As draft week kicks off, let’s take a look at the wide range of players available before the Pistons select No. 5 and No. 53 overall, barring any trades.
Draft week is upon us. Trajan Langdon and Tom Gores’ press conference is complete, we know that Monty Williams won’t be the Pistons’ head coach next season, some new front office executives and shooting coach Fred Vinson were brought to Detroit. So, let’s focus on the draft that starts in, uh, two days.
I mean, we still need to know who exactly will coach the Pistons next season, but the draft can tide us over until that shoe falls.
Now, since it is draft week, I figured a final-ish big board was a good starting spot for any and all draft discourse.
A couple of housekeeping notes: first, this is my personal big board, which isn’t Pistons specific. I won’t be adding any prospect notes here to keep things concise. I’d recommend the Pistons Draft Guide , which was posted on Detroit Bad Boys last week, for a deeper dive on a number of these prospects. The guide includes measurements, pre-draft year stats, a sales pitch and film video for 31 of them.
Lastly, this isn’t a mock draft. It’s solely raw player rankings. I hope all prospects I have listed in my top-60 hear their names called this week, but that isn’t realistic. Teams will take fliers on guys later on. They’ll make promises or choose a stash pick on players far down my radar. Plus, spoiler alert, Bronny James isn’t included in this top-60 and he seems like a surefire bet to get drafted.
Let me know where I’m wrong, some players I don’t have listed that maybe I should take another look at, who you’re higher or lower on than the consensus and who you’re hoping ends up a Piston.
2024 NBA Draft Big Board:
1. Alexandre Sarr – Perth, Big
2. Donovan Clingan – UConn, Big
3. Stephon Castle – UConn, Guard
4. Reed Sheppard – Kentucky, Guard
5. Zaccharie Risacher – Bourg, Wing
6. Devin Carter – Providence, Guard
7. Ron Holland – G League Ignite, Wing
8. Nikola Topić – Red Star, Guard
9. Dalton Knecht – Tennessee, Wing
10. Cody Williams – Colorado, Wing
11. Bub Carrington – Pittsburgh, Guard
12. Matas Buzelis – G League Ignite, Wing
13. Jared McCain – Duke, Guard
14. Rob Dillingham – Kentucky, Guard
15. Tidjane Salaun – Cholet, Wing
16. Kel’el Ware – Indiana, Big
17. Tyler Smith – G League Ignite, Forward/Big
18. Tristan da Silva – Colorado, Wing
19. Kyle Filipowski – Duke, Big
20. Ja’Kobe Walter – Baylor, Guard
21. Isaiah Collier – USC, Guard
22. DaRon Holmes II – Dayton, Big
23. Johnny Furphy – Kansas, Wing
24. Zach Edey – Purdue, Big
25. Ryan Dunn – Virginia, Wing
26. Kyshawn George – Miami, Wing
27. Baylor Scheierman – Creighton, Wing
28. Jonathan Mogbo – San Francisco, Forward/Big
29. Yves Missi – Baylor, Big
30. Jaylon Tyson – California, Wing
31. Bobi Klintman – Cairns, Wing
32. Pacôme Dadiet – Ratiopharm Ulm, Wing
33. Tyler Kolek – Marquette, Guard
34. A.J. Johnson – Illawarra, Guard
35. Ajay Mitchell – Santa Barbara, Guard
36. Dillon Jones – Weber State, Guard/Wing
37. Oso Ighodaro – Marquette, Big
38. Kevin McCullar – Kansas, Wing
39. Cam Christie – Minnesota, Guard/Wing
40. Jamal Shead – Houston, Guard
41. Nikola Djurišić – Mega, Wing
42. Justin Edwards – Kentucky, Wing
43. Isaiah Crawford – Louisiana Tech, Wing
44. P.J. Hall – Clemson, Forward/Big
45. Juan Núñez – Ratiopharm Ulm, Guard
46. K.J. Simpson – Colorado, Guard
47. Trentyn Flowers – Adelaide, Wing
48. Enrique Freeman – Akron, Wing
49. Keshad Johnson – Arizona, Wing
50. Terrence Shannon Jr. – Illinois, Wing
51. Adem Bona – UCLA, Big
52. Antonio Reeves – Kentucky, Guard
53. Ariel Hukporti – Melbourne, Big
54. Harrison Ingram – North Carolina, Wing
55. Quinten Post – Boston College, Big
56. Cam Spencer – UConn, Guard
57. Pelle Larsson – Arizona, Wing
58. Tristen Newton – UConn, Guard
59. Armel Traoré – Blois, Wing
60. Riley Minix – Morehead State, Wing