The 2026 NBA draft lottery is all done, with the Washington Wizards emerging with the odds ever in their favor. The franchise that badly needs a star to build around may get one with their selection.
But will it be BYU's AJ Dybantsa? Kansas's Darryn Peterson? Or Duke star Cameron Boozer, whose dad Carlos never played for Washington in his career?
BYU Cougars small forward AJ Dybantsa is widely expected to go No. 1 in the NBA draft.
That's a good question. We'll find out in June, but for now, we've got a roundup of all the mock drafts that dropped after the lottery, a "consensus" mock that will paint a broad picture of who experts think will go in the first round.
As usual, we crunched the numbers and put together the results. Here are the mocks that we used for this exercise:
- USA TODAY Sports
- ESPN
- The Athletic
- Bleacher Report
- CBS Sports
- Sports Illustrated
- Yahoo
- SB Nation
- The Ringer
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On to the picks:
1. Washington Wizards
SF AJ Dybantsa, BYU
Average: 1
Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson should be among the top picks in this year's draft.
2. Utah Jazz
G Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Average: 2.25
3. Memphis Grizzlies
F/C Cameron Boozer, Duke
Average: 2.875
Duke Blue Devils forward/center Cameron Boozer is among the players projected to be among the top picks this year.
4. Chicago Bulls
F/C Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
Average: 3.875
5. Los Angeles Clippers
G Keaton Wagler, Illinois
Average: 5.25
6. Brooklyn Nets
PG Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Average: 6.25
7. Sacramento Kings
PG Kingston Flemings, Houston
Average: 6.625
8. Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans Pelicans)
PG Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
Average: 8.5
9. Dallas Mavericks
SG Brayden Burries, Arizona
Average: 9.375
10. Milwaukee Bucks
F Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Average: 11.125
11. Golden State Warriors
C Aday Mara, Michigan
Average: 11.375
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Los Angeles Clippers)
F Nate Ament, Tennessee
Average: 11.75
13. Miami Heat
F Karim Lopez, New Zealand Breakers
Average: 13.75
14. Charlotte Hornets
G Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Average: 14.0
15. Chicago Bulls (from Portland Trail Blazers)
F/C Hannes Steinbach, Washington
Average: 16.25
16. Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando Magic)
C Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky
Average: 17.625
17. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Philadelphia 76ers)
F/C Chris Cenac Jr., Houston
Average: 19.625
18. Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans Pelicans)
G/F Cameron Carr, Baylor
Average: 19.75
19. Toronto Raptors
PG Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
Average: 20.0
20. San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta Hawks)
PG Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Average: 20.75
21. Detroit Pistons (from Minnesota Timberwolves)
F/C Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan
Average: 21
22. Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston Rockets)
G/F Dailyn Swain, Texas
Average: 21.625
23. Atlanta Hawks (from Cleveland Cavaliers)
PF Allen Graves, Santa Clara
Average: 23.125
24. New York Knicks
C Henri Veesaar, North Carolina
Average: 25.375
25. Los Angeles Lakers
PG Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
Average: 25.75
26. Denver Nuggets
F Koa Peat, Arizona
Average: 21.0
27. Boston Celtics
SG Isaiah Evans, Duke
Average: 27.858
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Detroit Pistons)
F Amari Allen, Alabama
Average: 25.0
29. Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio Spurs)
G Meleek Thomas, Arkansas
Average: 27.33
30. Dallas Mavericks (from Oklahoma City Thunder)
F Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
Average: 29.167
