Thursday, June 21, 2018

2018 NBA Draft Rankings: By Position



With the NBA Draft just a few hours away, here are the final player rankings by position.  If I had the #1 pick I'd likely take Duke's Marvin Bagley III for most NBA teams, but arguments can definitely be made for DeAndre Ayton or one of the top point guards depending on team need.  I think it's a very close call between Luka Doncic, Trae Young, Collin Sexton, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the point guard position, as they all have very different games and strengths.  I'd need an insider look to truly decide between them, but I'd lean toward Trae Young simply because of his Steph Curry-like offensive ability.  Obviously I've seen much less of Doncic than the other three, so again a closer look would give me a lot more information to go on.  I included Doncic in the list since he's likely to be taken in the top five, but he's the only player who didn't play college basketball that I added into the rankings.


Point Guards
Rank Name Position Team Height Weight Year
1a Luka Doncic PG/SG Slovenia 6'8" 228 19
1b Trae Young PG Oklahoma 6'2" 178 Freshman
1c Collin Sexton PG Alabama 6'2" 183 Freshman
1d Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG/SG/SF Kentucky 6'6" 180 Freshman
5 Kevin Huerter PG/SG Maryland 6'7" 194 Sophomore
6 Jalen Brunson PG Villanova 6'2” 198 Junior
7 Jevon Carter PG/SG W.Virginia 6'2” 196 Senior
8 Devonte' Graham PG Kansas 6'2” 185 Senior
9 Tony Carr PG/SG Penn St. 6'5" 199 Sophomore
10 Trevon Duval PG Duke 6'3" 191 Freshman
11 Bruce Brown SG/PG Miami 6'5” 195 Sophomore
12 Shake Milton PG/SG SMU 6'6" 205 Junior
13 Landry Shamet SG/PG Wichita St. 6'5" 189 Sophomore
14 Jordan Howard PG Central Arkansas 5'11" 180 Senior
15 Aaron Holiday PG UCLA 6'1” 187 Junior
16 Bryant Crawford PG/SG Wake Forest 6'3” 200 Junior
17 Thomas Wilder PG W. Michigan 6'3" 190 Senior
18 Gabe DeVoe PG Clemson 6'3" 210 Senior
19 Keenan Evans PG Texas Tech 6'3" 183 Senior
20 Braian Angola SG/PG Florida St. 6'6" 195 Senior
21 Tra Holder PG Arizona St. 6'0” 170 Senior
22 Joel Berry PG UNC 6'0” 195 Senior
23 Kadeen Carrington PG/SG Seton Hall 6'4" 195 Senior
24 Chris Chiozza PG/SG Florida 6'0" 175 Senior
25 Rob Gray Jr. SG/PG Houston 6'2” 190 Senior
26 Shavar Newkirk G St. Joseph's 6'1" 180 Senior


