Brandon Anderson’s 2018 NBA Draft Big Board Manifesto

Trae Young is awesome, DeAndre Ayton shouldn’t go anywhere near #1, and everything else you need to know about every key 2018 NBA Draft prospect

The 2018 NBA Draft is finally here, and it promises to be a wild night. We already know the #1 pick, and it’s not the international star the Suns’ coach led in Slovenia. The Kings pick second and could take literally anyone (just ask Georgios Papagiannis). A bunch of other dumb teams litter the top of the draft, and just about every team has been rumored to trade up, down, or both. Meanwhile Kawhi Leonard could be on the move, and Hall of Farter Dwight Howard was quietly traded for the second straight draft week. All hail the NBA offseason.

This year’s draft class is loaded, with four possible superstars at the top and another handful of guys other draftniks love. It’s a deep draft, especially on the wings. But enough preamble. Below is my official 2018 NBA Draft Big Board Manifesto with roughly 10,000 words of analysis on my top 34 players, all broken into tiers. Scan for a player you like, read up on guys you don’t know much about, or just devour it all. It’s all there, and it’s all guaranteed to be correct in five years or your money back.

Godspeed.

If you’re reading this late on, here’s my 2018 NBA Draft winners and losers…