[NBA Draft]: 2021 Big Board Comparison, July (updated 7/22)

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7/22 update: added Sam Vecenie‘s top 60 from his updated big board as part of his 2021 NBA Draft Guide for The Athletic.

7/19 update: added Kevin O’Connor‘s top 50 big board that was updated as part of The Ringer‘s NBA Draft Guide.

With the draft less than two weeks away and the NCAA withdrawal deadline passed, there have been quite a few recent updates to share, as intel has been flowing in from the Combine and team workouts. Lots of movement in the rankings = perfect timing for another Big Board comparison featuring John Hollinger from The Athletic who released his Top 70, a very interesting update to Jonathan Wasserman’s board from Bleacher Report with Cam Thomas moving up to #10, Chad Ford from NBABigBoard.com, Jeremy Woo from Sports Illustrated, and Draft Dummies, who have been doing a hell of a job on their LockedOn NBA Draft Podcast and Twitter. As big boards are posted or updated before July 29th, I’ll be adding them to this post, so make sure to check back and follow me on Twitter (@hoopsdistillery) to watch for updates.

The Athletic
Vecenie
(7/22)
Ringer
(7/19)
B/R
(7/15)
The Athletic
Hollinger
(7/14)
NBA Big Board
(7/1)
SI
(7/8)
Draft Dummies
(7/16)
1Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
2Jalen
Suggs
Evan
Mobley
Jalen
Green
Evan
Mobley
Evan
Mobley
Evan
Mobley
Jalen
Green
3Evan
Mobley
Jalen
Green
Evan
Mobley
Scottie
Barnes
Jalen
Green
Jalen
Green
Jalen
Suggs
4Jalen
Green
Jalen
Suggs
Jalen
Suggs
Alperen
Sengun
Scottie
Barnes
Jalen
Suggs
Evan
Mobley
5Jonathan
Kuminga
Scottie
Barnes
Scottie
Barnes
Jalen
Green
Jalen
Suggs
Scottie
Barnes
Josh
Giddey
6Scottie
Barnes
Jonathan
Kuminga
Jalen
Johnson
Jalen
Suggs
Jonathan
Kuminga
Jonathan
Kuminga
Moses
Moody
7Moses
Moody
James
Bouknight
Jonathan
Kuminga
Franz
Wagner
Davion
Mitchell
James
Bouknight
Sharife
Cooper
8Alperen
Sengun
Davion
Mitchell
Franz
Wagner
Jonathan
Kuminga
Keon
Johnson
Josh
Giddey
Scottie
Barnes
9James
Bouknight
Cameron
Thomas
Josh
Giddey
Jalen
Johnson
Franz
Wagner
Keon
Johnson
Jalen
Johnson
10Davion
Mitchell
Alperen
Sengun
Jaden
Springer
Josh
Giddey
Josh
Giddey
Franz
Wagner
JT
Thor
11Usman
Garuba
Josh
Giddey
Sharife
Cooper
Jared
Butler
James
Bouknight
Alperen
Sengun
Roko
Prkacin
12Josh
Giddey
Usman
Garuba
Cameron
Thomas
Corey
Kispert
Jalen
Johnson
Jalen
Johnson
Isaiah
Jackson
13Chris
Duarte
Franz
Wagner
James
Bouknight
James
Bouknight
Alperen
Sengun
Corey
Kispert
Franz
Wagner
14Franz
Wagner
Trey
Murphy
Moses
Moody
Moses
Moody
Corey
Kispert
Kai
Jones
Tre
Mann
15Ziaire
Williams
Moses
Moody
Keon
Johnson
Usman
Garuba
Moses
Moody
Usman
Garuba
Alperen
Sengun
16Trey
Murphy
Keon
Johnson
Davion
Mitchell
Davion
Mitchell
Isaiah
Jackson
Davion
Mitchell
Jaden
Springer
17Jared
Butler
Corey
Kispert
Alperen
Sengun
Miles
McBride
Ziaire
Williams
Moses
Moody
Usman
Garuba
18Corey
Kispert
Kai
Jones
Corey
Kispert
Keon
Johnson
Usman
Garuba
Jared
Butler
Jonathan
Kuminga
19Kai
Jones
Sharife
Cooper
Kai
Jones
Chris
Duarte
Chris
Duarte
Chris
Duarte
James
Bouknight
20Jaden
Springer
Jaden
Springer
Aaron
Henry
Jaden
Springer
Sharife
Cooper
Trey
Murphy
Keon
Johnson
21Keon
Johnson
Isaiah
Todd
Isaiah
Jackson
Roko
Prkacin
Miles
McBride
Josh
Primo
Kai
Jones
22Miles
McBride
Josh
Primo
Jared
Butler
Neemias
Queta
Trey
Murphy
Ziaire
Williams
Miles
McBride
23Ayo
Dosonmu
Chris
Duarte
Trey
Murphy
Herbert
Jones
Kai
Jones
Tre
Mann
Ziaire
Williams
24Sharife
Cooper
Tre
Mann
Tre
Mann
Jason
Preston
Jared
Butler
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Trey
Murphy
25Jalen
Johnson
Ziaire
Williams
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Aaron
Henry
Josh
Primo
Joel
Ayayi
Chris
Duarte
26Isaiah
Jackson
Jalen
Johnson
Miles
McBride
Josh
Christopher
Jaden
Springer
Jaden
Springer
Davion
Mitchell
27Cam
Thomas
Jared
Butler
Josh
Christopher
Santi
Aldama
Isaiah
Todd
Isaiah
Jackson
Jared
