Ladies and gentlemen it is finally March Madness. As we approach the one-year mark of the beginning of this pandemic, both the country and the sports world in general have come a long way. The NCAA will be gearing up for their first March Madness tournament in two years after the cancellation of the 2020 tourney. Conference tournaments begin across the NCAA this week, and the big conferences will all start their tournaments next week, leading up to Selection Sunday on March 14. Along with the college basketball season winding down, the NBA G-League bubble is in full force and youngsters Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Isaiah Todd, and more are about 12 games deep into the season. With the regular season winding down and the tournament getting ready, let’s take a look at where all the top players stand in the NBA Draft pool currently. As we’ve seen in years past, the tournament can make or break certain players’ stocks. In my Big Board 3.0 I will release in April, I will go much more in depth on where all the prospects stand post-tournament with a top 100 and reviews on each player. As I did in my Big Board 1.0, I expanded the Shooing Guards to a top 20 rather than a top 15, due to the overwhelming amount of SG depth in this years’ draft. Hope you enjoy the second version of my annual NBA Draft Big Board!
Point Guards
1. Cade Cunningham
Oklahoma State (Freshman)
6’8 | 220 lbs
20-21 Stats: 19.5 pts, 6.3 reb, 3.5 ast, 1.5 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #1
2. Ayo Dosunmu
Illinois (Junior)
6’5 | 200 lbs
20-21 Stats: 21 pts, 6.3 reb, 5.3 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #13 (Lottery)
3. David Duke
Providence (Junior)
6’5 | 205 lbs
20-21 Stats: 17.2 pts, 6.3 reb, 5 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #16 (Mid 1st Round)
4. Sharife Cooper
Auburn (Freshman)
6’1 | 180 lbs
20-21 Stats: 20.2 pts, 8.1 ast, 4.3 reb, 1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #17 (Mid 1st Round)
5. Cameron Thomas
LSU (Freshman)
6’4 | 210 lbs
20-21 Stats: 22.8 pts, 3.1 reb, 1.4 ast, 0.8 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #26 (Late 1st Round)
6. Marcus Zegarowski
Creighton (Junior)
6’2 | 180 lbs
20-21 Stats: 14.9 pts, 4.6 ast, 3.9 reb, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
7. Daishen Nix
NBA G-League Ignite
6’5 | 224 lbs | Age: 19
G-League: 8.8 pts, 5.7 reb, 5.1 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
8. Jason Preston
Ohio (Junior)
6’4 | 187 lbs
20-21 Stats: 15.4 pts, 7.6 ast, 7.2 reb, 1.3 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
9. Colbey Ross
Pepperdine (Senior)
6’1 | 180 lbs
20-21 Stats: 18 pts, 7.5 ast, 3.8 reb, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
10. Davion Mitchell
Baylor (Junior)
6’2 | 205 lbs
20-21 Stats: 13.4 pts, 5.6 ast, 2.7 reb, 2.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
11. Caleb Love
North Carolina (Freshman)
6’4 | 195 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.1 pts, 3.6 ast, 2.6 reb, 1.3 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
12. Carlos Alocén
Real Madrid (Spain)
6’5 | 205 lbs | Age: 20
Euro/ACB: 4.2 pts, 2.1 ast, 1.3 reb, 0.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
13. Marcus Carr
Minnesota (Junior)
6’2 | 195 lbs
20-21 Stats: 20 pts, 5 ast, 3.9 reb, 1.3 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
14. Remy Martin
Arizona State (Senior)
6’0 | 175 lbs
20-21 Stats: 21.3 pts, 3.8 reb, 2.8 reb, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
15. Chris Duarte
Oregon (Senior)
6’6 | 190 lbs
20-21 Stats: 17.4 pts, 4.9 reb, 2.3 ast, 1.9 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
OTHER NOTABLE PG’s IN THE NATION:
Miles McBride (West Virginia, SO.), McKinley Wright IV (Colorado, SR.), D.J. Carton (Marquette, SO.), James Akinjo (Arizona, JR.), Andrew Jones (Texas, JR.), Tre Mann (Florida, SO.), Nah’Shon Hyland (VCU, SO.)
