Who's In and Out of the 2021 NBA Draft

Final list of early entrants to the 2021 Draft

Max Abmas (#3) (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Updated July 19, 2021

The NBA released their official NBA Draft early entry list of all underclassmen, international players under-22 as well as college seniors who chose to forgo an extra year of eligibility.

353 players -- 296 players from college (135 underclassmen & 161 college seniors) and 57 international players declared for the draft.

The highest rated prospects to NOT declare for the draft from Big Board 4.0 were Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin (40), Colorado’s Jabari Walker (56) and UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. (57). So, essentially, anyone with a shot at the first or second round declared for this year’s draft.

The deadline to apply for this year’s NBA Draft was Sunday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The NCAA deadline for underclassmen to return to college is July 7th.

A significant number of players decided to withdraw their names at the July 7th deadline. The top rated prospects to withdraw were: Matthew Mayer, Marcus Bagley, Terrence Shannon Jr., Max Abmas and Johnny Juzang.

The deadline for an early-entry player to withdraw from the NBA Draft is Monday, July 19, at 5 p.m. ET. A number of international prospects have withdrew their names headlined by Croatia’s Roko Prkačin, Senegal’s Ibou Badji and Germany’s Ariel Hukporti.

I’ve organized the list by draft projections: lottery picks, projected first rounders, projected second rounders and likely undrafted players and have updated the list to show who has decided to return to school and who is still on the fence.

IN THE DRAFT

Players who officially have declared for the 2021 NBA Draft. Players are listed in alphabetical order

* To preserve eligibility, player has not hired an agent.

POTENTIAL LOTTERY PICKS

Scottie Barnes, F, Florida State

Draft range: 3-6

James Bouknight, SG, UConn

Draft range: 8-18

Cade Cunningham, G/F, Oklahoma State

Draft range: 1-2

Usman Garuba, F/C, Spain

Draft range: 11-29

Josh Giddey, W, Australia

Draft range: 7-16

Jalen Green, SG, G League

Draft range: 1-5

Isaiah Jackson, F/C, Kentucky

Draft range: 11-18

Jalen Johnson, F, Duke

Draft range: 8-18

Keon Johnson, SG, Tennessee

Draft range: 6-16

Corey Kispert, SF, Gonzaga

Draft range: 10-19

Jonathan Kuminga, SF, G League

Draft range: 4-8

Davion Mitchell, PG, Baylor

Draft range: 7-14

Evan Mobley, F/C, USC

Draft range: 1-3

Moses Moody, W, Arkansas

Draft range: 10-18

Alperen Şengün, F/C, Turkey

Draft range: 6-18

Jalen Suggs, G, Gonzaga

Draft range: 1-5

Franz Wagner, W, Michigan

Draft range: 7-14

Ziaire Williams, W, Stanford

Draft range: 11-23

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POTENTIAL FIRST ROUNDERS

Vrenz Bleijenbergh, SF, Belgium

Draft range: 25-40

Brandon Boston Jr., W, Kentucky

Draft range: 25-40

Greg Brown, F, Texas

Draft range: 15-30

Jared Butler, G, Baylor

Draft range: 15-25

Josh Christopher, SG, Arizona State

Draft range: 25-40

Sharife Cooper, PG, Auburn

Draft range: 19-26

Ayo Dosunmu, G, Illinois

Draft range: 25-40

Chris Duarte, G, Oregon

Draft range: 19-25

Quentin Grimes, SG, Houston

Draft range: 25-40

Nah'Shon Hyland, PG, VCU

Draft range: 25-40

Rokas Jokubaitis, PG, Lithuania

Draft range: 25-45

Kai Jones, C, Texas

Draft range: 16-27

Tre Mann, G, Florida

Draft range: 20-40

Miles McBride, PG, West Virginia

Draft range: 19-26

Trey Murphy III, W, Virginia

Draft range: 18-28

Josh Primo, G, Alabama

Draft range: 20-30

Day’Ron Sharpe, C, UNC

Draft range: 25-40

Chris Smith, G/F, UCLA*

Draft range: 25-40

Jaden Springer, G, Tennessee

Draft range: 20-30

Cam Thomas, SG, LSU

Draft range: 25-40

JT Thor, F, Auburn

Draft range: 25-40

Isaiah Todd, F, G League

Draft range: 23-40

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POTENTIAL SECOND ROUNDERS

Santi Aldama, F/C, Loyola (MD)