Butler
28Herbert
Jones
Isaiah
Jackson
Chris
Duarte
Isaiah
Jackson
Josh
Christopher
Cameron
Thomas
Brandon
Boston
29Rokas
Jokubaitis
Roko
Prkacin
Usman
Garuba
Sharife
Cooper
Tre
Mann
Jason
Preston
Cameron
Thomas
30Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
JT
Thor
Quentin
Grimes
Ziaire
Williams
Nah'shon
Hyland
Quentin
Grimes
Corey
Kispert
31Nah'Shon
Hyland
Nah'shon
Hyland
Ziaire
Williams
JT
Thor
JT
Thor
Sharife
Cooper
Nah'shon
Hyland
32Austin
Reaves
Miles
McBride
Roko
Prkacin
Kai
Jones
Cameron
Thomas
JT
Thor
Quentin
Grimes
33Tre
Mann
Josh
Christopher
Nah'shon
Hyland
Cameron
Thomas
Ayo
Dosonmu
Miles
McBride
Josh
Christopher
34Josh
Primo
Ayo
Dosonmu
Kessler
Edwards
Nah'shon
Hyland
Vrenz
Bleijenbergh
Nah'shon
Hyland
Kessler
Edwards
35Joe
Wieskamp
Austin
Reaves
Josh
Primo
Trey
Murphy
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Ayo
Dosonmu
Austin
Reaves
36Santi
Aldama
Charles
Bassey
JT
Thor
Joe
Wieskamp
Greg
Brown
Josh
Christopher
Herbert
Jones
37Kessler
Edwards
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Brandon
Boston
Roko
Prkacin
Josh
Primo
38Quentin
Grimes
Brandon
Boston
Charles
Bassey
Raiquan
Gray
Chris
Smith
David
Johnson
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
39David
Johnson
Jason
Preston
Joe
Wieskamp
Ayo
Dosonmu
Quentin
Grimes
Juhann
Begarin
Aaron
Henry
40Day'Ron
Sharpe
Joe
Wieskamp
Brandon
Boston
Tre
Mann
Neemias
Queta
Isaiah
Todd
Aaron
Wiggins
41Brandon
Boston
Quentin
Grimes
Joel
Ayayi
Aamir
Simms
Herbert
Jones
Aaron
Henry
Day'Ron
Sharpe
42Josh
Christopher
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Ayo
Dosonmu
Josh
Primo
Joe
Wieskamp
Brandon
Boston
Jericho
Sims
43JT
Thor
David
Johnson
Isaiah
Todd
Greg
Brown
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Joe
Wieskamp
Vrenz
Bleijenbergh
44Greg
Brown
Herbert
Jones
Herbert
Jones
Isaiah
Todd
David
Johnson
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Justin
Champagnie
45Sandro
Mamukelashvili
Filip
Petrusev
Filip
Petrusev
Brandon
Boston
Roko
Prkacin
Charles
Bassey
Sam
Hauser
46Jericho
Sims
Daishen
Nix
David
Johnson
Jericho
Sims
Raiquan
Gray
Herbert
Jones
Ayo
Dosonmu
47Justin
Champagnie
Greg
Brown
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Filip
Petrusev
Joel
Ayayi
Austin
Reaves
David
Johnson
48Jason
Preston
Neemias
Queta
Isaiah
Livers
Moses
Wright
Charles
Bassey
Neemias
Queta
Joel
Ayayi
49Moses
Wright
Juhann
Begarin
Jericho
Sims
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Ibou
Dianko Badji
Jose
Alvarado
Joe
Wieskamp
50McKinley
Wright
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Luka
Garza
Luka
Garza
Kessler
Edwards
Justin
Champagnie
Isaiah
Todd
51Joel
Ayayi
Greg
Brown
AJ
Lawson
Filip
Petrusev
Kessler
Edwards
Isaiah
Livers
52Isaiah
Livers
Vrenz
Bleijenbergh
Justin
Champagnie
Juhann
Begarin
Ariel
Hukporti
Jason
Preston
53Isaiah
Todd
Austin
Reaves
David
Johnson
Aaron
Henry
Filip
Petrusev
EJ
Onu
54Juhann
Begarin
Jason
Preston
Quentin
Grimes
Jason
Preston
Isaiah
Livers
Greg
Brown
55Neemias
Queta
Aaron
Wiggins
Joel
Ayayi
Daishen
Nix
AJ
Lawson
Juhann
Begarin
56Aaron
Henry
Sandro
Mamukelashvili
Chris
Smith
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Dalano
Banton
Charles
Bassey
57Luka
Garza
Matthew
Hurt
Yoan
Makoundou
Jericho
Sims
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Aamir
Simms
58Filip
Petrusev
Raiquan
Gray
Juhann
Begarin
Luka
Garza
Greg
Brown
Rokas
Jokubaitis
59Charles
Bassey
McKinley
Wright
Ariel
Hukporti
Santi
Aldama
Daishen
Nix
Dejon
Jerreau
60Matthew
Hurt
Sam
Hauser
Vrenz
Bleijenbergh
Isaiah
Livers
Jericho
Sims
McKinley
Wright

References:

The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]

The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]

The Athletic [John Hollinger]

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]

NBA Big Board [Chad Ford]

Sports Illustrated [Jeremy Woo]

Draft Dummies [Sam Ferris]

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