The 2026 NBA Draft could go down as one of the deepest and most talented draft classes in NBA history. Loaded with elite prospects and potential franchise-changing talent, this year’s group featured several players who many scouts believed would have been the No. 1 overall pick in any other year. After years of anticipation, the next generation of basketball stars finally learned where their NBA journeys would begin.
At the top of the board, the Washington Wizards selected BYU star AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 overall pick, making him the first player from BYU ever to be drafted first overall. The Utah Jazz wasted no time as they followed it up by selecting Kansas guard Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 pick, while the Memphis Grizzlies added Duke standout Cameron Boozer with the No. 3 pick.
North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson went fourth to the Chicago Bulls, and Illinois guard Keaton Wagler rounded out the top five with the LA Clippers. The opening selections reflected the remarkable depth of the class, with scouts and experts believing several superstars at a minimum will likely come out of this draft.
Below is a breakdown of all the picks and trades on draft night.
1st Round
1. Washington Wizards draft AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
2. Utah Jazz draft Darryn Peterson (Kansas)
3. Memphis Grizzlies draft Cameron Boozer (Duke)
4.Chicago Bulls draft Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)
5. LA Clippers draft Keaton Wagler (Illinois)
6. Brooklyn Nets draft Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)
7. Sacramento Kings draft Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
8. Atlanta Hawks draft Kingston Flemings (Houston)
9. Dallas Mavericks draft Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan)
10. Milwaukee Bucks draft Brayden Burries (Arizona)
11. Golden State Warriors draft Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)
12. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Aday Mara (Michigan)
13. Miami Heat draft Nate Ament (Tennessee) (Traded to Milwaukee)
14. Charlotte Hornets draft Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
15. Chicago Bulls draft Dailyn Swain (Texas)
16. Memphis Grizzlies from Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) (Traded to Oklahoma City)
17. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ebuka Okorie (Stanford) (Traded to Detroit via Memphis)
18. Charlotte Hornets draft Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)
19. Toronto Raptors draft Allen Graves (Santa Clara)
20. San Antonio Spurs draft Jayden Quaintance
21. Detroit Pistons draft Karim López (New Zealand Breakers) (Traded to Memphis)
22. Philadelphia 76ers draft Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama)
23. Atlanta Hawks draft Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
24. New York Knicks draft Cameron Carr (Baylor) (Traded to Los Angeles Lakers)
25. Los Angeles Lakers draft Sergio De Larrea (Valencia) (Traded to Dallas via New York)
26. Denver Nuggets draft Tarris Reed Jr. (Connecticut) (Traded to San Antonio)
27. Boston Celtics draft Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston)
28. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State) (Traded to Brooklyn)
29. Cleveland Cavaliers draft Alex Karaban (Connecticut) (Traded to Sacramento)
30. Dallas Mavericks draft Koa Peat (Arizona) (Traded to Phoenix via New York)
2nd Round
31. New York Knicks draft Bruce Thornton (Ohio State) (Traded to Houston)
32. Memphis Grizzlies draft Richie Saunders (BYU)
33. Brooklyn Nets draft Isaiah Evans (Duke) (Traded to Minnesota)
34. Sacramento Kings draft Meleek Thomas (Arkansas) (Traded to Cleveland)
35. San Antonio Spurs draft Trevon Brazile (Arkansas) (Traded to Denver)
36. LA Clippers draft Baba Miller (Cincinnati)
37. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ryan Conwell (Louisville) (Traded to Miami)
38. Chicago Bulls draft Braden Smith (Purdue) (Traded to Indiana)
39. Houston Rockets draft Jack Kayil (Alba Berlin) (Traded to New York)
40. Boston Celtics draft Dillon Mitchell (St John’s)
41. Miami Heat draft Otega Oweh (Kentucky) (Traded to Oklahoma City)
42. San Antonio Spurs draft Ja’Kobi Gillespie (Tennessee)
43. Brooklyn Nets draft Tyler Bilodeau (UCLA)
44. San Antonio Spurs draft Maliq Brown (Duke)
45. Sacramento Kings draft Emanuel Sharp (Houston)
46. Orlando Magic draft Felix Okpara (Tennessee) (Traded to Washington)
47. Phoenix Suns draft Tyler Nickel (Vanderbilt) (Traded to New York)
48. Dallas Mavericks draft Tobi Lawal (Virginia Tech)
49. Denver Nuggets draft Bryce Hopkins (St. John’s)
50. Toronto Raptors draft Jaden Bradley (Arizona)
51. Washington Wizards draft Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida) (Traded to Orlando)
52. LA Clippers draft Henri Veesaar (North Carolina) (Traded to Atlanta)
53. Houston Rockets draft Ugonna Onyenso (Virginia) (Traded to Detroit via New York)
54. Golden State Warriors draft Lajae Jones (Florida State)
55. New York Knicks draft Nick Martinelli (Northwestern) (Traded to LA Clippers via Houston)
56. Chicago Bulls draft Vsevolod Ishchenko (Lokomotiv Kuban) (Traded to Dallas via Los Angeles Lakers)
57. Atlanta Hawks draft Narcisse Ngoy (Poitiers) (Traded to LA Clippers)
58. New Orleans Pelicans draft Jaron Pierre Jr. (Southern Methodist)
59. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue)
60. Washington Wizards draft Malique Lewis (South East Melbourne) (Traded to Milwaukee via Orlando)
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