On Thursday night, 60 of the most talented incoming rookies found out where they would kick off their respective NBA careers.
With the Detroit Pistons opening things up with the top pick, Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham became the face of the 2021 class. From there, it was a night full of trades and surprises as many teams made moves to positively impact their rosters.
While the first three picks fell as expected, the way the remainder of the draft played out was something nobody would have expected.
First Round
1. Pistons: Cade Cunningham
2. Rockets: Jalen Green
3. Cavaliers: Evan Mobley
4. Raptors: Scottie Barnes
5. Magic: Jalen Suggs
6. Thunder: Josh Giddey
7. Warriors: Jonathan Kuminga
8. Magic: Franz Wagner
9. Kings: Davion Mitchell
10. Grizzlies: Ziaire Williams (via Pelicans)
11. Hornets: James Bouknight
12. Spurs: Joshua Primo
13. Pacers: Chris Duarte
14. Warriors: Moses Moody
15. Wizards: Corey Kispert
16. Rockets: Alperen Sengun (via Thunder)
17. Pelicans: Trey Murphy (via Grizzlies)
18. Thunder: Tre Mann
19. Hornets: Kai Jones (via Knicks)
20. Hawks: Jalen Johnson
21. Knicks: Keon Johnson (reportedly traded to Clippers)
22. Pacers: Isaiah Jackson (via Wizards)
23. Rockets: Usman Garuba
24. Rockets: Josh Christopher
25. Knicks: Quentin Grimes (via Clippers)
26. Nuggets: Nah’Shon Hyland
27. Nets: Cameron Thomas
28. 76ers: Jaden Springer
29. Nets: Day’Ron Sharpe (via Suns)
30. Grizzlies: Santi Aldama (via Jazz)
Second Round
31. Wizards: Isaiah Todd (via Pacers)
32. Thunder: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (via Knicks)
33. Clippers: Jason Preston (via Magic)
34. Knicks: Rokas Jokubaitis (via Thunder)
35. Pelicans: Herbert Jones
36. Knicks: Miles McBride (via Thunder)
37. Hornets: JT Thor (via Pistons)
38. Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu
39. Kings: Neemias Queta
40. Jazz: Jared Butler (via Grizzlies)
41. Spurs: Joe Wieskamp
42. Pistons: Isaiah Livers
43. Blazers: Greg Brown (via Pelicans)
44. Nets: Kessler Edwards
45. Celtics:Juhann Begarin
46. Raptors :Dalano Banton
47. Raptors: David Johnson
48. Hawks: Sharife Cooper
49. Nets: Marcus Zegarowski
50. 76ers: Filip Petrusev
51. Pelicans: BJ Boston (via Grizzlies)
52. Pistons Luka Garza
53. 76ers: Charles Bassey
54. Bucks: Sandro Mamukelashvili (via Pacers)
55. Thunder: Aaron Wiggins
56. Hornets: Scottie Lewis
57. Pistons: Balsa Koprivica (via Hornets)
58. Knicks: Jericho Sims
59. Nets: RaiQuan Gray
60. Bucks: Georgios Kalaitzakis(via Pacers)
