We spend a lot of time following all of the top NBA Draft analysts for months as they post and tweet about intel and update their big boards and mock drafts leading up to draft day. But once that day comes and goes, it’s easy to shift focus to how the rookies will fit on their new rosters, summer league, and the next draft cycle, so, as always, I have compiled all of the final mock drafts so we can compare them to the actual 2025 draft order. See my full mock draft comparison for June featuring 18 total mock drafts (all link references below).
Here is the actual 2025 NBA Draft pick order versus the final mock drafts from Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman, ESPN’s Jeremy Woo and Jonathan Givony, SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell, Yahoo Sports’s Kevin O’Connor, The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, the No Ceilings crew, The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau, Tankathon, and our own Hoops Distillery picks:
ACTUAL
DRAFT
The Athletic
(6/25)
B/R
(6/24)
ESPN
(6/24)
The Ringer
(6/24)
Yahoo Sports
(6/24)
SB Nation
(6/23)
Tankathon
(6/19)
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
1. DAL
Cooper
Flagg
2.
SAS
Dylan
Harper
2. SAS
Dylan
Harper
2. SAS
Dylan
Harper
2. SAS
Dylan
Harper
2. SAS
Dylan
Harper
2. SAS
Dylan
Harper
2. SAS
Dylan
Harper
2. SAS
Dylan
Harper
3.
PHI
VJ
Edgecombe
3. PHI
VJ
Edgecombe
3. PHI
VJ
Edgecombe
3. PHI
VJ
Edgecombe
3. PHI
Ace
Bailey
3. PHI
VJ
Edgecombe
3. PHI
VJ
Edgecombe
3. PHI
VJ
Edgecombe
4.
CHA
Kon
Knueppel
4. CHA
Kon
Knueppel
4. CHA
Kon
Knueppel
4. CHA
Kon
Knueppel
4. CHA
VJ
Edgecombe
4. CHA
Kon
Knueppel
4. CHA
Kon
Knueppel
4. CHA
Kon
Knueppel
5. UTA
Ace
Bailey
5. UTA
Jeremiah
Fears
5. UTA
Tre
Johnson
5. UTA
Jeremiah
Fears
5. UTA
Kon
Knueppel
5. UTA
Jeremiah
Fears
5. UTA
Ace
Bailey
5. UTA
Ace
Bailey
6. WAS
Tre
Johnson
6. WAS
Ace
Bailey
6. WAS
Ace
Bailey
6. WAS
Ace
Bailey
6. WAS
Tre
Johnson
6. WAS
Ace
Bailey
6. WAS
Tre
Johnson
6. WAS
Tre
Johnson
7. NOP
Jeremiah
Fears
7. NOP
Khaman
Maluach
7. NOP
Jeremiah
Fears
7. NOP
Khaman
Maluach
7. NOP
Jeremiah
Fears
7. NOP
Khaman
Maluach
7. NOP
Jeremiah
Fears
7. NOP
Jeremiah
Fears
8. BKN
Egor
Demin
8. BKN
Tre
Johnson
8. BKN
Khaman
Maluach
8. BKN
Tre
Johnson
8. BKN
Derik
Queen
8. BKN
Tre
Johnson
8. BKN
Khaman
Maluach
8. BKN
Kasparas
Jakucionis
9. TOR
Collin
Murray-Boyles
9. TOR
Collin
Murray-Boyles
9. TOR
Noa
Essengue
9. TOR
Noa
Essengue
9. TOR
Khaman
Maluach
9. TOR
Noa
Essengue
9. TOR
Kasparas
Jakucionis
9. TOR
Khaman
Maluach
10. PHX
Khaman
Maluach
10. PHX
Carter
Bryant
10. PHX
Carter
Bryant
10. PHX
Carter
Bryant
10. PHX
Noa
Essengue
10. PHX
Carter
Bryant
10. PHX
Jase
Richardson
10. HOU
Derik
Queen
11. MEM (via POR)
Cedric
Coward
11. POR
Noa
Essengue
11. POR
Kasparas
Jakucionis
11. POR
Kasparas
Jakucionis
11. POR
Carter
Bryant
11. POR
Collin
Murray-Boyles
11. POR
Carter
Bryant
11. POR
Carter
Bryant
12. CHI
Noa
Essengue
12. CHI
