[NBA Draft]: 2021 Mock Draft Comparison, June (updated 6/29)

6/29 Update: ESPN/Draft Express posted an updated mock draft post-Draft Combine and Pro Days. Jalen Green moves up from #3 to #2, Scottie Barnes from #9 to #5, and James Bouknight #19 to #8.

After months of anticipation, the 2021 Draft Lottery is complete and the Pistons came out as the big winners….or so it seems at this moment [see future story: Cade Cunningham switches to Klutch Sports and warns Pistons he’ll sit out the year if they pick him]. Rockets breathed a huge sigh of relief. sticking in the top 4 and narrowly avoiding sending their pick to OKC. And the Cavs and Raptors luck out and move up into the top 4. As always, all of the top draft analysts released new mock drafts last night, so this mock draft comp is the richest yet, especially since everyone is now on an ‘equal playing field’ knowing the order of picks and having studied tape, talked to many agents, scouts, and front office folks. As more mock drafts are posted, I’ll be adding them to this post, so make sure to check back for updates throughout the month. or follow me at @hoopsdistillery.

	ESPN (6/29)	ESPN (6/22)	Ringer (6/22)	NBA Big Board (6/22)	B/R (6/22)	SI (6/22)	Athletic Vecenie (6/22)	Tankathon (6/22)	Athletic NBA beat writers (6/22)
1. DET	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham	Cade Cunningham
2. HOU	Jalen Green	Jalen Green	Evan Mobley	Evan Mobley	Evan Mobley	Evan Mobley	Evan Mobley	Evan Mobley	Jalen Green
3. CLE	Evan Mobley	Evan Mobley	Jalen Green	Jalen Green	Jalen Suggs	Jalen Green	Jalen Green	Jalen Green	Evan Mobley
4. TOR	Jalen Suggs	Jalen Suggs	Jalen Suggs	Scottie Barnes	Jalen Green	Jalen Suggs	Jalen Suggs	Jalen Suggs	Scottie Barnes
5. ORL	Scottie Barnes	Jonathan Kuminga	Jonathan Kuminga	Jalen Suggs	Jonathan Kuminga	Jonathan Kuminga	Jonathan Kuminga	Jonathan Kuminga	Jalen Suggs
6. OKC	Jonathan Kuminga	Scottie Barnes	Keon Johnson	Jonathan Kuminga	Scottie Barnes	Scottie Barnes	Scottie Barnes	Scottie Barnes	Jonathan Kuminga
7. GSW	Davion Mitchell	Davion Mitchell	Davion Mitchell	Davion Mitchell	Franz Wagner	Davion Mitchell	James Bouknight	Keon Johnson	Franz Wagner
8. ORL	James Bouknight	Keon Johnson	Franz Wagner	Keon Johnson	Davion Mitchell	James Bouknight	Josh Giddey	Franz Wagner	Alperen Sengun
9. SAC	Keon Johnson	Franz Wagner	Scottie Barnes	Franz Wagner	Jalen Johnson	Franz Wagner	Keon Johnson	Jalen Johnson	Davion Mitchell
10. NOP	Josh Giddey	Corey Kispert	Corey Kispert	Josh Giddey	Keon Johnson	Keon Johnson	Franz Wagner	Davion Mitchell	Corey Kispert
11. CHA	Franz Wagner	Isaiah Jackson	Jalen Johnson	Alperen Sengun	Moses Moody	Corey Kispert	Moses Moody	Alperen Sengun	Jalen Johnson
12. SAN	Jalen Johnson	Jalen Johnson	Alperen Sengun	Jalen Johnson	Josh Giddey	Alperen Sengun	Alperen Sengun	Moses Moody	Kai Jones
13. IND	Corey Kispert	Josh Giddey	Josh Giddey	Moses Moody	James Bouknight	Josh Giddey	Davion Mitchell	Corey Kispert	Josh Giddey
14. GSW	Kai Jones	James Bouknight	Chris Duarte	Corey Kispert	Corey Kispert	Jalen Johnson	Usman Garuba	Kai Jones	Chris Duarte
15. WAS	Isaiah Jackson	Usman Garuba	Moses Moody	Usman Garuba	Isaiah Jackson	Usman Garuba	Corey Kispert	Josh Giddey
16. OKC	Alperen Sengun	Alperen Sengun	Kai Jones	Ziaire Williams	Kai Jones	Moses Moody	Kai Jones	James Bouknight
17. MEM	Usman Garuba	Kai Jones	Ziaire Williams	James Bouknight	Tre Mann	Chris Duarte	Ziaire Williams	Usman Garuba
18. OKC	Moses Moody	Moses Moody	Usman Garuba	Isaiah Jackson	Alperen Sengun	Kai Jones	Cameron Thomas	Jared Butler
19. NYK	Sharife Cooper	Jared Butler	James Bouknight	Chris Duarte	Chris Duarte	Isaiah Jackson	Isaiah Jackson	Ziaire Williams
20. ATL	Jared Butler	Tre Mann	Jaden Springer	Jaden Springer	Jared Butler	Ziaire Williams	Sharife Cooper	Jaden Springer
21. NYK	Trey Murphy	Sharife Cooper	Cameron Thomas	Sharife Cooper	Usman Garuba	Tre Mann	Jalen Johnson	Sharife Cooper
22. LAL	Chris Duarte	Chris Duarte	Sharife Cooper	Kai Jones	Cameron Thomas	Cameron Thomas	Chris Duarte	Chris Duarte
23. HOU	Tre Mann	Ziaire Williams	Isaiah Jackson	Jared Butler	Sharife Cooper	Jaden Springer	Trey Murphy	Ayo Dosunmu
24. HOU	Ziaire Williams	Cameron Thomas	Tre Mann	Greg Brown	Ziaire Williams	Ayo Dosunmu	Tre Mann	Cameron Thomas
25. LAC	Cameron Thomas	Trey Murphy	Greg Brown	Josh Christopher	Jaden Springer	Joel Ayayi	Jaden Springer	Day'Ron Sharpe
26. DEN	Josh Primo	Ayo Dosunmu	Rokas Jokubaitis	Miles McBride	Ayo Dosunmu	Miles McBride	Greg Brown	Isaiah Jackson
27. BKN	JT Thor	Charles Bassey	Jared Butler	Isaiah Todd	Miles McBride	Day'Ron Sharpe	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Greg Brown
28. PHI	Quentin Grimes	Max Abmas	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Josh Primo	Josh Christopher	Jared Butler	Miles McBride	Tre Mann
29. PHX	Jaden Springer	Jaden Springer	Day'Ron Sharpe	Cameron Thomas	JT Thor	Sharife Cooper	Day'Ron Sharpe	Terrence Shannon
30. UTA	Nay'Shon Hyland	Miles McBride	Ayo Dosunmu	Trey Murphy	Aaron Henry	Terrence Shannon	Ayo Dosunmu	Joel Ayayi

References:

The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]

ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz] – 6/22

ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz] – 6/29

Tankathon

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]

The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]

The Athletic [various NBA beat writers]

NBA Big Board [Chad Ford]

Sports Illustrated [Jeremy Woo]

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