[NBA Draft]: 2021 Big Board Comparison, April (Updated 4/28)

Post March Madness 2021 NBA Draft big boards keep coming from the top draft analysts. This will be the third update of this month’s comparison with the addition of the big board from SI’s Jeremy Woo, who just posted this morning (4/28). Our comparison also includes Chad Ford at NBA Big Board (updated 4/14 with his #31-60 players), Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz at ESPN/Draft Express, Jonathan Wasserman at B/R (now updated with his second big board update this month on 4/20), and Sam Vecenie at The Athletic.

SI
(4/28)
B/R
(4/20)
ESPN
(4/6)
Athletic
(4/2)
B/R
(4/5)
NBA Big Board
(3/15)
1Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
Cade
Cunningham
2Evan
Mobley
Jalen
Green
Evan
Mobley
Jalen
Suggs
Jalen
Suggs
Evan
Mobley
3Evan
Mobley
Evan
Mobley
Jalen
Green
Evan
Mobley
Evan
Mobley
Jalen
Suggs
4Jalen
Green
Jalen
Suggs
Jonathan
Kuminga
Jalen
Green
Jalen
Green
Jalen
Green
5Jonathan
Kuminga
Jonathan
Kuminga
Jalen
Suggs
Jonathan
Kuminga
Jonathan
Kuminga
Jonathan
Kuminga
6Keon
Johnson
Keon
Johnson
Keon
Johnson
Scottie
Barnes
Keon
Johnson
Davion
Mitchell
7James
Bouknight
Jalen
Johnson
Jalen
Johnson
Moses
Moody
Jalen
Johnson
Franz
Wagner
8Jalen
Johnson
Scottie
Barnes
Franz
Wagner
Kai
Jones
Scottie
Barnes
Keon
Johnson
9Scottie
Barnes
Franz
Wagner
Scottie
Barnes
Corey
Kispert
Josh
Giddey
Scottie
Barnes
10Kai
Jones
Moses
Moody
Corey
Kispert
Keon
Johnson
Franz
Wagner
Jalen
Johnson
11Josh
Giddey
Kai
Jones
Isaiah
Jackson
Davion
Mitchell
Davion
Mitchell
Josh
Giddey
12Corey
Kispert
Josh
Giddey
Davion
Mitchell
James
Bouknight
Moses
Moody
Kai
Jones
13Franz
Wagner
Isaiah
Jackson
Alperen
Sengun
Jaden
Springer
Alperen
Sengun
Moses
Moody
14Moses
Moody
Corey
Kispert
Cameron
Thomas
Ziaire
Williams
Kai
Jones
Corey
Kispert
15Usman
Garuba
Usman
Garuba
Kai
Jones
Josh
Giddey
Ziaire
Williams
Sharife
Cooper
16Davion
Mitchell
Tre
Mann
Tre
Mann
Chris
Duarte
Sharife
Cooper
Greg
Brown
17Alperen
Sengun
Jaden
Springer
Sharife
Cooper
Tre
Mann
Jaden
Springer
Isaiah
Jackson
18Jared
Butler
Davion
Mitchell
James
Bouknight
Franz
Wagner
Tre
Mann
James
Bouknight
19Tre
Mann
Alperen
Sengun
Josh
Giddey
Isaiah
Jackson
Corey
Kispert
Jared
Butler
20Joel
Ayayi
Josh
Christopher
Usman
Garuba
Jalen
Johnson
Josh
Christopher
Jaden
Springer
21Chris
Duarte
Ziaire
Williams
Moses
Moody
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Usman
Garuba
Cameron
Thomas
22Ziaire
Williams
James
Bouknight
Ayo
Dosunmu
Sharife
Cooper
Isaiah
Jackson
Chris
Duarte
23Jaden
Springer
Jared
Butler
Ziaire
Williams
Ayo
Dosunmu
James
Bouknight
Ziaire
Williams
24Day'Ron
Sharpe
Chris
Duarte
Chris
Duarte
Alperen
Sengun
Jared
Butler
Tre
Mann
25Roko
Prkacin
Miles
McBride
Charles
Bassey
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Chris
Duarte
Johnny
Juzang
26Isaiah
Jackson
Roko
Prkacin
Jared
Butler
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Cameron
Thomas
Alperen
Sengun
27Cameron
Thomas
Sharife
Cooper
Marcus
Bagley
Cameron
Thomas
Aaron
Henry
Marcus
Bagley
28Greg
Brown
Aaron
Henry
Jaden
Springer
Aaron
Henry
Marcus
Bagley
Matthew
