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Wasserman Sports Announces 2021 NBA Draft Class

With the 2021 NBA Draft set to take place on July 29th, Wasserman Sports has announced their 2021 NBA Draft Class which includes: Jalen Suggs, David Duke Jr, Evan Mobley, Joel Ayayi, and Trendon Watford.

Jalen Suggs – Gonzaga University

  • 2020-2021 Accolades:
    • Sporting News NCAA D1 2nd Team All-Americans
    • Wooden Award Finalist
    • Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalist
    • Kyle Macy Freshmen All-America Team
    • All WCC All-Tournament MVP
    • All-WCC Newcomer of the Year
    • All-WCC 1st Team
    • WCC All-Freshman Team
    • WCC All-Tournament Team
    • WCC Regular Season Champion
    • WCC Tournament Winner
    • NABC NCAA D1 All-District 91st Team
    • USBWA All-District IX Team
    • USBWA All-America 2nd Team
    • USBWA Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award Finalist
    • NABC Division I All-America 2nd Team
    • NCAA Finalist
    • AP NCAA D1 All-America 2nd Team
  • Became the highest ranked player to commit to Gonzaga.
  • Suggs was a consensus five-star recruit, with ESPN considering him to be the fifth-best player in the 2020 class.
  • Hometown: West St. Paul, Minnesota
  • High School: Minnehaha High School

David Duke Jr – Providence College

  • 2020-2021 Accolades:
    • USBWA All-District I Team
    • All-Big East 2nd Team
    • NABC NCAA D1 All-District 5 2nd Team
  • Joined the exclusive 1,000-point club for the Providence Friars, and averaged 16.8 PPG, 4.8 APG, and 6.3 RPG.
  • High School: Cushing Academy
  • Hometown: Providence, RI

Evan Mobley – University of Southern California

  • 2020-2021 Accolades:
    • Sporting News NCAA D1 2nd Team All-American
    • Wooden Award Finalist
    • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist
    • Naismith Trophy Semifinalist
    • Kareem Abdul Jabbar Center of the Year Award Finalist
    • Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team
    • Pac 12 Regular Season Runner Up
    • Pac 12 Tournament Semifinals
    • All-Pac 12 Player of the Year
    • All Pac 12 Defensive Player of the Year
    • All Pac 12 Freshman of the Year
    • All Pac 12 1st Team
    • Pac 12 All Defensive Team
    • Pac 12 All Freshman Team
    • Pac 12 All Tournament Team
    • Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American Finalist
    • NABC NCAA D1 All-District 19 1st Team
    • USBWA All-District IX Team
    • USBWA Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award Finalist
    • NABC Division I All-America 2nd Team
    • NCAA Elite Eight
    • AP NCAA D1 All-America 2nd Team
    • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist
  • He was named Pac-12 Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, which made him the first player in Pac-12 history to win all three individual awards.
  • Averaged 16.4 PPG, 8.7 RPG, and 2.4 APG for the 2020-21 season.
  • High School: Rancho Christian HS
  • Hometown: Murrieta, CA

Joel Ayayi – Gonzaga University

  • 2020-2021 Accolades:
    • WCC Tournament Winner
    • Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Finalist
    • All-WCC 1st Team
    • NCAA Finalist
  • Averaged 12 PPG, 6.9 RPG, and 2.7APG.
  • Hometown: Bordeaux, France

Trendon Watford – Louisiana State University

  • 2020-2021 Accolades:
    • All SEC 2nd Team
    • SEC All-Tournament Team
    • SEC Tournament Finalist
    • NABC NCAA D1 All-District 20 2nd Team
  • Averaged 16.3 PPG, 7.4 RPG, and 2.9 APG for the 2020-21 season.
  • High School: Mountain Brook HS
  • Hometown: Birmingham, AL