Shooting Guards
1. Jalen Suggs
Gonzaga (Freshman)
6’4 | 205 lbs
20-21 Stats: 13.9 pts, 5.5 reb, 4.5 ast, 2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #2
2. Jalen Green
NBA G-League Ignite
6’5 | 180 lbs | Age: 19
G-League: 17.4 pts, 4 reb, 2.7 ast, 1.6 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #5
3. Moses Moody
Arkansas (Freshman)
6’6 | 205 lbs
20-21 Stats: 16.6 pts, 5.7 reb, 1.8 ast, 1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #7 (Lottery)
4. Josh Christopher
Arizona State (Freshman)
6’5 | 215 lbs
20-21 Stats: 14.3 pts, 4.7 reb, 1.5 stl, 1.4 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: #8 (Lottery)
5. James Bouknight
Connecticut (Sophomore)
6’5 | 190 lbs
20-21 Stats: 20.5 pts, 5.8 reb, 1.5 ast, 1.4 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #10 (Lottery)
6. Brandon Boston Jr.
Kentucky (Freshman)
6’7 | 185 lbs
20-21 Stats: 12 pts, 4.7 reb, 1.4 stl, 1.4 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: #14 (Lottery)
7. Terrence Shannon
Texas Tech (Sophomore)
6’6 | 210 lbs
20-21 Stats: 12.8 pts, 4.6 reb, 1.2 ast, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #19 (Mid 1st Round)
8. Jared Butler
Baylor (Junior)
6’3 | 195 lbs
20-21 Stats: 16.4 pts, 4.9 ast, 3.2 reb, 2.3 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #22 (Late 1st Round)
9. Mac McClung
Texas Tech (Junior)
6’2 | 185 lbs
20-21 Stats: 16.8 pts, 2.8 reb, 2.3 ast, 0.9 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #24 (Late 1st Round)
10. Quentin Grimes
Houston (Junior)
6’5 | 205 lbs
20-21 Stats: 17.9 pts, 6.1 reb, 2 ast, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #25 (Late 1st Round)
11. Keon Johnson
Tennessee (Freshman)
6’5 | 186 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.7 pts, 3 reb, 2.4 ast, 1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #30 (Late 1st Round)
12. Taevion Kinsey
Marshall (Junior)
6’5 | 185 lbs
20-21 Stats: 19.8 pts, 5.9 reb, 3.2 ast, 0.7 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
13. David Johnson
Louisville (Sophomore)
6’5 | 210 lbs
20-21 Stats: 12.5 pts, 5.7 reb, 3.4 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
14. Jaden Springer
Tennessee (Freshman)
6’4 | 204 lbs
20-21 Stats: 12.8 pts, 3.6 reb, 2.9 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
15. Terrence Clarke
Kentucky (Freshman)
6’7 | 194 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.7 pts, 3 reb, 1.9 ast, 0.7 stl
(Out for season – ankle)
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
16. Scottie Lewis
Florida (Sophomore)
6’5 | 189 lbs
20-21 Stats: 9 pts, 3.3 reb, 1.8 stl, 1.6 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
17. Ochai Agbaji
Kansas (Junior)
6’5 | 210 lbs
20-21 Stats: 13.5 pts, 3.5 reb, 2 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
18. MaCio Teague
Baylor (Senior)
6’4 | 195 lbs
20-21 Stats: 14.8 pts, 4.2 reb, 1.6 ast, 0.8 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
19. Marcus Garrett
Kansas (Senior)
6’5 | 195 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.2 pts, 4.5 reb, 3.6 ast, 1.5 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
20. Ryan Daly
St. Joseph’s (Senior)
6’5 | 225 lbs
20-21 Stats: 19.4 pts, 6.8 reb, 2.9 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
OTHER NOTABLE SG’s IN THE NATION:
Landers Nolley (Memphis, SO.), Bryce Thompson (Kansas, FR.), Taevion Hollingsworth (Western Kentucky, SR.)
Small Forwards
1. Jonathan Kuminga
NBA G-League Ignite
6’8 | 210 lbs | Age: 18
G-League: 16.6 pts, 7.3 reb, 2.9 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #4
2. Ziaire Williams
Stanford (Freshman)
6’8 | 185 lbs
20-21 Stats: 11.2 pts, 4.7 reb, 2.3 ast, 0.8 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #6 (Lottery)
3. Scottie Barnes
Florida State (Freshman)
6’9 | 227 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.2 pts, 4.3 ast, 4.1 reb, 1.5 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #11 (Lottery)
4. Corey Kispert
Gonzaga (Senior)
6’7 | 220 lbs
20-21 Stats: 19.5 pts, 4.9 reb, 1.8 ast, 1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #15 (Mid 1st Round)
5. Marcus Bagley
Arizona State (Freshman)
6’8 | 215 lbs
20-21 Stats: 11.8 pts, 6.1 reb, 1.2 ast, 0.8 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #23 (Late 1st Round)