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Joel Ayayi, G, Gonzaga

Draft range: 30-50

Charles Bassey, C, Western Kentucky

Draft range: 30-50

Juhann Begarin, SG, France

Draft range: 30-50

Justin Champagnie, SF, Pittsburgh

Draft range: 40-undrafted

David Duke, G, Providence

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Kessler Edwards, F, Pepperdine

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Marcus Garrett, G, Kansas

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Luka Garza, C, Iowa

Draft range: 40-undrafted

RaiQuan Gray, F, Florida State

Draft range: 30-50

Sam Hauser, F, Virginia

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Aaron Henry, G, Michigan State

Draft range: 30-50

Jay Huff, C, Virginia

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Matthew Hurt, F, Duke

Draft range: 40-undrafted

David Johnson, G, Louisville

Draft range: 30-50

AJ Lawson, G, South Carolina

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Scottie Lewis, G, Florida

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Isaiah Livers, F, Michigan

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Makur Maker, F, Howard

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Sandro Mamukelashvili, C, Seton Hall

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Mac McClung, G, Texas Tech

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Nikita Mikhailovskii, G/F, Russia

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Mario Nakić, F, Serbia

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Daishen Nix, PG, G League

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Neemias Queta, C, Utah State

Draft range: 30-50

Filip Petrušev, F/C, Serbia

Draft range: 40-undrafted

John Petty, G, Alabama

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Yves Pons, F, Tennessee

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jason Preston, G, Ohio

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Austin Reaves, PG, Oklahoma

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, F, Villanova

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Gui Santos, F, Brazil

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jordan Schakel, G, San Diego State

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Oscar da Silva, F, Stanford

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Aamir Simms, F, Clemson

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jericho Sims, F, Texas

Draft range: 40-undrafted

DJ Steward, G, Duke

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Amar Sylla, F, Belgium

Draft range: 40-undrafted

MaCio Teague, G, Baylor

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Boris Tisma, F, Croatia

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Kyree Walker, G/F, High School

Draft range: 40- undrafted

Duane Washington, G, Ohio State

Draft range: 40- undrafted

Trendon Watford, F, LSU

Draft range: 40- undrafted

Joe Wieskamp, W, Iowa

Draft range: 30-50

Aaron Wiggins, SF, Maryland

Draft range: 40- undrafted

McKinley Wright IV, G, Colorado

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Moses Wright, F, Georgia Tech

Draft range: 40- undrafted

Marcus Zegarowski, G, Creighton

Draft range: 40- undrafted

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LIKELY UNDRAFTED

Players who have officially declared for the draft that are unlikely to be drafted

Josiah Agnew, G, Denmark Tech

Mert Aka, G, Serbia

Derrick Alston Jr., G, Boise State

Jose Alvarado, G, Georgia Tech

Dikembe Andre, C, Brazil

Jonah Antonio, G, Wake Forest

Jonathan Baehre, F, Clemson

Aleksander Balcerowsk, C, Poland

Mitch Ballock, G, Creighton

Danalo Banton, G, Nebraska

Troy Baxter Jr, F, Morgan State

Giorgi Bezhanishvili, F, Illinois

Tarik Biberovic, F, Turkey

Chudier Bile, F, Georgetown

Jahvon Blair, G, Georgetown

Isaac Bonton, G, Washington State

Pedro Bradshaw, F, Bellarmine

Danko Brankovic, C, Croatia

Dalonte Brown, F, Miami (OH)

