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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - v2.6

5/7/2018

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Mark Wahlen & Zach Milner

Mark & Zach are NBA draft analysts & contributors to The Five By 5.

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Notes:

The first big board listed is Mark's.
​You can find Zach's big board below.
(Titled: Zach's Top 30 NBA Draft Big Board)

1st Round

​--------------- Tier 1
1: DeAndre Ayton
2: Luka Doncic
--------------- Tier 2
3: Jaren Jackson Jr.
4: Marvin Bagley III
5: Mohamed Bamba
--------------- Tier 3
6: Trae Young
7:​ Michael Porter Jr.
--------------- Tier 4
8: Mikal Bridges
9: Miles Bridges
10: Collin Sexton
--------------- Tier 5
11: Lonnie Walker IV
12: Wendell Carter Jr.
13: Kevin Knox
--------------- Tier 6
14: Zhaire Smith
15: Anfernee Simons
16: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
17: Keita Bates-Diop
18: Chandler Hutchison
19: Jacob Evans III
--------------- Tier 7
20: Troy Brown Jr.
21: Khyri Thomas
22: Robert Williams III
23: Jerome Robinson
--------------- Tier 8
24: Landry Shamet
25: Shake Milton
26: Tyus Battle
27: Melvin Frazier Jr.
28: Dzanan Musa
29: Aaron Holiday
30: Jontay Porter

2nd Round

--------------- Tier 9
​31: Jalen Brunson
32: Elie Okobo
33: Rodions Kurucs
34: Donte DiVincenzo
35: De’Anthony Melton
36: Chimezie Metu
37: Mitchell Robinson
38: Kris Wilkes
39: Moritz Wagner
--------------- Tier 10
40: Allonzo Trier
41: Justin Jackson
42: Jalen Hudson
43: Sagaba Konate
44: Rawle Alkins
45: Bruce Brown Jr.
46: Gary Trent Jr.
47: Omari Spellman
48: Gary Clark
--------------- Tier 11
49: Isaac Bonga
50: Hamidou Diallo
51: Trevon Duval
--------------- Tier 12
52: Malik Newman
53: Kevin Huerter
54: Kelan Martin
55: Devonte’ Graham
56: Marcus Foster
57: Kevin Hervey
58: Jarrey Foster
59: Lindell Wigginton
60: Goga Bitadze

61-100

​--------------- Tier 13
61. Josh Okogie
62. Tony Carr
63. Alize Johnson
64. Aric Holman
65. Jevon Carter
66. Admiral Schofield
67. Yante Maten
68. Ray Spalding
69. Arnoldas Kulboka
70. Keenan Evans
71. Carsen Edwards
72. Terence Davis Jr.
73. Bonzie Colson
74. Johnathan Williams
75. Quinton Rose
76. Deng Adel
77. Lagerald Vick
78. Jarred Vanderbilt
79. Brandon McCoy
80. Grayson Allen
81. Lamar Peters
82. Kerwin Roach Jr.
83. Kenrich Williams
84. Jerrick Harding
85. Shamorie Ponds
--------------- Tier 14
86. Markus Howard
87. Mike Daum
88. Ethan Happ
89. Bruno Fernando
90. Devon Hall
91. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
92. Tyler Rawson
93. Brian Bowen
94. Billy Preston
95. DJ Hogg
96. Matur Maker
97. Wenyen Gabriel
98. Austin Wiley
99. Udoka Azubuike
100. Kostas Antetokounmpo

Notable Risers

Jerome Robinson (+31)
Gary Clark (+22)
Elie Okobo (+20)
Jalen Hudson (+19)
Admiral Schofield (+15)
Malik Newman (+13)
Donte DiVincenzo (+14)​
Troy Brown Jr. (+14)
Isaac Bonga (+11)
Omari Spellman (+10)
Jarrey Foster (+10)
Aric Holman (+9)
Keenan Evans (+9)
Alize Johnson (+8)
Jalen Brunson (+8)
Rawle Alkins (+7)

