NBA Mock Draft: Thunder Get Best Option At No. 6
After Tuesday night's lottery, the order of the 2021 NBA Draft is officially set. While there certainly could be movement via trade, the OKC Thunder will have the No. 6 overall pick.
While they were hoping for a higher pick, there's still plenty of talent in their range, even if the top four prospects are clearly in a tier of their own.
Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman is one of the best in the entire world at evaluating talent and determining who has the highest NBA potential. He recently released his first post-lottery mock draft, in which he had the Thunder taking a versatile wing with star potential.
Let's take a look at how Wasserman thinks the lottery could shape up.
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Oklahoma City's options with the sixth overall pick
| Team | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
1. DET | Cade Cunningham | Oklahoma State |
2. HOU | Evan Mobley | USC |
3. CLE | Jalen Suggs | Gonzaga |
4. TOR | Jalen Green | G League Ignite |
5. ORL | Jonathan Kuminga | G League Ignite |
6. OKC | Scottie Barnes | Florida State |
7. GSW | Franz Wagner | Michigan |
8. ORL | Davion Mitchell | Baylor |
9. SAC | Jalen Johnson | Duke |
10. NOP | Keon Johnson | Tennessee |
11. CHA | Moses Moody | Arkansas |
12. SAS | Josh Giddey | International |
13. IND | James Bouknight | UConn |
14. GSW | Corey Kispert | Gonzaga |
The 2021 NBA Draft is set to take place July 29. It will be a pivotal night for the Thunder who will also have five picks outside of the lottery.
