While many have released mock drafts this month, I wanted to keep a close eye on those who have only updated their big boards. Here’s a comparison of 2021 NBA Draft big boards from Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz at ESPN/Draft Express, Chad Ford at NBABigBoard.com, and Jeremy Woo at Sports Illustrated. Also, as of 3/18, I’ve added the newly published top 15 draft board from The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor.
| ESPN (3/15) | NBA Big Board (3/15) | Sports Illustrated (2/24) | The Ringer (3/18) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cade Cunningham | Cade Cunningham | Cade Cunningham | Cade Cunningham |
| 2 | Evan Mobley | Evan Mobley | Evan Mobley | Evan Mobley |
| 3 | Jalen Green | Jalen Suggs | Jonathan Kuminga | Jalen Green |
| 4 | Jonathan Kuminga | Jalen Green | Jalen Suggs | Jalen Suggs |
| 5 | Jalen Suggs | Jonathan Kuminga | Jalen Green | Jonathan Kuminga |
| 6 | Keon Johnson | Keon Johnson | James Bouknight | Keon Johnson |
| 7 | Scottie Barnes | Scottie Barnes | Jalen Johnson | Corey Kispert |
| 8 | Jalen Johnson | Moses Moody | Scottie Barnes | Kai Jones |
| 9 | Moses Moody | Corey Kispert | Corey Kispert | Franz Wagner |
| 10 | Corey Kispert | James Bouknight | Keon Johnson | Moses Moody |
| 11 | Franz Wagner | Greg Brown | Franz Wagner | Scottie Barnes |
| 12 | Isaiah Jackson | Jalen Johnson | Moses Moody | Jalen Johnson |
| 13 | James Bouknight | Sharife Cooper | Ziaire Williams | James Bouknight |
| 14 | Alperen Sengun | Jaden Springer | Usman Garuba | Jaden Springer |
| 15 | Kai Jones | Kai Jones | Daishen Nix | Ayo Dosunmu |
| 16 | Sharife Cooper | Jared Butler | Greg Brown | |
| 17 | Tre Mann | Davion Mitchell | Kai Jones | |
| 18 | Cameron Thomas | Isaiah Jackson | Day'Ron Sharpe | |
| 19 | Ayo Dosunmu | David Johnson | Marcus Bagley | |
| 20 | Josh Giddey | Usman Garuba | Jared Butler | |
| 21 | Usman Garuba | Brandon Boston | Jaden Springer | |
| 22 | Greg Brown | Daishen Nix | Sharife Cooper | |
| 23 | Ziaire Williams | Ziaire Williams | Alperen Sengun | |
| 24 | Charles Bassey | Matthew Mayer | Justin Champagnie | |
| 25 | Marcus Bagley | Josh Christopher | Brandon Boston | |
| 26 | Davion Mitchell | Marcus Bagley | David Johnson | |
| 27 | Jaden Springer | Day'Ron Sharpe | Terrence Shannon Jr. | |
| 28 | Jared Butler | Josh Giddey | Joel Ayayi | |
| 29 | Terrence Shannon Jr. | Isaiah Todd | Ariel Hukporti | |
| 30 | Chris Duarte | Chris Duarte | Josh Christopher |
References:
The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]
ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz]
NBABigBoard.com [Chad Ford]
Sports Illustrated [Jeremy Woo]
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