Everything Draft 2021

[saints91]

Hollingsworth loves Sengun, not a fan but I’m sure he’ll go in the lottery. It really depends on the team he lands on. I’m guessing the Hornets.

Barnes is really starting to creep up on these lists. I could really seen Cleveland picking him or Kuminga because they fill a hole in their roster.

[Jclaw]

14 days to go….aka just 2 weeks! What can I say about this 14th pick? He liked movies?

[SkywalkerAC]

Mobley at 4th....I don’t want to get my hopes up.

[slaw]

14 days to go….aka just 2 weeks! What can I say about this 14th pick? He liked movies?

LOL. I like Patterson but man, if it wasn't for Charles Oakley he'd be the most overrated player in Raps history.

[saints91]

I loved 2Pat (then again I’m also a movie buff). Should’ve been starting over Scola. His last year was less than desirable but he was damn good the rest of the time.

[planetmars]

Dean on Draft has been doing mocks since 2014.. and he has Mobley really high, and isn't that big of a fan of Cade or Green. He really likes Barnes though. He's had some hits and some misses like most draft experts.

https://deanondraft.com/

Here are his mocks through the years: Click on the link for more details, as well as his "tiers".

2021:
https://deanondraft.com/2021/06/22/2...lottery-guide/

1. Evan Mobley 7' PF/C USC
2. Scottie Barnes 6’8" PG FSU
3. Jalen Suggs 6’4 PG Gonzaga
4. Cade Cunningham 6’8 PF Oklahoma State
5. Franz Wagner, 6’9" SF/PF Michigan
6. Josh Giddey 6’8" PG Australia
7. Alperen Sengun 6’10” PF, Turkey
8. Jalen Green 6’5" SG, G League Ignite
9. Jalen Johnson 6’9" PF, Duke
10. Jaden Springer, 6’4" SG Tennessee
11. Isaiah Jackson 6’10” C, Kentucky
12. Moses Moody, 6’6 SG/SF, Arkansas
13. BJ Boston, 6’7" SF Kentucky
14. Keon Johnson 6’5" SG Tennessee


2020:
https://deanondraft.com/2019/12/10/2020-draft/

1) Anthony Edwards, 6’5" PG/SG Georgia
2) LaMelo Ball, 6’7" PG Illawara
3. James Wiseman, 7’1" Memphis
4. Tyrese Haliburton, 6’5" Iowa State
5. Patrick Williams, 6’8" Florida St.
6. Isaac Okoro, 6’6" Auburn
7. Nico Mannion, 6’3" Arizona
8. Cole Anthony, 6’3" North Carolina
9. RJ Hampton, 6’5" NZ Breakers
10. Deni Avdija 6’8" Maccabi
11. Killian Hayes 6’5" Ulm
12. Jaden McDaniels 6’9" Washington
13. Onyeka Okongwu 6’9" USC
14. Tre Jones 6’3" Duke


2019 (Mid season board):
https://deanondraft.com/2019/01/23/2...son-big-board/

1. Zion Williamson
2. Ja Morant
3. RJ Barrett
4. PJ Washington
5. Jontay Porter
6. Bol Bol
7. Grant Williams
8. Jarrett Culver
9. Romeo Langford
10. Dan Gafford
11. Keldon Johnson
12. Shamorie Ponds
13. Nickeil Alexander-Walker
14. Kevin Porter Jr.


2018:
https://deanondraft.com/2018/06/20/2018-mega-board/

1a. Luka Doncic 6’8" PG/PF, Real Madrid
1b. Jaren Jackson Jr. 6’11” C, Michigan St.
3. DeAndre Ayton 7’1" C, Arizona
4. Wendell Carter Jr. 6’10 C, Duke
5. Zhaire Smith 6’4" SG, Texas Tech
6. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6’6" PG/SG, Kentucky
7. Mo Bamba 7’1" C, Texas
8. Marvin Bagley 6’11” PF Duke
9. Michael Porter Jr. 6’11” PF, Missouri
10. Kevin Knox 6’9" SF/PF Kentucky
11. Miles Bridges, 6’7" SF, Michigan St.
12. Robert Williams 6’10” C, Texas A&M
13. Josh Okogie 6’4" SG/SF Georgia Tech
14. Kevin Huerter, 6’7" SG/SF, Maryland