Joan
Berringer
12. CHI
Collin
Murray-Boyles
12. CHI
Collin
Murray-Boyles
12. CHI
Kasparas
Jakucionis
12. CHI
Joan
Berringer
12. CHI
Collin
Murray-Boyles
12. CHI
Collin
Murray-Boyles
13. NOP (via ATL)
Derik
Queen
13. ATL
Kasparas
Jakucionis
13. ATL
Derik
Queen
13. ATL
Egor
Demin
13. ATL
Joan
Berringer
13. ATL
Egor
Demin
13. ATL
Noa
Essengue
13. ATL
Jase
Richardson
14. SAS
Carter
Bryant
14. SAS
Cedric
Coward
14. SAS
Joan
Berringer
14. SAS
Joan
Berringer
14. SAS
Thomas
Sorber
14. SAS
Asa
Newell
14. SAS
Derik
Queen
14. SAS
Noa
Essengue
15. OKC
Thomas
Sorber
15. OKC
Thomas
Sorber
15. OKC
Cedric
Coward
15. OKC
Derik
Queen
15. OKC
Collin
Murray-Boyles
15. OKC
Cedric
Coward
15. OKC
Thomas
Sorber
15. OKC
Cedric
Coward
16. POR (via MEM)
Hansen
Yang
16. MEM
Derik
Queen
16. MEM
Nique
Clifford
16. MEM
Cedric
Coward
16. MEM
Cedric
Coward
16. MEM
Kasparas
Jakucionis
16. MEM
Nique
Clifford
16. MEM
Nique
Clifford
17. MIN
Joan
Berringer
17. MIN
Danny
Wolf
17. MIN
Thomas
Sorber
17. MIN
Thomas
Sorber
17. MIN
Nique
Clifford
17. MIN
Nique
Clifford
17. MIN
Cedric
Coward
17. MIN
Asa
Newell
18. UTA (via WAS)
Walter
Clayton
18. WAS
Asa
Newell
18. WAS
Egor
Demin
18. WAS
Danny
Wolf
18. WAS
Danny
Wolf
18. WAS
Derik
Queen
18. WAS
Egor
Demin
18. WAS
Egor
Demin
19. BKN
Nolan
Traore
19. BKN
Egor
Demin
19. BKN
Asa
Newell
19. BKN
Asa
Newell
19. BKN
Egor
Demin
19. BKN
Thomas
Sorber
19. BKN
Joan
Berringer
19. BKN
Thomas
Sorber
20. MIA
Kasparas
Jakucionis
20. MIA
Walter
Clayton
20. MIA
Walter
Clayton
20. MIA
Liam
McNeeley
20. MIA
Walter
Clayton
20. MIA
Walter
Clayton
20. MIA
Will
Riley
20. MIA
Rasheer
Fleming
21. WAS (via UTA)
Will
Riley
21. UTA
Liam
McNeeley
21. UTA
Danny
Wolf
21. UTA
Hugo
Gonzalez
21. UTA
Will
Riley
21. UTA
Liam
McNeeley
21. UTA
Walter
Clayton
21. UTA
Nolan
Traore
22. BKN (via ATL)
Drake
Powell
22. BKN (Via ATL)
Will
Riley
22. BKN (via ATL)
Nolan
Traore
22. BKN (via ATL)
Nolan
Traore
22. BKN (via ATL)
Rasheer
Fleming
22. BKN (via ATL)
Will
Riley
22. ATL
Rasheer
Fleming
22. ATL
Danny
Wolf
23. ATL (via NOP)
Asa
Newell
23. NOP
Nolan
Traore
23. NOP
Liam
McNeeley
23. NOP
Walter
Clayton
23. NOP
Drake
Powell
23. NOP
Nolan
Traore
23. NOP
Asa
Newell
23. NOP
Liam
McNeeley
24. SAC (via OKC)
Nique
Clifford
24. OKC
Noah
Penda
24. OKC
Hugo
Gonzalez
24. OKC
Will
Riley
24. OKC
Noah
Penda
24. OKC
Maxime
Raynaud
24. OKC
Noah
Penda
24. OKC
Joan
Berringer
25. ORL
Jase
Richardson
25. ORL
Nique
Clifford
25. ORL
Jase
Richardson
25. ORL
Jase
Richardson
25. ORL
Jase
Richardson
25. ORL
Jase
Richardson
25. ORL
Liam
McNeeley
25. ORL
Walter
Clayton
26. BKN
Ben
Saraf
26. BKN
Maxime
Raynaud
26. BKN
Will
Riley
26. BKN
Nique
Clifford
26. BKN
Asa
Newell
26. BKN
Danny
Wolf
26. BKN
Danny
Wolf
26. BKN
Will
Riley
27. BKN
Danny
Wolf
27. BKN
Drake
Powell
27. BKN
Drake
Powell
27. BKN
Rasheer
Fleming
27. BKN
Liam
McNeeley
27. BKN
Drake
Powell
27. BKN
Nolan
Traore
27. BKN
Noah
Penda
28. BOS
Hugo
Gonzalez
28. BOS
Ryan
Kalkbrenner
28. BOS
