Bleacher Report

● By Jonathan Wasserman
With the NBA underway and college basketball tipping off, scouting for the 2022 draft has begun. It's always interesting to look back over the summer at preseason rankings to see how prospects improve, disappoint or come out of nowhere. Changes to the board will inevitably be made throughout the season. But there aren't many questions about the elite prospects in this upcoming draft, which immediately appears loaded with bigs and wings.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 50 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up on this big board.