2021 NBA Redraft: Does Evan Mobley go first overall this time?

Josh Giddey is a polarizing player, just as much after nearly two seasons as he was when the Oklahoma City Thunder surprisingly drafted him sixth overall in 2021. His passing is remarkable, his positional size and rebounding are strong, and he has developed as a scorer with a deep bag of flips and tricks around the basket.

The rub for Giddey is that his shot still looks broken, and he is a 30.2 percent 3-point shooter and a 74.5 percent free-throw shooter; he might still develop his shot, but a knockdown jumper isn’t hiding in his profile. You can build a well-spaced offense around a player like Giddey, but it takes work. His strengths outweigh that weakness here at eighth. The Orlando Magic pair him with Jalen Green, hopefully providing the kind of table-setter to maximize Green’s impact and development.

Trey Murphy III has been an excellent pick for the New Orleans Pelicans, who originally took the wing out of Virginia with the 17th pick. He is a true 3-point bomber, hitting 38.5 of his 5.6 3-point attempts per game. He is also a solid defender, although he can get blown by and hasn’t developed the strength to bang inside in small-ball lineups yet. The Sacramento Kings go for a player whose size and shooting make him a better fit than Davion Mitchell, their original pick here at nine.

The Memphis Grizzlies originally took Zhaire Williams, a former top prospect who has been a solid defender and shown flashes offensively, but who hasn’t put it together yet for a team that would love another option at forward. Jonathan Kuminga is the better version of Williams in this draft class in essentially every way.

Right now, Kuminga is a high-level defender, clearly showing growth as the understudy to Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala. The Warriors are throwing him on players like Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James. Offensively, he is a hyper-athletic finisher and is feasting on cuts and in transition. His on-ball creation game needs some work, but there has been enough to suggest he could get there and turn into an All-Star type of player one day. He also might not, and simply settle out as an elite defender and finisher, but that combination of floor and upside is too good to fall out of the Top 10.