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Jun 24, 2026 1:00 AM
Updated Jun 24, 2026 7:45 PM
Follow every selection and trade as Washington kicks off the 2026 class with AJ Dybantsa. Gain exclusive local insights on how these blue-chip prospects reshape their franchises.
As the NBA Draft unfolds, teams will hope to add the one missing piece that leaps their franchise into contention. Here, we'll track each of the first-round selections throughout the 2026 NBA Draft, led off by one of the most dynamic scorers and playmakers in college basketball, who will make his way to the nation's capital.
This was expected to be a draft with an active trade market at the top, and yet no trades have happened within the early portions of the selection process. Teams like the New Orleans Pelicans were expected to be among those looking to make the leap, with teams like the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks presumably among those looking to move down.
Instead, the draft has remained stagnant in the early stages, leading to an expected start to the order.
Along with each selection, we'll include the local perspective from the experts covering their team each and every day so that you can read the latest on the selections and what they mean for their new franchises.
Pick No. 1: Washington Wizards select BYU Cougars F AJ Dybantsa
Pick No. 2: Utah Jazz select Kansas Jayhawks G Darryn Peterson
Pick No. 3: Memphis Grizzlies select Duke Blue Devils F Cameron Boozer
Pick No. 4: Chicago Bulls select North Carolina Tar Heels F Caleb Wilson
Pick No. 5: Los Angeles Clippers select Illinois Illini G Keaton Wagler
Pick No. 6: Brooklyn Nets select Louisville Cardinals G Mikel Brown Jr.
Pick No. 7: Sacramento Kings select Arkansas Razorbacks G Darius Acuff Jr.
Pick No. 8: Atlanta Hawks select Houston Cougars G Kingston Flemings
Pick No. 9: Dallas Mavericks select Michigan Wolverines F Morez Johnson Jr.
Pick No. 10: Milwaukee Bucks select Arizona Wildcats G Brayden Burries
Pick No. 11: Golden State Warriors select Michigan Wolverines F Yaxel Lendeborg
Pick No. 12: Oklahoma City Thunder select Michigan Wolverines C Aday Mara
Pick No. 13: Miami Heat select Tennessee Volunteers F Nate Ament
- Reported trade to the Milwaukee Bucks
Pick No. 14: Charlotte Hornets select Washington Huskies F Hannes Steinbach
Pick No. 15: Chicago Bulls select Texas Longhorns G Dailyn Swain
Pick No. 16: Memphis Grizzlies select Iowa Hawkeyes G Bennett Stirtz
- Traded to Oklahoma City Thunder.
Pick No. 17: Oklahoma City Thunder select Stanford Cardinals G Ebuka Okorie
- Traded to Detroit Pistons via Memphis Grizzlies.
Pick No. 18: Charlotte Hornets select Texas Tech Red Raiders G Christian Anderson Jr.
Pick No. 19: Atlanta Hawks select Santa Clara Broncos F Allen Graves
Pick No. 20: San Antonio Spurs select Kentucky Wildcats F Jayden Quaintance
Pick No. 21: Detroit Pistons select Mexico F Karim Lopez.
- Traded to Memphis Grizzlies.
Pick No. 22: Philadelphia 76ers select Alabama Crimson Tide G Labaron Philon Jr.
Pick No. 23: Atlanta Hawks select St. John's Red Storm F Zuby Ejiofor
Pick No. 24: New York Knicks select Baylor Bears G Cameron Carr
- Traded to Los Angeles Lakers.
Pick No. 25: Los Angeles Lakers select Spain F Sergio De Larrea
- Traded to Dallas Mavericks via New York Knicks
Pick No. 26: Denver Nuggets select UConn Huskies C Tarris Reed Jr.
- Traded to San Antonio Spurs
Pick No. 27: Boston Celtics select Houston Cougars F Chris Cenac Jr.
Pick No. 28: Minnesota Timberwolves select Iowa State Cyclones F Joshua Jefferson.
- Traded to Brooklyn Nets.
Pick No. 29: Cleveland Cavaliers select UConn Huskies F Alex Karaban.
- Traded to Sacramento Kings.
Pick No. 30: Dallas Mavericks select Arizona Wildcats F Koa Peat.
- Traded to Phoenix Suns via New York Knicks.
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