2018 NBA Draft Big Board 6.0: Explaining the top 30

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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) /

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

Luka Doncic SG/SF Slovenia
DeAndre Ayton C Arizona
Marvin Bagley PF Duke
Jaren Jackson Jr. PF/C Michigan State
Michael Porter Jr. SF/PF Missouri
Mohamed Bamba C Texas
Trae Young PG Oklahoma
Wendell Carter C/PF Duke
Miles Bridges SF/PF Michigan State
Colin Sexton PG Alabma
Mikal Bridges SG/SF Villanova
Daniel Gafford C Arkansas
Lonnie Walker SG Miami
Mitchell Robinson C Western Kentucky
Troy Brown SG/SF Oregon
Shake Milton SG/PG SMU
Jacob Evans SG Cincinnati
Landry Shamet SG/PG Wichita State
Jontay Porter PF Missouri
Robert Williams C Texas A&M
Bruce Brown SG Miami
Chandler Hutchison SF/SG Boise State
Jalen Brunson PG Villanova
Khyri Thomas SG Creighton
Keita Bates-Diop SF/PF Ohio State
Rawlee Alkins SG Arizona
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG Kentucky
Melvin Frazier SG/SF Tulane
Dzanan Musa SG/SF Bosnia
Kevin Knox PF/SF Kentucky
Brandon McCoy C UNLV
Rui Hachimura SF/PF Gonzaga
Killian Tillie PF Gonzaga
Trevon Duval PG Duke
Gary Trent Jr. SG Duke
Kevin Hervey SF/PF UTSA
Jalen Hudson SG Florida
Aaron Holiday PG UCLA
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG Kansas
Chimeize Metu C/PF USC
Ethan Happ C/PF Wisconsin
Jerome Robinson SG Boston College
Jarred Vanderbilt PF Kentucky
Tyus Battle SG Syracuse
Hamidou Diallo SG Kentucky
Jarrey Foster SG/SF SMU
Goga Bitadze C Georgia
Kris Wilkes SF/SG UCLA
Jevon Carter PG West Virginia
Allonzo Trier SG Arizona
Isaac Bonga SF/PG Germany
Billy Preston PF Bosnia
Elie Okobo PG France
Justin Jackson PF/SF Maryland
Arnoldas Kulboka PF Lithuania
Kenny Wooten PF/C Oregon
Moritz Wagner C Michigan
Rodions Kurcus PF/SF Latvia
Alize Johnson PF Missouri State
Josh Okogie SG Georgis Tech
Donta Hall PF Alabama
Vincent Edwards SG/SF Purdue
Kevin Huerter SG Maryland
Grayson Allen SG Duke
Tony Carr SG/PG Penn State
D’Marcus Simonds PG/SG Georgia State
Karim Jallow SF Germany
Brian Bowen SG/SF South Carolina
Abdoulaye N’Doye PG France
Terrance Davis SG Ole Miss
Ray Spalding PF Louisville
Isaac Haas C Purdue
Milik Yarbrough SF Illinois State
Matur Maker PF USA
Lagerald Vick SG Kansas
Kostja Mushidi SG/SF
Malik Newman SG Kansas
Kenrich Williams SF TCU
Aric Holman PF Mississippi State
Bonzie Colson PF Notre Dame