Marcus Burk, G, IUPUI

Jordan Burns, G, Colgate

Gora Camara, C, Italy

Manny Camper, F, Siena

Nahziah Carter, G, Washington

DJ Carton, G, Marquette

Malcolm Cazalon, G, Serbia

Arinze Chidom, F, UC-Riverside

Matt Coleman III, G, Texas

Trevion Crews, G, Bethel (IN)

TJ Crockett, G, Lindenwood (MO)

Loren Cristian Jackson, G, Akron

Jalen Crutcher, G, Dayton

Derek Culver, F, West Virginia

Sam Cunliffe, G, Evansville

Vinicius Da Silva, C, Spain

Ryan Daly, G, St. Joseph’s

Zaccheus Darko-Kelly, G, U of Providence (MT)

Cartier Diarra, G, Virginia Tech

Mouhamet Diouf, F, Italy

Marek Dolezaj, F/C, Syracuse

Ian DuBose, G, Wake Forest

Tahj Eaddy, G, USC

Nojel Eastern, G, Howard

Lydell Elmore, F, High Point

Navar Elmore, G, Livingstone (NC)

Biram Faye, C, Senegal

Romeao Ferguson, G, Lipscomb

LJ Figueroa, G, Oregon

Aleem Ford, F, Wisconsin

Blake Francis, G, Richmond

D.J. Funderburk, F, NC State

Ty Gadsden, G, UNCW

Gorjok Gak, C, California Baptist

Matthieu Gauzin, G, France

Samson George, F, Central Arkansas

Asante Gist, G, Iona

Gegor Glas, G, Serbia

Terrell Gomez, G, San Diego State

Jordan Goodwin, G, Saint Louis

Justin Gorham, F, Houston

Elyjah Goss, F, IUPUI

Jayvon Graves, G, Buffalo

Quade Green, G, Washington

Patrick Greene Jr., G, National Park College (AR)

Alan Griffin, F, Syracuse

Howen Guo, F, China

Matt Haarms, C, BYU

Javion Hamlet, G, North Texas

Deion Hammond, G, Monmouth

Amauri Hardy, G, Oregon

Romio Harvey, G, Harding University (AR)

Kashaun Hicks, G, Norfolk State

Justus Holatz, G, Germany

Taveion Hollingsworth, G, Western Kentucky

Anthony Hughes Jr. G, Millsaps College (MS)

Feron Hunt, F, SMU

Dalibor Ilic, F, Bosnia

Jhivvan Jackson, G, UTSA

Loren Cristian Jackson, G, Akron

Cason Jardine, F, Hawaii

DeJon Jarreau, G, Houston

Tristan Jarrett, G, Jackson State

Justin Jaworski, G, Lafayette

David Jean-Baptiste, G, Chattanooga

Damian Jefferson, F, Creighton

Bryson Johnson, G, U of Ozarks (AR)

Jalen Johnson, G, Mississippi State

Carlik Jones, G, Louisville

Kenan Kamenjas, F, Bosnia

Jovan Klajic, F, Spain

Balsa Koprivica, C, Florida State

Kameron Langley, G, North Carolina AT&T

Matt Lewis, G, James Madison

Spencer Littleton, F, Toledo

Jaizec Lottie, G, Flagler (FL)

