2026 NBA Draft — Projected Top Prospects and Key Breakdown
Best Picks by Me:
- AJ Dybantsa (1) SF
- Caleb Wilson (4) PF
- Darius Acuff Jr. (7) PG
- Yaxel Lendeborg (11) PF
- Cameron Carr (16) SG
- Isaiah Evans (23) SG
- Dailyn Swain (25) SG
- Zuby Ejiofor (30) C
Top 32 Projected Picks
No. 1 — AJ Dybantsa / SF / BYU / 19 years old / 6’9″ / 217 lbs / 25.5 PPG / 6.8 RPG / 3.7 APG / 33.1% 3PT / NBA comparison: Jaylen Brown
No. 2 — Darryn Peterson / PG / Kansas / 19 / 6’5″ / 200 lbs / 20.2 PPG / 4.2 RPG / 1.6 APG / 38.2% 3PT / NBA comparison: Kawhi Leonard
No. 3 — Cameron Boozer / PF / Duke / 18 / 6’8″ / 250 lbs / 22.5 PPG / 10.2 RPG / 4.1 APG / 39.1% 3PT
No. 4 — Caleb Wilson / PF / North Carolina / 19 / 6’9″ / 210 lbs / 19.8 PPG / 9.4 RPG / 2.7 APG / 25.9% 3PT / NBA comparison: Antonio McDyess
No. 5 — Keaton Wagler / PG / Illinois / 19 / 6’5″ / 188 lbs / 17.9 PPG / 5.1 RPG / 4.2 APG / 39.7% 3PT / NBA comparison: Jamal Murray, Jalen Johnson / Good shooter
No. 6 — Mikel Brown Jr. / PG / Louisville / 20 / 6’4″ / 190 lbs / 18.2 PPG / 3.3 RPG / 4.7 APG / 34.4% 3PT / NBA comparison: Coby White
No. 7 — Darius Acuff Jr. / PG / Arkansas / 18 / 6’2″ / 185 lbs / 23.5 PPG / 3.1 RPG / 6.4 APG / 44.0% 3PT / NBA comparison: Damian Lillard
No. 8 — Kingston Flemings / PG / Houston / 19 / 6’3″ / 183 lbs / 16.1 PPG / 4.1 RPG / 5.2 APG / 38.7% 3PT / NBA comparison: De’Aaron Fox / Strong defender
No. 9 — Brayden Burries / SG / Arizona / 20 / 6’4″ / 215 lbs / 16.1 PPG / 4.9 RPG / 2.4 APG / 39.1% 3PT / NBA comparison: Derrick White
No. 10 — Aday Mara / C / Michigan / Spain / 20 / 7’3″ / 260 lbs / 12.1 PPG / 6.8 RPG / 2.4 APG / 30.0% 3PT / NBA comparison: Andrew Bogut / Defense
No. 11 — Yaxel Lendeborg / PF / Michigan / 23 / 6’9″ / 241 lbs / 15.1 PPG / 6.8 RPG / 3.2 APG / 37.2% 3PT / NBA comparison: Aaron Gordon
No. 12 — Nate Ament / PF / Tennessee / 19 / 6’10” / 211 lbs / 16.7 PPG / 6.3 RPG / 2.3 APG / 33.3% 3PT / NBA comparison: Will Riley
No. 13 — Karim Lopez / PF / Mexico / New Zealand Breakers / 19 / 6’8″ / 222 lbs / 11.9 PPG / 6.1 RPG / 2.0 APG / 32.6% 3PT / NBA comparison: Franz Wagner
No. 14 — Morez Johnson Jr. / PF / Michigan / 19 / 6’9″ / 250 lbs / 13.1 PPG / 7.3 RPG / 1.2 APG / 34.3% 3PT / NBA comparison: Isaiah Stewart / Defense
No. 15 — Hannes Steinbach / PF / Washington / Germany / 19 / 6’10” / 248 lbs / 18.5 PPG / 11.8 RPG / 1.6 APG / 34.0% 3PT / NBA comparison: Zach Collins
No. 16 — Cameron Carr / SG / Baylor / 20 / 6’5″ / 184 lbs / 18.9 PPG / 5.8 RPG / 2.6 APG / 37.4% 3PT / NBA comparison: Devin Vassell
No. 17 — Christian Anderson / PG / Texas Tech / USA-Germany / 19 / 6’1″ / 180 lbs / 18.5 PPG / 3.6 RPG / 7.4 APG / 41.5% 3PT / NBA comparison: Darius Garland / Good shooter, quick guard
No. 18 — Labaron Philon Jr. / PG / Alabama / 20 / 6’3″ / 175 lbs / 22.0 PPG / 3.5 RPG / 5.0 APG / 39.9% 3PT / NBA comparison: Dejounte Murray
