2018 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: A month in
By Owen Nelson
The college basketball season is well under way, here’s an updated look at the top 30 draft prospects in the 2018 NBA Draft.
Now that we’ve had a few weeks to watch all of the highly-touted incoming freshman, as well as all of the returning players, players’ draft stock is starting to organize itself. It’s still, however, early in the season, and there’ll be players who’ll climb the draft board later on in the season.
The freshman class looks as good as advertised, they’ve been outstanding to start the season. We’ve seen DeAndre Ayton look like a man amongst boys, and Trevon Duval‘s quality playmaking skills, and a few freshmen surprises. And yet, we’re still yet to truly see what Michael Porter Jr. brings to the table after suffering a hip injury on opening night, and now he’ll likely miss the rest of the season due to spinal disc surgery.
There’s no doubt that a lot will change from now until the end of the season, but the top players are slowly starting to separate themselves from the mediocre players. The FBI scandals have caused a few top recruits to miss a few games, and in Brian Bowen’s case, all of the games. Hopefully, these issues will be sorted and we’ll be able to see all of the top talents before their collegiate careers are over.
The stats are of course a very small sample size, and a lot will undoubtedly change before the end of the collegiate season. Without further ado, here’s my latest 2018 NBA Draft Big Board.