The Detroit Pistons are off the clock, and Cade Cunningham was the truth is the primary participant chosen. The 2021 NBA Draft already has produced its fair proportion of drama. It is a month later than regular because of the COVID-19-delayed NBA calendar. We have already obtained a number of trades within the books. And the rumor mill and Twitter mill is spinning at file speeds.
Verify again right here because the draft goes. We’ll be grading each decide, as now we have for years. It is a collaborative effort — Gary Parrish handles the primary spherical, whereas Kyle Boone does the second. You possibly can watch our protection of the 2021 NBA Draft on CBS Sports HQ, which is free and out there on all related platforms (together with on this very web page). Gary, Kyle, Avery Johnson, Matt Norlander, Invoice Reiter, Eric Bossi and extra shall be breaking down picks as they occur.
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Spherical 1 NBA Draft Grades
BY GARY PARRISH
1. Detroit Pistons: PG Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Cunningham is the most effective prospect on this draft and may’ve gone No. 1 no matter which franchise picked first. So Detroit obtained this proper. If the Pistons spend the approaching years constructing again to a spot of relevance, this choice they made tonight would be the largest purpose why. Grade: A+
2. Houston Rockets: SG Jalen Inexperienced, G-League Ignite
Inexperienced makes a legitimate level in saying he might need been the No. 1 decide if he’d gone to school. He was superior within the G-League, and you possibly can argue that what he did there was extra spectacular than starring in faculty as a result of he was going towards grown males. He has the most effective likelihood of anybody apart from Cunningham to be a star, and he has the expertise to be a future scoring champion. Grade: A+
3. Cleveland Cavaliers: C Evan Mobley, USC
4. Toronto Raptors: SF Scottie Barnes, Florida State
7. Golden State Warriors (from Minnesota)
8. Orlando Magic (from Chicago)
13. Indiana Pacers
16. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Boston)
18. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami)
19. New York Knicks
20. Atlanta Hawks
21. New York Knicks (from Dallas)
23. Houston Rockets (from Portland)
24. Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee)
26. Denver Nuggets
27. Brooklyn Nets
29. Phoenix Suns
30. Utah Jazz
Second Spherical NBA Draft Grades
31. Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)
32. New York Knicks (from Detroit)
33. Orlando Magic
35. New Orleans Pelicans (from Cleveland)
36. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Minnesota)
37. Detroit Pistons (from Toronto)
38. Chicago Bulls (from New Orleans)
39. Sacramento Kings
40. New Orleans Pelicans (from Chicago)
42. Detroit Pistons (from Charlotte)
43. New Orleans Pelicans (from Washington)
44. Brooklyn Nets (from Indiana)
45. Boston Celtics
46. Toronto Raptors (from Memphis)
47. Toronto Raptors (from Golden State)
48. Atlanta Hawks (from Miami)
49. Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta)
50. Philadelphia 76ers (from New York)
51. Memphis Grizzlies (from Portland)
52. Detroit Pistons (from L.A. Lakers)
53. New Orleans Pelicans (from Dallas)
54. Indiana Pacers (from Milwaukee)
55. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Denver)
56. Charlotte Hornets (from L.A. Clippers)
57. Charlotte Hornets (from Brooklyn)
58. New York Knicks (from Philadelphia)
59. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix)
60. Indiana Pacers (from Utah)
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