected pick Keon Johnson broke the combine's vertical leap record of 45.5 in (1.16 m), set by Kenny Gregory in 2001, with a vertical leap of 48 in (1.2 m). [72] The combine also featured some recent graduates of the inaugural NBA G League Ignite team, which is a developmental basketball program meant to provide prospects with a paid alternative to playing NCAA college basketball. The success of these players, Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Daishen Nix, and Isaiah Todd, may pave the way for more top prospects to participate in the G League system pre-draft.

Projected top picks who decided not to attend the NBA Draft Combine include potential No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham and likely top-four pick Jalen Suggs. [73] Numerous other potential prospects, especially those playing overseas, also decided to skip the Combine. [73]

Draft lottery

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg 2021 NBA Draft Lottery Drawing, NBA's official YouTube channel. Jun 22, 2021.

The NBA draft lottery was held on June 22. It was also televised nationally on ESPN. [74] [75]

Denotes the actual lottery result
Team 2020–21
record
Lottery
chances
Lottery probabilities
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th
Houston Rockets 17–5514014.0%13.4%12.7%11.9%47.9%---------
Detroit Pistons 20–5214014.0%13.4%12.7%11.9%27.8%20.1%--------
Orlando Magic 21–5114014.0%13.4%12.7%11.9%14.8%26.0%7.1%-------
Oklahoma City Thunder 22–5011511.5%11.4%11.2%11.0%7.4%27.1%18.0%2.4%------
Cleveland Cavaliers 22–5011511.5%11.4%11.2%11.0%2.0%18.2%25.5%8.6%0.6%-----
Minnesota Timberwolves [a] 23–49909.0%9.2%9.4%9.6%-8.6%29.7%20.6%3.4%0.2%----
Toronto Raptors 27–45757.5%7.8%8.1%8.5%--19.8%33.9%13.0%1.4%<0.1%---
Chicago Bulls [b] 31–41454.5%4.8%5.2%5.7%---34.5%36.2%8.5%0.5%<0.1%--
Sacramento Kings 31–41454.5%4.8%5.2%5.7%----46.4%29.4%3.9%0.1%<0.1%-
New Orleans Pelicans 31–41454.5%4.8%5.2%5.7%-----60.6%17.9%1.2%<0.1%<0.1%
Charlotte Hornets 33–39181.8%2.0%2.2%2.5%------77.6%13.4%0.4%<0.1%
San Antonio Spurs 33–39171.7%1.9%2.1%2.4%-------85.2%6.6%0.1%
Indiana Pacers 34–38101.0%1.1%1.2%1.4%--------92.9%2.3%
Golden State Warriors 39–3350.5%0.6%0.6%0.7%---------97.6%

Notes:

  1. This pick was conveyed to Golden State after it fell outside its protected range.
  2. This pick was conveyed to Orlando after it fell outside its protected range.

Eligibility and entrants

The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players' union, with special modifications agreed to by both parties due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft. but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss further charges.

The NBA announced on February 26, 2021, that for this draft only, all college players who wished to enter the draft, regardless of class, had to formally declare eligibility. In October 2020, COVID-19 led the NCAA to declare that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the college eligibility of any basketball player. The exact language of the CBA with regard to automatic eligibility of college seniors is "The player has graduated from a four-year college or university in the United States, and has no remaining intercollegiate basketball eligibility." Due to the NCAA ruling, every college senior in the 2020–21 season had remaining eligibility. The league was required to consult with the players' union and the NCAA to determine whether it would require seniors to opt out of the draft (which was implemented by the NFL for its 2021 draft, affected by a similar NCAA ruling for football) or require opt-ins, with the latter option being chosen. [79]

Early entrants

Players who were not automatically eligible had to declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than at least 60 days before the event. For the 2021 draft, the date fell on May 30. Under the CBA a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration deadline, which usually falls 10 days before the draft at 5:00 pm EDT (2100 UTC). Under current NCAA rules, players usually have until 10 days after the draft combine to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility. They must have withdrawn on or before July 7, 22 days prior to this draft.

A player who has hired an agent retains his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he is drafted after an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Players who declare for the NBA draft and are not selected have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year only after terminating all agreements with their agents, who must have been certified no later than August 1, 2020. [80]

The NBA released its official list of early entrants on June 2, 2021, consisting of 296 players from college and other educational institutions and 57 international players. [81] The current version of the list found in this article omits players who withdrew from the draft after June 2.

College underclassmen

Terrence Clarke, a freshman guard from Kentucky, declared for the draft, but died on April 22, three months before it. [82] At the draft, the NBA honored him with an honorary selection. [83]

College seniors

"Redshirt" refers to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2020–21 season. "Graduate" refers to players who were graduate transfers in 2020–21.

International players

International players that declared for this draft and did not previously declare in another prior draft could drop out 10 days before the event, on July 19. A total of 51 international players withdrew their names from consideration for the draft, with only the following eight prospects remaining after the international deadline. [84]

Automatically eligible entrants

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

As noted above, the NCAA's COVID-19 eligibility waiver for 2020–21 resulted in all college seniors having remaining eligibility, leading to the NBA and its players' union agreeing that seniors would have to declare for the 2021 draft.

Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

Other automatically eligible players
PlayerTeamNoteRef.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Hulland Adelaide 36ers (Australia)Left Hawaii in 2020; playing professionally since the 2020–21 season [85]
Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Petrušev Mega Basket (Serbia)Left Gonzaga in 2020; playing professionally since the 2020–21 season [86]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isaac White The Hawks (Australia)Left Stanford in 2020; playing professionally since the 2020–21 season [87]

Invited attendees

After previously not having a proper "green room" invitation process for the 2020 NBA draft due to the COVID-19 pandemic (with players instead being conducted interviews and showings through videotelephony), the NBA allowed for invites to attend the NBA draft event once again this season. The NBA usually annually invites players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents, with 2020 being considered an exception due to the unprecedented nature of COVID-19 impacting the world at the time. This year, a reported 20 players were invited (listed alphabetically). [88]

See also

Notes

  1. Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
  2. Duarte was born in the Dominican Republic to a Canadian father. He holds dual citizenship but has played for the Dominican Republic national basketball team.
  3. Mamukelashvili was born in the United States to Georgian parents and raised in Georgia. He holds dual citizenship but plays for the Georgia national basketball team.
  4. Jones was born and raised in the United States. He gained South Sudanese citizenship by naturalization and plays for the South Sudan national basketball team.
  5. Pons was born in Haiti and raised in France. He plays for the France national basketball team.

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