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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - v2.2

2/28/2018

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Mark Wahlen

Mark Wahlen is a co-founder and contributor to The Five by 5.

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1st Round

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

2nd Round

​--------------- Tier 7
31: Aaron Holiday
32: Troy Brown
33: Allonzo Trier
34: De’Anthony Melton
35: Rodions Kurucs
36: Brandon McCoy
--------------- Tier 8
37: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
38: Justin Jackson
39: Bruce Brown Jr.
40: Sagaba Konate
41: Jontay Porter
42: Rawle Alkins
43: Marcus Foster
--------------- Tier 9
44: Mitchell Robinson
45: Moritz Wagner
46: Devonte Graham
47: D’Andre Hunter
48: Jarred Vanderbilt
--------------- Tier 10
49: Josh Okogie
50: Jalen Hudson
51: Elie Okobo
52: Trevon Duval
53: Hamidou Diallo
54: Jevon Carter
--------------- Tier 11
55: Yante Maten
56: Jalen Brunson
57: Eric Paschall
58: Kevin Hervey
59: Arnoldas Kulboka
60: Isaac Bonga

61-100

--------------- Tier 12
61. Tony Carr
62. O’Shae Brissett
63. Deng Adel
64. Cameron Johnson
65. Jarrey Foster
66. Terrence Davis Jr.
67. Rui Hachimura
68. Bonzie Colson
69. Aric Holman
70. Alize Johnson
71. Omari Spellman
72. Kelan Martin
73. Marko Simonovic
74. Quinton Rose
75. Ethan Happ
76. Johnathan Williams
77. Lagerald Vick
78. Ray Spalding
79. Joshua Langford
80. Grayson Allen
81. Shamorie Ponds
82. DJ Hogg
83. Bennie Boatwright
--------------- Tier 13
84 Jaylen Nowell
85. Markus Howard
86. Tra Holder
87. Bruno Fernando
88. Kostja Mushidi
89. Matur Maker
90. Amine Noua
91. John Petty
92. Kerwin Roach
93. Jerrick Harding
94. Brady Manek
95. Tyler Rawson
96. Shakur Juiston
97. Kenny Wooten
98. Nick Richards
99. Abdoulaye N’doye
100. Donta Hall 

Notable Risers:

Mitchell Robinson (+15)
Landry Shamet (+8)
Keita Bates-Diop (+6)

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (+6)
Bruce Brown Jr. (+5)
Daniel Gafford (+4)

Shake Milton (+4)
Miles Bridges (+3)
Gary Trent Jr. (+3)
Josh Okogie (+3)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+2)
Jalen Brunson (+2)
Chimezie Metu (+1)
Aaron Holiday (+1)
Zhaire Smith (unranked)
D’Andre Hunter (unranked)
​De’Anthony Melton (unranked)

Notable Drops:

Terrence Davis Jr. (-20)
Hamidou Diallo (-16)
Deng Adel (-15)
Aric Holman (-12)
Troy Brown (-12)
Robert Williams (-10)
Kris Wilkes (-7)

Jacob Evans (-7)
Marcus Foster (-7)
Devonte Graham (-7)
Rawle Alkins (-6)
Brandon McCoy (-6)
Moritz Wagner (-5)

Jalen Hudson (-5)
Chandler Hutchison (-5)
​Jevon Carter (-3)

Lonnie Walker IV (-2)
Allonzo Trier (-2)

Notes:

Additional tiers have been added to this big board rendition in an attempt to be more specific in prospect rankings. I've also added an additional 40 players to the rankings to round out a top 100.

For all functional discussion purposes, the players in a given tier are essentially tied with one another. Only small differences separate the prospects in a given tier. 
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Michael Porter Jr. has moved up into tier 2 following the announcement that he's been medically cleared to participate in all basketball related activities. It remains to be seen if he'll play this season, and there are rumors that he may return to school for another year to see if he can work his way into becoming the #1 pick in the 2019 draft. But regardless of his decision to play this year or to come back next year, being medically cleared to play basketball is a great sign for him and his NBA draft stock.