6. John Petty Jr.
Alabama (Senior)
6’5 | 184 lbs
20-21 Stats: 12.8 pts, 5 reb, 2.1 ast, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
7. Justin Champagnie
Pittsburgh (Sophomore)
6’6 | 200 lbs
20-21 Stats: 18.6 pts, 11.4 reb, 1.6 ast, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
8. Josh Giddey
Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
6’7 | 192 lbs | Age: 18
NBL: 10.2 pts, 6.7 reb, 5.6 ast, 1.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
9. Aaron Henry
Michigan State (Junior)
6’6 | 210 lbs
20-21 Stats: 15.1 pts, 5.5 reb, 3.6 ast, 1.3 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
10. Derrick Alston Jr.
Boise State (Senior)
6’9 | 190 lbs
20-21 Stats: 17.7 pts, 3.5 reb, 2.3 ast, 0.7 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
11. Ron Harper Jr.
Rutgers (Junior)
6’6 | 245 lbs
20-21 Stats: 15.5 pts, 6 reb, 1.7 ast, 0.6 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
12. Yves Pons
Tennessee (Senior)
6’6 | 215 lbs
20-21 Stats: 9.1 pts, 5.2 reb, 1.6 blk, 0.8 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
13. Herbert Jones
Alabama (Senior)
6’8 | 210 lbs
20-21 Stats: 11 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1.7 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
14. Sam Hauser
Virginia (Senior)
6’8 | 218 lbs
20-21 Stats: 15.5 pts, 6.7 reb, 1.7 ast, 0.6 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
15. Isaiah Livers
Michigan (Senior)
6’7 | 230 lbs
20-21 Stats: 14.5 pts, 6.2 reb, 2.2 ast, 0.8 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
OTHER NOTABLE SF’s IN THE NATION:
Jalen Wilson (Kansas, FR.), Romeo Weems (DePaul, SO.), Allen Flanigan (Auburn, SO.), Both Gach (Minnesota, JR.), D.J. Jeffries (Memphis, SO.), Joe Wieskamp (Iowa, JR.)
Power Forwards
1. Jalen Johnson
Duke (Freshman)
6’9 | 220 lbs
20-21 Stats: 11.2 pts, 6.1 reb, 2.2 ast, 1.2 blk
(Out for season – withdrew from program)
Paul’s Draft Range: #9 (Lottery)
2. Greg Brown
Texas (Freshman)
6’9 | 205 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.7 pts, 7.1 reb, 1.1 blk, 0.6 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #12 (Lottery)
3. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Villanova (Sophomore)
6’9 | 230 lbs
20-21 Stats: 15.5 pts, 7.9 reb, 1.7 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #20 (Late 1st Round)
4. Usman Garuba
Real Madrid (Spain)
6’8 | 220 lbs | Age: 18
Euro/ACB: 3.4 pts, 3.9 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.6 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #21 (Late 1st Round)
5. Sandro Mamukelashvili
Seton Hall (Senior)
6’11 | 240 lbs
20-21 Stats: 17.8 pts, 7.1 reb, 3.1 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #28 (Late 1st Round)
6. Franz Wagner
Michigan (Sophomore)
6’9 | 220 lbs
20-21 Stats: 13.3 pts, 6.4 reb, 2.9 ast, 1.4 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
7. Isaiah Jackson
Kentucky (Freshman)
6’10 | 206 lbs
20-21 Stats: 8.1 pts, 6.8 reb, 2.7 blk, 0.7 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
8. Roko Prkačin
KK Cibona (Croatia)
6’9 | 210 lbs | Age: 18
A-1/ABA: 13.8 pts, 7 reb, 1.8 ast, 1.3 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
9. Trendon Watford
LSU (Sophomore)
6’9 | 240 lbs
20-21 Stats: 16.1 pts, 7.1 reb, 3.1 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
10. Trayce Jackson-Davis
Indiana (Sophomore)
6’9 | 245 lbs
20-21 Stats: 19.8 pts, 9.3 reb, 1.5 ast, 1.5 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
11. Matthew Hurt
Duke (Sophomore)
6’9 | 235 lbs
20-21 Stats: 19.3 pts, 6.4 reb, 1.4 ast, 0.8 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
12. Chris Smith
UCLA (Senior)
6’9 | 215 lbs
20-21 Stats: 12.6 pts, 6.4 reb, 2 ast, 0.9 stl
(Out for season – torn ACL)
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
13. Isaiah Todd
NBA G-League Ignite
6’10 | 210 lbs | Age: 19
G-League: 11.1 pts, 4.4 reb, 0.7 blk, 0.6 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
14. Garrison Brooks
North Carolina (Senior)
6’10 | 240 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.5 pts, 7 reb, 1.4 ast, 0.8 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
15. Amar Sylla
Telenet BC Oostende (Belgium)
6’9 | 190 lbs | Age: 19
BCL/BSL: 6.5 pts, 5.5 reb, 1.2 blk, 1.1 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
OTHER NOTABLE PF’s IN THE NATION:
Romello White (Ole Miss, SR.), Derek Culver (West Virginia, JR.)
