Two Wildcats featured in top ten of 2021 NBA Mock Draft

The 2020 NBA Draft is still roughly two months away, but that’s not stopping us from looking ahead to 2021.

Today, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony released his first official mock draft for 2021, a class most analysts feel is deeper and boasts better star talent from top to bottom.

Included in the mock? Two future Kentucky Wildcats in the top ten, with B.J. Boston coming in at No. 8 overall, followed by Terrence Clarke at No. 10. Surprisingly, the pair of five-star guards are the only Kentucky players expected to come off the board.

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Outside of future Wildcats, former Kentucky targets Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green came in at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, followed by Evan Mobley (USC), Jonathan Kuminga, Ziaire Williams, Jalen Johnson, Usman Garuba, Boston, Greg Brown, and Clarke rounding out the top ten.

From there, other familiar faces lined the two-round mock:

Daishen Nix, UCLA (12)
Sccottie Barnes, FSU (14)
Josh Christopher, ASU (16)
David Johnson, Louisville (17)
DJ Steward, Duke (21)
Keyontae Johnson, Florida (22)
Scottie Lewis, Florida (23)
Matthew Hurt, Duke (34)
D.J. Jeffries, Memphis (51)

You can check out the first round below:

PICK	TEAM	HT	POS	AGE
1. Cade Cunningham	Oklahoma State	6-7	PG	18.5
2. Jalen Green	G League Select	6-5	SG	18.2
3. Evan Mobley	USC	7-0	PF/C	18.8
4. Jonathan Kuminga		6-7	SF	17.5
5. Ziaire Williams	Stanford	6-8	SG/SF	18.6
6. Jalen Johnson	Duke	6-8	PF	18.3
7. Usman Garuba	Real Madrid	6-8	PF	18.1
8. B.J. Boston	Kentucky	6-7	SG/SF	18.4
9. Greg Brown	Texas	6-8	PF	18.6
10. Terrence Clarke	Kentucky	6-6	SG/SF	18.6
11. Caleb Love	North Carolina	6-3	PG	18.5
12. Daishen Nix	UCLA	6-4	PG	18.2
13. Keon Johnson	Tennessee	6-5	SG	18.1
14. Scottie Barnes	Florida State	6-8	PF	18.6
15. Jalen Suggs	Gonzaga	6-4	SG	18.8
16. Josh Christopher	Arizona State	6-5	SG/SF	18.3
17. David Johnson	Louisville	6-5	PG	19.1
18. Josh Primo	Alabama	6-5	SG	17.3
19. Juhann Begarin	Paris Basket	6-6	SG	17.7
20. Earl Timberlake	Miami	6-6	SF	18.4
21. DJ Steward	Duke	6-3	PG	18.5
22. Keyontae Johnson	Florida	6-5	SF	20.9
23. Scottie Lewis	Florida	6-5	SG/SF	20.1
24. Ibou Dianko Badji	Barcelona	7-1	C	17.5
25. Roko Prkacin	Cibona Zagreb	6-9	PF	17.4
26. James Bouknight	Connecticut	6-4	SG	19.6
27. Cam Thomas	LSU	6-4	SG	18.5
28. Jaden Springer	Tennessee	6-4	PG/SG	17.5
29. Moses Moody	Arkansas	6-6	SG	17.9
30. Ariel Hukporti	Ludwigsburg	7-0	C	18.0

This mock would indicate – barring any players going undrafted or transferring – Keion Brooks Jr., Devin Askew, Isaiah Jackson, Lance Ware, and Cam’Ron Fletcher would likely return to Kentucky for the 2021-22 season.

For the entire two-round mock draft, head over to ESPN here.