Now that the 2019 NBA season is about to start, teams like the Hawks, Bulls, Magic, and Nets can get down to the hard business of tanking the season for a chance at a top prospect in the 2019 NBA draft. For them, it’s the start of the 2019 NBA draft season.

Yeah, I know. Tanking is an abhorrent, anti-competitive practice that only serves to build a culture of losing. Got it. But the truth is, the best teams (for the most part) go to the top of the standings by getting players at the top of the draft. The 2019 NBA Draft doesn’t have LeBron- or Anthony Davis-type prospects, but it has several prospects that will be future all-stars, capable of turning a franchise in a winning direction.

So, to make it easy for all the fans who have their eyes on the prospect prize at the end of the season, I’ve come up with this Complete Guide to the 2019 NBA Draft. It’ll give you all the resources you need to keep up with the best prospects in the 2019 NBA Draft.

Warning: The title is misleading. This guide is actually NEVER complete, and I will be updating it frequently based on readers’ suggestions and as more draft resources are released.

2019 NBA Mock Drafts

Mocks are by far the best thing about any draft. It’s everything all in one place: prospect rankings, team needs, draft predictions, bad and good calls. It’s why there are so many NBA mock drafts out there.

Here are some of the best NBA mocks around:

NBA Draft Big Boards

Early on in the NBA draft season, most draft scouts and experts don’t bother making mocks. They just make NBA draft big boards, ranking the top 60 players. These boards are like the stock market for NBA draft prospects; the fun is following which prospect stocks are on the rise, and who’s on the decline.

My favorite 2019 NBA Draft big boards:

NBA Draft Scouting Reports

Before you start debating who your team should take, you should read the scouting reports of the top prospects. While I love any in-depth scouting report, I love the NBA draft prospect scouting reports that only give you the highlights, organizing all the information about strengths and weaknesses into short, bulleted lists.

Prospect Video Highlights

The best thing to happen to the NBA draft is the highlights posted on YouTube. You can get all your scouting done from your phone.

Here are my favorite YouTube for NBA draft prospect highlights:

NBA Draft Twitter

Twitter is where you’ll find draft prospect analysis in real-time, NBA trade rumors, and the whispers about which prospects NBA GMs just love. Okay, so those whispers are often lies and the insta-analysis is often overreaction. But if you follow and listen to the right people, Twitter will keep you educated on the best prospects and the best NBA predictions.

Here’s who we’re following:

NBA Draft Lottery Odds

There’s only one place you need to go for up-to-date 2019 NBA Draft Lottery odds. Tankathon! It’s all about pressing “Sim Lottery” until your favorite team is picking #1.

Here’s where you get the draft order:

Draft Discussion Boards

NBA Draft discussions are happening all over the internet all the time, but a lot of the convo is wishful fan conjecture or inane overreactions to Zion Williamson highlights. But there are a few places that have a steady stream of smart analysis.

Here are our favorite places for NBA draft discussions:

NBA Draft Podcasts

This question comes up a lot: What podcasts do you listen to for NBA draft insight? The truth is, there’s only a few good podcasts that cover the NBA draft early on. The best NBA draft podcast episodes often happen closer to the draft on the good NBA podcasts: Dunc’d On Basketball, The Ringer NBA Show, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Locked On, etc. But there are a small group of quality pods that have in-depth draft coverage frequently.

Here are the NBA draft podcasts we’re listening to:

NBA Trade Machines

Ok, so this is not 100% draft related, but if you do care about what will happen during the 2019 NBA Draft, you should start thinking about trades now. The Celtics could have four picks in the 2019 draft. Phoenix may trade their pick for a point guard. Is Charlotte keeping Kemba Walker or will they trade him to a contender for a 1st round pick? Sometimes when it comes to thinking about the draft, you need to think in terms of trades. These platforms help you make your trade predictions.

Here’s where we make our NBA trade predictions:

NBA Draft Mock Builder

Making a mock is a great way to organize everything you know about the 2019 NBA draft. I usually make several throughout the year and save them all on the MockOut app. It keeps track of my draft thinking and helps me track the changes in prospect value.

Here’s where we make mocks for the 2019 NBA Draft:

We also just launched the way-too-early 2019 NBA mock draft contest on the MockOut app. So if you want to enter your own mock, just download the app here: