The 2021 draft, redrafted
Hoops Redraft rates 55 players from the 2021 draft. Eight of them reached 70 or better in at least one season. By the game's numbers the best career in the class belongs to Alperen Şengün, taken 16th by Oklahoma City.
The board below is the real order: where each man was taken and by whom, his rating in 2021-22, his best season and the number of seasons he is rated. Ratings are scaled inside each season, so 50 is that year's average player and 70 is a star. Three of them have no 2021-22 rating, shown as a dash. Most of these careers are still going: the file runs to 2025-26, so the redraft is a reading of the story so far.
Play from 2020-21 A run can start no later than 2020-21, because the file ends in 2025-26. Start there with a five-season run and the 2021 class is your 2nd draft.
The redraft
The class again, in the order the game's numbers would take it: by career value, which adds up how far each of his seasons sits above an average player. A long good career beats one great season.
- Alperen Şengün, centre, taken 16th by Oklahoma City. Peak 75 in 2023-24, 5 rated seasons.
- Cade Cunningham, guard, taken 1st by Detroit. Peak 82 in 2024-25, 5 rated seasons.
- Josh Giddey, guard, taken 6th by Oklahoma City. Peak 73 in 2024-25, 5 rated seasons.
- Scottie Barnes, guard/forward, same spot as the real draft. Peak 73 in 2023-24, 5 rated seasons.
- Evan Mobley, forward/centre, taken 3rd by Cleveland. Peak 76 in 2024-25, 5 rated seasons.
- Franz Wagner, forward, taken 8th by Orlando. Peak 75 in 2024-25, 5 rated seasons.
- Jalen Green, guard, taken 2nd by Houston. Peak 67 in 2024-25, 5 rated seasons.
- Jalen Johnson, forward, taken 20th by Atlanta. Peak 78 in 2025-26, 5 rated seasons.
- Trey Murphy III, forward, taken 17th by Memphis. Peak 70 in 2025-26, 5 rated seasons.
- Jalen Suggs, guard, taken 5th by Orlando. Peak 66 in 2025-26, 5 rated seasons.
Steals and misses
Taken well after his career said he should have gone:
- Alperen Şengün: 16th in the real draft, 1st in the redraft. Peak 75.
- Jalen Johnson: 20th in the real draft, 8th in the redraft. Peak 78.
- Trey Murphy III: 17th in the real draft, 9th in the redraft. Peak 70.
Top-ten picks the redraft moves furthest down:
- Ziaire Williams: 10th in the real draft, 27th in the redraft. Peak 56.
- Davion Mitchell: 9th in the real draft, 25th in the redraft. Peak 58.
- Jalen Green: 2nd in the real draft, 7th in the redraft. Peak 67.
The real board
| Pick | Player | Pos | Club | Rookie | Peak | Seasons | Redraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cade CunninghamOklahoma State | G | Detroit | 69 | 82 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Jalen GreenNBA G League Ignite | G | Houston | 62 | 67 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Evan MobleyUSC | F/C | Cleveland | 64 | 76 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Scottie BarnesFlorida State | G/F | Toronto | 63 | 73 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Jalen SuggsGonzaga | G | Orlando | 55 | 66 2025 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Josh GiddeyAdelaide 36ers | G | Oklahoma City | 62 | 73 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Jonathan KumingaNBA G League Ignite | F | Golden State | 58 | 68 2023 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Franz WagnerMichigan | F | Orlando | 64 | 75 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Davion MitchellBaylor | G | Sacramento | 58 | 58 2021 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Ziaire WilliamsStanford | F | New Orleans | 50 | 56 2024 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | James BouknightUConn | G | Charlotte | 42 | 42 2021 | 3 | 47 |
