2026 NBA Draft Order: Full List of All 60 Picks
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- Washington Wizards hold the No. 1 overall pick after winning May's Draft Lottery, their first top selection since taking John Wall first overall in 2010.
- BYU's AJ Dybantsa and Kansas' Darryn Peterson are the leading candidates to be selected No. 1, with Duke's Cameron Boozer and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson also expected to go in the top five.
- The 2026 NBA Draft spans two nights, with Round 1 on Tuesday and Round 2 on Wednesday, totaling 60 picks (30 per round).
- Monday's Giannis Antetokounmpo blockbuster sent four players and three first-round picks from the Bucks to the Heat, including the No. 13 overall selection on Tuesday night.
- In a separate Monday trade, the Timberwolves sent Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in 2026 to the Brooklyn Nets.
- The Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Chicago Bulls, and LA Clippers round out the top five picks in that order.
- Recent lotteries have favored longshots: the Mavericks won the 2025 lottery at just 1.8% odds to land Cooper Flagg, and the Hawks hit on a 3% chance in 2024 to pick Zaccharie Risacher.
Why it matters: Monday's Giannis-to-Heat blockbuster directly altered the draft board by funneling the No. 13 pick to Milwaukee, while the Wizards' first No. 1 selection in 16 years gives a long-rebuilding franchise its highest-leverage choice since the John Wall era. With two blue-chip prospects (Dybantsa, Peterson) atop a class experts call loaded, the first three picks alone could reshape multiple franchises' competitive windows.
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