2018 NBA Draft Big Board 5.0: March Madness on the horizon

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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – JANUARY 20: Daniel Gafford #10 of the Arkansas Razorbacks screams after dunking the basketball during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Bud Walton Arena on January 20, 2018 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Rebels 97-93. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

As March Madness approaches, it’s time to refresh our top 30 prospects in the 2018 NBA Draft class.

We’re almost to the most exciting month of college basketball and we’re finally getting a good sense of where players stand with regards to the 2018 NBA Draft.

In what is arguably the most talented lottery crop since 2003, you can argue that six players would have been in the No. 1 discussion last season. There’s also some promising depth in the bottom of the first round, with a number of upperclassmen carving out their niche on draft boards in recent months.

As always, this big board is ranking each individual prospect based on a variety of factors. It is not a prediction of where certain prospects will end up or which teams they’d fit best on. You can read our mock draft for that.

While the Philadelphia 76ers are fighting for a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Lakers currently hold the 11th worst record in the league. That puts Philly in a position to grab another lottery-level talent, as well as a mid-first round pick. In fact, we now have new projections of the Philadelphia 76ers 2018 Draft picks in the aftermath of the trade deadline transactions.

For a team that already has one of the league’s best young cores, those could be valuable additions. Here are the top 30 prospects as things currently stand.

(Stats as of 2/8/2018)