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Which prospects can the Kings target in the 2021 NBA Draft?

Sacramento has the ninth-best odds to the win the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery.
By | 0 Comments | Jun 15, 2021

The Sacramento Kings are hoping to get some luck at the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday. The team has a 4.5 percent chance to get the No. 1 pick and a 20.2 percent shot at moving into the top four.

Five prospects appear to be locks to go at the top of the draft. Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham is projected to go first overall, and it’s anyone’s guess how the next four selections will shake out.

Jalen Suggs, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, and Jonathan Kuminga should round out the top five. If the Kings can move into any spot between 2-4, they will be able to add a foundational piece to play alongside De’Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton.

ESPN’s draft experts Jonathon Givony and Mike Schmitz did a joint piece on who each lottery team would take between Nos. 2-4 (if they miss out on Cunningham) and if the team stays put in their current position. Here is who they think the Kings are interested in:

After finishing 15th in blocks per game, the Kings rim protection would improve if they’re able to land Mobley. The USC star ranked sixth in the nation with 2.9 blocks per game and would give head coach Luke Walton an anchor on the backline of the defense.

Mobley isn’t a one-dimensional product. He averaged 16.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and shot an impressive 57.8 percent from the field. The 19-year-old starred for the Trojans during their run in the NCAA Tournament.

With the stakes at their highest, Mobley put up 13.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game in the Tournament and helped USC make it to the Elite Eight.

If the Kings are in a position to select Mobley, general manager Monte McNair will have to see how he would fit with free agent to be Richaun Holmes.

ESPN has the Kings going with Kentucky’s Jackson if they stay put at No. 9. As mentioned, Jackson doesn’t possess the maturity to his game that Mobley has, but he will help a Sacramento defense that finished with the worst defensive rating in NBA history.

The 6’10 freshman averaged 8.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game for the Wildcats last season.

Here is NBAdraft.Net’s scouting report on Jackson:

There is an impressive list of NBA players who were selected No. 9 at the draft. Dirk Nowitzki, Tracy McGrady, Amar’e Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, DeMar DeRozan, and Andre Iguodala were all picked ninth, so hopefully, the Kings can have similar luck if they wind up staying put.

Which prospects would you like the Kings to target if they stay No. 9? Outside of Cunningham, which player do you think would be the best fit for the Kings if they move into the top four?

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