2017:
https://deanondraft.com/2017/06/22/2017-mega-board/

1. Lonzo Ball, 6’6" PG UCLA
2. Markelle Fultz, 6’5" PG Washington
3. Jonathan Isaac, 6’11” SF/PF, Florida St.
4. Jayson Tatum, 6’8" SF/PF, Duke
5. Josh Jackson, 6’8 SF/PF, Kansas
6. De’Aaron Fox, 6’3" PG, Kentucky
7. Lauri Markkanen, 7’0" PF, Arizona
8. Zach Collins, 7’0" C, Gonzaga
9. OG Anunoby, 6’8" PF, Indiana
10. Dennis Smith Jr. 6’3" PG, NC State
11. Donovan Mitchell, 6’3" SG, Louisville
12. Malik Monk, 6’3" PG/SG, Kentucky
13. Harry Giles, 6’10” C, Duke
14. John Collins, 6’9 PF, Wake Forest


2016:
https://deanondraft.com/2016/06/23/f...016-big-board/

1. Brandon Ingram (DX: 1, ESPN: 2)
2. Ben Simmons (DX: 2, ESPN: 1)
3. Dragan Bender (DX 3, ESPN: 6)
4. Kris Dunn (DX: 4, ESPN: 3)
5. Jaylen Brown (DX: 5, ESPN: 7)
6. Deyonta Davis (DX: 11, ESPN: 16)
7. Marquese Chriss (DX: 6, ESPN: 5)
8. Timothe Luwawu (DX: 12, ESPN: 26)
9. Wade Baldwin (DX: 14, ESPN: 17)
10. Jakob Poeltl (DX: 9, ESPN: 12)
11. Chinanu Onuaku (DX: 38, ESPN: 37)
12. Jamal Murray (DX: 7, ESPN: 4)
13. Dejounte Murray (DX: 30, ESPN: 9)
14. Skal Labissiere (DX: 10, ESPN: 14)


2015:
https://deanondraft.com/2015/06/25/2...nal-big-board/

1. Karl Towns
2. D’Angelo Russell
3. Justise Winslow
4. Jahlil Okafor
5. Emmanuel Mudiay
6. Willie Cauley-Stein
7. Stanley Johnson
8. Kelly Oubre
9. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
10. Frank Kaminsky
11. Mario Hezonja
12. Kristaps Porzingis
13. Kevon Looney
14. Bobby Portis


2014:
https://deanondraft.com/2014/06/26/mega-board/

1. Joel Embiid: 7’0" C, Kansas, 20.3 years old. DX: 1, ESPN: 4
2. Dante Exum: 6’6" PG, Australia, 19.0 yrs. DX: 4, ESPN: 3
3. Marcus Smart: 6’3" PG/SG, Oklahoma State, 20.3 yrs. DX: 5, ESPN: 6
4. Aaron Gordon: 6’9" SF, Arizona, 18.8 yrs. DX: 9, ESPN: 7
5. Jusuf Nurkic: 6’11” C, Bosnia, 19.9 yrs. DX: 6, ESPN: 17
6. Clint Capela: 6’11” C, Switzerland, 20.1 yrs. DX: 11, ESPN: 27
7. Andrew Wiggins: 6’8" SF, Kansas, 19.4 yrs. DX: 2, ESPN: 1
8. Jabari Parker: 6’8" PF, Duke, 19.3 yrs. DX: 3, ESPN: 2
9. Tyler Ennis, 6’2" PG, Syracuse, 19.9 yrs. DX: 14, ESPN: 16
10. Noah Vonleh: 6’10” PF, Indiana, 18.9 yrs. DX: 10, ESPN: 5
11. Elfrid Payton: 6’4" PG, Louisiana Lafayette, 20.4 yrs. DX: 15, ESPN: 12
12. Damien Inglis: 6’8" SF/PF, France, 19.1 yrs. DX: 26, ESPN: 30
13. KJ McDaniels: 6’6" SF, Clemson, 21.4 yrs. DX: 18, ESPN: 24
14. Nik Stauskas: 6’6" SG/SF, Michigan, 20.7 yrs. DX: 12, ESPN: 11

[Eric Montross 00]

I said this before, getting Suggs really makes the Raptors standing still...but getting Mobley can make Raptors SIGNIFICANTLY Better

[The Great One]

Dean on Draft has been doing mocks since 2014.. and he has Mobley really high, and isn't that big of a fan of Cade or Green. He really likes Barnes though. He's had some hits and some misses like most draft experts.

https://deanondraft.com/

Here are his mocks through the years: Click on the link for more details, as well as his "tiers".

