Too-Early 2021 NBA Mock Draft: Will Cade Cunningham go No. 1?

For now, Brandon Boston Jr’s NBA comparison is someone along the lines of Kevin Martin or Brandon Ingram.

The freshman wing from Kentucky is a smooth scorer. He has a sweet (albeit hitchy) shooting stroke and can create off of the dribble with his point guard-like handles. He draws fouls at a high rate and has good free throw percentages. The knock on Boston Jr would be the same as those he is compared to: his build. He is 6’7″ and is listed at just 185 pounds, giving him a wiry frame that needs plenty of filling out. He lacks NBA strength, but has the potential to add the necessary bulk to bang with the big boys.

The Bulls are under new management and could be eyeing a rebuild. The odds of them having a top-5 pick are good, Boston Jr would give them a scoring piece to be able to build around for the future.

The first big man on our board is Evan Mobley, a seven-footer who is slated to play for USC this upcoming season.

With his back to the basket, Mobley can play like a traditional big man. He uses his elite length and full repertoire of post moves to be a force down low, and is a beast of a shot blocker as well. But where his upside really lies is in his potential to develop small forward skills. His wiry frame may never fill out in a way that allows him to properly bang with traditional NBA bigs, so having the ability to take his game out to the mid-range and beyond could be crucial for him.

The Washington Wizards are going to be in need of talent up and down the board, and could potentially have hoards of firepower for this draft. They possess a valuable asset in Bradley Beal that could garner a return of draft capital, along with their own pick which is likely to be lottery-bound.