2026 NBA Mock Draft: Giannis Antetokounmpo trade would create chaos; Wizards select Darryn Peterson at No. 1
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- Washington Wizards select Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson at No. 1 overall, passing on AJ Dybantsa despite a linked roundtable in which experts favor Dybantsa as the top pick
- Milwaukee Bucks trade Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat in the mock, receiving Tyler Herro, Kel'El Ware, Jaime Jaquez and the No. 13 pick
- Oklahoma City Thunder package picks No. 12 and No. 17 to move up to No. 9 and draft Michigan 7'3" center Aday Mara, one of the top shot blockers in college basketball
- Minnesota Timberwolves jump 10 spots to secure Alabama freshman guard Labaron Philon Jr., one of three trades in the chaos mock
- Cameron Boozer (Duke, 22.5 PPG, 10.2 RPG) falls to Memphis at No. 3, with the author calling him "underrated" and the clear-cut No. 1 in most draft classes
- Sacramento Kings are described as having a "worst kept secret" admiration for Arkansas point guard Darius Acuff Jr., with GM Scott Perry having coached Acuff's father at Eastern Kentucky in the 1990s
Why it matters: Mock drafts aren't news, but this one is structured around the league's most speculated-about trade — a Giannis move would give Milwaukee two lottery picks to begin a rebuild (Ament at No. 10, Steinbach at No. 13). The bigger contrarian call sits at the top: Washington taking Peterson over Dybantsa contradicts the outlet's own roundtable, where experts favored Dybantsa, and would reshape how teams read the rest of the lottery board.
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