The tier 1 prospects of Luka Doncic and DeAndre Ayton have separated themselves from the rest of the top prospects. They're the only two players in consideration for the #1 pick.

The biggest drop-off between tiers in terms of talent, skill, potential, etc. is between tier's 5 and 6.

Player rankings from tier 6 and beyond remain extremely fluid. Continue to expect a lot of movement in the rankings within and between those tiers. Although, tier 6 is starting to solidify itself more than it has in the past as those prospects continue to separate themselves from lower tiers. Expect only minimal movements within and between the top 5 tiers as the prospects in those tiers have solidified themselves as the clear top talents in this draft class.

I still have a lot of players to evaluate (especially overseas prospects) and their names will be added into the upcoming renditions of the big board as needed. Zhaire Smith, De’Anthony Melton and D’Andre Hunter are examples of players that I had not previously watched, but have since added to the big board after I was able to watch and evaluate them sufficiently. If you have any specific players that aren't included on this board that you feel like should be, please feel free to comment (or message me on social media) with their names. 

Other Players Outside the Top 100
​(in no particular order)

Tadas Sedekerskis
Wenyen Gabriel
PJ Washington
Dewan Huell
Chris Silva
Shaquille Morris
Jamuni McNeace
Yovel Zoosman
Aleksandar Vezenkov
Vlatko Cancar
Phil Cofer
Romello White
​De’Quon Lake
Ike Obiagu
Anfernee McLemore
Tres Tinkle
Malik Pope
Mike Daum
Devon Hall
Victor Bailey Jr.
Matisse Thybulle
Dylan Windler
Udoka Azubuike
Photo Credit:
Michael Porter Jr: ColumbiaMissourian.com
We do not claim ownership of any of the photo's. All photo's have been used under the "fair use" guidelines. 
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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - V2.1

2/12/2018

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Mark Wahlen

Mark Wahlen is a co-founder and contributor to The Five By 5.

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1st Round:
--------------- Tier 1
1: Luka Doncic
2: DeAndre Ayton
3: Jaren Jackson Jr.
4: Marvin Bagley III
--------------- Tier 2
5: Michael Porter Jr.
6: Mo Bamba
7: Trae Young
--------------- Tier 3
8: Mikal Bridges
9: Lonnie Walker IV
10: Collin Sexton
11: Miles Bridges
--------------- Tier 4
12: Kevin Knox
13: Wendell Carter Jr
--------------- Tier 5
14: Anfernee Simons
15: Chandler Hutchison
16: Kris Wilkes
17: Chimezie Metu
18: Robert Williams
19: Daniel Gafford
20: Troy Brown
21: Khyri Thomas
22: Jacob Evans
23: Shake Milton
24: Tyus Battle
25: Landry Shamet
26: Melvin Frazier
27: Gary Trent Jr
28: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
29: Dzanan Musa
--------------- Tier 6
30: Brandon McCoy

2nd Round:
31: Allonzo Trier
32: Aaron Holiday
33: Keita Bates-Diop
34: Rodions Kurucs
35: Marcus Foster
36: Rawle Alkins
37: Hamidou Diallo
--------------- Tier 7
38: Justin Jackson
39: Devonte Graham
40: Moritz Wagner
41: Sagaba Konate
42: Jontay Porter
43: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
44: Bruce Brown Jr.
45: Jalen Hudson
--------------- Tier 8
46: Josh Okogie
47: Terrence Davis Jr.
48: Deng Adel
49: Elie Okobo
50: Jevon Carter
51: Trevon Duval
--------------- Tier 9
52: Yante Maten
53: Jarred Vanderbilt
54: Jalen Brunson
55: Kevin Hervey
56: Eric Paschall
57: Aric Holman
58: Arnoldas Kulboka
59: Mitchell Robinson
60: Isaac Bonga

