Who's In and Out of the 2021 NBA Draft
Final list of early entrants to the 2021 Draft
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Thanks, Chad. A question for you: How can those nine guys still be "on the fence", when today is the NCAA's deadline for players to return to school? I'm a Vanderbilt fan, so I'm naturally wondering what Scottie Pippen Jr. is doing. (I wish him the best, whatever he decides. But naturally my preference would be for him to stay a Commodore for another year.) One other thing: Have you heard anything about whether a particular team likes him--or any of the other fence-sitters?