DeAndre Ayton resides at the top of most national prospect ranking lists. First of all, this position is well deserved as the Arizona center defines what most in the business consider necessary from big men in the new era of basketball.
If last year’s draft was chock full of talent rich guards, then 2018 is the year of the big man and Ayton is best of this group.
Generational big man:
Yet, his selection as the top pick isn’t a foregone conclusion given a couple of factors. First of all, his greatest competition comes from a player who may well be the next great European player of his generation.