Big Board #1 2019
The Draft Report First 2019 Big Board (Tiers ARE in order) Tier 1 PF Zion Williamson, Duke This is a pretty easy choice, and I think anyone who says it’s not is looking at Zion a little bit too closely. Yes, he loves to go to his left. And yes, he reaches too much on defense. But any time you see athleticism and talent like this put up numbers you have to take him number one. He had arguably the most dominant college season in the modern era, and did it at the age of 18. I think it’s more likely that Zion is a star than he is an average starter. Tier 2 PG Ja Morant, Murray St SF RJ Barrett, Duke SF Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech C Bol Bol, Oregon PG Coby White, North Carolina This tier is where it starts to get interesting, and where I had to make a few controversial choices. I have Morant at 2 and pretty far ahead of Barrett because of Morant’s combination of athleticism, ball handling, projectable shooting and passing. He does almost everything better