NBA Mock Draft: Thunder Get Their Center of the Future

With just seven games left for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, every game will have major implications on their draft lottery odds and who they select in the 2021 NBA Draft

When it comes to scouting players and putting together accurate mock drafts, Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman is one of the best in the business. Last week he released his latest mock draft, which lays the groundwork 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. There seems to be a consensus that the top-five in the class are locked into that range, but from pick No. 6 to the end of the lottery, anything could happen.

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 Wasserman'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. OKC	Evan Mobley	USC
3. ORL	Jalen Green	G League Ignite
4. GSW (via MIN)	Jalen Suggs	Gonzaga
5. CLE	Jonathan Kuminga	G League Ignite
6. DET	Keon Johnson	Tennessee
7. SAC	Jalen Johnson	Duke
8. ORL	Scottie Barnes	Florida State
9. TOR	Davion Mitchell	Baylor
10. NOP	Moses Moody	Arkansas
11. WAS	Corey Kispert	Gonzaga
12. IND	Franz Wagner	Michigan
13. SAS	Alperen Sengun	International

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Winners of just two games through their last 22, the Oklahoma City Thunder are 21-44, good for the fifth-worst record in the NBA with seven games remaining. In one of the most talented classes in recent history, OKC will have a good shot at selecting at least one player who will be a long-term starter, or maybe even franchise-changing talent.