LIST: 2021 NBA Draft first and second round picks
A general view of the board after the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on July 29, 2021 in New York City. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images/AFP
The Pistons selected Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham with the top pick of the 2021 NBA draft on Thursday, giving Detroit an NBA-ready, dynamic 6-foot-8 point guard.
Houston Rockets chose Jalen Green second overall, adding the flashy, athletic shooting guard who spent last season in the NBA G-League.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took USC’s shot-blocking big man Evan Mobley with the No. 3 pick.
The Toronto Raptors selected Florida State forward Scottie Barnes and the Orlando Magic took Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs to round out the top five picks.
The NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season kicks off on October 19.
FIRST ROUND
1. Detroit Pistons: Cade Cunningham, G, Oklahoma State 2. Houston Rockets: Jalen Green, G, G League 3. Cleveland Cavaliers: Evan Mobley, C, Southern California 4. Toronto Raptors: Scottie Barnes, F, Florida State 5. Orlando Magic: Jalen Suggs, G, Gonzaga 6. Oklahoma City Thunder: Josh Giddey, G, Adelaide (Australia) 7. Golden State Warriors: Jonathan Kuminga, F, G League 8. Orlando Magic: Franz Wagner, G/F, Michigan 9. Sacramento Kings: Davion Mitchell, G, Baylor 10. Memphis Grizzlies (from New Orleans Pelicans): Ziaire Williams, F, Stanford 11. Charlotte Hornets: James Bouknight, G, Connecticut 12. San Antonio Spurs: Joshua Primo, G, Alabama 13. Indiana Pacers: Chris Duarte, G, Oregon 14. Golden State Warriors: Moses Moody, G, Arkansas 15. Washington Wizards: Corey Kispert, F, Gonzaga 16. Houston Rockets (from Oklahoma City Thunder): C Alperen Sengun, C, Besiktas (Turkey) 17. New Orleans Pelicans (from Memphis Grizzlies): Trey Murphy, G, Virginia 18. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami Heat): Tre Mann, G, Florida 19. Charlotte Hornets (from New York Knicks): Kai Jones, F, Texas 20. Atlanta Hawks: Jalen Johnson, G/F, Duke 21. Los Angeles Clippers (from New York Knicks): Keon Johnson, G, Tennessee 22. Indiana Pacers (from Los Angeles Lakers through Washington Wizards): Isaiah Jackson, F, Kentucky 23. Houston Rockets (from Portland Trail Blazers): Usman Garuba, F, Real Madrid (Spain) 24. Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee Bucks): Josh Christopher, G, Arizona State 25. New York Knicks (through Los Angeles Clippers): Quentin Grimes, G, Houston 26. Denver Nuggets: Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland, G, VCU 27. Brooklyn Nets: Cameron Thomas, G, LSU 28. Philadelphia 76ers: Jaden Springer, G, Tennessee 29. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix Suns): Day’Ron Sharpe, C, North Carolina 30. Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah Jazz): Santi Aldama, F, Loyola (Md.)
SECOND ROUND
31. Washington Wizards (from Milwaukee Bucks through Indiana Pacers): Isaiah Todd, F, G League 32. Oklahoma City Thunder (from New York Knicks): Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, F, Villanova 33. Los Angeles Clippers (from Orlando Magic): Jason Preston, G, Ohio 34. New York Knicks (from Oklahoma City Thunder): Rokas Jokubaitis, G, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) 35. New Orleans Pelicans: Herbert Jones, G/F, Alabama 36. New York Knicks (from Oklahoma City Thunder): Miles McBride, G, West Virginia 37. Charlotte Hornets (from Detroit Pistons): JT Thor, F, Auburn 38. Chicago Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu, G, Illinois 39. Sacramento Kings: Neemias Queta, C, Utah State 40. Utah Jazz (from New Orleans Pelicans via Memphis Grizzlies): Jared Butler, G, Baylor 41. San Antonio Spurs: Joe Wieskamp, G, Iowa 42. Detroit Pistons (from Charlotte Hornets): Isaiah Livers, F, Michigan 43. Portland Trail Blazers (from New Orleans Pelicans): Greg Brown, F, Texas 44. Brooklyn Nets (from Indiana Pacers): Kessler Edwards, F, Pepperdine 45. Boston Celtics: Juhann Begarin, G, Paris Basketball (France) 46. Toronto Raptors (from Memphis Grizzlies): Dalano Banton, G, Nebraska 47. Toronto Raptors (from Golden State Warriors): David Johnson, G, Louisville 48. Atlanta Hawks (from Miami Heat): Sharife Cooper, G, Auburn 49. Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta Hawks): Marcus Zegarowski, G, Creighton 50. Philadelphia 76ers (from New York Knicks): Filip Petrusev, C, Mega Basket (Serbia) 51. Los Angeles Clippers (from New Orleans Pelicans): Brandon Boston Jr., G/F, Kentucky 52. Detroit Pistons (from Los Angeles Lakers): Luka Garza, C, Iowa 53. Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans Pelicans through Dallas Mavericks): Charles Bassey, C, Western Kentucky 54. Milwaukee Bucks (from Indiana Pacers), Sandro Mamukelashvili, C, Seton Hall 55. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Denver Nuggets): Aaron Wiggins, G, Maryland 56. Charlotte Hornets (from Los Angeles Clippers): Scottie Lewis, G, Florida 57. Detroit Pistons (from Brooklyn Nets via Charlotte Hornets): Balsa Koprivica, C, Florida State 58. New York Knicks (from Philadelphia 76ers): Jericho Sims, F, Texas 59. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix Suns): RaiQuan Gray, C, Florida State 60. Milwaukee Bucks (from Utah Jazz via Indiana Pacers): Georgios Kalaitzakis, F, Greece