2021:
https://deanondraft.com/2021/06/22/2...lottery-guide/

1. Evan Mobley 7' PF/C USC
2. Scottie Barnes 6’8" PG FSU
3. Jalen Suggs 6’4 PG Gonzaga
4. Cade Cunningham 6’8 PF Oklahoma State
5. Franz Wagner, 6’9" SF/PF Michigan
6. Josh Giddey 6’8" PG Australia
7. Alperen Sengun 6’10” PF, Turkey
8. Jalen Green 6’5" SG, G League Ignite
9. Jalen Johnson 6’9" PF, Duke
10. Jaden Springer, 6’4" SG Tennessee
11. Isaiah Jackson 6’10” C, Kentucky
12. Moses Moody, 6’6 SG/SF, Arkansas
13. BJ Boston, 6’7" SF Kentucky
14. Keon Johnson 6’5" SG Tennessee


2020:
https://deanondraft.com/2019/12/10/2020-draft/

1) Anthony Edwards, 6’5" PG/SG Georgia
2) LaMelo Ball, 6’7" PG Illawara
3. James Wiseman, 7’1" Memphis
4. Tyrese Haliburton, 6’5" Iowa State
5. Patrick Williams, 6’8" Florida St.
6. Isaac Okoro, 6’6" Auburn
7. Nico Mannion, 6’3" Arizona
8. Cole Anthony, 6’3" North Carolina
9. RJ Hampton, 6’5" NZ Breakers
10. Deni Avdija 6’8" Maccabi
11. Killian Hayes 6’5" Ulm
12. Jaden McDaniels 6’9" Washington
13. Onyeka Okongwu 6’9" USC
14. Tre Jones 6’3" Duke


2019 (Mid season board):
https://deanondraft.com/2019/01/23/2...son-big-board/

1. Zion Williamson
2. Ja Morant
3. RJ Barrett
4. PJ Washington
5. Jontay Porter
6. Bol Bol
7. Grant Williams
8. Jarrett Culver
9. Romeo Langford
10. Dan Gafford
11. Keldon Johnson
12. Shamorie Ponds
13. Nickeil Alexander-Walker
14. Kevin Porter Jr.


2018:
https://deanondraft.com/2018/06/20/2018-mega-board/

1a. Luka Doncic 6’8" PG/PF, Real Madrid
1b. Jaren Jackson Jr. 6’11” C, Michigan St.
3. DeAndre Ayton 7’1" C, Arizona
4. Wendell Carter Jr. 6’10 C, Duke
5. Zhaire Smith 6’4" SG, Texas Tech
6. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6’6" PG/SG, Kentucky
7. Mo Bamba 7’1" C, Texas
8. Marvin Bagley 6’11” PF Duke
9. Michael Porter Jr. 6’11” PF, Missouri
10. Kevin Knox 6’9" SF/PF Kentucky
11. Miles Bridges, 6’7" SF, Michigan St.
12. Robert Williams 6’10” C, Texas A&M
13. Josh Okogie 6’4" SG/SF Georgia Tech
14. Kevin Huerter, 6’7" SG/SF, Maryland


2017:
https://deanondraft.com/2017/06/22/2017-mega-board/

1. Lonzo Ball, 6’6" PG UCLA
2. Markelle Fultz, 6’5" PG Washington
3. Jonathan Isaac, 6’11” SF/PF, Florida St.
4. Jayson Tatum, 6’8" SF/PF, Duke
5. Josh Jackson, 6’8 SF/PF, Kansas
6. De’Aaron Fox, 6’3" PG, Kentucky
7. Lauri Markkanen, 7’0" PF, Arizona
8. Zach Collins, 7’0" C, Gonzaga
9. OG Anunoby, 6’8" PF, Indiana
10. Dennis Smith Jr. 6’3" PG, NC State
11. Donovan Mitchell, 6’3" SG, Louisville
12. Malik Monk, 6’3" PG/SG, Kentucky
13. Harry Giles, 6’10” C, Duke
14. John Collins, 6’9 PF, Wake Forest


