The itch had to be scratched. At The Hive’s first mock draft of the season comes a few days after the Hornets stand pat and receive the 11th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, ending their one-year streak of getting lucky in the draft lottery. With just over a month between now and the draft on July 29, it was time to give our first gander at how the grand event may play out.
NOTE: All stats and measurements from sports-reference.com/cbb and https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-anthro/. Positional acronyms are; PG (point guard), G (guard), W (wing), F (forward), C (center).