[NorrinRaddParticipant]

Well here’s my top 58 for now… Feel free to critique or ask questions if any or drop your big board or mock…
1
Victor Wembanyama – France – 19.5 (Lew Alcindor/taller Kevin Durant/taller Kevin Garnett mixed)

2
Scoot Henderson – GLeague – 19.4 (Plus Eric Bledsoe/Ja Morant/Russell Westbrook/Derrick Rose)
Amen Thompson – OTE – 20.4 (Smaller minus Giannis Antetokounmpo)
Brandon Miller – Alabama – 20.6 (minus Paul George/minus Tracy McGrady/Plus Khris Middleton/Plus Danny Granger)

3
Cam Whitmore – Villanova – 19.0 (More athletic Miles Bridges/smaller Zion Williamson)
Jarace Walker – Houston – 19.8 (Pascal Siakam/Draymond Green/Julius Randle)
Ausar Thompson – OTE – 20.4 (minus Scottie Pippen/Andre Iguodala)

4
Anthony Black – Arkansas – 19.4 (Shake Milton/Dyson Daniels)
Cason Wallace – Kentucky – 19.6 (Jrue Holiday/Bigger Mike Conley)
Taylor Hendricks – UCF – 19.6 (Jaden McDaniels)

5
GG Jackson – South Carolina – 18.5 (Larry Nance, Sr./Rudy Gay)
Noah Clowney – Alabama – 18.9 (Nicolas Claxton defensively plus a jumper)
Rayan Rupert – France – 19.1 (Thabo Sefolosha)
Sidy Cissoko – GLeague – 19.2 (taller Corey Maggette)
Nick Smith – Arkansas – 19.2 (Plus Bones Hyland/D’Angelo Russell/Larry Hughes)
Amari Bailey – UCLA – 19.3 (Malik Monk)
Donovan Clingan – UConn – 19.4 (minus Bill Walton/Walker Kessler with a better handle)
Gradey Dick – Kansas – 19.6 (Dennis Scott)
Keyonte George – Baylor – 19.6 (Bigger Cole Anthony/John Starks)
Leonard Miller – GLeague – 19.6 (prospect Jonathan Bender/Toni Kukoc)
Jalen Hood-Schifino – Indiana – 20.0 (minus Malcom Brogdon)
Jordan Hawkins – UConn – 21.1 (Shorter Rip Hamilton, shorter minus Reggie Miller)

6
Bilal Coulibaly – France – 18.9
Dariq Whitehead – Duke – 18.9
Dereck Lively – Duke – 19.4
Kyle Filipowski – Duke – 19.6
Julian Phillips – Tennessee – 19.6 (Stacey Augmon)
Brice Sensabaugh – Ohio State – 19.6
Jett Howard – Michigan – 19.8
Kobe Bufkin – Michigan – 19.8
Riley Kugel – Florida – 20.0
Judah Mintz – Syracuse – 20.0
Tristan Vukcevic – Serbia – 20.3 (slower Domantas Sabonis)
Brandin Podziemski – Santa Clara – 20.3
Terquavion Smith – NC State – 20.5 (Jordan Poole)
Mouhamed Gueye – Washington State – 20.6
Maxwell Lewis – Pepperdine – 20.9
Colby Jones – Xavier – 21.1
Kris Murray – Iowa – 22.8

7
James Nnaji – Nigeria – 18.9 (Clint Capela)
Jordan Walsh – Arkansas – 19.3
Emoni Bates – Eastern Michigan – 19.4 (Minus Brandon Ingram)
Chris Livingston – Kentucky – 19.7
DaRon Holmes – Dayton – 20.9 (Taj Gibson)
Oso Ighodaro – Marquette – 20.9 (Anthony Mason)
Mojave King – GLeague – 21.0 (Shorter Desmond Bane)
Julian Strawther – Gonzaga – 21.2
Andre Jackson, Jr. – UConn – 21.6
Ricky Council IV – Arkansas – 21.9
Terrance Shannon – Illinois – 21.9
Isaiah Wong – Miami(FL) – 22.4
Jalen Wilson – Kansas – 22.6
Marcus Sasser – Houston – 22.7
Trayce Jackson-Davis – Indiana – 23.3
Tyler Burton – Richmond – 23.4
Jordan Miller – Miami(FL) – 23.5
Branden Carlson – Utah – 24.0
Souley Boum – Xavier – 24.4

[OhCanada-Participant]

Nice job again Norrin. A few opinions I have on this years group. Overall though I like your bigboard because I think this class is very tight especially from that late lottery to early 20’s mid 20’s picks.

I think I’m about the same with tiers 1 and 2. Tier 3 I think I would have Black, Hendricks and Ausar. Tier 4 would be tons of players.

I’m very high on the two Ignite kids Miller and Cissoko. I watched a bunch of Ignite games and both players at the very least came off as very unique and high level role players that can provide multiple roles.

[HitsterParticipant]

I wonder if there is a chance Amen might go second if the team picking there wants a backcourter and favours him over Scoot?

If Brandon Miller turned out to be a Middleton level player that would be a decent level. I was thinking about him being a bit like Rashard Lewis but I felt Rashard will always be a better shooter.

Wemby being like a bigger KG isn’t one I’d thought of before but I totally see it. I still like the Kareem one best as Wemby has that skyhook type shot which will be almost impossible to defend against.

[NorrinRaddParticipant]

Many people have that thought about Amen, including me by default of the way Scoot and Miller finished. The 3 of them are in the same tier imo.

[HitsterParticipant]

I could see Charlotte having a good look at Amen if they got 2nd pick. This site’s mock has Orlando taking both the Thompsons . If the Thompson Rwins did end up on the same team it would be a good story, have nice marketing potential and maybe help both flourish in the NBA.

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