2016:
https://deanondraft.com/2016/06/23/f...016-big-board/

1. Brandon Ingram (DX: 1, ESPN: 2)
2. Ben Simmons (DX: 2, ESPN: 1)
3. Dragan Bender (DX 3, ESPN: 6)
4. Kris Dunn (DX: 4, ESPN: 3)
5. Jaylen Brown (DX: 5, ESPN: 7)
6. Deyonta Davis (DX: 11, ESPN: 16)
7. Marquese Chriss (DX: 6, ESPN: 5)
8. Timothe Luwawu (DX: 12, ESPN: 26)
9. Wade Baldwin (DX: 14, ESPN: 17)
10. Jakob Poeltl (DX: 9, ESPN: 12)
11. Chinanu Onuaku (DX: 38, ESPN: 37)
12. Jamal Murray (DX: 7, ESPN: 4)
13. Dejounte Murray (DX: 30, ESPN: 9)
14. Skal Labissiere (DX: 10, ESPN: 14)


2015:
https://deanondraft.com/2015/06/25/2...nal-big-board/

1. Karl Towns
2. D’Angelo Russell
3. Justise Winslow
4. Jahlil Okafor
5. Emmanuel Mudiay
6. Willie Cauley-Stein
7. Stanley Johnson
8. Kelly Oubre
9. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
10. Frank Kaminsky
11. Mario Hezonja
12. Kristaps Porzingis
13. Kevon Looney
14. Bobby Portis


2014:
https://deanondraft.com/2014/06/26/mega-board/

1. Joel Embiid: 7’0" C, Kansas, 20.3 years old. DX: 1, ESPN: 4
2. Dante Exum: 6’6" PG, Australia, 19.0 yrs. DX: 4, ESPN: 3
3. Marcus Smart: 6’3" PG/SG, Oklahoma State, 20.3 yrs. DX: 5, ESPN: 6
4. Aaron Gordon: 6’9" SF, Arizona, 18.8 yrs. DX: 9, ESPN: 7
5. Jusuf Nurkic: 6’11” C, Bosnia, 19.9 yrs. DX: 6, ESPN: 17
6. Clint Capela: 6’11” C, Switzerland, 20.1 yrs. DX: 11, ESPN: 27
7. Andrew Wiggins: 6’8" SF, Kansas, 19.4 yrs. DX: 2, ESPN: 1
8. Jabari Parker: 6’8" PF, Duke, 19.3 yrs. DX: 3, ESPN: 2
9. Tyler Ennis, 6’2" PG, Syracuse, 19.9 yrs. DX: 14, ESPN: 16
10. Noah Vonleh: 6’10” PF, Indiana, 18.9 yrs. DX: 10, ESPN: 5
11. Elfrid Payton: 6’4" PG, Louisiana Lafayette, 20.4 yrs. DX: 15, ESPN: 12
12. Damien Inglis: 6’8" SF/PF, France, 19.1 yrs. DX: 26, ESPN: 30
13. KJ McDaniels: 6’6" SF, Clemson, 21.4 yrs. DX: 18, ESPN: 24
14. Nik Stauskas: 6’6" SG/SF, Michigan, 20.7 yrs. DX: 12, ESPN: 11

There's a lot of bust in his top 10. Who the hell is Jontay Porter? Bol Bol #6? Grant Williams #7? Booker is not even in his top 14 in 2015? He got Luka Doncic as the best player in 2018(not really that impressive) but in that same draft he had Zhaire Smith as the 5th best player in that class. I don't even know who that is. In 2016 he had Jamal Murray ranked 12th and Bender and Dunn 3-4. Deyonta Davis 6. Onuaku 11. Come on.

This year he has Wagner, Giddey and Sengun as the 5th, 6th and 7th best player in this class. Jalen Green 8. That's crazy lol.

He has more misses than most draft experts and his misses are massive. I found his writeup on Kuminga interesting though:

"He is listed as 18 not turning 19 until October. Based on that, he has reasonable odds of improving his skill set enough to be a Jaylen Brown-esque player in due time given his excellent physical tools.

But the second challenge is that it is not clear that he is actually 18 years old. He was born in Democratic Republic of Congo where only 25% of kids are born with birth certificates, and didn’t move to America until 2016 when he should have received advice to lie about his age to maximize his odds of an NBA future.

And there is a HUGE difference between 18 vs 19 vs 20, especially for a kid like Kuminga who you are betting on to make a major leap in skill level. So if he is 18, it is completely reasonable to take him in the #5-7 range as he is currently projected. But if he is 19, he takes a hit to his stock and perhaps belongs in the mid-1st. And if he is 20, he likely belongs in round 2. And if he is 21+, then he arguably does not deserve to be drafted."

I agree with him actually. If he's not 18. If he's 20-21. I wouldn't draft him in the top 10.

