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NBA Draft

2021 NBA Draft by Stars

Recruiting class to draft outcomes for the 2021 NBA Draft.
Total Drafted
59
2021 draft
5-Star
20
33.9% of draftees
4-Star
23
39.0% of draftees
3-Star
2
3.4% of draftees
01 · ELITE TIER
5-Star Recruits
100.0%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
20
Recruited
20
% of Draftees
33.9%
% of Recruits
4.1%
4.0×more likely to be drafted
02 · BLUE CHIP
4-Star Recruits
21.1%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
23
Recruited
109
% of Draftees
39.0%
% of Recruits
4.7%
0.8×more likely to be drafted
03 · PROSPECT
3-Star Recruits
25.0%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
2
Recruited
8
% of Draftees
3.4%
% of Recruits
0.4%
Baselinecomparison tier
Draft Talent · By State
Sorted by Draft Talent Ratio — blue chip share ÷ population share
#
01District Of Columbia01012.3%<1%1152%
02New Hampshire01012.3%<1%556%
03Kentucky11024.7%1%342%
04Florida4401018.6%7%283%
05Minnesota11024.7%2%270%
06Arkansas01012.3%<1%255%
07Iowa01012.3%<1%242%
08Georgia12037.0%3%214%
09Louisiana01012.3%1%167%
10New Jersey20024.7%3%167%
11Michigan02024.7%3%154%
12Alabama01012.3%2%153%
13North Carolina11034.7%3%146%
14Wisconsin10012.3%2%131%
15Tennessee10012.3%2%111%
16Massachusetts01122.3%2%111%
17Washington01012.3%2%100%
18California500611.6%12%98%
19Virginia01012.3%3%89%
20Texas30037.0%9%78%
21Illinois01012.3%4%61%
22New York01022.3%6%39%
23Alaska00000.0%<1%0%
24Arizona00000.0%2%0%
25Colorado00000.0%2%0%
26Connecticut00000.0%1%0%
27Delaware00010.0%<1%0%
28Hawaii00000.0%<1%0%
29Idaho00000.0%<1%0%
30Indiana00000.0%2%0%
31Kansas00000.0%<1%0%
32Maine00000.0%<1%0%
33Maryland00000.0%2%0%
34Mississippi00000.0%<1%0%
35Missouri00000.0%2%0%
36Montana00000.0%<1%0%
37Nebraska00000.0%<1%0%
38Nevada00000.0%<1%0%
39New Mexico00000.0%<1%0%
40North Dakota00000.0%<1%0%
41Ohio00110.0%4%0%
42Oklahoma00000.0%1%0%
43Oregon00000.0%1%0%
44Pennsylvania00000.0%4%0%
45Rhode Island00000.0%<1%0%
46South Carolina00000.0%2%0%
47South Dakota00000.0%<1%0%
48Utah00000.0%1%0%
49Vermont00000.0%<1%0%
50West Virginia00000.0%<1%0%
51Wyoming00000.0%<1%0%