The first 20 picks in 2021 were:

  1. Cade Cunningham

  2. Jalen Green

  3. Evan Mobley

  4. Scottie Barnes

  5. Jalen Suggs

  6. Josh Giddey

  7. Jonathan Kuminga

  8. Franz Wagner

  9. Davion Mitchell

  10. Ziaire Williams

  11. James Bouknight

  12. Joshua Primo

  13. Chris Duarte

  14. Moses Moody

  15. Corey Kispert

  16. Alperen Sengün

  17. Trey Murphy III

  18. Tre Mann

  19. Kai Jones

  20. Jalen Johnson

  • TurnoverNegative7@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This is a draft that was really strong at first but has fallen off a bit. It’s only year 3 so it’s only going to get better, but some of the players that felt like budding superstars haven’t had that development yet.

    1. Cade Cunningham : slightly disappointing
    2. Jalen Green : slightly disappointing
    3. Evan Mobley : Hit
    4. Scottie Barnes : Hit
    5. Jalen Suggs : disappointing (turning it around lately?)
    6. Josh Giddey : Karl Malone
    7. Jonathan Kuminga : disappointing
    8. Franz Wagner: steal
    9. Davion Mitchell : disappointing
    10. Ziare Williams : solid? (haven’t seen any grizzlies games this year)
    11. James Bouknight : bust
    12. Joshua Primo : bust + weirdo
    13. Christ Duarte : solid
    14. Moses Moody : solid
    15. Corey Kispert : solid
    16. Alperen Sengun : steal
    17. Trey Murphy III : solid
    18. Tre Mann : Miss (?)
    19. Kai Jones : Bust
    20. Jalen Johnson : Hit

    As for top 5, I’d say

    1. Wagner

    2. Sengun

    3. Barnes

    4. Mobley

    5. Cunningham/Green

    • IsaacDPOYFultzMIP@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Suggs is playing absolutely solid right now. He’s playing exactly how he was envisioned when he was drafted and even the efficiency seems to be coming along (57% TS)

    • Bail____@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Suggs hasn’t even been that disappointing, he started being impactful last season & you could really see the trajectory he’s on now.

      The shooting leap if it sticks around was a little surprising but he’s going to be a star.

      • Frankiedrunkie@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        He was actually shooting very well after the old star break last season, he was shooting 36 percent from 3.

    • TokyoUmbrella@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Bruh, Duarte is getting garbage minutes and playing even worse this year. He’s not solid, by any means.

    • floatersforalgernon@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Ziare is not even close to being solid. Duarte sucks. Suggs is definitely not a disappointment. And Sengun is more than a steal. For fuck sake, you use steal when you find a role player in late draft. Sengun is a legitimate star candidate and franchise player. Other than obvious points, most of your draft analysis sucks shit. Why do people who don’t watch the games make lists?

    • nikop@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Putting Duarte and Murphy in the same category is laughable and makes the rest of your list worthless.

    • nerdeagle2@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Saying Cade has only been slightly disappointing is not realizing how bad he has been

      • KKamm_@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        He had a promising rookie season and start to his second season. Hasn’t looked great since the injury though