This Thursday at 10 p.m. one of the most important basketball events will take place: the NBA Draft 2021. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with the public included after more than a year of pandemic by coronavirus, will dress up for open the doors to dozens of Under 23 youths who dream of taking their first steps in the best basketball league in the world.
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The NBA Draft is an event that takes place once a year, before the start of the new season. In it, the best talents in the world sign up to earn a place in one of the league’s franchises. Although the majority come from American universities, the seats are open to the entire planet. In a highly anticipated and emotionally charged event, In Olé we show you the order of selection of the franchises, the available players and some curiosities of the Draft. .
SELECTION ORDER
The order of the draft was defined. Photo: AFP
FIRST ROUND
2: Houston Rockets
5: Orlando Magic
6: Oklahoma City Thunder
7: Golden State Warriors
9: Sacramento Kings
eleven: Charlotte hornets
13: Indiana Pacers
fifteen: Washington Wizards
18: Oklahoma City Thunder
19: New York Knicks
twenty: Atlanta Hawks
twenty-one: New York Knicks (via Dallas)
2. 3: Houston Rockets (via Portland)
24: Houston Rockets (via Milwaukee)
26: Denver Nuggets
27: Brooklyn nets
29: Phoenix suns
30: Utah Jazz
SECOND ROUND
31: Milwaukee bucks (via Houston)
32: New York Knicks (via Detroit)
33: Orlando Magic
34: Oklahoma City Thunder
35: New Orleans Pelicans
36: Oklahoma City Thunder (via Minnesota)
37: Detroit Pistons (via Toronto)
38: Chicago Bulls
39: Sacramento Kings
40: New Orleans Pelicans
41: San Antonio Spurs
42: Detroit Pistons
43: New Orleans Pelicans (via Washington)
44: Brooklyn Nets (via Indiana)
Four. Five: Boston Celtics
46: Toronto Raptors (via Memphis)
47: Toronto Raptors (via Golden State)
48: Atlanta Hawks (via Miami)
49: Brooklyn Nets (via Atlanta)
50: Philadelphia 76ers (via New York)
51: Memphis Grizzlies (via Portland)
52: Detroit Pistons (via Lakers)
53: New Orleans Pelicans (via Dallas)
54: Indiana Pacers (via Milwaukee)
55: Oklahoma City Thunder (via Denver)
56: Charlotte Hornets (via Clippers)
57: Charlotte Hornets (via Brooklyn)
58: New York Knicks (via Philadelphia)
59: Brooklyn Nets (via Phoenix)
60: Indiana Pacers (via Utah Jazz)
How is the selection order defined? This contest currently consists of two rounds, with 30 elections each. First, it ranks from worst to best who played the playoffs (by winning percentage) in positions 15-30. The team that has won the most is last while the one that did the least, in position 15. Then, the 14 who did not qualify are taken and the order is drawn. The team with the lowest winning percentage will have a better chance of obtaining first place and vice versa. It should be noted that each pick can be negotiated and exchanged between franchises.
PLAYERS AVAILABLE
UNIVERSITY
Max abmas
Ochai Agbaji
Josiah agnew
Fardaws Aimaq
Warith alatishe
Santi Aldama
Derrick Alston Jr.
Keve aluma
Jose Alvarado
Jonah antonio
Eric Ayala
Joel ayayi
Armando Bacot
Jonathan Baehre
Marcus bagley
Geo baker
Mitch Ballock
Dalano banton
Scottie barnes
Charles bassey
Troy Baxter Jr.
Justin bean
Giorgi Bezhanishvili
Chudier bile
Jahvon blair
Issac bonton
Brandon Boston Jr.
James bouknight
Pedro Bradshaw
Izaiah Brockington
Chaundee brown
Dalonte Brown
Greg Brown III
Keyshawn Bryant
Marcus burk
DJ Burns Jr.
Jordan burns
Jared butler
Maurice Calloo
Manny camper
Marcus carr
Nahziah carter
DJ Carton
Colin castleton
Julian Champagnie
Justin champagnie
Arinze chidom
Josh christopher
Moussa cisse
Kofi cockburn
Matt Coleman III
Sharife cooper
Jermaine couisnard
Trevion crews
TJ Crockett
Jalen crutcher
Derek Culver
Sam cunliffe
Cade cunningham
Ryan Daly
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly
Oscar da Silva
Kendric davis
Darius days
Cartier Diarra
Hunter dickinson
Marek dolezaj
Ayo Dosunmu
Chris Duarte
Ian DuBose
David Duke Jr.
Juwan Durham
Tahj eaddy
Nojel Eastern
Kessler edwards
Lydell elmore
Navar elmore
Tyson etienne
Romeao ferguson
LJ Figueroa
Aleem Ford
Blake francis
Hasahn French
Dj funderburk
Ty gadsden
Gorjok gak
Dawson garcia
Marcus garrett
Luka garza
Samson george
Asante Gist
Terrell gomez
Jordan goodwin
Justin gorham
Elyjah Goss
Jayvon Graves
RaiQuan Gray
Quade Green
Patrick Greene Jr.
Alan Griffin
Quentin grimes
Quincy guerrier
Dou Gueye
Matt haarms
Jordan hall
Bryce hamilton
Javion hamlet
Deion Hammond
Amauri hardy
Deion Harmon
Romio harvey
Sam hauser
Aaron Henry
Kashaun hicks
Taveion hollingsworth
Trevor hudgins
Jay huff
Anthony Hughes Jr.