Centers
1. Evan Mobley
USC (Freshman)
7’0 | 210 lbs
20-21 Stats: 16.4 pts, 8.5 reb, 2.9 blk, 2.1 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: #3
2. Charles Bassey
Western Kentucky (Junior)
6’11 | 235 lbs
20-21 Stats: 17.6 pts, 11.6 reb, 3.1 blk, 0.7 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: #18 (Mid 1st Round)
3. Kai Jones
Texas (Sophomore)
6’11 | 218 lbs
20-21 Stats: 8.3 pts, 4.9 reb, 0.9 stl, 0.8 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: #27 (Late 1st Round)
4. Day’Ron Sharpe
North Carolina (Freshman)
6’11 | 265 lbs
20-21 Stats: 9.8 pts, 8 reb, 1.3 ast, 0.9 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: #29 (Late 1st Round)
5. Luka Garza
Iowa (Senior)
6’11 | 265 lbs
20-21 Stats: 24.3 pts, 8.4 reb, 1.8 ast, 1.5 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
6. Kofi Cockburn
Illinois (Sophomore)
7’0 | 285 lbs
20-21 Stats: 17.7 pts, 9.9 reb, 1.3 blk, 0.2 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
7. Alperen Sengün
Besiktas Sompos Japan (Turkey)
6’10 | 240 lbs | Age: 18
BSL/Cup: 19.8 pts, 9.5 reb, 2.3 ast, 1.8 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
8. Drew Timme
Gonzaga (Sophomore)
6’10 | 235 lbs
20-21 Stats: 18.9 pts, 7.1 reb, 1.9 ast, 0.8 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
9. Orlando Robinson
Fresno State (Sophomore)
7’0 | 235 lbs
20-21 Stats: 14.9 pts, 9 reb, 2.2 ast, 1.1 stl
Paul’s Draft Range: 2nd Round
10. Hunter Dickinson
Michigan (Freshman)
7’1 | 255 lbs
20-21 Stats: 14.8 pts, 7.8 reb, 1.6 blk, 0.9 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
11. Neemias Queta
Utah State (Junior)
7’0 | 245 lbs
20-21 Stats: 14.8 pts, 9.7 reb, 2.9 blk, 2.9 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
12. D.J. Funderburk
NC State (Senior)
6’10 | 225 lbs
20-21 Stats: 12.3 pts, 5.4 reb, 0.7 stl, 0.5 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
13. Jay Huff
Virginia (Senior)
7’1 | 240 lbs
20-21 Stats: 13.3 pts, 7 reb, 2.5 blk, 1 ast
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
14. Olivier Sarr
Kentucky (Senior)
7’0 | 237 lbs
20-21 Stats: 10.3 pts, 5.4 reb, 1.4 ast, 1.3 blk
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
15. Makur Maker
Howard (Freshman)
6’11 | 235 lbs
20-21 Stats: 2 GP, 11.5 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast
(Howard season cancelled)
Paul’s Draft Range: Undrafted
OTHER NOTABLE C’s IN THE NATION:
Moussa Cisse (Memphis, FR.), Ibou Dianko Badji (Senegal), Oscar Tshiebwe (West Virginia, SO. – Transferring to: Kentucky), Marcus Santos-Silva (Texas Tech, SR.), Kai Sotto (NBA G-League Ignite)
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