Mark WahlenMark Wahlen is a co-founder and contributor to The Five by 5.
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. 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 |
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 |
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Michael Porter Jr: ColumbiaMissourian.com
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Mark Wahlen
Mark Wahlen is a co-founder and contributor to The Five By 5.
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.
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 |
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Luka Doncic: SportsByFry.com
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Luka Doncic: SportsByFry.com
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Mark Wahlen
Mark Wahlen is a co-founder and contributor to The Five By 5.
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 |
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Marvin Bagley: USA Today
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Marvin Bagley: USA Today
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