Slightly off-topic: now that we are well into the season, has anyone heard recent opinions from experts about how this draft stacks up, compare to last year or next year?
This draft has some really good early talent but seems to drop off quickly. Compared to last year its debatable who has the better top tier talent but 2017 was certainly deeper.
Looking at Chad Fords Tiers from last draft. He has 19 players he viewed as NBA starters
Tier 1 (Potential superstars)Lonzo Ball, PG, UCLA
Markelle Fultz, PG, Washington
Tier 2 (All-Star potential)De'Aaron Fox, PG, Fr., Kentucky
Jonathan Isaac, F, Fr., Florida State
Josh Jackson, G/F, Fr., Kansas
Lauri Markkanen, PF, Fr., Arizona
Malik Monk, G, Fr., Kentucky
Frank Ntilikina, PG, France
Dennis Smith, PG, Fr., North Carolina State
Jayson Tatum, F, Fr., Duke
Tier 3 (NBA starters)OG Anunoby, F, So., Indiana
Zach Collins, F/C, Fr., Gonzaga
Harry Giles, PF, Fr., Duke
Luke Kennard, G, So., Duke
Donovan Mitchell, G, So., Louisville
Tier 4 (Starters, high-level rotation players)Jarrett Allen, C, Fr., Texas
Ike Anigbogu, C, Fr., UCLA
John Collins, PF, So., Wake Forest
Justin Patton, C, Fr., Creighton
This year I would suspect the tiers to look something like this (my quick stab at tiers)
Tier 1 (potential super star)Doncic
Ayton
Tier 2 (potential all star)Jackson
Porter
Bamba
Young
Bagley
Tier 3 (NBA Starter)Bridges
Bridges
Carter
Tier 4 (Starters, high-level rotation players)Williams
Sexton
Knox
That's 13 players who are pretty consistently ranked as the top of this draft class.