2021 NBA Draft: Recap of Picks 1-60

On Thursday night, 60 of the most talented incoming rookies found out where they would kick off their respective NBA careers.

With the Detroit Pistons opening things up with the top pick, Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham became the face of the 2021 class. From there, it was a night full of trades and surprises as many teams made moves to positively impact their rosters.

While the first three picks fell as expected, the way the remainder of the draft played out was something nobody would have expected.

First Round

1. Pistons: Cade Cunningham

2. Rockets: Jalen Green

3. Cavaliers: Evan Mobley

4. Raptors: Scottie Barnes

5. Magic: Jalen Suggs

6. Thunder: Josh Giddey

7. Warriors: Jonathan Kuminga

8. Magic: Franz Wagner

9. Kings: Davion Mitchell

10. Grizzlies: Ziaire Williams (via Pelicans)

11. Hornets: James Bouknight

12. Spurs: Joshua Primo

13. Pacers: Chris Duarte

14. Warriors: Moses Moody

15. Wizards: Corey Kispert

16. Rockets: Alperen Sengun (via Thunder)

17. Pelicans: Trey Murphy (via Grizzlies)

18. Thunder: Tre Mann

19. Hornets: Kai Jones (via Knicks)

20. Hawks: Jalen Johnson

21. Knicks: Keon Johnson (reportedly traded to Clippers)

22. Pacers: Isaiah Jackson (via Wizards)

23. Rockets: Usman Garuba

24. Rockets: Josh Christopher

25. Knicks: Quentin Grimes (via Clippers)

26. Nuggets: Nah’Shon Hyland

27. Nets: Cameron Thomas

28. 76ers: Jaden Springer

29. Nets: Day’Ron Sharpe (via Suns)

30. Grizzlies: Santi Aldama (via Jazz)

Second Round

31. Wizards: Isaiah Todd (via Pacers)

32. Thunder: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (via Knicks)

33. Clippers: Jason Preston (via Magic)

34. Knicks: Rokas Jokubaitis (via Thunder)

35. Pelicans: Herbert Jones

36. Knicks: Miles McBride (via Thunder)

37. Hornets: JT Thor (via Pistons)

38. Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu

39. Kings: Neemias Queta

40. Jazz: Jared Butler (via Grizzlies)

41. Spurs: Joe Wieskamp

42. Pistons: Isaiah Livers

43. Blazers: Greg Brown (via Pelicans)

44. Nets: Kessler Edwards

45. Celtics:Juhann Begarin

46. Raptors :Dalano Banton

47. Raptors: David Johnson

48. Hawks: Sharife Cooper

49. Nets: Marcus Zegarowski

50. 76ers: Filip Petrusev

51. Pelicans: BJ Boston (via Grizzlies)

52. Pistons Luka Garza

53. 76ers: Charles Bassey

54. Bucks: Sandro Mamukelashvili (via Pacers)

55. Thunder: Aaron Wiggins

56. Hornets: Scottie Lewis

57. Pistons: Balsa Koprivica (via Hornets)

58. Knicks: Jericho Sims

59. Nets: RaiQuan Gray

60. Bucks: Georgios Kalaitzakis(via Pacers)