Hamidou Diallo (+6)
Bruce Brown Jr. (+4)
Khyri Thomas (+3)
Landry Shamet (+3)
Marcus Foster (+3)

Arnoldas Kulboka (+3)
Johnathan Williams (+3)

Mohamed Bamba (+1)
Trae Young (+1)
Lonnie Walker IV (+1)
Chandler Hutchison (+1)
Jacob Evans III (+1)
Robert Williams III (+1)
Dzanan Musa (+1)
Kevin Hervey (+1)
Quinton Rose (+1)

Notable Drops

Brandon McCoy (-36)
Gary Trent Jr. (-15)
Jarred Vanderbilt (-14)
Trevon Duval (-10)
Jevon Carter (-10)
Devonte’ Graham (-9)
Tony Carr (-9)
Mitchell Robinson (-9)
Deng Adel (-9)
Shake Milton (-7)​
​Shamorie Ponds (-7)
Melvin Frazier Jr. (-6)
Lamar Peters (-6)
Sagaba Konate (-5)
Ray Spalding (-5)
Yante Maten (-4)
Aaron Holiday  (-4)
Allonzo Trier (-4)
​De’Anthony Melton (-4)
Justin Jackson (-3)
Kris Wilkes (-3)
Terence Davis Jr. (-3)
Jontay Porter (-2)
Moritz Wagner (-2)
Michael Porter Jr. (-2)
Wendell Carter Jr. (-1)

Unranked Players Outside The Top 100
​(In no particular order)

​Tadas Sedekerskis
Amine Noua
Shakur Juiston
Reid Travis
Yoeli Childs
PJ Washington
Abdoulaye N’doye
Tra Holder
Brady Manek
Donta Hall
Dewan Huell
Nick Richards
Chris Silva
Shaquille Morris
Yovel Zoosman
Aleksandar Vezenkov
Vlatko Cancar
Phil Cofer
Romello White
De’Quon Lake
Ike Obiagu
Anfernee McLemore
Tres Tinkle
Malik Pope
Devon Hall
Victor Bailey Jr.
Matisse Thybulle
Dylan Windler
Kostja Mushidi
John Petty
​Doral Moore
​Juwan Morgan
Issuf Sanon
Naja Marinkovic
MiKyle McIntosh
​Theo Pinson
Jeffery Carroll
Terry Larrier
​Corey Sanders
Fred Sims
Brandon Sampson
Harry Froling
​LiAngelo Ball
Max Strus
​Tookie Brown
Jarrett Culver
​Jarred Terrell
EC Matthews
​Zach Norvell Jr.
Omer Yurtseven
Jericho Sims
D’Marcus Simonds
Jon Elmore
Terrell Miller Jr.
Ja Morant
Jonathan Stark
Cody Martin
Caleb Martin
Duncan Robinson
Herbert Jones
Justin Bibbs
Isaac Haas
Mfiondu Kabengele
Ikey Obiagu
Silvio De Sousa
Robert Franks
Charles Matthews
Donte Ingram
Phil Booth
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree
Isaiah Roby
Laurynas Birutis
Tryggvi Hlinason
​Matas Jogela
​William McDowell-White
Isaac Haas
​Rob Gray
Leron Black
Jack McVeigh
​Dikembe Dixson
Doral Moore
Mustapha Heron
Tyler Hall
James Palmer
​Robert Franks
Justin Simon
Marko Simonovic
​​Alpha Diallo
Tyler Cook
Rodney Bullock​
​Jordan Davis
Jaylen Barford

Notes From Mark

Additional statistically "sweeping" was used along with added insights from watching the NBA playoffs in this version of the big board. Greater emphasis was placed on the following skills & traits after watching the NBA playoffs:
  1. Physical Tools & Athleticism
  2. Defense (all aspects)
  3. Shooting
  4. Playmaking (1 on 1 Creation)
  5. Passing
The Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series was a great example of the need to have elite physical tools & athleticism and at least average defense and shooting. Certain players were completely unplayable in this series due to their inadequate size, strength or athleticism (such as Raul Neto and to some extent, Alex Abrines). Dante Exum, who was an elite prospect and has shown a lot of promise lately, struggled to add positive value to the Jazz in this series due to the physicality of the series. Although, it should be noted that Exum has been tremendous in the Jazz's series against the Houston Rockets, where the overall physicality of the series has decreased, and the importance of quickness and speed has increased (his perimeter defense has also been elite, and was a huge factor in the Jazz's game 2).

Additionally, the poor defense of Carmelo Anthony essentially cost the series for the Thunder, showing the importance of having at least average defenders at every position in the playoffs. On the flip-side, Rudy Gobert was the key to the series win for the Jazz with his elite rim protection and defensive impact.

It's also been obvious while watching the playoffs that it's important to have multiple playmakers on the floor at the same time. In today's NBA, switching defense is very popular, and in order to best attack a switching defense, teams need players that can make plays off the dribble when a team forces a mismatch. Again, the Utah Jazz being a great example of this, showing their struggles against Houstons' switching defense with Rubio out for the series (their 2nd best creator off the dribble).

Passing ability has also proven to be very important, with so many of the successful playoff teams utilizing pass heavy systems (Jazz, Celtics, Spurs, Golden State, Houston, etc.) Passing is also directly related to what was discussed previously with the importance of creation off the dribble against mismatches: once a mismatch happens, the 2nd best way to take advantage of it is to move the ball quickly to the open man as the defense shifts to react to the mismatch (or as the defense rotates to help with the dribble penetration). 

Lastly, essentially all playoff teams have struggled immensely when they're unable to make outside shots. Having at least average outside shooters (3 or more on the floor at all times) is hugely important to successful NBA teams.

This is just a small commentary on the lessons learned from watching the NBA playoffs in relation to NBA prospect evaluation, but it reflects the greater emphasis placed on those traits and skills of prospects (and in large part, the changes in player rankings) of this version of the big board.

We've begun working on posting our detailed scouting reports for the class of 2018. You can view them here: ​2018 NBA Draft Class Scouting Reports.

The detailed scouting reports are in the early stages of being compiled, so be sure to check back often for updates. When each report is fully completely, they'll be sent out via The Five By 5's social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc).

Again, please let us know of any feedback you have about our pre-draft coverage. Especially if you feel like we've overlooked any particular player. We're still in the process of scouting players throughout the world and want to make we leave no stone un-turned. We'd also love to hear your thoughts & feedback on our pre-draft rankings of players and other general thoughts about the 2018 NBA draft class, so please be sure to comment here and on our social media account's posts.

Zach's Top 30 NBA Draft Big Board

​--------------- Tier 1
1. DeAndre Ayton
2. Luka Doncic
--------------- Tier 2
3. Jaren Jackson Jr.
4. Marvin Bagley III
--------------- Tier 3
5. Trae Young
6. Michael Porter Jr.
--------------- Tier 4
7. Miles Bridges
8. Mikal Bridges
9. Mohamed Bamba
--------------- Tier 5
10. Collin Sexton
11. Wendell Carter Jr.
12. Robert Williams III
13. Kevin Knox
--------------- Tier 6
14. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
15. Lonnie Walker IV
16. Zhaire Smith
--------------- Tier 7
17. Jacob Evans III
18. Mitchell Robinson
19. Troy Brown Jr.
20. Anfernee Simons
21. Khyri Thomas
22. Aaron Holiday
23. Keita Bates-Diop
24. Chandler Hutchison
25. De’Anthony Melton
--------------- Tier 8
26. Melvin Frazier Jr.
27. Jontay Porter
28. Jalen Brunson
29. Landry Shamet
30. Shake Milton
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