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NBA Mock Draft Pick #21 -- R.J. Hunter, Forward, Georgia State
SB Nation's Mavericks blog, Mavs Moneyball, explains the pick:
With the 21st pick in the draft, the faux-Mavericks select the very real prospect that is R.J. Hunter.
This is a guy we've been targeting all along. Dallas needs shooting and, with Monta Ellis likely leaving, a secondary playmaker to handle the ball. We like several other players still on the board -- Trey Lyles and Sam Dekker have both fallen, in our eyes -- but Hunter is the pick. Had Hunter been taken a pick or two before, we may have pushed harder to shed Raymond Felton's expiring contract while trading down. Fortunately, our guy is still on the board and it was impossible not to pull the trigger.
1) Minnesota Timberwolves: KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS
2) Los Angeles Lakers: JAHLIL OKAFOR
3) Phoenix Suns (via Philadelphia 76ers): D'ANGELO RUSSELL
4) New York Knicks: JUSTISE WINSLOW
5) Orlando Magic: WILLIE CAULEY-STEIN
6) Philadelphia 76ers (via Sacramento Kings): MARIO HEZONJA
7) Denver Nuggets: EMMANUEL MUDIAY
8) Boston Celtics (via Detroit Pistons): KRISTAPS PRIZINGIS
9) Utah Jazz (via Charlotte Hornets): MYLES TURNER
10) Philadelphia 76ers (via Miami Heat): STANLEY JOHNSON
11) Indiana Pacers: CAMERON PAYNE
12) Utah Jazz: DEVIN BOOKER
13) Miami Heat (from the 76ers via the Phoenix Suns): FRANK KAMINSKY
14) Oklahoma City Thunder: KELLY OUBRE
15) Atlanta Hawks: BOBBY PORTIS
16) Detroit Pistons (via Boston Celtics): JUSTIN ANDERSON
17) Phoenix Suns (via Milwaukee Bucks): MONTREZL HARRELL
18) Houston Rockets: JERIAN GRANT
19) Milwaukee Bucks (via Washington Wizards): KEVON LOONEY
20) Toronto Raptors: RONDAE HOLLIS-JEFFERSON
21) Dallas Mavericks: R.J. HUNTER
22) Chicago Bulls
27) Los Angeles Lakers
28) Boston Celtics
29) Brooklyn Nets
15) Atlanta Hawks
16) Boston Celtics
17) Milwaukee Bucks
18) Houston Rockets
20) Toronto Raptors
21) Dallas Mavericks
22) Chicago Bulls
27) Los Angeles Lakers
28) Boston Celtics
29) Brooklyn Nets