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2019 NBA Draft: R.J. Barrett headlines first top 30 big board

By Connor Harr

PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 13: R.J. Barrett #5 of Team World claps from the bench during the game against Team USA during the Nike Hoop Summit on April 13, 2018 at the MODA Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 13: R.J. Barrett #5 of Team World claps from the bench during the game against Team USA during the Nike Hoop Summit on April 13, 2018 at the MODA Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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With all of the high school “All-Star” games officially over, it is time to see where these top incoming freshman stand in terms of NBA potential for the 2019 NBA Draft.

I recently released a 2018 NBA Draft big board comprised of my top 60 prospects. In that big board, some prospects that have declared for the draft were left off. Those prospects were excluded because they still have not hired an agent and have elected to maintain their college eligibility for now.

I sort of played the guessing game with assuming who will elect to return to school. With draft combine invites going out on Friday, anticipate a lot of prospects to announce they will return to school without a combine invite.

Likewise, this 2019 NBA Draft big board is just a rough baseline of where I rank some of the incoming freshman along with returning college players. With the 2019 incoming freshman class being relatively weak, there are a lot of current college prospects on this list. Along with the initial ranking, I will introduce you to each prospect.