NBA Mock Draft: OKC Thunder Add Defensive Stopper

Now that the OKC Thunder officially have the sixth pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, GM Sam Presti has more clarity to determine who he wants.

The 2021 NBA Draft is less than one month away, with the Oklahoma City Thunder having one selection in the lottery at No. 6 overall. While the lottery didn’t turn out exactly how they wanted, there’s still going to be the chance to pick a franchise-altering player at that spot.

The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor updated his NBA mock draft last week, which had the Oklahoma City Thunder selecting perhaps the most versatile defender in the entire class. 

Let's take a look at how O’Connor thinks the lottery could shape up. 

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Team	Player	School
1. DET	Cade Cunningham	Oklahoma State
2. HOU	Jalen Green	G League Ignite
3. CLE	Evan Mobley	USC
4. TOR	Jalen Suggs	Gonzaga
5. ORL	Jonathan Kuminga	G League Ignite
6. OKC	Scottie Barnes	Florida State
7. GSW	Davion Mitchell	Baylor
8. ORL	Franz Wagner	Michigan
9. SAC	Keon Johnson	Tennessee
10. NOP	Corey Kispert	Gonzaga
11. CHA	Jalen Johnson	Duke
12. SAS	Alperen Sengun	International
13. IND	Josh Giddey	International
14. GSW	Usman Garuba	International

The 2021 NBA Draft is set to take place July 29. It will be a pivotal night for Oklahoma City, who will also have five picks outside of the lottery to bolster their roster during this current rebuild.