Maxime
Raynaud
28. BOS
Maxime
Raynaud
28. BOS
Nolan
Traore
28. BOS
Ryan
Kalkbrenner
28. BOS
Ryan
Kalkbrenner
28. BOS
Maxime
Raynaud
29. CHA (via PHX)
Liam
McNeeley
29. PHX
Jase
Richardson
29. PHX
Ben
Saraf
29. PHX
Ryan
Kalkbrenner
29. PHX
Ryan
Kalkbrenner
29. PHX
Adou
Thiero
29. PHX
Ben
Saraf
29. PHX
Ben
Saraf
30. LAC
Yanic Konan
Niederhauser
30. LAC
Hugo
Gonzalez
30. LAC
Noah
Penda
30. LAC
Noah
Penda
30. LAC
Kam
Jones
30. LAC
Rasheer
Fleming
30. LAC
Drake
Powell
30. LAC
Kam
Jones
Summary of all transactions leading up to and during the draft:
We’re back with new mock drafts to analyze and compare for April from the best of the best: Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), the No Ceilings crew, Tankathon, and yours truly.
We are in the thick of a highly entertaining March Madness, with a fresh set of mock drafts to analyze and compare from Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), the No Ceilings crew, Tankathon, and yours truly.
February has come and gone (quickly!) and we’re right in the heart of college basketball season and in-conference play. It’s time to analyze a new batch of mock drafts from Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), the No Ceilings crew, two from Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Tankathon, and yours truly.
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6/25 update: Updated picks added for Sam Vecenie (The Athletic).
6/24 update: One more update to add from J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The Ringer). They have Derik Queen going #8 to the Nets and Noa Essengue going at #10 to the Suns.
Also, added updated picks from Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports).
6/23 update: Congrats to the Thunder on winning it all! What an amazing roster building success story! We also saw the much anticipated Kevin Durant trade finally go come to fruition. Not only is he now a Rocket, the #10 pick is going back to the Suns.
BREAKING: The Phoenix Suns are trading two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/EwrbA2ES9O
Post-NBA Finals, we have updated mock drafts from Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Tankathon, Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), and Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports). For those keep track, we now have 17 total mock drafts to compare for the month of June!
What have we learned from this recent batch of mocks:
VJ Edgecombe seems to have officially jumped Tre Johnson, Kon Knueppel, and Ace Bailey as most likely to head to the 76ers at #3.
Cedric Coward moved up to late lottery level across most boards .
The Suns now have #10 but seem to have more trades up their sleeves. Logic would say they may go for a big to balance their roster after confusing everyone with their glut of SG’s and wings. Derik Queen and Collin Murray Boyles seem to be the most likely candidates we’re seeing.