No. 19 — Ebuka Okorie / PG / Stanford / 19 / 6’1″ / 185 lbs / 23.2 PPG / 3.6 RPG / 3.6 APG / 35.4% 3PT / NBA comparison: Dennis Schroder
No. 20 — Allen Graves / PF / Santa Clara / 19 / 6’8″ / 225 lbs / 11.8 PPG / 6.5 RPG / 1.8 APG / 41.3% 3PT / NBA comparison: Boris Diaw / Defensive stretch big
No. 21 — Koa Peat / PF / Arizona / 19 / 6’7″ / 245 lbs / 14.1 PPG / 5.6 RPG / 2.6 APG / 35.0% 3PT / NBA comparison: Rui Hachimura
No. 22 — Chris Cenac Jr. / PF / Houston / 18 / 6’10” / 240 lbs / 9.5 PPG / 7.9 RPG / 0.7 APG / 33.3% 3PT / NBA comparison: Bobby Portis
No. 23 — Isaiah Evans / SG / Duke / 19 / 6’6″ / 186 lbs / 15.0 PPG / 3.2 RPG / 1.3 APG / 36.1% 3PT / NBA comparison: Jordan Hawkins
No. 24 — Meleek Thomas / SG / Arkansas / 19 / 6’3″ / 190 lbs / 15.6 PPG / 3.8 RPG / 2.5 APG / 41.6% 3PT / NBA comparison: Jordan Clarkson
No. 25 — Dailyn Swain / SF / Texas / 20 / 6’7″ / 211 lbs / 17.3 PPG / 7.5 RPG / 3.6 APG / 34.4% 3PT / NBA comparison: Herb Jones
No. 26 — Jayden Quaintance / C / Kentucky / 18 / 6’9″ / 255 lbs / 5.0 PPG / 5.0 RPG / 0.5 APG / 0.0% 3PT / NBA comparison: Derrick Favors / Elite defender
No. 27 — Tarris Reed Jr. / C / Connecticut / 22 / 6’10” / 265 lbs / 14.7 PPG / 9.0 RPG / 2.3 APG / 0.0% 3PT / NBA comparison: Day’Ron Sharpe
No. 28 — Bennett Stirtz / PG / Iowa / 22 / 6’3″ / 190 lbs / 19.8 PPG / 2.6 RPG / 4.4 APG / 35.8% 3PT / NBA comparison: Malcolm Brogdon
No. 29 — Joshua Jefferson / PF / Iowa State / 22 / 6’8″ / 246 lbs / 16.4 PPG / 7.4 RPG / 4.8 APG / 34.5% 3PT / NBA comparison: Kyle Anderson
No. 30 — Zuby Ejiofor / C / St. John’s / 21 / 6’8″ / 245 lbs / 16.3 PPG / 7.3 RPG / 3.5 APG / 30.5% 3PT / NBA comparison: Jonathan Mogbo
No. 31 — Henri Veesaar / C / North Carolina / Estonia / 21 / 7’0″ / 225 lbs / NBA comparison: Nikola Vucevic
No. 32 — Sergio de Larrea / SG / Valencia / Spain / 19 / 6’5″ / 175 lbs / NBA comparison: Bogdan Bogdanović
Best Three-Point Shooters
- Darius Acuff Jr. / Arkansas / 44.0% 3PT
- Meleek Thomas / Arkansas / 41.6% 3PT
- Christian Anderson / Texas Tech / USA-Germany / 41.5% 3PT
- Allen Graves / Santa Clara / 41.3% 3PT
- Labaron Philon Jr. / Alabama / 39.9% 3PT
Tallest Players
- Aday Mara / 7’3″ / around 221 cm
- Henri Veesaar / 7’0″ / around 213 cm
- Nate Ament / 6’10” / around 208 cm
- Hannes Steinbach / 6’10” / around 208 cm
- Chris Cenac Jr. / 6’10” / around 208 cm
Note: Tarris Reed Jr. is also 6’10”, so he is essentially tied in this group.
Shortest Players
- Christian Anderson / 6’1″ / around 185 cm
- Ebuka Okorie / 6’1″ / around 185 cm
- Darius Acuff Jr. / 6’2″ / around 188 cm
- Kingston Flemings / 6’3″ / around 191 cm
- Labaron Philon Jr. / 6’3″ / around 191 cm
Note: Meleek Thomas and Bennett Stirtz are also 6’3″, so they belong in the same height range.
Schools With Multiple Prospects in the Top 32
Michigan — 3 players
Yaxel Lendeborg / Morez Johnson Jr. / Aday Mara
Duke — 2 players
Cameron Boozer / Isaiah Evans
North Carolina — 2 players
Caleb Wilson / Henri Veesaar
Arkansas — 2 players
Darius Acuff Jr. / Meleek Thomas
Houston — 2 players
Kingston Flemings / Chris Cenac Jr.
Arizona — 2 players
Brayden Burries / Koa Peat
Top 5 Scorers
- AJ Dybantsa / BYU / 25.5 PPG
- Darius Acuff Jr. / Arkansas / 23.5 PPG
- Ebuka Okorie / Stanford / 23.2 PPG
- Cameron Boozer / Duke / 22.5 PPG
- Labaron Philon Jr. / Alabama / 22.0 PPG
Just outside the top five: Darryn Peterson / Kansas / 20.2 PPG.
Top 5 Rebounders
- Hannes Steinbach / Washington / 11.8 RPG
- Cameron Boozer / Duke / 10.2 RPG
- Caleb Wilson / North Carolina / 9.4 RPG
- Tarris Reed Jr. / Connecticut / 9.0 RPG
- Chris Cenac Jr. / Houston / 7.9 RPG
Just outside the top five: Dailyn Swain / Texas / 7.5 RPG.
Top 5 Passers
- Christian Anderson / Texas Tech / 7.4 APG
- Darius Acuff Jr. / Arkansas / 6.4 APG
- Kingston Flemings / Houston / 5.2 APG
- Labaron Philon Jr. / Alabama / 5.0 APG
- Joshua Jefferson / Iowa State / 4.8 APG
Just outside the top five: Mikel Brown Jr. / Louisville / 4.7 APG.
Other Interesting Projected Picks
Richie Saunders / pick 33
Braden Smith / pick 35
Baba Miller / pick 36
Dillon Mitchell / pick 42
Bruce Thornton / pick 43–44
Trevon Brazile / pick 45
Milos Uzan / pick 51
International Prospects by Country
Germany — 3
Christian Anderson / Germany / pick 16
Hannes Steinbach / Germany / pick 18
Jack Kayil / Germany / pick 38
Spain — 3
Aday Mara / Spain / pick 12
Sergio de Larrea / Spain / pick 28
Baba Miller / Spain / pick 32
Dominican Republic — 2
Yaxel Lendeborg / Dominican Republic / pick 14
Rafael Castro / Dominican Republic / pick 52
Nigeria — 2
Felix Okpara / Nigeria / pick 43
Ugonna Onyenso / Nigeria / pick 53
Mexico — 1
Karim Lopez / Mexico / pick 11
Estonia — 1
Henri Veesaar / Estonia / pick 31
Israel — 1
Emanuel Sharp / Israel / pick 44
Position Breakdown
Among the 32 projected prospects, power forwards are the most represented position, with 11 players. Point guards follow with 9 players, while shooting guards and centers each have 5 players. Small forwards are the least represented group, with only 2 players.
Position distribution: PG 9 / SG 5 / SF 2 / PF 11 / C 5
Age Breakdown
The class is heavily dominated by younger prospects. Exactly half of the players are 19 years old, while the average age is 19.6. There are 4 players aged 18, 6 aged 20, 2 aged 21, 3 aged 22, and only 1 player aged 23.
Age distribution: 18 — 4 / 19 — 16 / 20 — 6 / 21 — 2 / 22 — 3 / 23 — 1 / 24 — 0
NBA Teams With the Most Picks
Chicago Bulls — 4 picks
Picks 4, 15, 38, 56
San Antonio Spurs — 4 picks
Picks 20, 35, 42, 44
Washington Wizards — 3 picks
Picks 1, 51, 60
Memphis Grizzlies — 3 picks
Picks 3, 16, 32
Los Angeles Clippers — 3 picks
Picks 5, 36, 52
Brooklyn Nets — 3 picks
Picks 6, 33, 43
Sacramento Kings — 3 picks
Picks 7, 34, 45
Atlanta Hawks — 3 picks
Picks 8, 23, 57
Dallas Mavericks — 3 picks
Picks 9, 30, 48
Oklahoma City Thunder — 3 picks
Picks 12, 17, 37
New York Knicks — 3 picks
Picks 24, 31, 55
Number 1 / Washington Wizards
Number 2 / Utah Jazz
Number 3 / Memphis Grizzlies
Number 4 / Chicago Bulls
Number 5 / Los Angeles Clippers (from Indiana)
Number 6 / Brooklyn Nets
Number 7 / Sacramento Kings
Number 8 / Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans)
Number 9 / Dallas Mavericks
Number 10 / Milwaukee Bucks
Number 11 / Golden State Warriors
Number 12 / Oklahoma City Thunder (from L.A. Clippers)
Number 13 / Miami Heat
Number 14 / Charlotte Hornets
Number 15 / Chicago Bulls (from Portland)
Number 16 / Memphis Grizzlies (from Phoenix via Orlando)
Number 17 / Oklahoma City Thunder (from Philadelphia)
Number 18 / Charlotte Hornets (from Orlando via Phoenix)
Number 19 / Toronto Raptors
Number 20 / San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta)
Number 21 / Detroit Pistons (from Minnesota)
Number 22 / Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston via Oklahoma City)
Number 23 / Atlanta Hawks (from Cleveland)
Number 24 / New York Knicks
Number 25 / Los Angeles Lakers
Number 26 / Denver Nuggets
Number 27 / Boston Celtics
Number 28 / Minnesota Timberwolves (from Detroit)
Number 29 / Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio via Atlanta)
Number 30 / Dallas Mavericks (from Oklahoma City via Washington and Philadelphia)
Number 31 / New York Knicks (from Washington via Oklahoma City and Houston)
Number 32 / Memphis Grizzlies (from Indiana via Milwaukee)
Number 33 / Brooklyn Nets
Number 34 / Sacramento Kings
Number 35 / San Antonio Spurs (from Utah via Minnesota)
Number 36 / Los Angeles Clippers (from Memphis via Utah and Atlanta)
Number 37 / Oklahoma City Thunder (from Dallas)
Number 38 / Chicago Bulls (from New Orleans via Boston, Detroit, and Portland)
Number 39 / Houston Rockets (from Chicago via Washington)
Number 40 / Boston Celtics (from Milwaukee via Orlando)
Number 41 / Miami Heat (from Golden State via Charlotte, New York, Oklahoma City, and Atlanta)
Number 42 / San Antonio Spurs (from Portland via New Orleans)
Number 43 / Brooklyn Nets (from LA Clippers via Houston)
Number 44 / San Antonio Spurs (from Miami via Indiana)
Number 45 / Sacramento Kings (from Charlotte via San Antonio, Atlanta, and New York)
Number 46 / Orlando Magic
Number 47 / Phoenix Suns (from Philadelphia via Houston and Oklahoma City)
Number 48 / Dallas Mavericks (from Phoenix via Washington)
Number 49 / Denver Nuggets (from Atlanta via Brooklyn and Golden State)
Number 50 / Toronto Raptors
Number 51 / Washington Wizards (from Minnesota via Detroit and New York)
Number 52 / Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland)
Number 53 / Houston Rockets
Number 54 / Golden State Warriors (from LA Lakers via Toronto, Miami, and Cleveland)
Number 55 / New York Knicks
Number 56 / Chicago Bulls (from Denver via Minnesota, Phoenix, Charlotte, and Phoenix)
Number 57 / Atlanta Hawks (from Boston)
Number 58 / New Orleans Pelicans (from Detroit via New York, Brooklyn, Phoenix, Orlando, and the LA Clippers)
Number 59 / Minnesota Timberwolves (from San Antonio via Indiana)
Number 60 / Washington Wizards (from Oklahoma City via San Antonio and Miami)
Best Schools in the Full 60-Pick Mock
Houston — 4
Kingston Flemings / pick 8
Chris Cenac Jr. / pick 23
Emanuel Sharp / pick 44
Milos Uzan / pick 48
Duke — 3
Cameron Boozer / pick 3
Isaiah Evans / pick 21
Maliq Brown / pick 57
Michigan — 3
Aday Mara / pick 12
Yaxel Lendeborg / pick 14
Morez Johnson Jr. / pick 17
Arizona — 3
Brayden Burries / pick 9
Koa Peat / pick 27
Jaden Bradley / pick 40
Arkansas — 3
Darius Acuff Jr. / pick 6
Meleek Thomas / pick 29
Trevon Brazile / pick 35
Tennessee — 3
Nate Ament / pick 10
Felix Okpara / pick 43
Ja’Kobi Gillespie / pick 54
St. John’s — 3
Zuby Ejiofor / pick 24
Dillon Mitchell / pick 46
Bryce Hopkins / pick 56