Feron hunt
Matthew hurt
Nah’Shon Hyland
Isaiah Jackson
Jhivvan Jackson
Loren Cristian Jackson
Casdon Jardine
DeJon Jarreau
Tristan jarrett
Justin jaworski
David Jean-Baptiste
Damien Jefferson
Bryson johnson
David johnson
Jalen johnson
Jalen johnson
Keon johnson
Carlik Jones
Christiaan jones
DeVante´ Jones
Herbert Jones
Kai jones
Latrell Jones
Corey kispert
John Knight III
Miller Kopp
Koprivica Raft
Cameron krutwig
Kameron langley
AJ Lawson
Matt lewis
Scottie lewis
EJ Liddell
Spencer littleson
Isaiah Livers
Jaizec lottie
Loudon love
Denzel Mahoney
Makur Maker
Makuach Maluach
Sandro Mamukelashvili
Kyle Mangas
Tre mann
Remy martin
Matthew mayer
Josh mballa
Miles McBride
Mac McClung
Kameron mcgusty
JaQuori McLaughlin
Sean McNeil
Jadyn michael
Asbjorn Midtgaard
Isaiah Miller
Davion mintz
Damek mitchell
Davion mitchell
Matt mitchell
Steffon mitchell
Evan mobley
Isaiah Mobley
Ruot monyyong
Moses Moody
Alex Morales
Clay mounce
Matthew moyer
Issa muhammad
Trey murphy iii
RJ Nembhard
Bar Njie
Obadiah Noel
Joel ntambwe
Kobi Nwandu
Kevin Obanor
Eugene Omoruyi
EJ Un
Chris Parker
Darius perry
Jock perry
John Petty Jr.
Jordan phillips
Jamorko Pickett
Danny pippen
Scotty Pippen Jr.
Yves pons
Micah Potter
Jason preston
Joshua Primo
Neemias Queta
Brandon rachal
Courtney ramey
Austin reaves
Alex Reese
Antonio Reeves
Nate Reuvers
Cody riley
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Orlando robinson
Elvin rodriguez
Colbey ross
Damion Rosser
Shawn Royal Jr.
Kevin Samuel
Olivier Sarr
Marcus sasser
Jordan schakel
Quentin scott
Ronaldo Segu
Jaden shackelford
Terrence Shannon Jr.
Day’Ron Sharpe
Taz sherman
Devontae shuler
Roman silva
Aamir simms
Jericho sims
Javonte smart
Chris smith
Dru smith
Justin smith
Mike smith
Jaden springer
Tj starks
Dj steward
DJ Stewart Jr.
Deon Stroud
Jalen Suggs
Anthony Tarke
Jalen tate
Maleek taylor
Terry taylor
MaCio Teague
Christian terrell
Cameron thomas
Koby thomas
Ethan thompson
JT Thor
Jeremiah Tilmon
Clyde Trapp
D’Mitrik Trice
Jordy Tshimanga
Justin turner
Stanley Umude
Chandler vaudrin
Alonzo Verge Jr.
Eric Vila
Mark Vital
Franz wagner
Cj walker
Kyree walker
MJ Walker
Keaton wallace
Josh washburn
Duane Washington Jr.
Isaiah Washington
Richard Washington Jr.
Trendon Watford
Romeo weems
Sahvir wheeler
Fabian White Jr.
Romello white
Devin whitfield
Joe Wieskamp
Aaron Wiggins
Brandon williams
Jeenathan williams
Keith williams
Trevion williams
Ziaire williams
Bryce wills
Jalen wilson
Sidney Wilson
Isaiah Wong
McKinley Wright IV
Moses Wright
Jacob young
Marcus zegarowski
INTERNATIONAL
Mert Akay
Ibou badji
Aleksander balcerowski
Juhann Begarin
Tarik Biberovic
Vrenz Bleijenbergh
Danko Brankovic
Gora Camara
Malcolm Cazalon
Vinicius Da Silva
Mouhamet diouf
Biram faye
Usman Garuba
Matthieu gauzin
Josh giddey
Gregor glas
Haowen guo
Justus hollatz
Ariel hukporti
Dalibor Ilic
Rokas Jokubaitis
Kenan kamenjas
Jovan kljajic
Karlo Matkovic
Nikita Mikhailovskii
Aristide mouaha
Mario Nakic
Vladislav Odinokov
Joel parra
Tomas Pavelka
Marko pecarski
Ivan Perasovic
Franger Pirela
Nemanja popovic
Gabriele procida
Sitraka Raharimanantoanin
Hugo Robineau
Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos
Ziga samar
Gui Santos
Alperen sengun
Alexander Shashkov
Love sylla
Boris Tisma
Bojan tomasevic
Uros Trifunovic
Luc van Slooten
CURIOSITIES
– Australian Josh Giddey You can become the first NBA Academy graduate to be selected in the NBA Draft. The 18-year-old was a member of the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia.
– If the Congolese Jonathan Kuminga (NBA G League Ignite Team) is chosen within the Top 6, will be the player drafted in the highest place among those born in the Democratic Republic of Congo from pivot Dikembe Mutombo, who was chosen in position 4 of the 1991 Draft.
American Daishen Nix He may become the fourth drafted player to grow up in the state of Alaska. The other three were: Carlos Boozer, Mario Chalmers and Trajan Langdon.
– The NBA Draft can be seen live in 215 countries, in 25 languages through televisions, computers, cell phones and tablets.
HOW DID THE NBA DRAFT BEGIN?
Clifton McNeeley, the first pick in the NBA Draft. Photo: UTA Texas.
This event was born in 1947 and its objective has always been to maintain competitiveness in the league, preventing a franchise from having the best and taking too many advantages. Year after year, ordered from worst to best, the teams chose the players who wanted to enter the NBA. The first selected in history was Clifton McNeeley, although it never debuted: his team, the Pittsburgh Ironmen, went bankrupt and he walked away from professional sports forever.