At ProBasketballTalk, I wrote about my preferred method for for ranking draft prospects – the tier system. You can read more about the logic behind it there.
Here, you can see see how I’d build a 38-man draft board for the Pistons, who have the No. 38 pick.
Tier 1
1. Jabari Parker
2. Andrew Wiggins
Tier 2
3. Joel Embiid
Tier 3
4. Dante Exum
Tier 4
5. Marcus Smart
6. Noah Vonleh
Tier 5
7. Aaron Gordon
8. Julius Randle
Tier 6
9. Gary Harris
10. Nik Stauskas
Tier 7
11. Tyler Ennis
12. Elfrid Payton
13. James Young
14. Kyle Anderson
15. Adreian Payne
16. Dario Saric
17. Zach Lavine
18. Jusuf Nurkic
Tier 8
19. Doug McDermott
20. Shabazz Napier
21. Rodney Hood
22. Clint Capela
Tier 9
23. Cleanthony Early
24. Jordan Adams
25. P.J. Hairston
26. K.J. McDaniels
27. Mitch McGary
28. Jarnell Stokes
29. Nikola Jokic
Tier 10
30. T.J. Warren
31. Jerami Grant
32. Spencer-Dinwiddie
33. Glen Robinson III
34. Walter Tavares
Tier 11
35. Bogdan Bogdanovic
36. Damien Inglis
37. Roy Devyn Marble
38. Jordan Clarkson