The 2026 NBA Draft is finally upon us.
On Tuesday night, the first round of the next NBA players will be selected. Thirty players will hear their names called then, with another 30 to be selected in Wednesday’s second round.
As of the morning of the first round, the pick order looks like this.
We shall see how the order ultimately plays out, of course, as teams may make trades up or down the order.
At the time of publishing (just before the beginning of Round 1), the Washington Wizards hold the No. 1 overall pick, and the Philadelphia 76ers are set to pick No. 22. This will be the first draft pick for the franchise made by new President of Basketball Operations Mike Gansey.
The draft begins at 8 p.m. ET. We will keep you posted on all of the latest picks live right here on this page. Follow along and discuss in the comments below!
Round 1
No. 1 – AJ Dybantsa (Brigham Young, F) selected by the Washington Wizards.
No. 2 – Darryn Peterson (Kansas, G) selected by the Utah Jazz.
No. 3 – Cameron Boozer (Duke, F) selected by the Memphis Grizzlies.
No. 4 – Caleb Wilson (North Carolina, F) selected by the Chicago Bulls.
No. 5 – Keaton Wagler (Illinois, G) selected by the Los Angeles Clippers.
No. 6 – Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville, G) selected by the Brooklyn Nets.
No. 7 – Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas, G) selected by the Sacramento Kings.
No. 8 – Kingston Flemings (Houston, G) selected by the Atlanta Hawks.
No. 9 – Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan, C/F) selected by the Dallas Mavericks.
No. 10 – Brayden Burries (Arizona, G) selected by the Milwaukee Bucks.
No. 11 – Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan, F) selected by the Golden State Warriors.
No. 12 – Aday Mara (Michigan, C) selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
No. 13 – Nate Ament (Tennessee, F) selected by the Milwaukee Bucks* (Pick acquired from Giannis trade with Miami Heat)
No. 14 – Hannes Steinbach (Washington, F) selected by the Charlotte Hornets.
No. 15 – Dailyn Swain (Texas, F) selected by the Chicago Bulls.
No. 16 – Bennett Stirtz (Iowa, G) to the Oklahoma City Thunder* (selected by the Memphis Grizzlies and immediately traded to OKC.)
No. 17 – Ebuka Okorie (Stanford, G) to the Detroit Pistons* (selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder, immediately traded to MEM, then to DET).
No. 18 – Christian Anderson Jr. (Texas Tech, G) selected by the Charlotte Hornets.
No. 19 – Allen Graves (Santa Clara, F) selected by the Toronto Raptors.
No. 20 – Jayden Quaintance (Kentucky, C) selected by the San Antonio Spurs.
No. 21 – Karim Lopez (NZ Breakers, F) to the Memphis Grizzlies* (selected by the Detroit Pistons and immediately traded to MEM).
No. 22 – Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama, G) selected by the Philadelphia 76ers.
No. 23 – Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s, F) selected by the Atlanta Hawks.
No. 24 – Cameron Carr (Baylor, G) to the Los Angeles Lakers* (selected by the New York Knicks and immediately traded to LAL).
No. 25 – Sergio De Larrea (Valencia, G) to the New York Knicks* (selected by the Los Angeles Lakers and immediately traded to NYK).
No. 26 – Tarris Reed Jr. (Connecticut, C) to the San Antonio Spurs* (selected by the Denver Nuggets and immediately traded to DEN).
No. 27 – Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston, F) selected by the Boston Celtics.
No. 28 – Joshua Jefferson (Iowa St, F) to the Brooklyn Nets* (Pick acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves in Julius Randle trade).
No. 29 – Alex Karaban (Connecticut, F) to the Sacramento Kings* (selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers and immediately traded to SAC).
No. 30 – Koa Peat (Arizona, F) to the Phoenix Suns* (selected by the Dallas Mavericks and immediately traded to PHO).
*Trades technically unofficial until July 6.
