2021 NBA Draft completed, 60 new faces will enter the league for 2021-22 season. We don’t know how many Super-stars or hall of famers will be made from this draft class.
As expected Detroit Pistons drafted Cade Cunningham with a No.1 overall pick in the 2021 draft. Cade Cunningham is a gifted point-forward whose size, instincts carrying an offense, and improvement as a jump shooter shined during his lone season at Oklahoma State.
One of the most anticipated recruits in recent years, the 19-year-old was the lone freshman tabbed as a Preseason All-American heading into the 2020-21 season. Still managing to exceed expectations as he lifted Head Coach Mike Boynton’s Oklahoma State Cowboys to an NCAA Tournament berth while averaging 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, Cunningham not only swept the Big XII’s top individual honors but was named National Freshman of the Year and a Consensus First-Team All-American.
Midway through the first round, following the lottery picks. As a heartfelt gesture by the NBA, Terrence Clarke’s name was mentioned when the league took the step of “drafting” him in a ceremony.
“His extraordinary talent, dedication and commitment to the game deserve to be recognized,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said. “He will forever be part of the NBA family.”
Terrence, a highly-regarded prep player from Boston, played the 2020-21 season at Kentucky, then announced he was turning professional after his freshman year and immediately began training for the next level.
Just months later, he was gone, a victim in a fatal single-passenger car accident in the Los Angeles area in April. It was a shock to everyone who knew him and those who followed him, including many in the NBA community.
Clarke’s mother, Osmine Clarke, and family appeared at the Draft and walked on stage to meet Silver. They were feted in the name of the son and brother whose life was cut short at 19.
After leaving Kentucky, Clarke signed with Klutch Sports, the agency created by Rich Paul and LeBron James. He was a potential lottery pick who could’ve had the opportunity to elevate his draft stock higher in the combines and pre-Draft workouts.
He played only eight games with Kentucky because of an ankle injury, averaging 9.6 points, but many NBA scouts had him on their radar and projected him as a solid draft pick anyway. He starred at Brewster Academy, the same high school attended by Donovan Mitchell of the Jazz.
In a social media message after leaving Kentucky and before his death, Clarke wrote: “As an adolescent, having the privilege to put on the Kentucky uniform was always a lifelong goal of mine. Although it was hindered due to things out of my own control, the experience is something I will keep with me forever. I have grown a lot with this experience and I will never take it for granted.”
Below is the complete list of First round picks from tonight’s draft class
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 (officially 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 (officially traded to Rockets)
17. Grizzlies draft Trey Murphy (officially traded to Pelicans)
18. Thunder draft Tre Mann
19. Knicks draft Kai Jones (reportedly traded to Hornets)
20. Hawks draft Jalen Johnson
21. Knicks draft Keon Johnson (reportedly traded to Clippers)
22. Lakers draft Isaiah Jackson (officially traded to Pacers via Wizards)
23. Rockets draft Usman Garuba
24. Rockets draft Josh Christopher
25. Clippers draft Quentin Grimes (reportedly 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 (reportedly traded to Nets)
30. Jazz draft Santi Aldama (reportedly traded to Grizzlies)
List of second round picks from 2021 NBA Draft
31. Bucks draft Isaiah Todd (reportedly traded to Wizards via Pacers)
32. Knicks draft Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (reportedly traded to Thunder)
33. Magic draft Jason Preston (reportedly traded to the Clippers)
34. Thunder draft Rokas Jokubaitis (reportedly traded to Knicks)
35. Pelicans draft Herbert Jones
36. Thunder draft Miles McBride (reportedly traded to Knicks)
37. Pistons draft JT Thor (reportedly traded to Hornets)
38. Bulls draft Ayo Dosunmu
39. Kings draft Neemias Queta
40. Pelicans draft Jared Butler (reportedly traded to Jazz via Grizzlies)
41. Spurs draft Joe Wieskamp
42. Pistons draft Isaiah Livers
43. Pelicans draft Greg Brown (officially 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 (reportedly traded to Clippers via Pelicans)
52. Pistons draft Luka Garza
53. 76ers draft Charles Bassey
54. Pacers draft Sandro Mamukelashvili (reportedly traded to Bucks)
55. Thunder draft Aaron Wiggins
56. Hornets draft Scottie Lewis
57. Hornets draft Balsa Koprivica (reportedly traded to Pistons)
58. Knicks draft Jericho Sims
59. Nets draft RaiQuan Gray
60. Pacers draft Georgios Kalaitzakis (reportedly traded to Bucks)
