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