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2021 NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Timberwolves keep pick, Magic load up

By Dylan Jackson

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 21: Cade Cunningham #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys reacts against the Oregon State Beavers during the second half in the second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse on March 21, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 21: Cade Cunningham #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys reacts against the Oregon State Beavers during the second half in the second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse on March 21, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 20: Scottie Barnes #4 of the Florida State Seminoles handles the ball during the first half against the UNC-Greensboro Spartans in the first round game of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 20, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 20: Scottie Barnes #4 of the Florida State Seminoles handles the ball during the first half against the UNC-Greensboro Spartans in the first round game of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 20, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

6.     Wizards – Scottie Barnes, Forward, Florida State

What the hell are you supposed to do this offseason if you’re the Washington Wizards? No, really. The Wizards made a win-now move by trading John Wall for Russell Westbrook, but the issue is the team got worse from the year prior – even without Wall playing a single minute.

Bradley Beal became an All-Star starter this season averaging over 31 points per game on the highest FG-percentage of his career, and the Wizards are stuck in the bottom of the league. Do they trade this pick? Do they move Beal and Westbrook less than a season after giving up a first-round pick?

Ignoring that and moving to Scottie Barnes, the Wizards would be getting themselves a big, defensive-minded initiator that, at the very least, will impact the game from those two aspects.

Scottie Barnes can be used in a variety of ways. The Wizards will likely use him as a versatile wing/forward defender while Hachimura/Bertans are on the floor, but he can also run the back-up point guard role as well – something that Washington desperately needs. He would be a good fit in addition to having a decent ceiling depending on how his long-range jumper turns out.

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