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How NBA draft tiers are used

Every time I put up a new mock draft (Mock Draft 5.0 was updated on Tuesday), I get a lot of feedback from readers who wonder how I put it together and how it differs from the Big Board and Top 100.

This is how it works: Both pieces are reported pieces. In other words, I talk with NBA scouts and executives to get a sense of: