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2019 NBA Draft - Big Board

6/14/2019

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Mark W.

Mark is the founder, chief editor & chief content creator at TheFiveBy5.com... also an avid Jazz fan

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It's no surprise who's sitting at #1 overall... but what about the rest of the board?

2019 NBA Draft - Big Board 2.0

Opening Notes:

To clarify the new "level of concern" designations: it can be for health concerns and/or character and/or personality concerns. Red means I'd advise a team to pass on the player all together. Yellow means I'd advise the team to be cautious and consider other similarly ranked options that are similarly talented, but less risky (in terms of concern level). And of course, the info I've used to designate these levels of concerns is admittedly incomplete as I don't have full access to NBA caliber health and intel reports. But I've done my best to gather and interpret relevant information to the best of my abilities. And with that, I want to be clear that these concern rankings are based on my opinion and my own info gathering and interpretation, and that I'm not speaking with any sort of authority (other than that of my own opinion) on the matters  of a players health, etc.
Level of Concern Key:
Red Text: High Concern (pass)
Yellow Text: Medium Concern (caution)
Normal Text: No Concerns of Note (all clear)
*Concern level is in relation to health, personality and/or character concerns

1st Round

--------------- All-Star
1. Zion Williamson
--------------- Starter
2. Ja Morant
3. Jarrett Culver
4. RJ Barrett
5. De’Andre Hunter
6. Darius Garland
7. Coby White
8. Goga Bitadze
9. Cameron Reddish
10. Brandon Clarke
11. PJ Washington
12. Bol Bol
13. Romeo Langford
14. Jaxson Hayes
---------------Rotational Player
15. Rui Hachimura
16. Sekou Doumbouya
17. Nickeil Alexander-Walker
18. Keldon Johnson
19. KZ Okpala
20. Jontay Porter
21. Nassir Little
22. Kevin Porter Jr.
23. Eric Paschall
24. Dylan Windler
25. Chuma Okeke
26. Carsen Edwards
27. Luka Samanic
28. Cameron Johnson
29. Mfiondu Kabengele
30. Nazreon Reid

2nd Round

​31. Daniel Gafford
32. Quinndary Weatherspoon
33.Grant Williams
34. Darius Bazley
-------------- Fringe Player
35. Tyler Herro
36. Terence Davis
37. Nic Claxton
38. Matisse Thybulle
39. Bruno Fernando
40. Ty Jerome
41. Yovel Zoosman
42. Talen Horton-Tucker
43. Louis King
44. Charles Matthews
45. Lugentz Dort
46. Jordan Poole
47. Deividas Sirvydis
48. Jaylen Hoard
49. Jalen Lecque
50. Ky Bowman
51. Justin Robinson
52. Admiral Schofield
53. Shamorie Ponds
54. Simi Shittu
55. Cody Martin
56. DaQuan Jeffries
57. Jordan Bone
58. Zylan Cheatham
59. Ignas Brazdeikis
60. Justin Wright-Foreman 

Other Notes:

Notes About The Tiers:
The tiers are labeled as applicable NBA talent level outcomes. Players in a given tier are ranked as such because that's what's been deemed as their most likely outcome. That being said, players nearer the top of a tier are often seen as being more likely to jump into the tier above them sometime during their careers (ex: Ja Morant is seen as being more likely to become an all-star than Jaxson Hayes in the "starter" tier). However, this is not a completely accurate depiction of all the players rankings throughout all the tiers as some players may be ranked higher or lower in a tier based on their risk/reward ("boom or bust") profile composition. Example: some players may have a relatively higher chance of jumping up a tier, but they may also be more likely to bust out or drop down a tier relative to other players in their given tier (and vice versa). This dynamic of varying risk/reward profiles can and does, at times, play into how players are ranked within tiers (ex: Nazreon Reid is ranked lower in the "rotational player" tier due to his higher bust potential despite having a high talent level that gives him a likelier chance to become a starter than say a Carsen Edwards, who's ranked just head of him and has a lower risk profile than Nazreon Reid). So while the general rule is that players that are ranked higher in a tier are seen as being more likely to jump into the tier above them at some point in their career, it's not an exact representation of all player rankings within a given tier and some unique discrepancies to that general rule exist throughout the big board.

Notes About Relative Positional Value & How it Affects Rankings:
Similarly to how players are ranked within tiers, the general rule is that all players in a tier are valued and evaluated equally, regardless of position. However, this is not always the case and some relative positional value is considered at times, especially in the case of tie-breakers in a given tier. And when I say relative positional value, I'm talking about the fact that wings are more valuable in the league than centers are, etc. So inherently, if relative positional value was always taken into consideration, all the tiers would break down into wings being ranked the highest, than guards, than stretch/playmaking 4's and then centers last. But as we can see, this is not the case. So again, while it is considered at times, it's not a fundamental consideration in the rankings of players. Players are ranked, in it's most pure form, by talent. More talented players are ranked higher, it's that simple (at least, that simple at face value).

Notes About Player Specific Concern Levels:
Cameron Reddish:
Questions about his personality; i.e. - Can he lead a team? Does he love the game enough? Will he be vocal enough? Can he/will he perform on the big stage in big moments? Etc.

Bol Bol:
Health concerns (broken foot this past season + frail frame for his size) and personality/character concerns.

Kevin Porter Jr: 
Questions about his maturity and approach to the game. Questions about how he handled his time at USC.

Jontay Porter:
Tore his ACL twice. Major concerns about how he re-tore his ACL during rehab from the first surgery. Questions about his maturity level.

Chuma Okeke:
Tore his ACL this past season. No indications of long-term complications, but it's something to be aware of.

Mfiondu Kabengele:
Health concerns, as he wore double knee braces this past season + has poor knee mechanics when jumping and running (knocked kneed, especially when loading to jump). Also weighs 250+ pounds which puts him at increased risk for injury. Although, he was apparently medically cleared by NBA draft combine doctors.

Nazreon Reid:
Some questions about his approach to the game when it comes to conditioning, etc. Will he get and stay in shape? Will he work hard enough to be successful in the NBA?

Charles Matthews:
Tore his ACL during pre-draft work-outs. No indications of long lasting issues, but he'll likely miss most, if not all of next season.
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Jalen Lecque:
Questions about his maturity level and how realistically he views himself as a pro ready prospect.

Simi Shittu:
Questions about his maturity level and past interactions with teammates.
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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - Final Edition

6/18/2018

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Mark Wahlen & Zach Milner

Mark & Zach are NBA draft analysts & contributors for TheFiveBy5.com

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Notes:

For convenience sake in comparing between the two big board's, we've posted Marks' big board is posted on the left, while Zachs' is posted on the right.
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Additionally, each player with a corresponding in-depth scouting report page has been linked. Simply click on the players name and you'll be taken to their report. More reports for more players will be completed in the near future, so be sure to check back often.
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To visit the in-depth scouting report homepage: click here​

1st Round
​(Mark)

--------------- Tier 1
1: DeAndre Ayton
2: Luka Doncic

--------------- Tier 2
3: Jaren Jackson Jr.
4: Mohamed Bamba
5: Marvin Bagley III

--------------- Tier 3
6: Michael Porter Jr.
--------------- Tier 4
7: Miles Bridges
8: Mikal Bridges
9: Collin Sexton

--------------- Tier 5
10: Trae Young
11: Lonnie Walker IV
12: Wendell Carter Jr.
13: Kevin Knox                                            
14: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

--------------- Tier 6
15: Kevin Huerter
--------------- Tier 7   
16: Jerome Robinson
17: Troy Brown Jr.
18: Chandler Hutchison
19: Elie Okobo
20: Zhaire Smith
21: Grayson Allen
22: Moritz Wagner
23: Melvin Frazier Jr.
24:
Anfernee Simons
25: De’Anthony Melton
26: Keita Bates-Diop
27: Robert Williams III
28: Donte DiVincenzo
29: Khyri Thomas
30: Jacob Evans III
 

2nd Round
​(Mark)

--------------- Tier 8
31: Jalen Brunson
32: Chimezie Metu
33: Shake Milton
34: Aaron Holiday
35: Jevon Carter
36: Landry Shamet
37: Gary Trent Jr.
38: Josh Okogie
39: Omari Spellman
40: Rodions Kurucs
41: Dzanan Musa
42: Mitchell Robinson

--------------- Tier 9
43: Tryggvi Hlinason
44: Kevin Hervey
45: Justin Jackson
46: Rawle Alkins
47: Bruce Brown Jr.
48: Allonzo Trier
49: Hamidou Diallo
50: Trevon Duval
51: Kostas Antetokounmpo

--------------- Tier 10
52: Theo Pinson
53: Gary Clark
54: Alize Johnson
55: Kelan Martin
56: Devonte’ Graham
57: Malik Newman
58: Arnoldas Kulboka
59: Jarred Vanderbilt
60: Isaac Bonga 

1st Round
​(Zach)

--------------- Tier 1
1: DeAndre Ayton
2: Luka Doncic

--------------- Tier 2
3: Jaren Jackson Jr.
4: Marvin Bagley III

--------------- Tier 3
5: Michael Porter Jr.
6: Mohamed Bamba
7: Trae Young
--------------- Tier 4
8: Miles Bridges
9: Mikal Bridges

10: Wendell Carter Jr.
11: Collin Sexton

--------------- Tier 5
12: Lonnie Walker IV
13: Kevin Knox                                            
14: Robert Williams III

15: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
--------------- Tier 6
16: Zhaire Smith
17: Kevin Huerter
18: Jacob Evans III

19: Troy Brown Jr.
--------------- Tier 7   
20: De’Anthony Melton
21: Anfernee Simons

--------------- Tier 8
22: ​Jerome Robinson
23: Aaron Holiday
24: Elie Okobo

25: Mitchell Robinson
26: Chandler Hutchison
27: Keita Bates-Diop
28: Khyri Thomas
29: Donte DiVincenzo

--------------- Tier 9
30: Melvin Frazier Jr.

2nd Round
​(Zach)

31: Jalen Brunson
32: ​Jevon Carter
33: Moritz Wagner

--------------- Tier 10
34: Allonzo Trier
35: Gary Trent Jr.
36: Grayson Allen 
37: Landry Shamet
38: Rawle Alkins
39: Omari Spellman
40: Josh Okogie
41: Shake Milton

--------------- Tier 11
42: Hamidou Diallo
43: Bruce Brown Jr.
44: Dzanan Musa
45: Rodions Kurucs
46: Trevon Duval

--------------- Tier 12
47: Jarred Vanderbilt
48: Justin Jackson
49: Devon Hall
50: Kenrich Williams
51: Alize Johnson

52: Chimezie Metu
53: Devonte’ Graham
54: Kevin Hervey

--------------- Tier 13
55: Isaac Bonga
56: Malik Newman
57: Bonzie Colson
58: Kelan Martin
59: Marcus Foster
60: Tony Carr

61-100
(Mark)

--------------- Tier 12
61. Marcus Foster
62. Tony Carr
63. Brian Bowen
64. Wenyen Gabriel
65. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
66. Yante Maten
67. Deng Adel
68. Cyrille Eliezer-Vanerot
69. George King
70. Issuf Sanon
71. Angel Delgado
72. Ray Spalding
73. Devon Hall
74. Keenan Evans
75. Ajdin Penava
76. Brandon McCoy

--------------- Tier 13  
77. Bonzie Colson
78. EC Matthews
79. Johnathan Williams
80. Kenrich Williams
​81. Kendrick Nunn
82. Jaylen Barford
83. DJ Hogg
84. Vincent Edwards
85. Malik Pope
86. Trevon Bluiett
87. Tyler Davis
88. Drew Eubanks
89. Isaac Haas
90. Jeffrey Carroll
91. Jared Terrell
92. Terry Larrier
93. Yuta Watanabe
94. Joel Berry
95. Rob Gray
96. MiKyle McIntosh
97. Billy Preston
98. Elijah Bryant
99. Donte Grantham
100. Jock Landale

61-75
(Zach)

--------------- Tier 14
61. Kostas Antentokounpo
62. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
63. Brian Bowen
64. Gary Clark
65. Wenyen Gabriel
66. Theo Pinson
67. Jordan Mclaughlin
68. Ray Spalding
69. Brandon McCoy
70. DJ Hogg
71. George King
72. Malik Pope
73. Isaac Haas
74. Deng Adel
75. Angel Delgado
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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - V2.9

6/4/2018

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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:

For convenience sake in comparing between the two big board's, we've posted Marks' big board is posted on the left, while Zachs' is posted on the right.
​
Additionally, each player with a corresponding in-depth scouting report page has been linked. Simply click on the players name and you'll be taken to their report. More reports for more players will be completed in the near future, so be sure to check back often.
​
To visit the in-depth scouting report homepage: click here​

1st Round
​(Mark)

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

2nd Round
(Mark)

--------------- Tier 8 
31: De’Anthony Melton
32: Shake Milton
33: Chimezie Metu
34: Rodions Kurucs
35: Omari Spellman
36: Jalen Brunson
37: Jevon Carter
38: Landry Shamet
39: Gary Trent Jr.
40: Josh Okogie
41: Mitchell Robinson
42: Dzanan Musa
--------------- Tier 9
43: Kevin Hervey
44: Justin Jackson
45: Bruce Brown Jr.
46: Rawle Alkins
47: Allonzo Trier
48: Adam Mokoka
49: Devonte’ Graham
50: Hamidou Diallo
51: Isaac Bonga
52: Trevon Duval
53: Kostas Antetokounmpo
--------------- Tier 10
54: Gary Clark
55: Alize Johnson
56: Theo Pinson
57: Malik Newman
58: Kelan Martin
59: Marcus Foster
60: Jarred Vanderbilt

1st Round
(Zach)

--------------- 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.
7: Mohamed Bamba
--------------- Tier 4

8: Miles Bridges
9: Mikal Bridges
10: Wendell Carter Jr.
11: Collin Sexton
--------------- Tier 5

12: Robert Williams III
13: Lonnie Walker IV
14: Kevin Knox
15: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
--------------- Tier 6

16: Zhaire Smith
17: Jacob Evans III
18: Kevin Huerter
19: Troy Brown Jr. 
20: De’Anthony Melton
--------------- Tier 7  ​
21: Keita Bates-Diop
22: ​Anfernee Simons
23: Aaron Holiday
24: Mitchell Robinson
25: Elie Okobo
26: Chandler Hutchison
27: Khyri Thomas
28: Donte DiVincenzo
--------------- Tier 8​

29: Jerome Robinson 
30: Melvin Frazier Jr. 

2nd Round
(Zach)

31: Jalen Brunson
32: Jevon Carter
33: Moritz Wagner
34: Shake Milton
35: Landry Shamet
--------------- Tier 9
 
36: Gary Trent Jr.
37: Grayson Allen
38: Allonzo Trier
39: Rawle Alkins
40: Josh Okogie
41: Omari Spellman
42: Hamidou Diallo
43: Bruce Brown Jr.
44: Dzanan Musa
45: Rodions Kurucs
46: Trevon Duval
​--------------- Tier 10

47: Justin Jackson
48: Devon Hall
49: Alize Johnson
50: Chimezie Metu
51: Kevin Hervey
--------------- Tier 11

52: Gary Clark
53: Isaac Bonga
54: Devonte’ Graham
55: Malik Newman
56: Kelan Martin
57: Brian Bowen
58: Marcus Foster
59: Tony Carr
60: Kostas Antetokounmpo

61-100
(Mark)

--------------- Tier 12
61. Tony Carr
62. Goga Bitadze
63. Tryggvi Hlinason
64. Brian Bowen
65. Arnoldas Kulboka
66. George King
67. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
68. Yante Maten
69. Ray Spalding
70. Deng Adel
71. Cyrille Eliezer-Vanerot
72. Wenyen Gabriel
73. Devon Hall
74. Keenan Evans
75. Issuf Sanon
76. Angel Delgado
77. Brandon McCoy
78. Ajdin Penava 
--------------- Tier 13   
79. Bonzie Colson
80. EC Matthews
81. Johnathan Williams
82. Kenrich Williams
83. Kendrick Nunn
84. Jaylen Barford
85. Tadas Sedekerskis
86. DJ Hogg
87. Vincent Edwards
88. Malik Pope
89. Tyler Davis
90. Drew Eubanks
91. Jared Terrell
92. Amine Noua
93. Isaac Haas
94. Karim Jallow
95. Jeffrey Carroll
96. Georgios Kalaitzakis
97. Matur Maker
98. Terry Larrier
99. Yuta Watanabe
100. ​Elijah Bryant

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

Ibrahima Fall Faye
Wes Clark
Emanuel Cate
Vanja Marinkovic
Kameron Chatman
Bryant Crawford
Abudushalamu Abudurexiti
Laurynas Birutis
Leron Black
Eric Davis Jr
Marcus Derrickson
Romaric Belemene
Yago Dos Santos
MiKyle McIntosh
Gabriel Galvanini
Melvyn Govindy
Deangelo Isby
Matas Jogėla
Xabi Lopez-Arostegui
Vanja Marinković
William McDowell-White
Milan Mijovic
Doral Moore
Vassilis Charalampopoulos
Brandon Sampson
Corey Sanders
Michael Uchendu
BJ Johnson
Darius Thompson
Donte Gratham
Desi Rodriguez
Joel Berry
Elijah Stewart
Dakota Mathias
Jaylen Adams
Billy Preston
Martynas Echodas
Shekinah Munanga
Darel Poirier
Marcel Ponitka
​Louis Olinde
Erxhan Osmani
Jean-Marc Pansa
Dikembe Dixson
​Muhaymin Mustafa
Ryan Richardson
​Rob Gray

Photo Credit:
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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 - V2.8

5/19/2018

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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:

For convenience sake in comparing between the two big board's, we've posted Marks' big board is posted on the left, while Zachs' is posted on the right.
​
Additionally, each player with a corresponding in-depth scouting report page has been linked. Simply click on the players name and you'll be taken to their report. More reports for more players will be completed in the near future, so be sure to check back often.

To visit the in-depth scouting report homepage: click here

1st Round
​(Mark)

--------------- 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 
         
14: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
--------------- Tier 6
15: Anfernee Simons
16: Keita Bates-Diop
17: Chandler Hutchison
18:
Jerome Robinson
19: Elie Okobo
20: Zhaire Smith
21: Melvin Frazier Jr.
22: Grayson Allen
23: Donte DiVincenzo
24: Jacob Evans III
25: Robert Williams III
26: Khyri Thomas
--------------- Tier 7
27: Troy Brown Jr.
28: Aaron Holiday
29:
Kevin Huerter
30: Shake Milton

2nd Round
​(Mark)

​​ --------------- Tier 8
31: De’Anthony Melton
32: Tyus Battle
33: Jontay Porter
34: Jalen Brunson
35:
Jevon Carter
36:
Chimezie Metu
37:
Rodions Kurucs
38:
Moritz Wagner
39: 
Omari Spellman
40:
Landry Shamet
41:
Gary Trent Jr.
42:
Josh Okogie
43: Dzanan Musa
--------------- Tier 9
44:
Kevin Hervey
45: 
Justin Jackson
46: 
Sagaba Konate
47: Allonzo Trier
48:
Rawle Alkins
49: Devonte’ Graham
50: Bruce Brown Jr.
51:
Jalen Hudson
52: Isaac Bonga
53: Hamidou Diallo
54:
Brian Bowen
55:
Trevon Duval
56: 
Mitchell Robinson
--------------- Tier 11
57: Gary Clark
58: Marcus Foster
59: Kelan Martin
60: Alize Johnson

1st Round
​(Zach)

--------------- 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.
7: Mohamed Bamba
--------------- Tier 4
8: Miles Bridges
9: Mikal Bridges
10: Collin Sexton

11: Wendell Carter Jr.
--------------- Tier 5

12: Robert Williams III
13: Lonnie Walker IV           
14: Kevin Knox

15: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
--------------- Tier 6

16: Zhaire Smith
17: Jacob Evans III
18: Mitchell Robinson
19: Anfernee Simons
20: Aaron Holiday
21: Troy Brown Jr.
22: Keita Bates-Diop
23: Chandler Hutchison
24: 
De’Anthony Melton
25: 
Jontay Porter
--------------- Tier 7   
26: Khyri Thomas
27: 
Elie Okobo
28: 
Jalen Brunson
29: Donte DiVincenzo
30: Melvin Frazier Jr.

2nd Round
​(Zach)

31: Shake Milton
32: Kevin Huerter
33: Jerome Robinson
34: Moritz Wagner

35: Jevon Carter
36: Landry Shamet
--------------- Tier 8
37: Gary Trent Jr.
38:  Tyus Battle
39: Allonzo Trier
40: Rawle Alkins
41:
 Josh Okogie
42:
 Omari Spellman
43:
Bruce Brown Jr.
44: 
Dzanan Musa
45: Hamidou Diallo
46: Trevon Duval

47: Chimezie Metu
--------------- Tier 9

48: Rodions Kurucs
49: Justin Jackson
50: Sagaba Konate

51: Devon Hall
--------------- Tier 10

52: Kevin Hervey
53: Jalen Hudson
54: Gary Clark
55: Isaac Bonga
56: Devonte' Graham
57: Grayson Allen
58: Alize Johnson
59: Malik Newman
60: Kelan Martin

61-100
​(Mark)

--------------- Tier 12
61. Goga Bitadze
62. Malik Newman
63. Lindell Wigginton
64. Kris Wilkes
65. Tony Carr
66. Aric Holman
67. Jaylen Hands
68. Kostas Antetokounmpo
69. Carsen Edwards
70. Ray Spalding
71. Admiral Schofield
72. Yante Maten
73. Arnoldas Kulboka
74. George King
75. Udoka Azubuike
76. Bruno Fernando
77. Devon Hall
78. Keenan Evans
79. Quinton Rose
80. Deng Adel
81. Terence Davis Jr.
82. Johnathan Williams
83. Jarred Vanderbilt
84. Bonzie Colson
85. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
86. Lamar Peters
87. Kerwin Roach Jr.
88. Wenyen Gabriel
89. Jaylen Barford
90. Austin Wiley
91. Theo Pinson
92. Jerrick Harding
93. Shamorie Ponds
94. Brandon McCoy
95. Kenrich Williams

--------------- Tier 13
96. Mike Daum
97. Tyler Rawson
98. DJ Hogg
99. Matur Maker
100. Ethan Happ

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

Lagerald Vick
Markus Howard
Billy Preston
Tadas Sedekerskis
Amine Noua
Shakur Juiston
Reid Travis
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
Jeffery Carroll
Terry Larrier
​Corey Sanders
Fred Sims
Brandon Sampson
Harry Froling
​LiAngelo Ball
Max Strus
​Tookie Brown
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
Jalen McDaniels
​Alpha Diallo

Tyler Cook
Rodney Bullock
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
​Jarrett Culver

Jordan Davis
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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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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - v2.5

4/19/2018

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Mark Wahlen

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

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1st Round

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

2nd Round

--------------- Tier 8
31: Gary Trent Jr.
32: Troy Brown Jr.
33: Rodions Kurucs
34: Chimezie Metu
35: Kris Wilkes
--------------- Tier 9
36: Moritz Wagner
37: Sagaba Konate
38: Jalen Brunson
39: Trevon Duval
40: Devonte’ Graham
-------------- Tier 10
41: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
42: Brandon McCoy
43: Allonzo Trier
44: Justin Jackson
45: Donte DiVincenzo
46: Bruce Brown Jr.
47: Josh Okogie
48: Rawle Alkins
49: Elie Okobo
50: Tony Carr
51: Jerome Robinson
52: Hamidou Diallo
53: Jevon Carter
--------------- Tier 11
54: Omari Spellman
55: Kevin Hervey
56: Marcus Foster
57: Isaac Bonga
58: Jalen Hudson
59: Yante Maten
60: Ray Spalding

61-100

​​--------------- Tier 12
61. Jarred Vanderbilt
62. Malik Newman
63. Arnoldas Kulboka
64. Deng Adel
65. Jarrey Foster
66. Terence Davis Jr.
67. Gary Clark
68. Alize Johnson
69. Carsen Edwards
70. Aric Holman
71. Marko Simonovic
72. Lamar Peters
73. Quinton Rose
74. Johnathan Williams
75. Shamorie Ponds
76. Keenan Evans
77. DJ Hogg
78. Admiral Schofield
79. Kerwin Roach
80. Ethan Happ
81. Grayson Allen
82. Bonzie Colson
83. Kelan Martin
84. Markus Howard
85. Mike Daum
86. Lagerald Vick
--------------- Tier 13
87. Bruno Fernando
88. Devon Hall
89. Jerrick Harding
90. Tyler Rawson
91. Joshua Langford
92. Matur Maker
93. Amine Noua
94. Shakur Juiston
95. Wenyen Gabriel
96. Reid Travis
97. Goga Bitadze
98. Austin Wiley
99. Udoka Azubuike
100. Tadas Sedekerskis 

Notable Risers

Ray Spalding (+15)
De’Andre Hunter (+12)
Chandler Hutchison (+5)
De’Anthony Melton (+4)
Jerome Robinson (+4)
Keita Bates-Diop (+3)
Khyri Thomas (+2)

Aaron Holiday (+2)
Tyus Battle (+2)
Jontay Porter (+2)
Dzanan Musa (+2)
Troy Brown Jr. (+2)

Shake Milton (+1)

Notable Drops

Chimezie Metu (-14)
Jarred Vanderbilt (-11)
Gary Trent Jr. (-7)
Landry Shamet (-6)
Yante Maten (-5)

Jacob Evans III (-3)
Melvin Frazier Jr. (-3)
Kris Wilkes (-2)
Hamidou Diallo (-2)
Omari Spellman (-2)
Kevin Hervey (-2)
Jalen Hudson (-2)

Mitchell Robinson (-1)
Rodions Kurucs (-1)

Unranked Players Outside the Top 100
(in no particular order)

Jaylen Nowell
Kenny Wooten
Abdoulaye N’doye
Tra Holder
Brady Manek
Donta Hall
PJ Washington
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
Billy Preston

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
​James Palmer
​Yoeli Childs
Jarrett Culver
Jordan Davis
Alpha Diallo
Tyler Cook
Rodney Bullock
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
Kostas Antetokounmpo
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
Lindell Wigginton
Kostas Antetokounmpo
​William McDowell-White
​Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Isaac Haas
​Rob Gray
Leron Black
Jack McVeigh
​Dikembe Dixson
Doral Moore
Mustapha Heron
Tyler Hall

Notes

This version of our big board reflects greater usage of Synergy sports technology to further our scouting reports and rankings of each player.

Additionally, we've also gone back through our big board with an evaluation process that we call a "stat sweep". This "stat sweep" helps us to reflect upon the relationship of a players draft profile between our traditional eye-test and their statistical profile. This process aids us in identifying possible biases that we've had about a player with traditional eye-test evaluation. After a "stat sweep", we try to re-rank players accordingly and then finish with another film session to ensure we didn't go too far towards over-valuing the statistics. 

The top 6 tiers remained unchanged in this rendition of our big board. That's to be expected moving forward towards the pre-draft process.

Expect only minor changes to the big board as we continue towards to pre-draft process, with larger changes occurring as the NBA combine and pre-draft workouts begin.

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.

They 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.
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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - v2.4

4/2/2018

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Mark Wahlen

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

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1st Round

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

2nd Round

--------------- Tier 8
​31: Dzanan Musa
32: Rodions Kurucs
33: Kris Wilkes
34: De’Andre Hunter
35: De’Anthony Melton
36: Troy Brown Jr.
--------------- Tier 9
37: Moritz Wagner
38: Sagaba Konate
39: Jalen Brunson
40: Eric Paschall
41: Trevon Duval
42: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
43: Brandon McCoy
44: Allonzo Trier
45: Justin Jackson
46: Killian Tillie
47: Devonte’ Graham
48: Bruce Brown Jr.
--------------- Tier 10
49: Josh Okogie
50: Rawle Alkins
51: Elie Okobo
52: Jevon Carter
--------------- Tier 11
53: Jarred Vanderbilt
54: Hamidou Diallo
--------------- Tier 12
55: Omari Spellman
56: Kevin Hervey
57: Yante Maten
58: Jerome Robinson
59: Jalen Hudson
60: Isaac Bonga

61-100

​--------------- Tier 13
61. Marcus Foster
62. O’Shae Brissett
63. Tony Carr
64. Malik Newman
65. Arnoldas Kulboka
66. Deng Adel
67. Jarrey Foster
68. Terence Davis Jr.
69. Rui Hachimura
70. Gary Clark
71. Alize Johnson
72. Carsen Edwards
73. Aric Holman
74. Marko Simonovic
75. Quinton Rose
76. Lamar Peters
77. Johnathan Williams
78. Ray Spalding
79. Keenan Evans
80. Admiral Schofield
81. Bonzie Colson
82. Ethan Happ
83. Grayson Allen
84. Shamorie Ponds
85. Cameron Johnson
86. Markus Howard
87. DJ Hogg
88. Kerwin Roach
89. Kelan Martin
90. Mike Daum
--------------- Tier 14
91. Bruno Fernando
92. Devon Hall
93. Lagerald Vick
94. Jaylen Nowell
95. Jerrick Harding
96. Tyler Rawson
97. Joshua Langford
98. Matur Maker
99. Amine Noua
100. Shakur Juiston

Notable Risers

Malik Newman (Previously unranked)
Eric Paschall (+20)
Tony Carr (+11)
Jalen Brunson (+9)
Omari Spellman (+7)
Jontay Porter (+6)
Keita Bates-Diop (+5)
Jacob Evans III (+3)
Melvin Frazier Jr. (+3)
Shake Milton (+3)
Jerome Robinson (+3)
Chandler Hutchison (+2)
Mitchell Robinson (+2)
Zhaire Smith (+1)
​Anfernee Simons (+1)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+1)
Gary Trent Jr. (+1)
Tyus Battle (+1)
Dzanan Musa (+1)
Rodions Kurucs (+1)
Troy Brown Jr. (+1)
Moritz Wagner (+1)
Sagaba Konate (+1)
Justin Jackson (+1)
Killian Tillie (+1)
Devonte’ Graham (+1)

Notable Drops

Daniel Gafford (Returning to school)
Marcus Foster (-8)
Chimezie Metu (-4)
Kris Wilkes (-3)
Landry Shamet (-2)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (-2)
Aaron Holiday (-1)
Brandon McCoy (-1)
Allonzo Trier (-1)
Kevin Hervey (-1)
Yante Maten (-1)
Jalen Hudson (-1)
​Isaac Bonga (-1)

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

Kenny Wooten
Wenyen Gabriel
Abdoulaye N’doye
Tra Holder
Brady Manek
Bennie Boatwright
Donta Hall
Reid Travis
Tadas Sedekerskis
PJ Washington
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
Udoka Azubuike
Kostja Mushidi
John Petty
​Goga Bitadze
Jarrett Culver
Jordan Davis
Alpha Diallo
Tyler Cook
Rodney Bullock
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
Kostas Antetokounmpo
Herbert Jones
Justin Bibbs
Isaac Haas
Mfiondu Kabengele
Ikey Obiagu
Silvio De Sousa
Robert Franks
Charles Matthews
Donte Ingram
Donte DiVincenzo
Phil Booth
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree

Notes

This rendition of the 2018 big board reflects a greater emphasis on assimilating statistical analysis of prospects into our rankings than previous versions. 

Daniel Gafford surprisingly decided to return to Arkansas and will not participate in the pre-draft process this year. He was projected as a border-line lottery pick on our previous big boards, and is expected to be a lottery pick in the 2019 draft.

Several of the top tier prospects have officially declared for the NBA draft. The list of those that have declared include: DeAndre Ayton, Jaren Jackson Jr, Miles Bridges, Mo Bamba, Michael Porter Jr, Marvin Bagley III, Trae Young, Robert Williams III, Anfernee Simons, Jacob Evans III, Keita Bates-Diop and Melvin Frazier Jr (and many more). More prospects are expected to declare for the 2018 NBA draft in the coming weeks.

Tiers 1, 2 and 3 are solidified. This rendition of the big board saw Wendell Carter Jr. make the jump from tier 5 to tier 4, primarily due to the increased emphasis on assimilating statistical analysis into our rankings.

Tiers 5 and 6 feel solidified and further minimal movement between these tiers is not expected.

