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2018 NBA Draft: Big Board 4.0; Trae Young continues to soar

By Connor Harr

MORGANTOWN, WV - JANUARY 06: Trae Young #11 of the Oklahoma Sooners pulls up for three against the West Virginia Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum on January 6, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - JANUARY 06: Trae Young #11 of the Oklahoma Sooners pulls up for three against the West Virginia Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum on January 6, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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DURHAM, NC – JANUARY 20: Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after making a three-point basket against the Pittsburgh Panthers during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 20, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 81-54. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC – JANUARY 20: Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after making a three-point basket against the Pittsburgh Panthers during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 20, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 81-54. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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The newest big board features the disappearance of four prospects whose stock has fell out of the top 60. The first faller is college basketball’s public enemy number one Grayson Allen. Allen continues to shoot poor from 3-point range in conference play. Only shooting 38 percent on the year, and that’s the NBA projection for Allen. He’s not going to be much more than a spot up shooter. With shooters trending up as well like Jalen Hudson, Svi Mykhailiuk, and Kevin Huerter, Grayson Allen’s draft stock could be taking a bigger hit soon.

The second player no longer featured on our big board is Kostja Mushidi. Mushidi was playing for Mega Bemax the Serbian NBA basketball prospect factory. He wasn’t really showing any strides of improvement this season. Not showing an improved jumpshot, defense, or ball handling is a huge concern.

The third player coming out of the top 60 is Kansas senior point guard, Devonte Graham. Devonte has almost maxed out as a basketball player. When watching him play there’s really not much too his game that he can improve upon. Graham will be twenty three in less than a month, and usually once a player hits about 25-26 years old that’s how good the player ends up. He’s already a very good jump shooter, he’s never going to be an amazing athlete, and runs the Kansas offense with poise  and maturity. However, this class is so loaded, expect Graham to make an appearance back on the big board after some underclassmen don’t declare for the draft.

The last player thrown off the big board was Alabama big man Donta Hall. This has nothing to do with Hall. Much like Graham this class is just insanely deep and the guys at the bottom are just more polished than Hall right now. He’s been struggling to get minutes in the past few games though.

Hall recently did come back from a wrist injury, but now with Braxton Key back to 100 percent, and Ohio State Transfer Daniel Giddens, Bama has a log jam at the big man spot. Even freshman like Galin Smith and Alex Reese have been getting playing time lately.