NBA: 7 bold predictions heading into the 2021 NBA Draft

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Seven bold predictions heading into the 2021 NBA Draft. 

The 2021 NBA Draft is officially here. After weeks of projecting, we’re finally going to see how exactly the draft is going to play out. The smokescreens and whispers are gone and it’s now time to get down to business.

One of the greatest aspects of draft night is not just the draft festivities. What makes draft night especially exciting is that it also coincides with the unofficial official start of the offseason. We will almost certainly see teams make some trades and try to position themselves ahead of the start of free agency.

This is a night that will be filled with hype and one that will almost certainly live up to the hype. It does every year and this season will almost certainly be no different.

As draft day inches closer, we explore seven bold predictions as a preview of what we could possibly see.