2018 NBA Draft Big Board 6.0: Explaining the top 30

LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 19: Trae Young #11 of the Oklahoma Sooners in action against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on February 19, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 19: Trae Young #11 of the Oklahoma Sooners in action against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on February 19, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
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LAWRENCE, KS – FEBRUARY 19: Trae Young #11 of the Oklahoma Sooners in action against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on February 19, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS – FEBRUARY 19: Trae Young #11 of the Oklahoma Sooners in action against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on February 19, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

As we release our 2018 NBA Draft Big Board 6.0, we begin to explain the top 30

As we near closer and closer to Selection Sunday, it’s sad to see the college basketball regular season wind down. With most of the top prospects already showing their NBA skill set there will always be a few prospects that make a push in March, but for the most part there’s an idea of how to project all these prospects pro future.

Here’s a look at the final big board before Selection Sunday, along with a little method to the madness of how these prospects are being ranked.

The Big Board

  1. Luka Doncic SG/SF Slovenia
  2. DeAndre Ayton C Arizona
  3. Marvin Bagley PF Duke
  4. Jaren Jackson Jr. PF/C Michigan State
  5. Michael Porter Jr. SF/PF Missouri
  6. Mohamed Bamba C Texas
  7. Trae Young PG Oklahoma
  8. Wendell Carter C/PF Duke
  9. Miles Bridges SF/PF Michigan State
  10. Colin Sexton PG Alabma
  11. Mikal Bridges SG/SF Villanova
  12. Daniel Gafford C Arkansas
  13. Lonnie Walker SG Miami
  14. Mitchell Robinson C Western Kentucky
  15. Troy Brown SG/SF Oregon
  16. Shake Milton SG/PG SMU
  17. Jacob Evans SG Cincinnati
  18. Landry Shamet SG/PG Wichita State
  19. Jontay Porter PF Missouri
  20. Robert Williams C Texas A&M
  21. Bruce Brown SG Miami
  22. Chandler Hutchison SF/SG Boise State
  23. Jalen Brunson PG Villanova
  24. Khyri Thomas SG Creighton
  25. Keita Bates-Diop SF/PF Ohio State
  26. Rawlee Alkins SG Arizona
  27. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG Kentucky
  28. Melvin Frazier SG/SF Tulane
  29. Dzanan Musa SG/SF Bosnia
  30. Kevin Knox PF/SF Kentucky
  31. Brandon McCoy C UNLV
  32. Rui Hachimura SF/PF Gonzaga
  33. Killian Tillie PF Gonzaga
  34. Trevon Duval PG Duke
  35. Gary Trent Jr. SG Duke
  36. Kevin Hervey SF/PF UTSA
  37. Jalen Hudson SG Florida
  38. Aaron Holiday PG UCLA
  39. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG Kansas
  40. Chimeize Metu C/PF USC
  41. Ethan Happ C/PF Wisconsin
  42. Jerome Robinson SG Boston College
  43. Jarred Vanderbilt PF Kentucky
  44. Tyus Battle SG Syracuse
  45. Hamidou Diallo SG Kentucky
  46. Jarrey Foster SG/SF SMU
  47. Goga Bitadze C Georgia
  48. Kris Wilkes SF/SG UCLA
  49. Jevon Carter PG West Virginia
  50. Allonzo Trier SG Arizona
  51. Isaac Bonga SF/PG Germany
  52. Billy Preston PF Bosnia
  53. Elie Okobo PG France
  54. Justin Jackson PF/SF Maryland
  55. Arnoldas Kulboka PF Lithuania
  56. Kenny Wooten PF/C Oregon
  57. Moritz Wagner C Michigan
  58. Rodions Kurcus PF/SF Latvia
  59. Alize Johnson PF Missouri State
  60. Josh Okogie SG Georgis Tech
  61. Donta Hall PF Alabama
  62. Vincent Edwards SG/SF Purdue
  63. Kevin Huerter SG Maryland
  64. Grayson Allen SG Duke
  65. Tony Carr SG/PG Penn State
  66. D’Marcus Simonds PG/SG Georgia State
  67. Karim Jallow SF Germany
  68. Brian Bowen SG/SF South Carolina
  69. Abdoulaye N’Doye PG France
  70. Terrance Davis SG Ole Miss
  71. Ray Spalding PF Louisville
  72. Isaac Haas C Purdue
  73. Milik Yarbrough SF Illinois State
  74. Matur Maker PF USA
  75. Lagerald Vick SG Kansas
  76. Kostja Mushidi SG/SF
  77. Malik Newman SG Kansas
  78. Kenrich Williams SF TCU
  79. Aric Holman PF Mississippi State
  80. Bonzie Colson PF Notre Dame