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The 2021 NBA Draft is fast approaching and the prospects have been going through their physical and psychological evaluations vying to improve their draft position. The Detroit Pistons hold the top selection, followed by the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. Every team hopes to land a future Hall of Famer with its pick, but only a handful of draft prospects truly reach that elite level.
DK Nation’s Chinmay Vaidya, Collin Sherwin and Ben Zweiman put each prospect from the first round of the site’s latest mock draft into categories. Each category assumes the player has the potential tor reach that level on a championship-caliber team.
MVP
CV: Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley
BZ: Cade Cunningham
CS: N/A
All-Star
CV: Jalen Suggs, Jalen Green, Davion Mitchell, Josh Giddey, Keon Johnson, Jared Butler, Tre Mann
BZ: Evan Mobley, Jalen Green, Davion Mitchell, Josh Giddey
CS: Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs
Starter
CV: Jonathan Kuminga, Scottie Barnes, Franz Wagner, Alperen Sengun, Corey Kispert, Jalen Johnson, Kai Jones, Moses Moody, Usman Garuba, James Bouknight, Sharife Cooper, Chris Duarte, Ayo Dosunmu, Cam Thomas, Ziaire Williams
BZ: Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Kuminga, Scottie Barnes, Keon Johnson, Franz Wagner, James Bouknight, Jalen Johnson, Moses Moody, Corey Kispert, Alperen Sengun, Kai Jones, Jared Butler, Tre Mann, Chris Duarte, Isaiah Jackson
CS: Jared Butler, Tre Mann, Jalen Green, Davion Mitchell, Josh Giddey, Keon Johnson, Jared Butler, Tre Mann, Jalen Johnson, Moses Moody, Usman Garuba, Sharife Cooper, Chris Duarte, Ayo Dosunmu, Cam Thomas
Borderline starter/Sixth Man
CV: Isaiah Jackson, Quentin Grimes, Nah’Shon Hyland, Jaden Springer
BZ: Sharife Cooper, Trey Murphy III, Ziaire Williams, Ayo Dosunmu, Jaden Springer, Daishen Nix, Cam Thomas
CS: Josh Giddey, Kai Jones, James Bouknight
Rotation player
CV: Luka Garza, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
BZ: Quentin Grimes, Charles Bassey, Luka Garza, McKinley Wright, IV
CS: Isaiah Jackson, Quentin Grimes, Scottie Barnes, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl