NBA Draft 2026: Date, time, draft order, top prospects, latest mock draft
The 2026 NBA Draft begins on Tuesday. Here's everything you need to know, including the draft order and analysis on the top prospects.When and where is the 2026 NBA Draft?The 2026 NBA Draft will again be two days: Tuesday, June 23 for the first round; and Wednesday, June 24 for the second round. Both rounds are in Brooklyn, New York.ABC/ESPN will broadcast the first round, and the second round will be on ESPN.What is the format of the NBA Draft?In the first round, each team will have five minutes to make their selection. In the second round, each team will have four minutes to make their selection. What is the NBA Draft order?The draft order of the 2026 NBA Draft is as follows:FIRST ROUND1. Washington Wizards 2. Utah Jazz 3. Memphis Grizzlies 4. Chicago Bulls 5. Los Angeles Clippers (via Pacers) 6. Brooklyn Nets 7. Sacramento Kings 8. Atlanta Hawks (via Pelicans) 9. Dallas Mavericks 10. Milwaukee Bucks 11. Golden State Warriors 12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Clippers) 13. Miami Heat 14. Charlotte Hornets15. Chicago Bulls (via Trail Blazers) 16. Memphis Grizzlies (via Suns) 17. Oklahoma City Thunder (via 76ers) 18. Charlotte Hornets (via Magic) 19. Toronto Raptors 20. San Antonio Spurs (via Hawks) 21. Detroit Pistons (via Timberwolves) 22. Philadelphia 76ers (via Rockets) 23. Atlanta Hawks (via Cavaliers) 24. New York Knicks 25. Los Angeles Lakers 26. Denver Nuggets 27. Boston Celtics 28. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Pistons) 29. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Spurs) 30. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder)SECOND ROUND31. New York32. Memphis 33. Brooklyn 34. Sacramento 35. San Antonio 36. LA Clippers 37. Oklahoma City 38. Chicago 39. Houston 40. Boston 41. Miami42. San Antonio43. Brooklyn 44. San Antonio 45. Sacramento 46. Orlando 47. Phoenix 48. Dallas 49. Denver 50. Toronto 51. Washington 52. LA Clippers 53. Houston 54. Golden State55. New York 56. Chicago 57. Atlanta 58. New Orleans 59. Minnesota 60. Washington Who are the top prospects in 2026 NBA Draft?Cameron BoozerAt 6-foot-8 and 253 pounds, Boozer is the most polished player in the class. He scores from the post with both footwork and power, hits 40% of his 3s on high volume, and has enough handle to run offense as a point forward. He shifts between those modes based on what the defense gives him, and that adaptability led to a 35-win season at Duke and the Naismith Player of the Year. The worry is that he's not a vertical athlete and the foundation of all that production overpowering smaller defenders gets diminished against NBA length. Plus, he's a modern tweener on defense, lacking the explosiveness and size to protect the rim full-time and the lateral quickness to switch onto guards. With the bloodline of two-time All-Star Carlos Boozer, the team that drafts him is betting that skill, adaptability, and a track record of winning at every level all lead to superstardom. Kevin O'ConnorAJ DybantsaDybantsa could become one of the NBA's most unstoppable shot-creators. At 6-foot-9, he has a special blend of athletic tools with the way he bends, shifts, and explodes with the ball in his hands. Dybantsa led the nation with 25.5 points per game while breaking Danny Ainge's 48-year-old BYU freshman scoring record with a 43-point eruption. He gets to the rim at will, cooks in the midrange, draws fouls at a high rate, and displays point-forward potential. What will determine his upside is whether he can become a knockdown 3-point shooter, as well as a more impactful defender to take full advantage of his physical tools. But the native of Brockton, Massachusetts, has a tremendously high floor with his scoring skill alone. O'ConnorDarryn PetersonPeterson is a buttery smooth scorer with a blend of fluid body control and positional size that gives him the ingredients to become an elite NBA player. At the high school level, he was a dynamic playmaker who used his burst to get into the teeth of defenses and generate buckets for himself and his teammates, while also showing off the kind of shot-making that draws comparisons to Hall of Famers. At Kansas, he thrived in an off-ball role, stroking jumpers out of movement actions and showing he can scale up or down depending on what a roster needs. Even when he isn't scoring, he's a high-impact defender who causes chaos off-ball and has the 6-foot-10 wingspan to switch screens. The concern isn't his game. It's his body. He missed 11 of 35 games and pulled himself out of others due to cramping, capping off one of the weirdest freshman seasons in recent memory. O'ConnorCaleb WilsonWilson is the most gifted athlete in the draft class. He's 6-10 with springs for legs. When he's flying above the rim, finishing through contact, and chasing down every shot in his area code, he looks like a future franchise cornerstone. But the conversation changes when you watch his jumper because he hasn't shown any consistency as a shooter at any level. Still, even without the jumper, he has star upside. O'ConnorMikel Brown Jr.When Brown is in the zone, he has an unstoppable pull-up jumper, an ambidextrous finishing ability, and the quick reads to rifle passes before the defense has time to react. He had a 45-point breakout performance in February after a back injury dogged him all freshman year and then ended his year later in the month. The absences muddy the evaluation and leave real questions about his consistency that may not get answered until he's fully healthy. O'ConnorHow does the latest mock draft look?Check out the NBA Draft Guide for Kevin O'Connor's latest two-round mock draft and Big Board, featuring scouting reports on the top 100 prospects.
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