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● By Kevin Sweeney
The NBA draft is now less than two months away, with preparations in full swing. The 2024 draft is considered one of the weakest in the last two decades (particularly at the top) after plenty of young star power has come out of recent drafts. Despite that, teams are tasked with finding valuable pieces to help along rebuilds or extend contending windows, and the lack of top-tier choices has created plenty of uncertainty as we head toward the home stretch of the pre-draft process. Here’s a look at Sports Illustrated’s Big Board, featuring the 25 best players in this year’s class.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 25 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up on this big board.