Loudon Love, F, Wright State

Denzel Mahoney, G, Creighton

Makuach Maluach, G, New Mexico

Kyle Mangas, G, Indiana Wesleyan

Karlo Matkovic, F/C, Serbia

JaQuori McLaughlin, G, UCSB

Jadyn Michael, G, Colorado Christian

Asbjorn Midtgaard, C, Grand Canyon

Isaiah Miller, G, UNCG

Damek Mitchell, G, Lewis & Clark

Matt Mitchell, F, San Diego State

Steffon Mitchell, F, Boston College

Ruot Monyyong, F, Little Rock

Aristide Mouaha, G, Italy

Clay Mounce, F, Furman

Matthew Moyer, F, George Washington

Issa Muhammad, F, Dayton St

RJ Nembhard, G, TCU

Barra Nijie, G, St. Benedict’s Prep

Obadiah Noel, G, UMass-Lowell

Joel Ntambwe, F, Texas Tech

Vladislav Odinokov, F, Russia

Eugene Omoruyi, G, Oregon

EJ Onu, C, Shawnee St

Chris Parker, G, Liberty

Joel Parra, F, Spain

Tomas Pavelka, C, Spain

Marko Pecarski, F, Serbia

Ivan Perasovic, F, Croatia

Jock Perry, C, UC-Riverside

Jamorko Pickett, F, Georgetown

Danny Pippen, F, Kent State

Franger Pierla, G, Spain

Nemanja Popovic, F, Serbia

Micah Potter, F, Wisconsin

Jaime Pradilla, F, Spain

Brandon Rachal, G, Tulsa

Sitraka Raharimanantoanina, C, France 

Alex Reese, F, Alabama

Nate Reuvers, C, Wisconsin

Hugo Robineau, G, France 

Elvin Rodriguez, G, Science & Arts of Oklahoma

Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos, F, Greece   

Colbey Ross, G, Pepperdine

Damion Rosser, G, New Orleans

Shawn Royal Jr. G, Victory Rock Prep

Ziga Samar, F, Spain

Oliver Sarr, F, Kentucky

Ronaldo Segu, G, Buffalo

Alexander Shashkov, C, Russia

Taz Sherman, G, West Virginia

Devontae Shuler, G, Ole Miss

Javonte Smart, G, LSU

Justin Smith, F, Arkansas

Mike Smith, G, Michigan

TJ Starks, G, Cal State Northridge

D.J. Stewart Jr., G, Mississippi State

Anthony Tarke, G, Coppin State

Jalen Tate, G, Arkansas

Maleek Taylor, G, Allen U (SC)

Terry Taylor, F, Austin Peay

Christian Terrell, G, Sacramento State

Koby Thomas, G, Coppin State

Ethan Thompson, G, Oregon State

Bojan Tomasevic, F, Serbia

Jeremiah Tilmon, F, Missouri

D’Mitrik Trice, G, Wisconsin

Uros Trifunovic, F, Serbia

Jordan Tshinmanga, C, Dayton

Justin Turner, G, Bowling Green

Luc van Slooten, F, Germany

Chandler Vaudrin, G, Winthrop

Alonza Verge Jr., G, Arizona State

Eric Vila, C, UTEP

Mark Vital, F, Baylor

M.J. Walker, G, Florida State

Keaton Wallace, G, UTSA

Josh Washburn, G, Carthage (WI)

Isaiah Washington, G, Long Beach State

Richard Washington Jr. G, San Jose State

Romeo Weems, F, DePaul

Fabian White Jr., F, Houston

Romello White, F, Mississippi

Devin Whitfield, G, Lincoln Memorial

Brandon Williams, G, Arizona

Keith Williams, G, Cincinnati

Bryce Wills, G, Stanford

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RETURNING TO SCHOOL

Players who declared for the 2021 NBA Draft but have since announced they are returning to school

