If big men count for less in the modern NBA, you sure won’t detect that from the top of the 2018 draft.
That is ESPN analyst Jay Bilas’ over-arching thought on this draft class - that it’s full of centers and forwards, and many of them will be chosen quickly when the draft convenes June 21 regardless of the perception the NBA is evolving toward more perimeter play.
Bilas, a longtime Charlotte resident, has been part of ESPN’s draft coverage since 2003. He says in that span, this is the best group of lottery-quality big men that he can recall.