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2021 NBA draft: Winners, losers, surprises and bold predictions - ESPN

2021 NBA draft: Winners, losers, surprises and bold predictions - ESPN

2021 NBA draft: Winners, losers, surprises and bold predictions - ESPN
Jul 30, 2021 2 mins, 39 secs

The Pistons select Cade Cunningham with the No.

1 pick in the NBA draft, and Cunningham goes through all kinds of emotions afterward.

The first three picks of the 2021 NBA draft went as planned: Cade Cunningham to the Detroit Pistons, Jalen Green to the Houston Rockets and Evan Mobley to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

4 pick, and the Oklahoma City Thunder used their high lottery pick, No.

Our NBA experts answer all the biggest questions -- and make bold predictions -- coming out of the 2021 NBA draft.

Kevin Pelton: Jalen Suggs in Orlando.

1 pick Markelle Fultz and 2020 first-round picks Cole Anthony and RJ Hampton, but none have as much upside as Suggs to become the kind of dominant playmaker contending teams usually have.

Ohm Youngmisuk: Cade Cunningham.

Like Hill, Cunningham comes into the league as a 6-foot-8 player with point guard skills who can defend multiple positions and take over games.

Jonathan Givony: I love that Orlando took advantage of Jalen Suggs' surprising slide, but in getting Franz Wagner, they have two of the best defenders in this draft.

The Rockets select Jalen Green with the second pick of the NBA draft, saying he is already focused on putting in the work.

Instead, they took a player in Jonathan Kuminga who could turn out to be the best player in a loaded draft.

Not Cade Cunningham.

The Rockets landed Jalen Green with the No.

I mentioned during the draft that New York was going to get two players at 19 and 21 that would have been selected in the lottery (possibly Jalen Johnson and Cam Thomas) last year.

The 2021 NBA draft is in the books, with Cade Cunningham going No.

Now, this could certainly work out just fine in the long-term -- remember, it was only a few years ago that the Phoenix Suns were derided for taking Cam Johnson 11th overall, and he was just a key player for the Suns in the NBA Finals.

2, just days after the 2021 NBA draft.

19 pick, an uncharacteristic move for their generally conservative front office, got them a player in Kai Jones that had lottery potential and fills a need.

Young: Second-rounders are immensely difficult to project, but 31st overall pick Isaiah Todd is a decent one to bet on.

Paige Bueckers congratulates Jalen Suggs after he is picked No.

5 overall in the NBA draft by the Magic.

Lopez: Didn't think the NCAA tournament's most outstanding player would slide that far into the second round, but that's what happened when Jared Butler fell to No.

Bontemps: Jalen Suggs falling outside of the top four selections.

I know going from fourth to fifth doesn't seem like a huge drop, but heading into the NBA Draft Lottery a month ago it felt like there was a clear consensus at the top of this draft: Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and Suggs.

Pelton: Both Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green should be well-positioned to compete for Rookie of the Year, but I'd give the slight edge to Cunningham.

Youngmisuk: Jalen Green

Young: Jalen Suggs

The same is true, of course, for Cade Cunningham in Detroit, but with a knack for big plays, Suggs could produce the kind of moments that build award hype

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