Ace Bailey to the Wizards seems to be the best guess after his ill-advised ‘i’m not gonna work out for anyone’ narrative this week.
Joan Berringer looks like he’s moved into the late lottery and could be the second center off the board after Khaman Maluach.
Liam McNeeley seems to be gaining traction once again after being underrated post-injury at UCONN and should be firmly in the mix as high as mid-first round to the Grizzlies (who now desperately need more shooting).
Unsolicited opinion time:
I do not understand how the masses have Kasparas Jakucionis going higher than Nolan Traore.For anyone who missed it as they were studying up, please watch his performance from the Nike Hoops Summit–or even better the full game tape. What he can do with talented, athletic wings and five-out spacing is very Lonzo Ball-like which is a rare commodity in this day and age. We talk about many prospects and what skill they’ll bring to the table in day one, and for him, it’s a no-brainer: pace, leadership, and play-making. In stark contrast, Jakucionis (who is also very talented) is a much less athletic, score-first point guard who is not a high percentage shooter and also very turnover prone at this stage of his developmental curve. Traore’s upside is sky-high and he should be in the top 10 of all big boards, in my opinion. Some of these mocks have Jackucionis, Egor Demin, and Walter Clayton ALL above Traore. This is madness! I have said all along that I really like the point guards in this draft, and I support them all….but I can’t unsee Traore’s Nike Hoops Summit domination.
6/17 update: Lots of updates coming, so stay tuned! We have new picks today from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), as well as Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report). Both of these mocks include Memphis taking over the #16 pick from the Magic from the Desmond Bane trade over the weekend.
Orlando is sending to Memphis the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Phoenix's first-round pick in 2026, Magic 2028 unprotected first-rounder and Orlando's 2030 unprotected first, sources said. Pick swap is lightly protected in 2029. https://t.co/DeWziUWLkv
Shams Charania (ESPN) reported another trade today between the Pacers and Pelicans which mock drafts won’t reflect until later this week or next:
NBA draft deal: The Indiana Pacers are trading their No. 23 pick and the rights to Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans for Indiana's own 2026 first-round pick back which the Pelicans had previously acquired, sources tell ESPN.
With Draft Day less than two weeks away, we’ve rounded up nine of the latest mock drafts for you, including picks from Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Tankathon, J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The Ringer), and yours truly.
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Final tally from June 15 NBA Draft International Withdrawal deadline
Staying in:
Noa Essengue Joan Beringer Hugo Gonzalez Nolan Traore Ben Saraf Noah Penda Hansen Yang Alex Toohey Bogoljub Markovic Rocco Zikarsky Dink Pate Izan Almansa Saliou Niang Mohamed Diawara Eli Ndiaye pic.twitter.com/CXCsVr188i
2026 has arrived and we’re back with new mock drafts from Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), the No Ceilings crew, Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Tankathon, and yours truly.
2026 big boards are here! Well, to be fair, Wass posted one back in August for B/R. But now, college hoops season has arrived and we have six boards to compare, including picks from Jonathan Wasserman (JW Scouting and Bleacher Report), Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Adam Finkelstein (CBS Sports), and Tankathon.
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It’s finally draft day and we’re here with all the best big boards for your analytical enjoyment! We now have twelve big boards total including picks from Sam Vecenie and John Hollinger (The Athletic), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Keandre Ashely (Hoop Intellect), the No Ceilings crew, J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The Ringer), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports) and Tankathon.
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After the always-unwelcome late-summer break, the college hoops season has finally begun — and with it comes a fresh batch of mock drafts from ESPN, SB Nation, No Ceilings, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, Tankathon, and yours truly. There’s tons of talent to watch this year, including Caleb Wilson and Neoklis Avdalis, who have already turned…
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5/30 update: One more big board update to close out the month from Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports) who has Cedric Coward all the way up at #5!
Coming in hot with this month’s big board comparison, as June is just around the corner. Luckily, we have a fresh big board update from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN) as of this morning! We also have boards from Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), the No Ceilings crew, J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The Ringer) and Tankathon.
There are various changes to check out after the NCAA withdrawal deadline came and went this week, including 18 from ESPN’s top 100 list who opted to return to school and take advantage of NIL deals.
Keep checking back, as I’ll be updating this post as more big boards are released this month. And follow @hoopsdistillery on Twitter for update alerts or search #bigboardcomp.
The 2026 draft season has officially begun, and to kick things off we have mock drafts from SB Nation, No Ceilings, The Athletic, ESPN, Bleacher Report, Tankathon, and yours truly. We’ll have the pleasure of enjoying the elite trifecta of AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer, and Darryn Peterson will be vying for the #1 pick throughout…
A comparison of the final 2025 mock drafts versus the actual NBA draft order. Featuring mock drafts from the best of the best at ESPN, The Ringer, B/R, The Athletic, SB Nation, No Ceilings, Yahoo Sports, Tankathon and your truly. We have archived a total of 18 mock drafts for June and 7 final mocks…
We’re officially in the high tide of mock draft season! With Draft Day only hours away, we now have 18 mocks to compare, including picks from The Athletic, SB Nation, No Ceilings, Yahoo Sports, Bleacher Report, ESPN, Tankathon, The Ringer, and yours truly. Plus: our pick variance chart, green room invites, draft power rankings, and…
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5/30 update: I added two more mock drafts to close the month after updates from Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report) and Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports). We now have 20 total mock draft to compare for the month of May!
KOC has a ton of movement on his mock, with Cedric Coward all the way up at #9 to Toronto, Liam McNeeley going at #11 to Portland, and Drake Powell at #12 to Chicago. This also resulted in him moving Maluach at #14 to San Antonio, Jakucionis at #17 to Minnesota, and Queen at #18 to Washington.
5/23 update: We have five new mock drafts in the past week, including the first of the month for Keandre Ashley (Hoop Intellect), and updated picks from Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), and Tankathon. We now have a total of 18 for the month of May! Noa Essengue and Egor Demin seems to be creeping up into the lottery once again, while uncertainty about Derik Queen has him dropping to the late lottery. Meanwhile, Cedric Coward is now firmly in the first round, and does not appear to be headed to Duke, who happened to steal Dame Sarr from Kansas this week to replace Coward in their starting lineup. Maxime Raynaud also looks like to be in the bottom half of the first after a strong combine.
5/14 update: With a wild Draft Lottery in the rear view mirror we now have a full new batch of mock drafts from Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Tankathon, J Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The Ringer), and yours truly!
Dallas at #1?! – Not sure about you, but Cooper Flagg does not seem like a Maverick to me. And I can’t say he seemed very enthusiastic about their draft lottery victory during the broadcast. If I’m Flagg, I don’t want to play for such an incompetent organization that trades away there superstars willy-nilly. I”ll be interested to see if they attempt to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo to follow Nico Harrison‘s all-in, defense wins championships theme. The fans certainly deserve something after they were robbed of Luka in his prime.
San Antonio at #2 – Lots of discussion about putting a package together for Giannis here, but I wouldn’t do it. If a trade is to be made, I would ship out De’Aaron Fox and build around Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell and Wemby. I have no idea why the Spurs would want max contract for Fox and super max’s for Wemby and Giannis. That way, they would only have a few dollars to scrape together a roster around them and if the injury bug hits, playoff runs will promptly end. Giannis has a good amount of years left, but he also has a lot of miles on him and could become less effective each year. That’s where the mismatched timelines don’t mesh for me. Meanwhile, Castle and Harper could form an incredible backcourt for the next decade plus! On Twitter, I floated a trade idea where Spurs send Fox to the Nets, who send Cam Johnson, cap filler, and the #8 pick. They could then take Khaman Maluach or Derik Queen to bolster the front court.
Philly at #3 – I’m not sure what the hell is happening there. Is Joel Embiid out for months? Does PG even have anything left, or enough, at least, to be all-star caliber? How do Jared McCain and Tyrese Maxey fit? Does Ace Bailey even work there?
