The Official 2021 NBA Draft Talk Thread

[who_better_than_me]

fukk have the Rockets won?? You a doormat. Trying to anoint a headcase as a foundation piece. Stop it

Cleveland ain’t goin nowhere soon

 

[trick]

ESPN mock draft from this morning:

1. Pistons - PG Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
2. Rockets - G Jalen Green, G League Ignite
3. Cavs - C Evan Mobley, USC
4. Raptors - G Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga (@TradePascalSiakam @Box Factory @jdubnyce Apparently they're also considering Kuminga and Barnes at #4 according to Givony)
5. Magic - F Scottie Barnes, Florida State
6. Thunder - F Jonathan Kuminga, G League Ignite
7. Warriors - PG Davion Mitchell, Baylor
8. Magic - G James Bouknight, UConn
9. Kings - G Keon Johnson, Tennnessee
10. Pelicans - PG Josh Giddey, Adelaide
11. Hornets - SF Franz Wagner, Michigan
12. Spurs - F Jalen Johnson, Duke
13. Pacers - SF Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
14. Warriors - PF Kai Jones, Texas
15. Wizards - PF/C Isaiah Jackson, Kentucky
16. Thunder - PF/C Alperen Sengun, Besiktas
17. Grizzlies - PF Usman Garuba, Real Madrid
18. Thunder - G Moses Moody, Arkansas
19. Knicks - PG Sharife Cooper, Auburn
20. Hawks - PG Jared Butler, Baylor
21. Knicks - SG/SF Trey Murphy, Virginia
22. Lakers - SG Chris Duarte, Oregon
23. Rockets - PG Tre Mann, Florida
24. Rockets - SG/SF Ziaire Williams, Stanford
25. Clippers - SG Cam Thomas, LSU
26. Nuggets - SG Josh Primo, Alabama
27. Nets - PF JT Thor, Auburn
28. Sixers - SG Quentin Grimes, Houston
29. Suns - G Jaden Springer, Tennessee
30. Jazz - G Bones Hyland, VCU

Notable risers: Trey Murphy, Primo, JT Thor, Quentin Grimes, Bones Hyland
Notable falls: Alperen Sengun, Moses Moody , Cam Thomas

 

[MikelArteta]

ESPN mock draft from this morning:

1. Pistons - PG Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
2. Rockets - G Jalen Green, G League Ignite
3. Cavs - C Evan Mobley, USC
4. Raptors - G Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga (@TradePascalSiakam @Box Factory @jdubnyce Apparently they're also considering Kuminga and Barnes at #4 according to Givony)
5. Magic - F Scottie Barnes, Florida State
6. Thunder - F Jonathan Kuminga, G League Ignite
7. Warriors - PG Davion Mitchell, Baylor
8. Magic - G James Bouknight, UConn
9. Kings - G Keon Johnson, Tennnessee
10. Pelicans - PG Josh Giddey, Adelaide
11. Hornets - SF Franz Wagner, Michigan
12. Spurs - F Jalen Johnson, Duke
13. Pacers - SF Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
14. Warriors - PF Kai Jones, Texas
15. Wizards - PF/C Isaiah Jackson, Kentucky
16. Thunder - PF/C Alperen Sengun, Besiktas
17. Grizzlies - PF Usman Garuba, Real Madrid
18. Thunder - G Moses Moody, Arkansas
19. Knicks - PG Sharife Cooper, Auburn
20. Hawks - PG Jared Butler, Baylor
21. Knicks - SG/SF Trey Murphy, Virginia
22. Lakers - SG Chris Duarte, Oregon
23. Rockets - PG Tre Mann, Florida
24. Rockets - SG/SF Ziaire Williams, Stanford
25. Clippers - SG Cam Thomas, LSU
26. Nuggets - SG Josh Primo, Alabama
27. Nets - PF JT Thor, Auburn
28. Sixers - SG Quentin Grimes, Houston
29. Suns - G Jaden Springer, Tennessee
30. Jazz - G Bones Hyland, VCU

Notable risers: Trey Murphy, Primo, JT Thor, Quentin Grimes, Bones Hyland
Notable falls: Alperen Sengun, Moses Moody , Cam Thomas

if we are keeping the pick they better draft suggs

 

[Box Factory]

ESPN mock draft from this morning:

1. Pistons - PG Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
2. Rockets - G Jalen Green, G League Ignite
3. Cavs - C Evan Mobley, USC
4. Raptors - G Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga (@TradePascalSiakam @Box Factory @jdubnyce Apparently they're also considering Kuminga and Barnes at #4 according to Givony)
5. Magic - F Scottie Barnes, Florida State
6. Thunder - F Jonathan Kuminga, G League Ignite
7. Warriors - PG Davion Mitchell, Baylor
8. Magic - G James Bouknight, UConn
9. Kings - G Keon Johnson, Tennnessee
10. Pelicans - PG Josh Giddey, Adelaide
11. Hornets - SF Franz Wagner, Michigan
12. Spurs - F Jalen Johnson, Duke
13. Pacers - SF Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
14. Warriors - PF Kai Jones, Texas
15. Wizards - PF/C Isaiah Jackson, Kentucky
16. Thunder - PF/C Alperen Sengun, Besiktas
17. Grizzlies - PF Usman Garuba, Real Madrid
18. Thunder - G Moses Moody, Arkansas
19. Knicks - PG Sharife Cooper, Auburn
20. Hawks - PG Jared Butler, Baylor
21. Knicks - SG/SF Trey Murphy, Virginia
22. Lakers - SG Chris Duarte, Oregon
23. Rockets - PG Tre Mann, Florida
24. Rockets - SG/SF Ziaire Williams, Stanford
25. Clippers - SG Cam Thomas, LSU
26. Nuggets - SG Josh Primo, Alabama
27. Nets - PF JT Thor, Auburn
28. Sixers - SG Quentin Grimes, Houston
29. Suns - G Jaden Springer, Tennessee
30. Jazz - G Bones Hyland, VCU