Most of tier 7 is solidified, however the back-end of the tier is still semi-fluid with tier 8 prospects. Mitchell Robinson, Jontay Porter and Tyus Battle have all recently seen a jump from tier 7 to tier 8.

We've long had our eye on Eric Paschall, who has had a tremendous run for Villanova during the the Wildcats conference and NCAA tournament run. He's solidified himself as a legitimate NBA prospect for the class of 2018, and has seen a jump all the way up from tier 12 to tier 9 (+20 increase).

Tiers 10, 11, 12 and 13 remain fluid with one another. We expect the most movement to occur between these tiers throughout the pre-draft process.

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.

They 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.
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2018 NBA Draft Big Board - v2.3

3/24/2018

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

2nd Round

--------------- Tier 8​
​31: Mitchell Robinson
32: Dzanan Musa
33: Rodions Kurucs
34: De’Anthony Melton
35: De’Andre Hunter
36: Jontay Porter
37: Troy Brown Jr.
--------------- Tier 9
38: Moritz Wagner
39: Sagaba Konate
40: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
41: Trevon Duval
42: Brandon McCoy
43: Allonzo Trier
44: Justin Jackson
45: Killian Tillie
46: Devonte’ Graham
47: Bruce Brown Jr.
--------------- Tier 10
48: Jalen Brunson
49: Josh Okogie
50: Rawle Alkins
51: Elie Okobo
52: Jevon Carter
53: Marcus Foster
--------------- Tier 11
54: Jarred Vanderbilt
55: Hamidou Diallo
--------------- Tier 12
56: Eric Paschall
57: Kevin Hervey
58: Yante Maten
59: Jalen Hudson
60: Isaac Bonga 

61-100

--------------- Tier 13
61. Jerome Robinson
62. Omari Spellman
63. O’Shae Brissett
64. Arnoldas Kulboka
65. Deng Adel
66. Jarrey Foster
67. Terence Davis Jr.
68. Rui Hachimura
69. Kelan Martin
70. Aric Holman
71. Alize Johnson
72. Cameron Johnson
73. Carsen Edwards
74. Tony Carr
75. Marko Simonovic
76. Lamar Peters
77. Bonzie Colson
78. Quinton Rose
79. Ethan Happ
80. Johnathan Williams
81. Ray Spalding
82. Admiral Schofield
83. Gary Clark
84. Keenan Evans
85. Grayson Allen
86. Shamorie Ponds
87. Markus Howard
88. DJ Hogg
89. Kerwin Roach
90. Mike Daum
--------------- Tier 14
91. Bruno Fernando
92. Devon Hall
93. Lagerald Vick
94. Jaylen Nowell
95. Jerrick Harding
96. Tyler Rawson
97. Joshua Langford
98. Matur Maker
99. Amine Noua
100. Shakur Juiston

Notable Risers

Mitchell Robinson (+13)
D’Andre Hunter (+12)
Trevon Duval (+11)
Jacob Evans III (+9)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+9)
Moritz Wagner (+7)
Jalen Brunson (+6)
Robert Williams III (+5)
Jontay Porter (+5)
Aaron Holiday (+3)
Zhaire Smith (+3)​
Wendell Carter Jr. (+2)
Keita Bates-Diop (+2)
Rodions Kurucs (+2)

DeAndre Ayton (+1)
Mikal Bridges (+1)
Daniel Gafford (+1)
Sagaba Konate (+1)
Jevon Carter (+1)
Eric Paschall (+1)
Kevin Hervey (+1)
Killian Tillie (Unranked)

Notable Drops

Allonzo Trier (-10)
Marcus Foster (-9)
Kris Wilkes (-8)
Bruce Brown Jr. (-8)
Jalen Hudson (-8)
​Rawle Alkins (-7)
Chandler Hutchison (-6)
Justin Jackson (-6)
Jarred Vanderbilt (-6)
Troy Brown Jr. (-5)
Brandon McCoy (-5)
Arnoldas Kulboka (-4)
Khyri Thomas (-4)
Tyus Battle (-4)
Yante Maten (-3)
Shake Milton (-3)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (-3)
Hamidou Diallo (-2)
Anfernee Simons (-2)
Dzanan Musa (-2)

Luka Doncic (-1)
Miles Bridges (-1)
Lonnie Walker IV (-1)
Kevin Knox (-1)
Josh Okogie (-1)

General Breakdown of Tiers & Other Notes

The tiers have been slightly reworked in this rendition of the 2018 NBA draft big board to better reflect evaluated talent levels, perceived appropriate draft ranges for each tiers' group of players, and to better reflect overall draft philosophy. Explanations of each tier is provided in the notes below. However, it should be noted that the players within a given tier should be, for all functional discussion purposes, considered tied with one another in terms of draft value. The players rankings within each tier represent slight differences in evaluated draft value that isn't significant enough to place them within another tier, and is often more reflective of personal preference according to personal draft philosophy than actual perceived value. 

Tier 1: These players (Ayton and Doncic) are the only clear cut options for the #1 pick in this draft class, and are one or two steps above the tier 2 prospects in terms of value.

Tier 2: Just a step or two below the tier 1 prospects, these players (Jackson Jr and Bagley) are clearly top 5 in value.

Tier 3: This group of prospects (Porter Jr, Bamba and Young) have top 5 value, but each of them have one or more major concerns or question marks that separate themselves from being considered within the same tier as the tier 2 prospects. They also have much higher upside than the tier 4 prospects.

Tier 4: This group (Mikal Bridges, Miles Bridges and Collin Sexton) has top 10 value, but they don't have the upside of the tier 3 prospects. Not to say that their upside isn't extremely high, but it's just not as high as the tier 3 prospects.