Shooting Guards
Rank Name Position Team Height Weight Year
1 Donte DiVincenzo PG/SG Villanova 6'5" 200 Sophomore
2 Gary Trent Jr SG Duke 6'6" 204 Freshman
3 Khyri Thomas SG Creighton 6'4" 199 Junior
4 Zhaire Smith SG/SF Texas Tech 6'4" 199 Freshman
5 Jerome Robinson PG/SG Boston College 6'5" 188 Junior
6 Malik Newman PG/SG Kansas 6'3” 190 Sophomore
7 Melvin Frazier SG/PG Tulane 6'6" 198 Junior
8 Grayson Allen PG/SG Duke 6'5” 198 Senior
9 Lonnie Walker IV SG Miami 6'5" 196 Freshman
10 George King SG Colorado 6'6” 220 Senior
11 Rawle Alkins SG/SF Arizona 6'4” 217 Sophomore
12 Bruce Brown SG/PG Miami 6'5” 195 Sophomore
13 Josh Okogie SG Georgia Tech 6'5" 211 Sophomore
14 Devon Hall SG/PG Virginia 6'6" 206 Junior
15 Jacob Evans III PG/SG Cincinnati 6'6” 200 Sophomore
16 Desi Rodriguez SG/SF Seton Hall 6'6" 215 Senior
17 Allonzo Trier SG Arizona 6'5” 198 Junior
18 Jaylen Barford SG/PG Arkansas   6'2" 208 Senior
19 Lagerald Vick SG/SF Kansas   6'5" 175 Junior
20 Trevon Bluiett SG/SF Xavier 6'5 205 Senior
21 Donte Clark SG Texas Southern 6'4" 195 Senior
22 Matt Mobley SG St. Bonaventure 6'3" 185 Junior
23 Jared Terrell PG/SG Rhode Island 6'3" 215 Senior
24 Hamidou Diallo SG/SF Kentucky 6'6" 197 Freshman
25 Daryl Macon SG Arkansas 6'3" 185 Senior
26 Bryant Crawford PG/SG Wake Forest 6'3” 200 Sophomore
27 Jeffrey Carroll SG/SF Oklahoma St. 6'6" 215 Senior
28 Victor Sanders SG Idaho   6'5" 195 Senior
29 E. C. Matthews SG Rhode Island 6'5” 200 Senior
30 Allerik Freeman SG N.C. State 6'3” 200 Senior
31 Tavarius Shine SG/SF Oklahoma St. 6'6” 200 Junior
32 Scottie Lindsey SG Northwestern 6'5" 210 Senior
33 D.J. Hogg SF/SG Texas A&M 6'9" 220 Junior
34 Martez Walker SG Oakland 6'6" 185 Senior
35 Robert Franks SG/SF Washington St. 6'7" 240 Junior
36 Marcus Foster SG Creighton 6'3” 210 Senior
37 Kelan Martin SF/SG Butler 6'7” 220 Junior
38 Jeff Roberson  SF/SG Vanderbilt 6'6" 220 Senior
39 Rob Gray Jr. SG/PG Houston 6'2” 190 Senior
40 Aundre Jackson SG Loyola (CHI) 6'5" 230 Senior


Small Forwards
Rank Name Position Team Height Weight Year
1a Chandler Hutchinson SG/SF Boise St 6'7" 197 Senior
1b Miles Bridges SF/SG Michigan St. 6'7” 220 Sophomore
3 Mikal Bridges SF Villanova 6'7” 210 Junior
4 Kevin Knox II SF Kentucky 6'9" 213 Freshman
5 Michael Porter SF/PF Missouri 6'11" 211 Freshman
6 Troy Brown Jr SF Oregon 6'7" 208 Freshman
7 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG/SF Kansas 6'8" 212 Senior
8 Keita Bates-Diop SF Ohio St. 6'9” 224 Junior
9 Kevin Hervey SG/SF UT-Arlington 6'8” 212 Senior
10 Deng Adel SF Louisville 6'7" 200 Junior
11 Rawle Alkins SG/SF Arizona 6'4” 217 Sophomore
12 Justin Jackson SF Maryland 6'7" 229 Sophomore
13 Vincent Edwards SF Purdue 6'8” 225 Senior
14 Rodney Bullock SG/SF Providence 6'8” 225 Senior
15 Theo Pinson SG/SF UNC 6'7” 211 Senior
16 Tavarius Shine SG/SF Oklahoma St. 6'6” 200 Junior
17 Jeffrey Carroll SG/SF Oklahoma St. 6'6" 215 Senior
18 Gary Clark SF Cincinnati 6'8” 225 Senior
19 Kelan Martin SG/SF Butler 6'7” 220 Senior
20 B.J. Johnson SG/SF LaSalle 6'7" 200 Senior
21 D.J. Hogg SF/SG Texas A&M 6'9" 220 Junior
22 Johnathan Williams III PF/SF Gonzaga 6'9” 228 Senior
23 Malik Pope SF San Diego St. 6'10” 205 Senior
24 Jae'Sean Tate SF Ohio St. 6'4” 230 Senior
25 Donte Grantham SF Clemson 6'8” 205 Senior
26 Bashir Ahmed SF St. John’s 6'7" 210 Senior
27 JaJuan Johnson SF Marquette 6'5” 200 Senior
28 Jordan Barnett SF Missouri 6'7" 215 Senior
29 Obi Enechionya SF Temple 6'10" 220 Senior
30 Joe Burton SF Valparaiso 6'6” 210 Senior


Power Forwards
Rank Name Position Team Height Weight Year
1 Marvin Bagley III PF/C Duke 6'11" 220 Freshman
2 Wendell Carter Jr PF Duke 6'10" 251 Freshman
3 Alize Johnson PF Missouri St. 6'8" 217 Senior
4 Jaren Jackson PF/C Michigan St. 6'11" 236 Freshman
5 Omari Spellman C/PF Villanova  6'9” 254 Freshman
6 Moritz Wagner PF/C Michigan 7'0" 241 Junior
7 Chimezie Metu PF/C USC 6'10" 220 Junior
8 Raymond Spalding PF Louisville 6'10” 215 Junior
9 Robert Williams PF Texas A&M 6'10" 241 Sophomore
10 Justin Tillman PF VCU 6'8” 220 Senior
11 Angel Delgado PF Seton Hall 6'10” 240 Senior
12 Billy Preston PF Kansas 6'11" 222 Freshman
13 Tyler Davis PF/C Texas A&M 6'10” 270 Junior
14 Wenyen Gabriel PF Kentucky 6'9” 185 Sophomore
15 Ajdin Penava PF Marshall 6'9" 214 Junior
16 Vlad Brodziansky PF/C TCU 6'11" 220 Senior
17 Yante Maten PF Georgia   6'8" 240 Senior
18 Kerem Kanter PF/C Xavier 6'10" 240 Senior
19 Bonzie Colson PF Notre Dame 6'5" 225 Senior
20 Chris Cokley PF UAB 6'8" 229 Senior
21 Kyle Washington PF Cincinnati 6'9” 225 Senior
22 Marcus Lee SF/PF California (transfer) 6'11” 225 Senior
23 Ben Lammers C/PF Georgia Tech 6'10" 227 Senior
24 Jo Lual-Acuil Jr C/PF Baylor 7'0" 220 Senior
25 Thomas Welsh PF/C UCLA 7'1” 254 Senior
26 Jonathan Williams III PF/SF Gonzaga 6'9” 228 Senior
27 Nana Foulland PF Bucknell 6'9" 230 Senior
28 John Egbunu PF Florida 6'11” 255 Senior
29 Obi Enechionya SF/PF Temple 6'10" 220 Senior
30 Tonny Trocha-Morelos PF/SF Texas A&M 6'10" 224 Senior


Centers
Rank Name Position Team Height Weight Year
1 Deandre Ayton C Arizona 7'1" 250 Freshman
2 Mohamed Bamba C Texas 7'1" 225 Freshman
3 Brandon McCoy C UNLV 7'1" 250 Freshman
4 Drew Eubanks PF/C Oregon St. 6'10” 250 Junior
5 Isaac Haas C Purdue 7'3” 303 Senior
6 Vlad Brodziansky PF/C TCU 6'11" 220 Senior
7 Michal Cekovsky (injuries) C Maryland 7'1" 250 Senior
8 Ben Lammers C Georgia Tech 6'10" 227 Senior
9 Tyler Davis C Texas A&M 6'10” 270 Junior
10 Kerem Kanter PF/C Xavier 6'10" 240 Senior
11 Jo Lual-Acuil Jr C/PF Baylor 7'0" 220 Senior
12 Thomas Welsh PF/C UCLA 7'0” 245 Senior
13 Akolda Manyang PF/C Utah Valley 7'0" 243 Senior
14 Dusan Ristic C Arizona 7'0” 245 Senior
15 Anas Osama Mahmoud C Louisville 7'1” 197 Senior







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