2026 NBA Big Board
Penultimate Edition?
This is probably going to be my second to last big board. So now is the time to get your critiques in.
2026 Big Board
Tier 1:
Cameron Boozer- 19: 6’9 Big Duke. Comp= More Skilled Al Horford
AJ Dybantsa- 19: 6’9 Forward BYU. Comp= Brandon Miller
Darryn Peterson- 19: 6’5 Wing Kansas. Comp= Brandon Roy
Tier 2:
Caleb Wilson- 19: 6’9 Forward UNC. Comp= Evan Mobley
Mikel Brown Jr- 20: 6’3 Point Louisville. Comp= Jamaal Murray
Jayden Quaintance- 18: 6’11 Big Kentucky. Comp= Bam Adebayo
Keaton Wagler: 19: 6’6 Wing Illinois. Comp= Shaedon Sharpe
Tier 3:
Kingston Flemings- 19: 6’3 Guard Houston. Comp= Colin Sexton
Brayden Burries- 20: 6’4 Guard Arizona. Comp= Eric Gordon
Labaron Philon- 19: 6’4 Guard Alabama. Comp= Bruce Brown
Aday Mara- 21: 7’3 Pivot Michigan(Spain). Comp= Salah Mejeri+
Karim Lopez- 18: 6’8 Forward NZ Breakers (Mexico). Comp= Rui Hachimura
Cameron Carr- 21: 6’5 Guard Baylor. Comp= Kevin Martin
Darius Acuff Jr- 19: 6’2 Guard Arkansas. Comp= Immanuel Quickley
Tier 4:
Yaxel Lendeborg- 23: 6’9 Big Michigan (Belgium). Comp= Nick Batum
Koa Peat- 19: 6’8 Forward Arizona. Comp= Larry Johnson
Nate Ament- 19: 6’9 Forward Tennessee. Comp= Cam Reddish
Meleek Thomas- 19: 6’3 Guard Arkansas. Comp= Jason Terry
Hannes Steinbach- 20: 6’11 Forward Washington (Germany). Comp= Montrez Harrell
Morez Johnson Jr. – 20: 6’9 Big Michigan. Comp= Ed Davis
Tier 5:
Christian Anderson- 20: 6’2 Point Texas Tech (Germany). Comp= Mike Bibby
Ebuka Okorie- 19: 6’2 Point Stanford. Comp= Ellie Okobo
Allen Graves – 20: 6’9 forward Santa Clara. Comp= Kyle Anderson
Dailyn Swain- 20: 6’7 Forward Texas. Comp= Kris Middelton
Bennett Stirtz- 22: 6’4 Guard Iowa. Comp= Baylor Schierman
Jack Kayil – 19: 6’5 Point Alba Berlin. Germany. Shawn Livingston
Chris Cenac Jr- 19: 6’10 Big Houston. Comp= Jalen Smith
Isaiah Evans- 20: 6’7 Wing Duke. Comp= Tauren Prince
Taris Reed Jr.- 22: 6’10 Big UCONN. Comp= Ed Davis lite
Joshua Jefferson- 22: 6’8 Big Iowa St. Comp= Georges Niang
Tier 6:
Henri Veesaar- 22: 6’10 Big UNC (Estonia). Comp= Dario Saric lite
Luigi Suigo- 19: 7’3 Big Mega BG (Italy). Comp= Salah Mejeri
Sergio de Larrea – 19: 6’5 Guard Valencia (Spain). Comp= Goran Dragic
Kylan Boswell- 21: 6’2 Point Illinois. Comp= Fred Van Vleet
Xaivian Lee- 22: 6’3 Guard Florida (Canada). Comp= Seth Curry
Alex Karaban- 23: 6’8 Forward Uconn. Comp= Sam Dekker
Otega Oweh- 22: 6’4 Wing Kentucky. Comp= Keon Ellis
Trevon Brazile- 23: 6’10 Big Arkansas. Comp= Larry Nance Jr.
Baba Miller- 22: 6’11 Forward Cincinnati. (Spain). Comp= Rashard Lewis lite.
Zuby Ejiofor- 22: 6’8 Big St John’s (Nigeria).
Dillon Mitchell- 22: 6’7 Forward St Johns. Comp= Derrek Jones Jr.
Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso- 20: 6’11 Big Virginia. (Nigeria). Comp= Daniel Gafford lite
Tier 7:
Ryan Conwell – 21: 6’4 Guard Louisville. Comp= Bradley Beal Lite
Milos Uzan- 23: 6’4 Guard Houston. Comp= Andrew Nebhard lite
Keyshawn Hall- 22: 6’7 Wing Auburn. Comp= Lance Thomas
PJ Haggerty- 22: 6’3 Guard Kansas St. Comp= poor man’s Cole Anthony
Felix Okpara – 21: 6’11 Big Tennessee. Comp= Jackson Hayes
Tyler Nickel – 22: 6’7 Forward Vanderbilt. Comp= Sam Hauser
Tramon Mark- 23: 6’4 Guard Texas. Comp= Quinton Grimes ish
Bruce Thornton – 22: 6’2 Guard Ohio State. Comp= Patrick Beverly
Tobi Lawal – 23: 6’8 Forward Virginia Tech (Britain). Comp= Al-Farouq Aminu
Izaiyah Nelson – 22: 6’10 Big South Florida. Jaxon Hayes
Jaden Bradley – 22: 6’3 Guard Arizona. Comp= Devin Harris lite
Richie Saunders- 25: 6’5 Guard BYU. Comp= Garrison Matthews
Maliq Brown- 21: 6’9 Big Duke. Comp= Daniel Gafford
Braden Smith- 23: 6’ Point Perdue. Comp= Ish Smith
Tucker DeVries- 23: 6’7 Wing Drake. Comp= Doug McDermott
Kerr Kriisa- 24: 6’3 Guard Kentucky (Estonia). Comp= Steve Blake
Darrion Williams- 23: 6’6 Forward NC St. Comp= Grant Williams
Emanuel Sharp- 22: 6’3 Guard Houston Comp = Dru Smith with a better jumper.
Tier 8:
Lamar Wilkerson- 24: 6’6 Wing Indiana. Comp= Doug McDermott Lite
Bryson Tucker- 20: 6’7 Wing Washington. Comp= Dorian Finney Smith
Quadir Copeland- 24: 6’6 Wing NC State. Comp= Less athletic Aziz Johnson
Boopie Miller- 23: 6’ Point SMU. Comp= Isaiah Thomas
Jaron Pierre Jr.- 24: 6’5 Guard Kansas State. Comp = Malik Beasley
Nate Bittle- 22: 7’0 Pivot Oregon. Comp = Brook Lopez lite
Oscar Cluff- 23: 6’11 Pivot Purdue (Australia). Comp = Drew Timme lite.
Riley Kugel- 22: 6’4 Guard UFC. Comp= Dion Waiters
Rylan Griffen- 22: 6’5 180 Wing Kansas. Comp= Tim Hardaway jr
Ezra Ausar- 21: 6’9 Forward Utah. Comp= Homeless Man’s Blake Griffin
Aaron Nkrumah- 21: 6’6 Forward Tennessee St. Comp = Tari Eason lite.
Tamin Lipsey-22: 6’1 Point Guard Iowa State. Comp = T.J. McConnell with better hands.
Bryce Hopkins– 24: 6’7 Forward St John’s. Comp = Grant Williams with more shot creation.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie – 22: 6’1 Guard Tennessee. Comp= Ish Smith
Nick Martinelli – 22: 6’7 Wing Northwestern. Comp= Kenneth Lofton jr.
Tobe Awaka – 22: 6’8 Big Arizona. Comp= Reggie Evans
John Blackwell – 21: 6’4 Guard Duke. Comp= Caris LeVert Lite
Nick Boyd – 25: 6’3 Guard Wisconsin. Comp= taller Yogi Ferrell
Peter Suder – 22: 6’4 Guard Miami (OH). Comp= Patt Connington
Barry Dunning jr- 23: 6’6 Wing Pittsburg. Comp= Quincey Pondexter
Noam Yaacov- 21: 6’1 Point Guard ASVEL (Israel/Denmark). Comp = Nico Mannion.
Jacob Cofie 19: 6’10 Forward Virginia. Comp = Precious Achiuwa
Rafael Castro – 23: 6’11 Pivot George Washington (Dominican Republic). Comp = Brandon Clarke minus
Trey Kaufman-Renn- 23: 6’9 Big Purdue. Comp = Drew Timme
Jaden Henley- 22: 6’7 Wing UNLV. Comp = Keon Ellis with less shooting.
Tyon Grant-Foster- 25: 6’6 Wing Gonzaga. Comp= Bruce Bowen lit
Chad Baker-Mazara- 25: 6’7 Wing Auburn.Comp= Reggie Bullock
Tier 9:
Nijel Pack- 24: 6’0 Point Miami Comp= JJ Barea but stronger
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield- 24: 6’9 Big NC St. Comp= Siakam ish
Seth Trimble- 21: 6’3 Guard UNC. Comp= Shorter Gerald Green
Houston Mallette 23: 6’5 Wing Alabama. Comp= Terrence Ross
Elijah Fisher- 22: 6’5 Wing DePaul. Comp= Avery Bradley.
Malik Reneau 23: 6’8 Forward Indiana. Comp= Smaller Julius Randle.
Aiden Tobiason- 20: 6’5 Wing Syracuse. Comp= Josh Green
Tyler Bilodeau – 22: 6’9 Forward UCLA. TJ Leaf
Arterio Morris- 22: 6’3 Guard Texas. Comp= Trey Jones
Amani Lyles 22: 6’7 Wing Akron. Comp = Wesley Iwundu
Corey Camper Jr.- 23: 6’7 Wing UTEP. Comp = Josh Okogie
William Kyle III- 23: 6’9 Big Syracuse. Comp = Brandon Clarke lite
Corey Stephenson- 23: 6’6 Wing. Comp = Naji Marshall lite