Notable Risers:
Melvin Frazier (+34)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (+17)
Marcus Foster (+13)
Jacob Evans (+11)
Khyri Thomas (+10)
Troy Brown (+7)
Eric Paschall (+5)

Aric Holman (+4)
Mikal Bridges (+3)
Kris Wilkes (+3)

Allonzo Trier (+3)
Keita Bates-Diop (+3)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (+2)

Moritz Wagner (+2)
Jevon Carter (+2)
Luka Doncic (+1)

Notable Drops:
Jarred Vanderbilt (-27)
Lagerald Vick (-16)
Dzanan Musa (-9)
Rawle Alkins (-8)

Hamidou Diallo (-8)
Tra Holder (-7)
Bruce Brown Jr. (-6)
Omari Spellman (-5)
Jalen Hudson (-5)
Mitchell Robinson (-4)
Jalen Brunson (-3)
Deng Adel (-3)
Miles Bridges (-2)

Collin Sexton (-2)
Gary Trent Jr. (-2)
Grayson Allen (-2)

DeAndre Ayton (-1)
Marvin Bagley III (-1)
Trae Young (-1)
Trevon Duval (-1)

Other Notes:
Bruce Brown Jr. opted to undergo surgery on his broken foot recently and we wish him a speedy and full recovery. Unfortunately for Bruce, this only adds to a disappointing sophomore season that has seen minimal increases in his production with drastic decreases in his shooting percentages across the board.

The middle and back end of the 1st round remains wide open with a lot of movement happening there since the 2.0 version of the 2018 big board was posted. Expect this trend to continue as players projected in the late 1st round to early/mid 2nd round struggle to separate themselves from their counterparts. 

Unlike later in the draft, the top of this draft class has solidified itself. Expect little movement amongst the top 4 tiers leading up to the draft (barring poor medical reports for any of those players). Tier 3 will perhaps be the most highly debated top 4 tiers. As of this version of the 2018 big board, there is only minimal differences between the tier 3 prospects, and all 4 are (for all functional discussion purposes) considered to be tied with one another. Only very minimal differences have separated them into their current tier 3 rankings.

Other Players (in no particular order)
Lagerald Vick
O’Shae Brissett
Amine Noua
Bruno Fernando
Matur Maker
Nick Richards
PJ Washington
Ray Spalding
Quinton Rose
Tra Holder
Joshua Langford
Johnathan Williams
Bennie Boatwright
Jarrey Foster
Shamorie Ponds
Omari Spellman
Kostja Mushidi
Grayson Allen
Wenyen Gabriel
Shakur Juiston
Dewan Huell
Markus Howard
Brady Manek
Donta Hall
Bonzi Colson
​Matisse Thybulle
Kenny Wooten
Tyler Rawson
D’Andre Hunter
Herbet Jones
John Petty
Rui Hachimura
Chris Silva
Marko Simonovic
Abdoulaye N’doye
Tadas Sedekerskis
Shaquille Morris
Jamuni McNeace
Alize Johnson
Yovel Zoosman
Aleksandar Vezenkov
Vlatko Cancar
Phil Cofer
Romello White
De’Quon Lake
Ike Obiagu
Anfernee McLemore
Ethan Happ
Tres Tinkle
Malik Pope
Mike Daum
Devon Hall
Jerrick Harding
Victor Bailey Jr.
Jaylen Nowell
Photo Credit:
Luka Doncic: SportsByFry.com
We do not claim ownership of any of the photo's. All photo's have been used under the "fair use" guidelines. 
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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - v2.0

2/2/2018

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Mark Wahlen

Mark Wahlen is a co-founder and contributor to The Five By 5.

