Follow along for every pick of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft.
The 2026 NBA Draft is widely considered one of the most talented in recent memory. But once the top prospects are off the board, who are the other players who could help a franchise?
Even many casual basketball fans know the collegiate stars like AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson. But this class has plenty others capable of making a difference on a roster for next season and beyond.
USA TODAY Sports will continue updating the best players still available throughout both rounds of the draft, so continue to check to see our updates to see which of these difference-makers should expect to hear their names called next during this two-day event.
2026 NBA Draft: Best players remaining
Last updated at 8:23 p.m. ET.
- Caleb Wilson (North Carolina, Big)
- Keaton Wagler (Illinois, Guard)
- Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas, Guard)
- Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville, Guard)
- Kingston Flemings (Houston, Guard)
- Brayden Burries (Arizona, Guard)
- Aday Mara (Michigan, Big)
- Nate Ament (Tennessee, Forward)
- Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan, Forward)
- Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan, Big)
- Hannes Steinbach (Washington, Big)
- Labaron Philon (Alabama, Guard)
- Cameron Carr (Baylor, Wing)
- Karim Lopez (International, Forward)
- Bennett Stirtz (Iowa, Guard)
- Christian Anderson (Texas Tech, Guard)
- Dailyn Swain (Texas, Wing)
- Ebuka Okorie (Stanford, Guard)
- Allen Graves (Santa Clara, Forward)
- Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston, Big)
- Jayden Quaintance (Kentucky, Big)
- Koa Peat (Arizona, Forward)
- Isaiah Evans (Duke, Wing)
- Meleek Thomas (Arkansas, Guard)
- Henri Veesaar (North Carolina, Forward)
- Tarris Reed Jr. (Connecticut, Big)
- Zuby Ejiofor (St. John's, Big)
- Joshua Jefferson (Iowa St., Forward)
- Sergio De Larrea (International, Guard)
- Baba Miller (Cincinnati, Big)
- Alex Karaban (Connecticut, Wing)
- Richie Saunders (BYU, Wing)
- Ryan Conwell (Louisville, Guard)
- Jack Kayil (International, Guard)
- Trevon Brazile (Arkansas, Forward)
- Bruce Thornton (Ohio St., Guard)
- Braden Smith (Purdue, Guard)
- Ugonna Onyenso (Virginia, Big)
- Emanuel Sharp (Houston, Guard)
- Jaden Bradley (Arizona, Guard)
- Dillon Mitchell (St. John's, Big)
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie (Tennessee, Guard)
- Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida, Big)
- Maliq Brown (Duke, Wing)
- Otega Oweh (Kentucky, Guard)
- Felix Okpara (Tennessee, Big)
- Nick Martinelli (Northwestern, Wing)
- Tyler Nickel (Vanderbilt, Wing)
- Aaron Nkrumah (Tennessee St., Wing)
- Tyler Bilodeau (UCLA, Forward)
- Rafael Castro (George Washington, Big)
- Milos Uzan (Houston, Guard)
- Tobi Lawal (Virginia Tech, Big)
- Quadir Copeland (N.C. State, Guard)
- Nate Bittle (Oregon, Big)
- Tobe Awaka (Arizona, Big)
- Bryce Hopkins (St. John's, Wing)
- Tamin Lipsey (Iowa St., Guard)
- Kylan Boswell (Illinois, Guard)
- Keyshawn Hall (Auburn, Wing)
- Vsevolod Ishchenko (International, Guard)
- Noam Yaacov (International, Guard)
- Nick Boyd (Wisconsin, Guard)
- Duke Miles (Vanderbilt, Guard)
- Jaden Henley (Grand Canyon, Wing)
- Lamar Wilkerson (Indiana, Wing)
- Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue, Big)
- Jaron Pierre Jr. (SMU, Wing)
- Tucker DeVries (Indiana, Wing)
- Darrion Williams (N.C. State, Wing)
- Oscar Cluff (Purdue, Big)
- Jalen Washington (Vanderbilt, Big)
- Mark Mitchell (Missouri, Wing)
- Seth Trimble (North Carolina, Guard)
- Malik Reneau (Miami FL, Big)
- Elijah Mahi (Santa Clara, Wing)
- Graham Ike (Gonzaga, Big)
- Kowacie Reeves Jr. (Georgia Tech, Wing)
- Ernest Udeh Jr. (Miami FL, Big)
- Donovan Atwell (Texas Tech, Guard)
- Michael Ajayi (Butler, Big)
- William Kyle III (Syracuse, Big)
- Tre White (Kansas, Wing)
- Robert McCray V (Florida St., Guard)
- Lajae Jones (Florida St., Wing)
- Wyatt Fricks (Marshall, Forward)
- Tre Donaldson (Miami FL, Guard)
- Peter Suder (Miami OH, Guard)
- B.J. Edwards (SMU, Guard)
- Chad Baker-Mazara (USC, Forward)
- Malique Lewis (International, Forward)
- Jaylin Sellers (Providence, Wing)
- Carson Cooper (Michigan St., Big)
- Cade Tyson (Minnesota, Wing)
- Corey Camper Jr. (Nevada, Wing)
- Melvin Council Jr. (Kansas, Guard)
- Fletcher Loyer (Purdue, Guard)
The rankings above are sorted based on weighted consensus projections across trusted expert mock drafts and big boards.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA draft tracker: Best players available as first round plays out
