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John Hollinger’s best, worst and weirdest from 2021 NBA Draft, plus quick thoughts on trades


Well, we won’t know exactly what that was for a few more years, but in the moment, we can say it was definitely interesting.

Thursday’s NBA Draft was chalk for all of five picks, and then things got weird. Generally, it’s a sign of iffy depth in a draft class when the reach picks start early, and man, did they come early in this one.

The sixth, ninth, 10th, 12th and 13th picks all looked somewhat to extremely reachy. Teams picking in the back half of the lottery faced a very limited crop of players who were productive as college freshmen and sophomores and instead opted for either moon shots on upside or safe bets on veteran college producers with limited upside. Here’s how goofy it got: Golden State and Indiana both found themselves clamoring to select a 24-year-old with a late lottery pick.

I’ve already given you a quick take on every pick, and for reference, here was my top 70 board entering the draft, but let’s be honest: We’re not going to know for three years about most of these picks.

That won’t stop me from trying and from pointing out some other peculiarities. Let’s circle back through the draft night and go through some of the highlights and lowlights.





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