NBA Mock Draft: Thunder Add Potential Superstar to Their Backcourt

After a down season, the Oklahoma City Thunder ended the year with a tie for the fourth-worst record in the league with the Cleveland Cavaliers. OKC would ultimately win that tiebreaker with Cleveland, officially landing the fourth-best odds in the 2021 NBA Draft.

However, until the draft lottery actually takes place, we still won't know where the Thunder’s own pick will fall. With that mind, we do know what their odds look like and have an idea of the range in which they’ll select.

The Thunder have a real shot at landing one of the best picks in the draft. They have a 97.6 percent chance at their own pick landing in the top seven to go along with a 47.9 percent chance of getting the Rockets’ pick as well.

The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor recently released his mock draft, which had the Thunder selecting a combo guard who could end up being the perfect pairing in the backcourt for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Let's take a look at the lottery (picks 1-14) of O'Connor's recent mock draft and who is projected to be taken near the Thunder's potential picks.

Thunder Draft Lottery Odds: What Does History Tell Us?

Team	Player	School
1. HOU	Cade Cunningham	Oklahoma State
2. DET	Evan Mobley	USC
3. ORL	Jalen Green	G League Ignite
4. OKC	Jalen Suggs	Gonzaga
5. CLE	Jonathan Kuminga	G League Ignite
6. GSW	Davion Mitchell	Baylor
7. TOR	Keon Johnson	Tennessee
8. ORL	Jalen Johnson	Duke
9. SAC	Franz Wagner	Michigan
10. NOP	Corey Kispert	Gonzaga
11. CHA	Scottie Barnes	Florida State
12. SAS	Alperen Sengun	International
13. IND	Cameron Thomas	LSU
14. GSW	Ziaire Williams	Stanford

Oklahoma City and the rest of the teams with a pick in the lottery will find out exactly where their picks land on June 22. The 2021 class is stacked with top-level talent, meaning the Thunder will have a good chance to land a player who will become a franchise cornerstone.