Max Abmas, G, Oral Roberts

Ochai Agbaji, G, Kansas

Fardaws Aimaq, C, Utah Valley

Warith Alatishe, F, Oregon State

Keve Aluma, F, Virginia Tech

Eric Ayala, G, Maryland

Armando Bacot, PF, North Carolina

Marcus Bagley, F, Arizona State

Geo Baker, G, Rutgers

Justin Bean, F, Utah State

Izaiah Brockington, G, Penn State

Keyshawn Bryant, F, South Carolina

D.J. Burns Jr., F, Winthrop

Maurice Calloo, F, Oregon State

Marcus Carr, G, Minnesota

Colin Castleton, F, Florida

Julian Champagnie, SF, St. John’s

Moussa Cisse, C, Memphis

Kofi Cockburn, C, Illinois

Jermaine Couisnard, G, South Carolina

Kendric Davis, G, SMU

Darius Days, F, LSU

Hunter Dickinson, C, Michigan

Tyson Etienne, G, Wichita State

Hasahn French, G, Saint Louis

Dawson Garcia, F, Marquette

Quincy Guerrier, F, Syracuse

Don Gueye, F, Louisiana

Jordan Hall, F, St. Joseph’s

Bryce Hamilton, W, UNLV

De’Vion Harmon, G, Oklahoma

Ron Harper Jr, F, Rutgers

Trevor Hudgins, G, NW Missouri State

Christiaan Jones, G, Stetson

DeVante Jones, G, Coastal Carolina

Latrell Jones, G, Portland

Johnny Juzang, SG, UCLA

Miller Kopp, F, Northwestern

John Knight III, G, Southern Utah

E.J. Liddell, F, Ohio State

Remy Martin, G, Arizona State

Matthew Mayer, F, Baylor

Josh Mballa, F, Buffalo

Cameron McGusty, W, Miami

Sean McNeil, G, West Virginia

Davion Mintz, G, Kentucky

Isaiah Mobley, F, USC

Alex Morales, G, Wagner

Kevin Obanor, F, Oral Roberts

Darius Perry, G, UCF

Scottie Pippen Jr, G, Vanderbilt

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jordan Phillips, F, UT Arlington

Courtney Ramey, G, Texas

Antonio Reeves, G, Illinois State

Cody Riley, F, UCLA

Orlando Robinson, F/C, Fresno State

Kevin Samuel, C, TCU

Marcus Sasser, G, Houston

Quentin Scott, F, Texas State

Jaden Shackleford, G, Alabama

Terrence Shannon Jr., SG, Texas Tech

Roman Silva, C, Oregon State

Deon Stroud, G, Fresno State

Clyde Trapp, G, Clemson

Stanley Umude, G, South Dakota

C.J. Walker, F, UCF

Sahvir Wheeler, G, Georgia

Jeenathan Williams, G. Buffalo

Trevion Williams, F, Purdue

Jalen Wilson, F, Kansas

Sidney Wilson, F, SIU-Edwardsville

Isaiah Wong, G, Miami

Jacob Young, G, Rutgers

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INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS WITHDRAWING FROM THE DRAFT

Carlos Alocen, G, Spain

Ibou Badji, C, Senegal

Kenny Baptise, F, France

Hugo Besson, G, France

Tom Digbeu, G, Lithuania

Ousmane Diop, F, Italy

Ariel Hukporti, C, Germany

Yoan Makoundou, F, France

Zsombor Marinka, F/C, Spain

Roko Prkačin, F, Croatia

Pavel Savkov, F, Spain

OUT

Top players who did not declared for the 2021 NBA Draft

Avery Anderson III, G, Ok State

2022 Draft range: 40-undrafted

Buddy Boeheim, SG, Syracuse

2022 Draft range: 40-undrafted

Allen Flanigan, F, Auburn

2022 Draft range: 15-25

Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue

2022 Draft range: 15-25

Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, Indiana

2022 Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jaime Jaquez Jr., W, UCLA

2022 Draft range: 20-40

Keyonte Johnson, G/F, Florida

2022 Draft range: 20-40

Josiah-Jordan James, SG, Tennessee

2022 Draft range: 25-40

Taevion Kinsey, SG, Marshall

2022 Draft range: 20-40

Justin Lewis, F, Marquette

2022 Draft range: 40-undrafted

Caleb Love, PG, North Carolina

2022 Draft range: 30-50

Bennedict Mathurin, F, Arizona

2022 Draft range: 15-25

Keegan Murray, F, Iowa

2022 Draft range: 20-40

Andrew Nembhard, G, Gonzaga

2022 Draft range: 20-40

Gabriele Procida, SG, Italy

Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jahvon Quinerly, G, Alabama

2022 Draft range: 40-undrafted

Earl Timberlake, F, Memphis

2022 Draft range: 20-40

Drew Timme, C, Gonzaga

2022 Draft range: 40-undrafted

Jabari Walker, F, Colorado

2022 Draft range: 15-25

Mark Williams, C, Duke

2022 Draft range: 30-50

NOTE: Kentucky’s Terrence Clarke also declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, but tragically passed away in a car accident on 4/22.