Tier 5: Similarly to the tier 3 prospects, these players (Carter Jr, Walker and Knox) have top 10 value, but have one or more major concerns or question marks. Their upside is arguably higher than the tier 4 prospects, but the concerns knock them down a tier.

Tier 6: These players (Gafford, Smith, Simons, Gilgeous-Alexander and Metu) are clear 1st round talents that have more perceived upside than the tier 7 prospects, but less than the tier 5 prospects. They also have one or more major concerns or question marks related to their value, but their higher upside warrants the higher draft range (14 to 18) than the other lower tiers.

Tier 7: These are players that have clear 1st round value, but lesser perceived upside than the tier 6 players. Each players reasons for being deserving of a 1st round draft pick varies, but at the end of the day, when it comes between committing the time and money differences between 1st round and 2nd round draft picks, these players separate themselves from the tier 8 players. This tier remains very fluid with tier 8.

Tier 8: These are players that have 1st round value, but for one reason or another, aren't evaluated as being worthy of the additional time and money commitment that 1st round picks receive in comparison to 2nd round picks. Many of these players have higher upside than the tier 7 players, but have more major concerns or question marks.

Tier 9: These players are clearly draftable talents, but have lesser evaluated value than potential 1st round prospects of tiers 7 and 8. Reasons for being included in this tier varies greatly. Some of the players (such as Wagner and Konate, etc) have separated themselves as a step above the tier 10 players, but are still a step or two behind the tier 8 players in terms of draft value. But for many of the other players in this tier (such as Bruce Brown Jr, Allonzo Trier, etc) there's usually one or more major concerns or question marks related to fundamental aspects of their draft value (health, size, length, athleticism, personality, etc) that are preventing them from being considered as a legitimate 1st round prospect despite their higher skill or upside value. This tier remains very fluid with tiers 10, 11, 12 and 13.

Tier 10: This group of players are clear 2nd round talents with slightly less perceived value or upside than the tier 9 prospects. Tier 9 is closer to being a "higher risk, higher reward" tier, whereas this tiers' players are more "lower risk, lower reward" types. This tier remains very fluid with tiers 9, 11 and 12.

Tier 11: This tier is the "they probably shouldn't get drafted, but their upside is too tantalizing to not draft" tier. They (Hamidou Diallo and Jarred Vanderbilt) have extremely high upside, especially for this stage in the draft, but they also have massive concerns and/or question marks related to their overall draft value that make them borderline undraftable. 

Tier 12: These players have separated themselves from the tier 13 players as viable 2nd round draft picks in a very similar way that tier 7 players separated themselves from tier 8 players as viable 1st round picks. At the end of the day, when it comes down to committing the time and money to a player that comes with drafting them in the 2nd round as opposed to trying to sign them as undrafted free agents, the tier 12 players have ever so slightly edged out the players in tier 13. As such, this tier remains very fluid with tier 10, 11 and 13.

Tier 13: This tier of players are all in consideration to be drafted in the 2nd round or signed to training camp rosters and/or G-league rosters and 2-way contracts. This tier remains very fluid with tiers 12, 14 and the unranked prospect list.

Tier 14: These players are at least a step or two below the tiers above them in terms of overall draft value. This tier remains fluid with tier 13 and with the unranked prospect list.

The biggest drop-off's between tiers remains between tiers 5 and 6 and between tiers 8 and 9, with a growing gap between tiers 4 and 5.

Minimal differences in overall draft value occur between tiers 12, 13, 14 and the unranked prospect list.

Lonnie Walker IV has been moved down from tier 4 to tier 5 mostly due to the improved play of the tier 4 prospects of Mikal Bridges, Miles Bridges and Collin Sexton. Both the Bridges and Sexton have recently separated themselves from Lonnie Walker IV and the other tier 5 prospects with their improved play.

Michael Porter Jr. returned to action for the last couple games of Missouri's season, but he looked extremely rusty, and was playing at a self-reported 60% to 68%. Being able to play a couple games, even at not full strength, is a promising sign in regards to his health. But with how badly he looked in those two games, especially with how poorly he moved, he's been moved down from tier 2 to tier 3. He'll need to work hard to get himself back to 100% before the pre-draft process begins as many teams will want to see how he's able to move on the court when at full strength before considering him with a top 5 (or even top 10) pick.

All rankings should be considered to be fluid, especially as we near the pre-draft process, but the top 6 tiers have all but solidified themselves with the remaining top 12 tiers looking more and more solidified with each passing day, especially tiers 8, 9 and 10.

Please let us know if you feel like we're missing any players that should be included. We try to cast our nets wide, but we often miss players due to the shear volume of players to watch and evaluate each year. This is especially true of overseas players, which we're working on improving.

Unranked Players Outside the Top 100
(in no particular order)

​Kenny Wooten
Wenyen Gabriel
Abdoulaye N’doye
Tra Holder
Brady Manek
Bennie Boatwright
Donta Hall
Reid Travis
Tadas Sedekerskis
PJ Washington
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
Udoka Azubuike

​Goga Bitadze
Jarrett Culver
Jordan Davis
Alpha Diallo
Tyler Cook
Rodney Bullock
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
Kostas Antetokounmpo
Herbert Jones
Justin Bibbs
Isaac Haas
Mfiondu Kabengele
Ikey Obiagu
Silvio De Sousa
​Kostja Mushidi
John Petty
Photo Credit:
Mikal Bridges: NBCsports.com

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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. 
​
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
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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
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