Utah, Washington, Brooklyn and Toronto dropping to #5 through #9– Very disappointing results for those teams and their fan bases after dismal years of tanking. I would have loved to see Flagg and Harper on two of those teams to give them a boost. Not much else to do but to take upside swings on Tre Johnson, Derik Queen, Kon Knueppel, Jeremiah Fears, or Nolan Traore and hope it pans out.
In other news, two are rising quickly up the draft charts–Cedric Coward (who inevitably will not be headed to Duke next season) and Nolan Traore (been #1 PQ for me in this draft since last fall…just sayin’). Also, we’re finally seeing almost-consensus that Carter Bryant is, in fact, a high upside guy who is a plug and play 3-D guy on almost any team.
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We are only days away from this year’s much anticipated (and highly beloved!) Draft Lottery. With so much excitement building, a batch of new mock drafts were released in the past week which includes new picks from Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), and J Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The Ringer). We’ll use these as food for thought as we await the official order next week.
The one pick that really made me stop and think was Vecenie’s Carter Bryant to the Spurs pick at #9. This makes a ton of sense as big, 2-way wing with high upside that fits perfectly with Wemby, and could eventually replace Harrison Barnes. Vecenie also has Tre Johnson going #3 ahead of VJEdgecombe and Ace Bailey, after watching him workout last month and being impressed.
Also, ICYMI….there’s been lots of GREAT content from the top draft/NBA analysts including this running list of must-reads/watches:
It’s finally draft day and we’re here with all the best big boards for your analytical enjoyment! We have twelve big boards total including picks from The Athletic, Bleacher Report, Hoop Intellect, the No Ceilings crew, The Ringer, SB Nation, Yahoo Sports and Tankathon.
Coming in hot with this month’s big board comparison, as June is just around the corner. Luckily, we have a fresh big board update from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN) as of this morning! We also have boards from Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), the No Ceilings crew, J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The…
With a wild Draft Lottery in the rear view mirror we now have a full new batch of mock drafts from Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Keandre Ashley (Hoop Intellect), Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Tankathon, J Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The…
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I’m a little late posting this month’s big board comparison—it’s been a busy work month—but we now have six new boards to compare as we inch closer to the Draft Lottery on May 12th. This month’s comp includes boards from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), the No Ceilings crew, Keandre Ashley (Hoop Intellect), J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau (The Ringer) and Tankathon. Aside from the top two, there’s quite a lot of disagreement amongst prospects, so plenty of food for thought as we all continue to watch tape and analyze ourselves.
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We’re back with the April edition of our beloved big board comparison with new boards from ESPN, The Ringer, Yahoo Sports, No Ceilings, Tankathon, and Hoop Intellect. Lots to chew on here as we approach the Draft Lottery!
After an incredible March Madness run we have a new batch of mock drafts for April from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, No Ceilings, Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation, Kevin O’Connor/Yahoo Sports, Tankathon, and your truly. Carter Bryant and Collin Murray-Boyles moving up this month!
Here’s the March Madness edition of our big board comparison with new boards from ESPN, Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, The Ringer, No Ceilings, Tankathon, and Hoop Intellect.
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4/29 update: New mocks added for Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report) and the No Ceilings crew. Egor Demin and Carter Bryant going in the top 10 for No Ceilings. And Wass ran a Tankathon sim for his pick order with Flagg going to Charlotte at #1 and Jeremiah Fears at #5 to Washington.
What a great March Madness run–hope everyone enjoyed it! And only two games left for the NBA, with the Wizards, Jazz, and Hornets seemingly locked in to the top three spots, giving each of them 14% chance in the Cooper Flagg lottery. We have a fresh batch of mock drafts from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Kevin O’Connor (Yahoo Sports), Tankathon, and your truly.
