Yahoo Sports' top 60 prospects: Is Michael Porter Jr. still near the top?
The NBA draft is Thursday, which means it’s time to claim your favorite sleepers, value picks and steals, and predict who will be the biggest busts. The 2018 class is an extremely deep one, featuring quality players sprinkled well into the second round. You will notice a dearth of European prospects, but the ones who are listed are very talented, and that begins with Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic. The top 60 is not a mock draft, but rather a ranking that aims to consider the floor and ceiling of the best prospects available.
1. C Deandre Ayton, Arizona, 7-0, 243 pounds
2. G/F Luka Doncic, Slovenia, 6-8, 228 pounds
3. PF/C Marvin Bagley III,Duke, 6-11, 234 pounds
4. C Mohamed Bamba, Texas, 7-1, 226 pounds
5. F Michael Porter Jr., Missouri, 6-11, 211 pounds
6. PG Trae Young, Oklahoma, 6-2, 175 pounds
7. PF/C Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State, 6-11, 236 pounds
8. SG/SF Mikal Bridges, Villanova, 6-7, 200 pounds
9. PF/C Wendell Carter Jr., Duke, 6-10, 251 pounds
10. SG Lonnie Walker IV, Miami (Fla.), 6-5, 196 pounds
11. PG/SG Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova, 6-5, 200 pounds
12. SG Zhaire Smith, Texas Tech, 6-4, 199 pounds
13. PG Collin Sexton, Alabama, 6-2, 183 pounds
14. SG Khyri Thomas, Creighton, 6-4, 199 pounds
15. PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky, 6-6, 180
pounds
16. SF/PF Miles Bridges, Michigan State, 6-7, 220 pounds
17. PF/C Robert Williams, Texas A&M, 6-9, 237 pounds
18. SF Dzanan Musa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6-9, 195 pounds
19. PG Elie Okobo, France, 6-3, 180 pounds
20. SF/PF Kevin Knox, Kentucky, 6-9, 213 pounds
21. SG/SF Chandler Hutchison, Boise State, 6-7, 193
pounds
22. SG Troy Brown Jr., Oregon, 6-7, 208 pounds
23. SG/SF Kevin Huerter, Maryland, 6-7, 194 pounds
24. SG De’Anthony Melton, USC, 6-3, 193 pounds
25. SF Jacob Evans III, Cincinnati, 6-6, 200 pounds
26. PG/SG Jerome Robinson, Boston College, 6-5, 188 pounds
27. SF Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State, 6-9, 224 pounds
28. SG Grayson Allen, Duke, 6-5, 198 pounds
29. SF Melvin Frazier, Tulane, 6-6, 198 pounds
30. SG Rawle Alkins, Arizona, 6-4, 217 pounds
31. PG/SG Aaron Holiday, UCLA, 6-1, 187 pounds
32. C Mitchell Robinson, Chalmette (La.) High School, 6-11, 215 pounds
33. PG Jalen Brunson, Villanova, 6-2, 199 pounds
34. SG Bruce Brown Jr., Miami (Fla.), 6-5, 195 pounds
35. SG Hamidou Diallo, Kentucky, 6-6, 197 pounds
36. SG Josh Okogie, Georgia Tech, 6-5, 211 pounds
37. SF Kevin Hervey, UT-Arlington, 6-8, 212 pounds
38. PG Jevon Carter, West Virginia, 6-2, 196 pounds
39. PG Landry Shamet, Wichita State, 6-5, 189 pounds
40. SG Gary Trent Jr., Duke, 6-6, 204 pounds
41. PF Omari Spellman, Villanova, 6-9, 255 pounds
42. SG Anfernee Simons, IMG Academy, 6-3, 183 pounds
43. SF Rodions Kurucs, Latvia, 6-10, 190 pounds
44. PF/C Moritz Wagner, Michigan, 7-0, 241 pounds
45. PG/SG Shake Milton, SMU, 6-6, 207 pounds
46. PG Devonte’ Graham, Kansas, 6-2, 186 pounds
47. PF Chimezie Metu, USC, 6-10, 220 pounds
48. PG Tony Carr, Penn State, 6-5, 199 pounds
49. SG/SF Tyus Battle, Syracuse, 6-7, 200 pounds
50. SG Malik Newman, Kansas, 6-3, 189 pounds
51. SG Devon Hall, Virginia, 6-6, 206 pounds
52. PF Alize Johnson, Missouri State, 6-8, 217 pounds
53. SF Kenrich Williams, TCU, 6-8, 200 pounds
54. SF/PF Justin Jackson, Maryland, 6-7, 229 pounds
55. SF Isaac Bonga, Germany, 6-9, 203 pounds
56. SF Jarred Vanderbilt, SF, Kentucky, 6-8, 214 pounds
57. SF Kostas Antetokounmpo, Dayton, 6-10, 197 pounds
58. PF Ray Spalding, Louisville, 6-10, 215 pounds
59. SG Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Kansas, 6-6, 205 pounds
60. C Brandon McCoy, UNLV, 7-0, 250 pounds
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