NBA Mock Draft: Thunder Fill Much-Needed Wing Position

With just three games remaining, the Oklahoma City Thunder are getting closer to discovering what their final lottery odds might look like

The 2021 NBA Draft will be a pivotal event for the direction of the Thunder franchise. With the potential of having up to two top-five picks, the way the chips fall could expedite OKC’s rebuild exponentially.

On Friday, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic released his latest mock draft, laying the foundation for how the 2021 NBA Draft could unfold.

While we still won't know where Oklahoma City's first round picks will fall for quite some time, it's still interesting to see where these prospects sit in each tier of the draft. Nearly every draft expert around the world has their top-five prospects roughly the same. However, from there, pick No. 6 to the end of the lottery could see a variety of different outcomes.

With the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery taking place on June 22, the Thunder could end up with two top-five picks, zero top-five picks, or anywhere in-between. Nonetheless, let's take a look at the lottery (picks 1-13) within Vecenie’s recent mock draft and who is projected to be taken near the Thunder's potential picks.

Team	Player	College
1. HOU	Cade Cunningham	Oklahoma State
2. MIN	Jalen Suggs	Gonzaga
3. DET	Evan Mobley	USC
4. ORL	Jalen Green	G League Ignite
5. CLE	Jonathan Kuminga	G League Ignite
6. OKC	Scottie Barnes	Florida State
7. SAC	Keon Johnson	Tennessee
8. ORL	Moses Moody	Arkansas
9. TOR	Davion Mitchell	Baylor
10. NOP	Josh Giddey	International
11. IND	Franz Wagner	Michigan
12. WAS	Kai Jones	Texas
13. GSW	James Bouknight	Connecticut

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Since the March trade deadline, the Thunder have only won two contests. This brings them to a record of 21-48 with three games remaining. The 2021 class is absolutely loaded with top-end talent, meaning Oklahoma City will have a good shot at selecting at least one player who will be a long-term starter.