2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder Needs: Talent in general Picks: 6, 16, 18, 35, 36, 55 The thing about rebuilding the way the Thunder are doing, is that there’s not much they can’t use. They have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a foundational piece, but he’s versatile enough to play multiple positions, as can Lu Dort, and so they…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors Needs: Impact player, a healthy Klay Thompson Picks: 7, 14 The Warriors have struggled the last two seasons, and that can all be attributed to Klay Thompson being injured. With Klay, they are a dynamic team that can score in bunches and stretch a defense to its breaking point on every single…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Southwest Division
Houston Rockets Needs: Talent, 3 pt shooting, rebounding, defense Picks: 2, 23, 24 Houston was the worst team in the league last season and saw James Harden relocate to Brooklyn for 5 cents on the dollar. Losing a former MVP is always going to hurt, but not getting a high level player back can cripple…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Atlantic Division
Toronto Raptors Needs: Running mate for VanVleet, rebounding Picks: 4, 46, 47 It pains me to say it, but it’s time for the Raptors to blow it all up and start over. They have a young core upon which to build (plus a high draft pick this year) and could likely return to playoff contention…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Southeast Division
Orlando Magic Needs: Talent Picks: 5, 8, 33 The Magic found their new head coach in Jamahl Mosely who comes to them from the Dallas Mavericks. He inherits a roster that has a serious lack of talent. After years of poor drafting, poor roster construction, and poor asset management, the team is at a cross…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Central Division
Detroit Pistons Needs: Scoring, Shooting, Rebounding Picks: 1, 37, 42, 52 Detroit came away from the Draft Lottery as the proud owners of the number one pick. Because of that, they will almost assuredly come away with Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham. Cunningham is a player that can play on or off the ball, has…
Team Needs: Northwest Division
Minnesota Timberwolves Needs: Backup point guard, forward, shooting Picks: 1, 17, 33 The Timberwolves have Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell set up as their cornerstones and will have the opportunity to really bolster their team this offseason, as they have two first round picks and a high second rounder. Obviously, there are a lot of…
Team Needs: Southwest Division
New Orleans Pelicans Needs: Jrue Holiday trade, center Picks: 13, 39, 42, 60 The Pelicans are attempting to build around Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson, meaning a guy like Jrue Holiday doesn’t really fit their current timeline. So look for them to find a trade partner to move him to a team that is closer…
Team Needs: Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors Needs: Depth Picks: 2, 48, 51 Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins: all of those guys are back, but it’s a really top heavy roster. Outside of those players, only two (Kevon Looney and Jordan Poole) make over 2 million per year. That helps to illustrate how thin this…
Team Needs: Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics Needs: A trade partner Picks: 14, 26, 30, 47 Boston may not have made it to the NBA Finals this season, but they are positioned to be in the thick of things for years to come. Their team isn’t perfect, but there is a considerable amount of talent on the roster that helps…
Team Needs: Southeast Division
Atlanta Hawks Needs: Shooting guard, backup power forward, Picks: 6, 50 The Hawks were one of the worse teams in the association last season and had some glaring weaknesses, but they may have solved the biggest ones back in February. And while we didn’t get to see them during the Orlando bubble restart, I believe…
Team Needs: Central Division
Detroit Pistons Needs: Rebounding, rim-protection Picks: 7 If we’re being honest, Detroit has one of the worst rosters in the NBA right now. Blake Griffin is their highest profile player, and his contract calls for him to make over 75 million over the next couple of seasons. Derrick Rose has had a bit of a…
Team Needs: Southeast Division
With picks at 8,10 and 17 the Hawks can look to shore up their front court with a big like Bruno Fernando
Team Needs: Central Division
Point Guard isn’t an area of need for Clevaland, but at the 5th pick Darius Garland could be the selection on value. A look at the team needs in the Central.
Team Needs: Atlantic Division
RJ Barrett and the Knicks appear to be on a collision course. Can Barrett be the savior that turns things around in Manhattan?
Team Needs: Pacific Division
The Suns are in desperate need of a point guard. They’re sitting in a pretty good position with three solid point guards available in this year’s draft and figure to land either Darius Garland or Coby White at 6.
Team Needs: Northwest Division
The Timberwolves hold the 11th pick in this year’s draft and could look at a player such as Nassir Little with their pick.
Team Needs: Southwest Division
The NBA Draft lottery gods were very kind to the Southwest Division with New Orleans and Memphis landing the first and second picks respectively. Now the question will be whether these small market teams can build around their picks and hold onto them.