Since the start of the 2018-19 college basketball season, The Athletic’s 2019 NBA Draft Big Board has now been updated for a third time, with what has been fairly substantial movement throughout the ranks.



In large part, that is because this draft continues to largely disappoint evaluators within NBA front offices. At the top, Zion Williamson has firmly established himself as the top prospect and exceeded every reasonable expectation for what could have been in his freshman season. Beyond him, in discussing the state of the draft with executives at the G-League Showcase in Las Vegas, the excitement for this class has been muted.



“The race for Zion might overshadow it all, but other than him this has the look of a weak draft,” one high-ranking executive told The Athletic. “Our guys are really hunting all around the country for players we like.”



“It’s still early, but right now it looks like a lot of flawed...