March 3, 2026

Re-Evaluating the 2018 NBA Draft: Hits, Misses & Franchise Changers

Re-Evaluating the 2018 NBA Draft: Hits, Misses & Franchise Changers
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In this episode of The Baseline NBA Podcast, we re-evaluate and re-draft the 2018 NBA Draft class featuring Luka Dončić, Trae Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Brunson, and DeAndre Ayton. With multiple All-NBA players, franchise cornerstones, and late-pick steals emerging from this class, we break down the biggest hits, the most surprising misses, and how the draft order should look today. Was DeAndre Ayton the right No. 1 overall pick? Should Luka have gone first? How high would SGA and Brunson rise in a redraft?

We re-analyze the 2018 draft. A class that may have truly changed the league.

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