Interesting to compare the pick variance chart versus last month’s, as we see there’s a lot of agreement about the range for the top seven (and maybe even the top nine): Flagg, Harper, Bailey, Edgecombe, Maluach, Knueppel, Tre Johnson, Queen, and Fears. Meanwhile, Carter Bryant is moving up the charts due to his huge upside as a big wing. Collin Murray-Boyles also seems to have moved up a bit–KOC has him way up at #5.
Looks like Thomas Sorber and Rasheer Fleming have moved down this month, while Boogie Fland and Kam Jones are not even predicted to be first rounders anymore, being replaced by Walter Clayton, after his stellar title run and Nique Clifford. Also, some big time doubts about Liam McNeely–Wass has him at #18 and O’Donnell down has him way down at #27.
Pre-draft workout training is already starting up and it’s interesting to think through who will move up once it gets into May and June in actual pre-draft workouts for teams. My guess is that the fearsome French foursome of Traore, Essengue, Penda and Berringer (along with Hugo Gonzalez and Ben Saraf) would probably all have a good chance to increasing their stock if they could come stateside, but sounds like many of their team’s schedules may not allow it. This is particularly bad for Nolan Traore (in my opinion), who few seem to be thrilled about anymore, but may still be a top seven talent with NBA-spacing.
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March Madness has finally arrived! And with it, a fresh set of mock drafts from Sam Vecenie/The Athletic, Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Kevin O’Connor/Yahoo Sports, No Ceilings, SB Nation, Tankathon, and your truly. Tre Johnson, Derik Queen and Jase Richardson moving up this month!
Back with the February edition of our big board comparison with new boards from Sam Vecenie/The Athletic, Tankathon, No Ceilings, and Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect. VJ Edgecombe moving back into the top four! Carter Bryant also on the move.
Post-NBA trade deadline hangovers be damned! We’re back with new picks from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, No Ceilings, Tankathon, and your truly. Some new names emerging and lots to chew on here.
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3/29 update: We have three new big boards (for a total of eight boards to compare for this month!), including an updated version from Jeremy Woo and Jonathan Givony/ESPN, and the first boards from Kevin O’Connor/Yahoo Sports and Danny Chau and J. Kyle Mann/The Ringer.
The last ESPN board was release on 3/1 and we see a lot of movement over the course of a month, including with Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen and Collin Murray-Boyles moving up into the top 12. Nique Clifford moved up to #25, and Yaxel Lendeborg and Bennett Stirtz make their first appearances on this updated board in the top 35.
The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Guide is back with their first big board (lottery only for now) sans Kevin O’Connor who released his Yahoo version of the draft guide which is not quite as pretty, but chock full of great analysis. Chau and Mann have Labaron Philon all the way up at #9.
Meanwhile, KOC’s board has Derik Queen and Khaman Maluach at #4 and #5 ahead of VJ Edgecombe (#6) and Tre Johnson (#11). Also worth noting on this board are Rasheer Fleming at #42, Asa Newell at #22, while Maxime Raynaud comes in at #18 and Bennet Stirtz at #20.
Welcome to the March Madness edition of our big board comparison with new boards from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, No Ceilings, Tankathon, and Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect.
The top 15 seem to be settling into place, but we do see some movement up the boards this month from Tre Johnson, Derik Queen and Jase Richardson after some real strong games to close out their respective team’s seasons.
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Starting off the new year with an update of our big board comparison with four new boards, including Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Tankathon, No Ceilings, and Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect. All kinds of differing opinions to sort out amongst this group. Jeremiah Fears is now in the top 12 across the boards.
Happy New Year! We’re back with brand new mock drafts to compare from Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation, Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Sam Vecenie/The Athletic, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, No Ceilings, Tankathon, and your truly.
For this holiday edition of our mock draft comparison, we have new picks from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, No Ceilings, Tankathon, and your truly. Some new faces this month, plus an intriguing battle of point guards in the 1st round.
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3/31 update: New mock draft update from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report added this morning. He has Edgecombe jumping Bailey into the #3 spot, Jakucionis dropping all the way to #12, and the Jazz grabbing both Flagg at #1 and Egor Demin at #18 (Danny Ainge may have more heart problems from pure joy and retire instantly if this happens!).
Also, was lucky to catch the updated mock at Tankathon and added that to the comp as well!
3/29 update: Two new mock drafts added for a total of nine this month! We have an updated board from Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation and also the first mock from Kevin O’Connor/Yahoo Sports as part of his newly launched draft guide.
KOC and O’Donnell both have Derik Queen all the way up at #5 to the Sixers, while O’Connor has Nique Clifford at #13 to the Hawks, and Tahaad Pettiford going #30 to the Clippers.
For SB Nation, O’Donnell has shifted Jeremiah Fears moving up to #6 to the Nets and Nolan Traore at #15 to the Magic, with Liam McNeeley dropping all the way to #25 to the Magic.
3/20 update: We have another new mock draft to add to the mix today from Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation. He has Khaman Maluach at #3 to the Hornets, jumping Ace Bailey and VJ Edgecombe. He also has Noa Essengue up in the lottery at #11, Kasparas Jakucionis dropping to the Bulls at #10 and Liam McNeeley and Nolan Traore way down in the 20’s. Walter Clayton even makes a 1st round appearance in this one at #27 to the Nets!
3/19 update: New picks from Sam Vecenie/The Athletic added below. We now have six mock draft to compare for this month! Vecenie has VJ Edgecombe at #3 over Ace Bailey, stating the better fit for the Hornets. He also has Thomas Sorber going at #12 to Houston jumping Khaman Maluach who he has at #14 to Atlanta. Then, to top things off, he has Nique Clifford rising all the way to #15 to Orlando.
3/17 update: I added our sortable/searchable pick variance chart to analyze the draft range for each prospect. Interesting how many lottery prospects have a very narrow range being so far out from the draft day in June!
March Madness has finally arrived! And with it, a fresh set of mock drafts from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, No Ceilings, Tankathon, and your truly. As conference tournaments come to a close, it looks like we may have seen the last of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. But thankfully, the majority of projected lottery picks will be playing at least a few more high level games.
Amongst these mocks, the biggest change we see from last month is that Tre Johnson has moved up into the top six across the board after some strong games to close the SEC season. Derik Queen and Jase Richardson are also moving up and both seem to be firmly in the lottery. With the exception of the No Ceilings crew, Kasparas Jakucionis has dropped down a bit, and so have Ben Saraf and Asa Newell.
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We’re back with a December update of our big board comparison comparing four new boards, including Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Sam Vecenie/The Athletic, No Ceilings, Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect, and Tankathon. Labaron Philon, Derik Queen, and Egor Demin moving up on most boards, while Nolan Traore and Drake Powell are moving down.
For this month’s mock draft comparison, we have new ones from Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, No Ceilings, Tankathon, Jeremy Woo and Jonathan Givony/ESPN, and your truly.
Here’s the second edition of the big board comparison for 2025. For October and November we have four new big boards, including the first from the No Ceilings crew, Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect, Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN and Tankathon.
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2/28 update: Updated big board from Sam Vecenie/The Athletic with lots of changes since early December, not surprisingly. Sam was probably the first strong supporter of Jase Richardson being a lottery pick which now seems close to a no-brainer–he’s at #11 on this month. We also see Isaiah Evans, Max Shulga, and Milos Uzan making appearances in his top 50.
We are back with a fresh big board comparison for February with new boards from No Ceilings, Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect, and Tankathon.
VJ Edgecombe is moving up a bit across the boards, jumping Kasparas Jakucionis, after his recent string of strong, two-way play. Carter Bryant, Thomas Sorber, and Danny Wolf have also moved up, while Nolan Traore, Egor Demin and Labaron Philon have dropped.
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The college basketball and NBA seasons are about to begin and we’re fortunate enough to have updated mock drafts from Sam Vecenie/The Ahletic, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect, Tankathon, and yours truly. Lots to look forward to already, as we wait impatiently for November.
We finally have enough 2025 big boards to compare–so lets get to it! Cooper Flagg is #1 across the board with Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey close behind. We have boards from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Hoop Intellect, and Tankathon.
