The top 30 prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft

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The top 30 prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft

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With the NCAA Tournament about to begin, the NBA world will be watching several of the top prospects.

In what's considered a deep draft by experts, several college players can improve their NBA standing with a strong March Madness showing.

Unfortunately, much like last year, the top consensus pick, Markelle Fultz, will not be in the tournament. But several other point guards and versatile forwards will highlight the games, with NBA teams eyeing who they'd like to take with their draft picks.

To get feel of the top prospects heading into the draft, we collected the consensus picks from six experts, then used average draft position to rank them.

Our experts: ESPN's Chad Ford, DraftExpress' Jonathan Givony, CBS's Gary Parrish, SI's Andrew Sharp, Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman, and NBADraft.net.

Check out the top prospects below:

1. Markelle Fultz (PG, Washington)

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Average rank: 1

Top 30s*: 6

Highest rank: 1

One thing to know: Despite missing the NCAA Tournament and missing games with a knee injury, Fultz has declared he'll enter the NBA Draft and still is considered the top prospect for his well-rounded game.

* Experts with this player in the first round. 

2. Lonzo Ball (PG, UCLA)

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Average rank: 2.5

Top 30s: 6

Highest rank: 2

One thing to know: Ball has perhaps the best court vision and deep accuracy in college basketball, but there is some concern over his funky shooting motion, which he says works for him.

3. Josh Jackson (G, Kansas)

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Average rank: 2.8

Top 30s: 6

Highest rank: 2

One thing to know: Jackson is expected to play in the NCAA Tournament after serving a suspension for several off-court incidents, including allegedly kicking a woman's car and causing damage and fleeing the scene after hitting a parked car while driving.

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March 18, 2017 at 05:39AM