NBA Draft 2026–The Entire First Round
Night one is in the books. The league split this highly anticipated basketball event into two separate nights in order to give teams more time to evaluate prospects and to allow second-round picks to receive more individual spotlight. Did you miss anything? No problem, as usual we got you. Below you will find all the NBA Draft 2026 picks from the entire first round.
But first, a few highlights. Every year fans always want to know who went first. What athlete got to walk the stage as the most sought after prospect.
This year the number one pick proved to be BYU’s AJ Dybantsa. A 19-year-old from Brockton, Massachusetts, who believes he is generational. He confidently maintains that he is the best player in maybe the best high school class of the 21st century. Well, several executives felt the same about AJ; as he was taken number one overall by Washington.
Dybantsa nonetheless delivered in his one and only college season. Not surprising, due to his immense talent. AJ scored the third most points by a freshman in NCAA history and was a unanimous First Team All-American.
Furthermore, the Wizards selected the first pick in the NBA Draft for the third time since the common draft era began in 1966. They previously selected Kwame Brown (2001) and John Wall (2010) with the No. 1 pick.
The top five rounded off with four other dynamic players. The Utah Jazz drafted Darryn Peterson (Kansas). Memphis Grizzlies happily took Cameron Boozer (Duke). And the Chicago Bulls drafted Caleb Wilson (North Carolina); as the LA Clippers selected Keaton Wagler (Illinois).
NBA Draft 2026–The Entire First Round
Nevertheless, that’s enough discussion from us. Here’s all of night one’s 30 picks.
1. Washington Wizards draft AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
2. Utah Jazz draft Darryn Peterson (Kansas)
3. Memphis Grizzlies draft Cameron Boozer (Duke)
4. Chicago Bulls draft Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)
5. LA Clippers draft Keaton Wagler (Illinois)
6. Brooklyn Nets draft Mikel Brown Jr.(Louisville)
7. Sacramento Kings draft Darius Acuff Jr.(Arkansas)
8. Atlanta Hawks draft Kingston Flemings (Houston)
9. Dallas Mavericks draft Morez Johnson Jr.(Michigan)
10. Milwaukee Bucks draft Brayden Burries (Arizona)
11. Golden State Warriors draft Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)
12. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Aday Mara (Michigan)
13. Miami Heat draft Nate Ament (Tennessee) (Traded to Milwaukee)
14. Charlotte Hornets draft Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
15. Chicago Bulls draft Dailyn Swain (Texas)
16. Memphis Grizzlies from Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) (traded to Oklahoma City)
17. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ebuka Okorie (Stanford) (traded to Detroit via Memphis)
18. Charlotte Hornets draft Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)
19. Toronto Raptors draft Allen Graves (Santa Clara)
NBA Draft 2026 Round One (Continued)
20. San Antonio Spurs draft Jayden Quaintance
21. Detroit Pistons draft Karim López (New Zealand Breakers) (Traded to Memphis)
22. Philadelphia 76ers draft Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama)
23. Atlanta Hawks draft Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
24. New York Knicks draft Cameron Carr (Baylor) (Reportedly traded to Los Angeles Lakers)
25. Los Angeles Lakers draft Sergio De Larrea (Valencia) (Reportedly traded to New York)
26. Denver Nuggets draft Tarris Reed Jr.(Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to San Antonio)
27. Boston Celtics draft Chris Cenac Jr.(Houston)
28. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State) (Traded to Brooklyn)
29. Cleveland Cavaliers draft Alex Karaban (Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to Sacramento)
30. Dallas Mavericks draft Koa Peat (Arizona)(from Oklahoma City via Washington and Philadelphia) (Reportedly traded to Phoenix)
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