| 12 | Joshua PrimoAlabama | G | San Antonio | 46 | 46 2021 | 3 | 42 |
| 13 | Chris DuarteOregon | G | Indiana | 58 | 58 2021 | 4 | 29 |
| 14 | Moses MoodyArkansas | G | Golden State | 44 | 57 2025 | 5 | 24 |
| 15 | Corey KispertGonzaga | F | Washington | 54 | 60 2023 | 5 | 19 |
| 16 | Alperen ŞengünBeşiktaş | C | Oklahoma City | 64 | 75 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Trey Murphy III | F | Memphis | 49 | 70 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 | Tre MannFlorida | G | Oklahoma City | 55 | 55 2021 | 5 | 32 |
| 19 | Kai JonesTexas | C | New York | 34 | 44 2022 | 3 | 44 |
| 20 | Jalen JohnsonDuke | F | Atlanta | 38 | 78 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | Keon JohnsonTennessee | G | New York | 38 | 59 2024 | 4 | 26 |
| 22 | Isaiah JacksonKentucky | C/F | LAL | 54 | 58 2023 | 5 | 22 |
| 23 | Usman GarubaReal Madrid | F/C | Houston | 41 | 49 2022 | 3 | 40 |
| 24 | Josh ChristopherArizona State | G | Houston | 56 | 56 2021 | 3 | 31 |
| 25 | Quentin GrimesHouston | G | LAC | 46 | 60 2025 | 5 | 23 |
| 26 | Bones HylandVCU | G | Denver | 61 | 61 2021 | 5 | 18 |
| 27 | Cam ThomasLSU | G | Brooklyn | 53 | 69 2023 | 5 | 13 |
| 28 | Jaden SpringerTennessee | G | Philadelphia | 33 | 43 2023 | 4 | 45 |
| 29 | Day'Ron SharpeNorth Carolina | C | Phoenix | 49 | 62 2025 | 5 | 15 |
| 30 | Santi AldamaLoyola | F/C | Utah | 41 | 63 2024 | 5 | 12 |
| 31 | Isaiah ToddNBA G League Ignite | F | Milwaukee | 34 | 34 2021 | 2 | 51 |
| 32 | Jeremiah Robinson-EarlVillanova | F/C | New York | 50 | 52 2024 | 5 | 34 |
| 33 | Jason PrestonOhio | G | Orlando | – | 35 2022 | 2 | 50 |
| 35 | Herbert JonesAlabama | F | New Orleans | 58 | 59 2023 | 5 | 16 |
| 36 | Miles McBrideWest Virginia | G | Oklahoma City | 39 | 55 2024 | 5 | 28 |
| 37 | JT ThorAuburn | F | Detroit | 39 | 43 2022 | 4 | 46 |
| 38 | Ayo DosunmuIllinois | G | Chicago | 56 | 60 2025 | 5 | 14 |
| 39 | Neemias QuetaUtah State | C | Sacramento | 38 | 67 2025 | 5 | 20 |
| 40 | Jared ButlerBaylor | G | New Orleans | 45 | 50 2023 | 4 | 37 |
| 41 | Joe WieskampIowa | F | San Antonio | 36 | 36 2021 | 2 | 49 |
| 42 | Isaiah LiversMichigan | F | Detroit | 42 | 45 2022 | 4 | 43 |
| 44 | Kessler EdwardsPepperdine | F | Brooklyn | 47 | 47 2021 | 4 | 41 |
| 46 | Dalano BantonNebraska | G | Toronto | 46 | 55 2024 | 5 | 33 |
| 47 | David JohnsonLouisville | G | Toronto | 31 | 31 2021 | 1 | 54 |
| 48 | Sharife CooperAuburn | G | Atlanta | 32 | 50 2025 | 2 | 38 |
| 50 | Filip PetruševMega Basket | C | Philadelphia | – | 31 2023 | 1 | 55 |
| 51 | Brandon Boston Jr.Kentucky | G | Memphis | 49 | 52 2024 | 4 | 35 |
| 52 | Luka GarzaIowa | C | Detroit | 45 | 57 2025 | 5 | 30 |
| 53 | Charles BasseyWestern Kentucky | C | Philadelphia | 43 | 50 2022 | 5 | 39 |
| 54 | Sandro MamukelashviliSeton Hall | C | Indiana | 44 | 65 2025 | 5 | 21 |
| 55 | Aaron WigginsMaryland | G | Oklahoma City | 49 | 63 2024 | 5 | 17 |
| 56 | Scottie LewisFlorida | G | Charlotte | 32 | 32 2021 | 1 | 53 |
| 58 | Jericho SimsTexas | F | New York | 43 | 51 2025 | 5 | 36 |
| 59 | RaiQuan GrayFlorida State | F | Brooklyn | – | 37 2023 | 2 | 48 |
| 60 | Georgios KalaitzakisPanathinaikos | F | Indiana | 34 | 34 2021 | 1 | 52 |
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