While fans are now enjoying the NBA postseason, there are several teams that didn’t make the playoffs with full attention on the draft.
Now that the regular season and play-in tournament are both complete, the order is set for picks No. 15 to No. 60. However, we will have to wait until the lottery on June 22.
For more details on odds for when each team in the lottery will be on the clock, you can read this post by our own Charles Curtis.
Meanwhile, we also have a pretty clear idea of which prospects have opted to declare for the 2021 NBA draft. But any stragglers still have until May 30 to make their decision in order to be eligible for draft consideration.
Scouts and executives around the league will have an even better feel for this class come June 21, when the combine begins in Chicago.
After that, all those who hired either NCAA-certified agents or do not already have any representation have until July 19 to decide if they wish to remain in the class and forego their collegiate eligibility or return to school.
Until then, however, this is how we predict the two rounds of the 2021 NBA draft will shake out: