NBA 2021 draft: Detroit first choice, Houston second and the Warriors well off

Detroit can smile. If the Phoenix Suns won the only game of the night in the playoffs, the Pistons are the other big winners this Tuesday night in the NBA. The Michigan franchise has inherited the first pick for the next draft, which will take place on July 29. And to accompany Killian Hayes and co, she could recover Cade Cunningham, the Oklahoma State back who is presented as the phenomenon of the next batch after shooting 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in NCAA. –

Behind the Pistons who will offer themselves a Top 5 player for the first time since 2003 when they had selected Darko Milicic in second position, it is the Houston Rockets, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors who will be able to make their choice. In full reconstruction after having let go of Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon, Orlando has for his part two pretty choices: the 5th and the 8th that the Magic recovers from the Bulls. But the Warriors are not to be pitied either.

Golden State is certainly not in the Top 5. However, the Warriors have the 14th choice but also the 7th! The Bay Franchise recovers this pick from Minnesota due to a clause in D’Angelo Russell’s trade. After having already registered the reinforcement of James Wiseman last year, the Warriors will be able to add two new promising players to support Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson (who will make his return from injury) and Draymond Green. Or use it as a bargaining chip for a trade, just to afford a more experienced element capable of helping them to become contenders for the title again.