The 2021 NBA Draft is two rounds and consists of just 60 picks, so not every good college basketball player will hear his name called. Many NBA teams opt to select players with a higher upside and some of those picks are foreign players they wish to just stash overseas.
There are still some very good players left to sign, but with another short offseason, they may not get as many opportunities to get noticed as in previous years.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Bryn Forbes won an NBA title this year and he went undrafted back in 2016.
This is not the end of the road for these players. There are many undrafted players in the NBA, so a few of these guys will still make their dreams come true in the future.
Here are the best undrafted players not selected in the 2021 NBA Draft.
Dashien Nix – PG – High School (USA)
Austin Reaves – SG – Oklahoma Sooners
Joel Ayayi – SG – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Aaron Henry – SG – Michigan State Spartans
Matthew Hurt – PF – Duke Blue Devils
Alex Antetokounmpo – SF – Greece
McKinley Wright IV – PG – Colorado Buffaloes
Chaundee Brown – SF – Michigan Wolverines
Carlik Jones – PG – Louisville Cardinals
Sam Hauser – SF – Virginia Cavaliers
Trendon Watford – PF – LSU Tigers
DJ Steward – PG – Duke Blue Devils
Vrenz Bleijenbergh – SF – Belgium
Justin Champagnie – SF – Pittsburgh Panthers
Isaiah Miller – PG – UNC Greensboro Spartans
Matt Mitchell – SF – San Diego State Aztecs
John Petty Jr. – SG – Alabama Crimson Tide
Duane Washington Jr. – PG – Ohio State Buckeyes
AJ Lawson – SG – South Carolina Gamecocks
Yves Pons – SF – Tennessee Volunteers
Jose Alvarado – PG – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Amar Sylla – PF – Senegal
Moses Wright – PF – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Marcus Garrett – PG – Kansas Jayhawks
EJ Onu – C – Shawnee State Bears
JaQuori McLaughlin – PG – UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Romeo Weems – SF – DePaul Blue Demons
David Duke – PG – Providence Friars
RJ Nembhard – PG – TCU Horned Frogs
Mitch Ballock – SG – Creighton Bluejays
DJ Stewart Jr. – SF – Mississippi State Bulldogs
DeJon Jarreau – PG – Houston Cougars
Matt Coleman III – PG – Texas Longhorns
Aamir Simms – PF – Clemson Tigers
Jordan Schakel – SF – San Diego State Aztecs
Dru Smith – PG – Missouri Tigers
Derrick Alston Jr. – SF – Boise State Broncos
Mac McClung – PG – Texas Tech Red Raiders
Javonte Smart – PG – LSU Tigers
Mark Vital – SF – Baylor Bears
Chris Smith – SF – UCLA Bruins
Eugene Omoruyi – SF – Oregon Ducks
Cameron Krutwig – C – Loyola Chicago Ramblers
Kyle Mangas – SG – Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats
TreVion Crews – PG – Bethel Pilots
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Bobby Roberts (otherwise known as Sweetbob) is the creator of ‘America’s White Boy’ and contributor at Project Shanks. His writing has been featured on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’, Sports Illustrated’s Hot Clicks, Guyspeed, and various other sites. You can follow him on Twitter at @Sweetbob.