Post-NCAA Tourney 2021 NBA Mock Draft 1.0

As far as I’m concerned, a fresh NBA Mock Draft is the cherry on top of an electric NCAA Tournament. Davion Mitchell and Johnny Juzang rocketed up boards, while James Bouknight and Corey Kispert left a lot to be desired. Plenty more will change over the next few months as teams conduct individual workouts, but Jackson and I couldn’t wait any longer to mock up the first round on our latest podcast. This is what we came up with:

• Draft order based on 100 Tankathon simulations performed on 4/6/2021.
• I made the odd-numbered picks.
• Jackson made the even-numbered picks.
• G = Guard, W = Wing, F = Forward, C = Center

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1. Detroit Pistons – Cade Cunningham | G/F | Oklahoma State
2. Cleveland Cavaliers – Jalen Suggs | G | Gonzaga
3. Toronto Raptors – Jalen Green | G | G League Ignite
4. Washington Wizards – Jonathan Kuminga | W/F | G League Ignite
5. Golden State Warriors (via Minnesota) – Evan Mobley | F/C | USC
6. OKC Thunder (via Houston) – Davion Mitchell | G | Baylor
7. Orlando Magic – Keon Johnson | G/W | Tennessee
8. OKC Thunder – Kai Jones | F/C | Texas
9. Orlando Magic (via Chicago) – Josh Giddey | W | Adelaide (Australia)
10. Sacramento Kings – Scottie Barnes | F | Florida State
11. New Orleans Pelicans – Moses Moody | W | Arkansas
12. Indiana Pacers – Jared Butler | G | Baylor
13. Golden State Warriors – Chris Duarte | G/W | Oregon
14. San Antonio Spurs – Jalen Johnson | F | Duke
15. New York Knicks – Corey Kispert | Wing | Gonzaga
16. Boston Celtics – Greg Brown | F | Texas
17. Houston Rockets (via Miami) – Franz Wagner | W | Michigan
18. Charlotte Hornets – Charles Bassey | C | Western Kentucky
19. Memphis Grizzlies – Johnny Juzang | W | UCLA
20. Atlanta Hawks – James Bouknight | G | UConn
21. New York Knicks (via Dallas) – Jaden Springer | G | Tennessee
22. Houston Rockets (via Portland) – BJ Boston | W | Kentucky
23. Los Angeles Lakers – Isaiah Jackson | F/C | Kentucky
24. Denver Nuggets – Herbert Jones | W | Alabama
25. Los Angeles Clippers – Tre Mann | G | Florida
26. Houston Rockets (via Bucks) – Cameron Thomas | G | LSU
27. Brooklyn Nets – Ayo Dosunmu | G | Illinois
28. Philadelphia 76ers – Daishen Nix | G | G League Ignite
29. Phoenix Suns – Ziaire Williams | W | Stanford
30. Utah Jazz – Sharife Cooper | G | Auburn

For more context on each of these picks, listen to episode 105 of the podcast. Rip us on Twitter, and let us know what you disagree with. There will be plenty of movement over the next three months.