Notable risers: Trey Murphy, Primo, JT Thor, Quentin Grimes, Bones Hyland
Notable falls: Alperen Sengun, Moses Moody , Cam Thomas

Primo working his way into the 1st



Saw that AJ Lawson has really improved his stock and might get drafted now too

 

[Rigby.]

BJ Boston didn't do anything? Jesus
Him and Greg shoulda came into the Bruce Pearl rehabilitation station

Also, I've been wondering for a reason why Moses Moody was still a top 10 consensus for so long. Dude had one of the worst tourney showings I've ever seen. You gotta at least worry about his mindstate in similar situations

 

[trick]

BJ Boston didn't do anything? Jesus
Him and Greg shoulda came into the Bruce Pearl rehabilitation station

Also, I've been wondering for a reason why Moses Moody was still a top 10 consensus for so long. Dude had one of the worst tourney showings I've ever seen. You gotta at least worry about his mindstate in similar situations

I didn't post the 2nd round, but Greg Brown has dropped all the way from 1st round to #53 on Givony's last ESPN mock. If he has the option to return to school or transfer, he should do it. Pretty sure BJ Boston signed with an agent already so he's gone. BJ Boston dropped to #41 on the mock draft

Here's a blurb from Givony about Greg Brown:

Greg Brown

Brown had a tough week in Chicago, measuring just decently, struggling to make good decisions on either end of the floor, and getting dinged for underwhelming interviews with teams in private sessions. Brown is still only 19 and possesses thermonuclear explosiveness and strong intensity defensively. An NBA team will still be happy to add Brown to its roster to see if it believes it can develop his considerable upside into actual production, but he's probably looking at being no better than a second-round pick unless he's able to completely turn around his momentum in the pre-draft process.

-- Givony

 

[Rigby.]

I didn't post the 2nd round, but Greg Brown has dropped all the way from 1st round to #53 on Givony's last ESPN mock. If he has the option to return to school or transfer, he should do it. Pretty sure BJ Boston signed with an agent already so he's gone. BJ Boston dropped to #41 on the mock draft

Here's a blurb from Givony about Greg Brown:

Yeah, I don’t even know why he declared tbh. fukk just Auburn, his dad fukked him up forcing him to go to Texas over any of his other options (one was the GLeague…). Texas does produce quality bigs, but Idk the last time they produced a cat like him in a minute.

not to excuse how bad he was himself. Woefully underperforming year, outplayed in the combine, breh tracks to me as someone that’s a 3 year college player minimum.

 

[trick]

Yeah, I don’t even know why he declared tbh. fukk just Auburn, his dad fukked him up forcing him to go to Texas over any of his other options (one was the GLeague…). Texas does produce quality bigs, but Idk the last time they produced a cat like him in a minute.

not to excuse how bad he was himself. Woefully underperforming year, outplayed in the combine, breh tracks to me as someone that’s a 3 year college player minimum.

The last wing drafted out of Texas was Jordan Hamilton (2011), and he didn't last beyond his rookie contract.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

BJ Boston didn't do anything? Jesus
Him and Greg shoulda came into the Bruce Pearl rehabilitation station

Also, I've been wondering for a reason why Moses Moody was still a top 10 consensus for so long. Dude had one of the worst tourney showings I've ever seen. You gotta at least worry about his mindstate in similar situations

Either BJ got a guarantee or this is KLutch angling him to be one of those 2nd round trades (to the Lakers)

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[supertrekker]

Cleveland ain’t goin nowhere soon

You mean Cleveland ain't going any where soon. They've been going nowhere ever since LeBron left.

 

[Organic Trees]

You mean Cleveland ain't going any where soon. They've been going nowhere ever since LeBron left.

We almost made the play in tournament if it wasn’t for injuries. That’s going somewhere

 

[who_better_than_me]

The last wing drafted out of Texas was Jordan Hamilton (2011), and he didn't last beyond his rookie contract.

Man I remember dude. He had some good situations too. I remember him in Houston and had some hope for him but he wasn’t a threat from the perimeter.

 

[trick]

Man I remember dude. He had some good situations too. I remember him in Houston and had some hope for him but he wasn’t a threat from the perimeter.

He was in training camp with the Raps right when Masai took over. Masai drafted him in Denver too. He was better than the guys they had at the end of the bench and played well in preseason(Hansbrough, Bruno, Steinsma, Aaron Gray) but Casey decided to cut him.

Now he's playing in Japan. It's seriously hard to stick in the league.

 

[Rigby.]

Either BJ got a guarantee or this is KLutch angling him to be one of those 2nd round trades (to the Lakers)

Klutch has fumbled some nikkas bags, but if BJ sat on his hands for a 2nd round guarantee, Bron’s boy should be flogged and charged with some type of felony. That is mistreatment.