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First Round:
----------------- Tier 1
1: DeAndre Ayton
2: Luka Doncic
3: Marvin Bagley
----------------- Tier 2
4: Michael Porter Jr.
5: Jaren Jackson Jr.
6: Trae Young
7: Mo Bamba
----------------- Tier 3
8: Collin Sexton
9: Miles Bridges
10: Lonnie Walker IV
11: Mikal Bridges
12: Kevin Knox
13: Wendell Carter Jr
---------------- Tier 4
14: Anfernee Simons
15: Chandler Hutchison
16: Chimezie Metu
17: Robert Williams
18: Daniel Gafford
19: Kris Wilkes
20: Dzanan Musa
----------------- Tier 5
21: Tyus Battle
22: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
23: Shake Milton
24: Landry Shamet
25: Gary Trent Jr
26: Jarred Vanderbilt
27: Troy Brown
28: Rawle Alkins
29: Hamidou Diallo
30: Brandon McCoy
------------------ Tier 6

Second Round:
31: Khyri Thomas
32: Aaron Holiday
33: Jacob Evans
34: Allonzo Trier
35: Rodions Kurucs
36: Keita Bates-Diop
37: Justin Jackson
38: Bruce Brown Jr.
39: Devonte Graham
40: Jalen Hudson
41: Sagaba Konate
42: Moritz Wagner
43: Jontay Porter
44: Lagerald Vick
45: Deng Adel
46: Josh Okogie
47: Terrence Davis Jr.
------------------ Tier 7
48: Marcus Foster
49: Elie Okobo
50: Trevon Duval
51: Jalen Brunson
52: Jevon Carter
53: Tra Holder
54: Yante Maten
------------------ Tier 8
55: Mitchell Robinson
56: Omari Spellman
57: Kevin Hervey
58: Arnoldas Kulboka
59: Grayson Allen
60: Isaac Bonga

Notable Risers:
Sagaba Konate (+19)
Jontay Porter (+17)
Gary Trent Jr. (+10)
Devonte Graham (+6)
Jacob Evans (+5)
Lagerald Vick (+5)
Deng Adel (+5)
Chandler Hutchison (+5)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+4)
Terrence Davis Jr. (+4)
Isaac Bonga (+4)
Troy Brown (+3)
Lonnie Walker IV (+3)

Notable Drops:
Jarrey Foster (-21)
Josh Okogie (-13)
Bruce Brown Jr. (-10)
Rawle Alkins (-9)
Daniel Gafford (-4)
Mikal Bridges (-2)

Other Notes:
Unfortunately, Jarrey Foster suffered a torn ACL. It remains to be seen what he will do come draft time, but could still be a viable 2nd round pick if he decides to declare. However, it's most likely that Foster will return for his senior season and enter the 2019 draft. We wish Jarrey the best and quickest recovery possible.
Other Players Considered for the Top 60 (in no particular order):
Amine Noua
Bruno Fernando
Matur Maker
Nick Richards
PJ Washington
Ray Spalding
Quinton Rose
Joshua Langford
Shakur Juiston
Eric Paschall
Johnathan Williams
Bennie Boatwright
Jarrey Foster
Aric Holman
Kostja Mushidi
Wenyen Gabriel
Dwan Huell
Markus Howard
Brady Manek
Donta Hall
Bonzi Colson
​Melvin Fraizer
Jerrick Harding
​Herbet Jones
John Petty
Rui Hachimura
Chris Silva
Marko Simonovic
Abdoulaye N’doye
Tadas Sedekerskis
Shaquille Morris
Jamuni McNeace
Alize Johnson
Yovel Zoosman
Aleksandar Vezenkov
Vlatko Cancar
Phil Cofer
Romello White
De’Quon Lake
Ike Obiagu
Anfernee McLemore
Ethan Happ
Tres Tinkle
Malik Pope
Mike Daum
Devon Hall

Photo Credit: 
Marvin Bagley: USA Today
We do not claim ownership of any of the photo's. All photo's have been used under the "fair use" guidelines. 

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