The 2021 NCAA Tournament is nearly here – March Madness is upon as at last! For most watchers, the tournament is enjoyable for its extremely high-stakes, the drama of single elimination games, and the mostly entertaining basketball. However, for die-hard NBA fans, the tournament is useful mostly as scouting purposes for the draft. As the Clippers actually do own their own first-round draft pick this year (currently projected for 25th), let’s do a brief examination of prospects to watch in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
While the Clippers could theoretically pick anyone at their draft slot, for the purposes of this exercise I will look only at players commonly mocked in the 20 to 40 draft range. This would make them fairly reasonable targets for the Clippers, who will probably be drafting anywhere from 22 to 30 (maybe leaning towards that bottom end with some of their losses). Without further ado, let’s look at some draft prospects in that range and when they’re going to be playing!
Franz Wagner – 6’9 Forward from Michigan
First Game: Saturday, 12:00 PM PT on CBS
Greg Brown – 6’8 Freshman Forward from Texas
First Game: Saturday,6:50 PM PT on TRUTV
Davion Mitchell – 6’3 Junior Guard from Baylor
First Game: Friday, 12:30 PM PT on TRUTV
Terrence Shannon – 6’6 Guard from Texas Tech
First Game: Friday, 10:45 AM PT on TNT
Chris Duarte – 6’5 Senior Guard from Oregon
First Game: Saturday, 6:57 PM PT on TNT
Day’Ron Sharpe – 6’11 Freshman Center from UNC
First Game: Friday, 4:10 PM PT on CBS
Cam Thomas – 6’3 Freshman Guard from LSU
First Game: Saturday, 10:45 AM PT on TNT
Aaron Henry – 6’5 Junior Wing from MSU
First Game: Saturday, 6:20 PM PT on TBS
Jared Butler – 6’3 Junior Guard from Baylor
First Game: Friday, 12:30 PM PT on TRUTV
Bones (Nah’Shon) Hyland – 6’3 Sophomore Guard from VCU
First Game: Saturday, 6:57 PM PT on TNT
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl – 6’10 Sophomore Forward from Villanova
First Game: Friday, 6:57 PM PT on TNT
Ayo Dosunmu – 6’4 Junior Guard from Illinois
First Game: Friday, 10:15 AM PT on TBS
Jaden Springer – 6’4 Freshman Guard from Tennessee
First Game: Friday, 1:30 PM PT on TNT
Miles McBride – 6’2 Sophomore Guard from West Virginia
First Game: Friday, 6:50 PM PT on TRUTV
So, are there any prospects playing in the 2021 NCAA Tournament that you have your eyes on for the Clippers? Any you’re hoping they avoid? Give your comments on tomorrow’s games in the chat below!