[TrueTorontoFan]

LOL. I like Patterson but man, if it wasn't for Charles Oakley he'd be the most overrated player in Raps history.

was a 2pat fan for a bit... but then as soon as we got ibaka I realized how bad he was.

[saints91]

I just listened to Dean on Chad Ford's podcast, he kinda seems out to lunch and is just trying to buck the trends. His arguments against Cade were far fetched. Some guys are just looking for clicks...and this is one of them. It's great to have a different point of view, but you have to have strong evidence to back it up.

[TrueTorontoFan]

There's a lot of bust in his top 10. Who the hell is Jontay Porter? Bol Bol #6? Grant Williams #7? Booker is not even in his top 14 in 2015? He got Luka Doncic as the best player in 2018(not really that impressive) but in that same draft he had Zhaire Smith as the 5th best player in that class. I don't even know who that is. In 2016 he had Jamal Murray ranked 12th and Bender and Dunn 3-4. Deyonta Davis 6. Onuaku 11. Come on.

This year he has Wagner, Giddey and Sengun as the 5th, 6th and 7th best player in this class. Jalen Green 8. That's crazy lol.

He has more misses than most draft experts and his misses are massive. I found his writeup on Kuminga interesting though:

"He is listed as 18 not turning 19 until October. Based on that, he has reasonable odds of improving his skill set enough to be a Jaylen Brown-esque player in due time given his excellent physical tools.

But the second challenge is that it is not clear that he is actually 18 years old. He was born in Democratic Republic of Congo where only 25% of kids are born with birth certificates, and didn’t move to America until 2016 when he should have received advice to lie about his age to maximize his odds of an NBA future.

And there is a HUGE difference between 18 vs 19 vs 20, especially for a kid like Kuminga who you are betting on to make a major leap in skill level. So if he is 18, it is completely reasonable to take him in the #5-7 range as he is currently projected. But if he is 19, he takes a hit to his stock and perhaps belongs in the mid-1st. And if he is 20, he likely belongs in round 2. And if he is 21+, then he arguably does not deserve to be drafted."

I agree with him actually. If he's not 18. If he's 20-21. I wouldn't draft him in the top 10.

yeah I don't get his love for sengun. The guy is basically a mix of JV and Sabonis but shorter. He doesn't fit the modern NBA game and will likely get played off the floor like JV was. He is young so he may get one last growth spurt perhaps. but yeah.


In terms of Luka. I am surprised we didn't see luka go first overall I really thought he should have gone first. If the Sun's got Luka instead of Ayton oh my goodness on the wing they would have been INSANE.

[SkywalkerAC]

Pretty sure Sengun isn't any shorter than Sabonis (who is obviously a lot shorter than JV) - they're both 6'10. Sengun has pretty spectacular footwork and hip mobility. Defense...not so much.

[slaw]

I said this before, getting Suggs really makes the Raptors standing still...but getting Mobley can make Raptors SIGNIFICANTLY Better

The likelihood of Mobley having a bigger impact than Suggs in the short term is very, very small. For that to happen, Suggs would have to be a massive disappointment.

Big men always take longer to adjust to the NBA game. Remember when Ayton routinely just randomly fell down on defense and had guys passing it through his legs? The few times I saw Wiseman this year it looked like he shat his pants. Those are your last two high profile, highly drafted/touted bigs. Ayton's probably your best case scenario: highly productive big on a terrible team who makes Chris Boucher look like a defensive savant morphing into an effective, solid contributor on both ends by year three. You are much more likely to get Wiseman/Ayton year one than Shaq.

[Eric Montross 00]

The likelihood of Mobley having a bigger impact than Suggs in the short term is very, very small. For that to happen, Suggs would have to be a massive disappointment.

Big men always take longer to adjust to the NBA game. Remember when Ayton routinely just randomly fell down on defense and had guys passing it through his legs? The few times I saw Wiseman this year it looked like he shat his pants. Those are your last two high profile, highly drafted/touted bigs. Ayton's probably your best case scenario: highly productive big on a terrible team who makes Chris Boucher look like a defensive savant morphing into an effective, solid contributor on both ends by year three. You are much more likely to get Wiseman/Ayton year one than Shaq.

and that's exactly what the Raptors need and missed

[Mitchell Duong]

Big men do take longer. I just love Mobley's defense which is basically the perfect modern big. I like his form on shots. He could really be the prototype for the future of the position.