College Basketball is back on Nov. 10, and with that, we finally get a chance to start evaluating most of the players who should be candidates for a very top-heavy 2018 NBA Draft.
This year’s draft figures to be unique, in that there appear to be four players who all could have a solid case for being the No. 1 pick. DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley, Luka Doncic and Michael Porter Jr. all look like they have the profile of someone who could become a franchise player, and NBA teams will be keeping a close eye on these four throughout the year. The draft might not have the depth that last year’s class appears to have, but it’s certainly too early to tell, and we should see some diamonds emerge from the rough as the season goes on.
To prepare you for who to pay attention to as we kick off the year, Brandon Jefferson, Paul Centopani and myself have gotten together to try to hash out a rough big board, ranking prospects 1-60 to get a rough starting point of who the players that could matter in June will be. We will also offer a short scouting summary of the player, and a link to a scouting report from the Step Back’s fine draft writers.
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When the ball is tipped on Nov. 10, here is who to keep your eye on as we kick off another college basketball season.