[NorrinRaddParticipant]

Just curious where our big boards are at. Anybody that has put together one so far, please put down yours.
Here’s my big board based on the glimpse of what I’ve noticed thus far:

Likely top 3 pick

Chet Holmgren – Gonzaga
Jabari Smith – Auburn
Paolo Banchero – Duke

Likely top 5 pick

JD Davison – Alabama
Bennedict Mathurin – Arizona
Jaden Ivey – Purdue

Likely top 10

Ousmane Dieng – New Zealand Breakers
Nikola Jovic – KK Mega Basket
Jalen Duren – Memphis
Kendall Brown – Baylor

Late lottery to likely 1st round pick

Caleb Houstan – Michigan
Keegan Murray – Iowa
Johnny Davis – Wisconsin
Patrick Baldwin, Jr. – Milwaukee
TyTy Washington, Jr. – Kentucky
Kennedy Chandler – Tennessee
Jaden Hardy – G League Ignite
Dyson Daniels – G League Ignite
Roko Prkacin – KK Cibona
Trevor Keels – Duke
Mark Williams – Duke

most likely 1st to 2nd round fringe pick

Daimion Collins – Kentucky
Matthew Mayer – Baylor
Jabari Walker – Colorado
Jean Montero – Overtime Elite
Nolan Hickman – Gonzaga
Julian Strawther – Gonzaga
Allen Flanigan – Auburn
Kofi Cockburn – Illinois
Max Christie – Michigan State
Taevion Kinsey – Marshall
Julian Champagnie – St. John’s
Ochai Agbaji – Kansas
Trayce Jackson-Davis – Indiana
AJ Griffin – Duke
Wendell Moore, Jr. – Duke
Ibou Badji – Forca Lleida
Yannick Nzosa – Unicaja Malaga
Ismael Kamagate – Paris Basketball
Tristan Vukcevic – Real Madrid
Carlos Alocen – Real Madrid
Terrence Shannon, Jr. – Texas Tech
Taran Armstrong – Cal Baptist
Jordan Hawkins – UConn
Bryce McGowens – Nebraska

My big board has tiers, no numerical order yet. There’s enough dudes on this list for at least a first round. I have about 250/300 players on my radar but these guys are top so far… Anyways, feel free to comment or critique or question, or put your big board so far if you like.

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

My Top 6 would be 1.Chet 2.Pancho 3. Hardy 4. Smith 5.Jokic 6. Ivey . I’m still doing research and evaluation on the other prospects, Becuz after those 6 players, the other guys r kind of similar. Since 2016 Coach Hamilton have seen 6 of his former players get drafted in the first round. John Butler could be next in line. He’s a 7 footer with guards like skills. But needs to add some muscles he weighs only 190 lbs. A sleeper to keep an eye on is Jayson Tchicamboud,a 6’5 combo guard from France.

[OhCanada-Participant]

So I don’t know if I’ll make a board this early but there has been a few players I wanted to discuss.

Benedict Mathurin. He had 30 against a really stingy and physical Illinois team. Mathurin’s game is very seamless. He doesn’t force shots. Makes the right pass but doesn’t force those either. One of the best on ball defenders in the draft and is constantly pressuring the ball. Very pesky. He’s really good. See him having an immediate impact at the next level, at least a floor like KCP.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. Everytime I see him play the one thing that stands out is has ball IQ. Hes a big guy and hos weight is an obvious concern but he really knows how to play this game and how to use his size to his advantage.

Aminu Mohammed. Seen him play against Syracuse. He was outstanding. Very versatile two way guard kind of played out of the high zone. Torched up Syracuse’s zones, made alot of good reads. After the game Ewing said he would be Big East player of the game so he’s definitely on watch.

Johnny Davis. Watched a few of his games now since he was brought up on this board. He’s very intriguing because he definitely has that finesse game like a Tyler Herro/Devin Booker however he’s also very gritty like a Josh Hart type player. You don’t see that dynamic often from perimeter players. He has heart. I think he’s a lotto pick.

[NorrinRaddParticipant]

intrigueing watch lists… Kenneth Lofton, Jr. is an interesting prospect. Very old school, plays good bully ball. Aminu Mohammed could be special. I’ll throw out my next tier for some more obvious prospects to watch, which has both those prospects there:

Walker Kessler – Auburn
Gibson Jimerson – St. Louis
Kyle Lofton – St. Bonaventure
Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse
Oscar Tshiebwe – Kentucky
Jeremy Sochan – Baylor
James Akinjo – Baylor
Izaiah Brockington – Iowa State
Matthew Cleveland – Florida State
David Roddy – Colorado State
Michael Foster – G League Ignite
Marjon Beauchamp – G League Ignite
Mojave King – Adelaide
Kenny Lofton, Jr. – Louisiana Tech
Essam Mostafa – Coastal Carolina
Marcus Bagley – Arizona State
Christian Koloko – Arizona
Drew Timme – Gonzaga
Andrew Nembhard – Gonzaga
Jamaree Bouyea – San Francisco
Jaime Jaquez, Jr. – UCLA
Johnny Juzang – UCLA
Michael DeVoe – Georgia Tech
Dereon Seabron – NC State
Blake Wesley – Notre Dame
David Jones – DePaul
Ryan Nembhard – Creighton
Justin Lewis – Marquette
Aminu Mohammed – Georgetown
Paul Scruggs – Xavier
Justin Moore – Villanova
Brandon Slater – Villanova
Ariel Hukporti – Melbourne
Khalif Diop – Gran Canaria
Hugo Besson – New Zealand Breakers

Of course this will change all probably by next week as it usually does here and there.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Watching Jamarion Sharpe right now for WKU. 7’5 big man with very good feet. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone with his height be that agile and coordinated. He’s been diving for lose balls as well. He’s a JR.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Another guy to look out for is John Butler. FSU has had a slow start and he’s been inconsistent while he’s learning the right way to play but he has been getting starts here and there and Leonard Hamilton wants to play him. He’s kind of like a taller version of Chris Boucher at this point.

[armchairgmParticipant]

Top 5
Jabari Smith
Paolo Bachero
Chet Holgrem
Jaden Hardy
Jaden Ivey

Lottery
Bennedict Mathurin
Jalen Duren
Ty Ty Washington
Patrick Baldwin

Lottery to Late First
Marjon Beauchamp
Nokola Jovic
Blake Wesley
Kendall Brown
Bryce McGowans
Keegan Murray
Caleb Houstan
Johnny Davis
Michael Foster
Max Christie
JD Davison

Mid to Late 1st
Ousmane Dieng
Dyson Daniels
Kennedy Chandler
Matthew Cleveland
Wendall Moore
AJ Griffin
Payton Watson

1st to 2nd rounder
Julian Strawther
Aminu Muhammed
Yannick Nzosa
Trevor Keels
Dereon Seabron
Ochai Agbaji
Mark Williams
Moussa Diabate
Trayce Jackson Davis
Caleb Love
Harrison Ingram
Jamaree Bouyea
Terrance Shannon

[OhCanada-Participant]

Jabari Smith
Chet Holmgren
Paolo Banchero
Bennedict Mathurin
Jaden Ivey
Johnny Davis
Jalen Duren
Ty Ty Washington
Kendall Brown
Nokola Jovic
Marjon Beauchamp
Keegan Murray
Jamarion Sharpe
Blake Wesley
JD Davison – Not a big fan of his game but the guy has shocking athleticism. Not just jumping high the guy takes 8 foot hopsteps lol.

Just some notes…

Oscar Tshiebwe’s been a monster and should be on all these boards.

Jaden Hardy’s overrated. The dribble, dribble, shoot, flop game has been taken out. He’s talented so how will he adapt? I don’t have him on any boards because I wouldn’t pick him.

I like Bryce Mcgowen’s game but I think he’s too small. Needs to hit the gym, it would really allow him to finish strong and play with more confidence.

Taran Armstrong’s good but not aggressive enough.

Big fan of Daimion Collins but he’s not getting minutes.

Orlando Robinson is a guy to watch out for. His shooting form and mechanics are perfect.

Hard to gauge Jean Montero’s value but he’s a sleeper for sure.

Kennedy Chandler will rise. He’s playing the right way in Tennessee.

[NorrinRaddParticipant]

A couple other players that are worth watching not mentioned here are Tari Eason (LSU) and Christian Braun (Kansas).

[OhCanada-Participant]

Anybody else get a chance to watch David Roddy play. Very unique player. 6’5 255 and not fat. Athletic, quick efficient and can shoot and handle a bit. Most plays a floor spacer or post player on offence but is most dangerous in transition. Haven’t watched him enough to tell what he is defensively, Colorado St. usually has him guarding the opponents big.

[NorrinRaddParticipant]

Yes, he is closer to Gary Trent Jr. than Ron Harper Jr.’s game imo.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Bruh where did everybody go. Theres 10 threads where its just us having our own little conversation lol.

[BallerScriptParticipant]

Posted my first round big board on twitter yesterday (@QKHoops) so here’s mine:
1 Paolo Banchero
2 Jabari Smith Jr.
3 Jaden Ivey
4 Chet Holmgren
5 Johnny Davis
6 AJ Griffin
7 Jalen Duren
8 Bennedict Mathurin
9 Pat Baldwin Jr.
10 Hugo Besson
11 Tari Eason
12 Max Christie
13 Dyson Daniels
14 Blake Wesley
15 Caleb Houstan
16 Jaden Hardy
17 Kendall Brown
18 Nikola Jovic
19 Keegan Murray
20 Jaylin Williams
21 Harrison Ingram
22 Jean Montero
23 Gabriele Procida
24 Roko Prkacin
25 Jeremy Sochan
26 Kennedy Chandler
27 Keon Ellis
28 John Butler
29 TyTy Washington
30 Alex Fudge
31 Alondes Williams
32 JD Davison
33 EJ Liddell
34 Dawson Garcia
35 Trevor Keels

[NorrinRaddParticipant]

Nice! I’m posting my 2.0 in 4 more days, as it looks way different since December 15th.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I like Sochan too, he plays his role well at the college level but in the NBA I think the worry is he kinda becomes todays version of a tweener. Not long enough or big enough to be an ideal C and not enough perimeter skill or agility to be a forward. Nowadays players that can only play the 4 position have a hard time having success in the NBA. Like Obi Toppin or Marvin Bagley. Versatility is the key to getting on the floor. Being able to play multiple roles.

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