Mayer
29Marcus
Bagley
Cameron
Thomas
Greg
Brown
Nah'Shon
Hyland
Miles
McBride
Usman
Garuba
30Sharife
Cooper
Ayo
Dosunmu
Max
Abmas
Roko
Prkacin
Greg
Brown
Day'Ron
Sharpe
31Ayo
Dosunmu
Brandon
Boston
Aaron
Henry
Jared
Butler
Roko
Prkacin
Joel
Ayayi
32Terrence
Shannon Jr.
Joel
Ayayi
Filip
Petrusev
Brandon
Boston
Brandon
Boston
Ayo
Donunmu
33Brandon
Boston
Trey
Murphy
Terrence
Shannon Jr.
Usman
Garuba
Joel
Ayayi
Josh
Christopher
34Daishen
Nix
Marcus
Bagley
Brandon
Boston
Greg
Brown
Isaiah
Todd
Chris
Smith
35Miles
McBride
Greg
Brown
Miles
McBride
Josh
Christopher
Ayo
Dosunmu
Brandon
Boston
36David
Johnson
Isaiah
Todd
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Terrence
Clarke
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Terrence
Shannon
37Justin
Champagnie
Day'Ron
Sharpe
Josh
Christopher
Trey
Murphy
Terrence
Shannon
Neemias
Queta
38Isaiah
Todd
Terrence
Shannon
Roko
Prkacin
Marcus
Bagley
Herbert
Jones
Max
Abmas
39Josh
Christopher
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Keyontae
Johnson
Matthew
Hurt
Charles
Bassey
Raiquan
Gray
40Jose
Alvarado
Kessler
Edwards
Austin
Reaves
Miles
McBride
Kessler
Edwards
Bennedict
Mathurin
41Ariel
Hukporti
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Roko
Jokubaitis
Kessler
Edwards
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
42Aaron
Henry
Santi
Aldama
Trey
Murphy
Terrence
Shannon Jr.
Santi
Aldama
David
Johnson
43Charles
Bassey
Bennedict
Mathurin
RaiQuan
Gray
Bennedict
Mathurin
Rokas
Jokubaitis
Terrence
Clarke
44Filip
Petrusev
Nah'Shon
Hyland
Ariel
Hukporti
Santi
Aldama
Trey
Murphy
Charles
Bassey
45Raiquan
Gray
Charles
Bassey
Juhann
Begarin
Joel
Ayayi
Austin
Reaves
Herbert
Jones
46Johnny
Juzang
Austin
Reaves
Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Joe
Wieskamp
Nah'Shon
Hyland
Miles
McBride
47Jaime
Jaquez Jr.
Isaiah
Livers
Isaiah
Livers
Marcus
Garrett
Isaiah
Livers
Daishen
Nix
48Max
Abmas
Herbert
Jones
Matthew
Hurt
Quentin
Grimes
Johnny
Juzang
Roko
Prkacin
49Ochai
Agbaji
Ariel
Hukporti
Kessler
Edwards
David
Johnson
David
Duke
Isaiah
Todd
50Joshua
Primo
David
Duke
Isaiah
Todd
Julian
Champagnie
Max
Abmas
Quentin
Grimes
51Juhann
Begarin
Gabriele
Procida
Isaiah
Todd
Rokas
Jokubaitis
52Kessler
Edwards
Allen
Flanigan
Luke
Garza
Filip
Petrusev
53EJ
Liddell
Luka
Garza
Moses
Wright
Luka
Garza
54Isaiah
Livers
Trendon
Watford
David
Duke
David
Duke
55Jeremiah
Robinson-Earl
Quentin
Grimes
Daishen
Nix
Matthew
Hurt
56Luka
Garza
Herbert
Jones
Austin
Reaves
Jabari
Walker
57Herbert
Jones
Justin
Champagnie
Herbert
Jones
Jaime
Jaquez Jr.
58Sandro
Mamukelashvili
Santi
Aldama
Sandro
Mamukelashvili
Juhann
Begarin
59Austin
Reaves
Daishen
Nix
Johnny
Juzang
Ariel
Hukporti
60Matthew
Mayer
Sandro
Mamukelashvili
Isaiah
Livers
Keyontae
Johnson

References:

NBA Big Board [Chad Ford]

Sports Illustrated [Jeremy Woo]

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 4/5

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 4/20

ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz]

The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]

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