NBA mock draft 2026: Updated projection after March Madness ends

College basketball season is over, and the Michigan Wolverines are national champions. Now the 2026 NBA Draft is on the clock.

This has long been considered a strong class due to the three star freshmen expected to go with the first three picks. The draft lottery on May 10 will determine in what order Duke’s Cameron Boozer, Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, and BYU’s AJ Dybantsa come off the board. The rise of fellow freshmen like North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson, Illinois guard Keaton Wagler, Arkansas guard Darius Acuff, and Houston guard Kingston Flemings makes this class even stronger in the first half of the lottery.

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The Final Four had so many great NBA prospects on display. This mock draft features a whopping nine players who competed in Indianapolis for the national semifinals. Wagler will have a chance to go as high as No. 5 overall, and Brayden Mullins’ incredible Elite Eight buzzer-beater to stun Duke now has him in his highest mock draft position all season.

Michigan’s dream season was also great for the NBA hopes of their top players. Yaxel Lendeborg made a brilliant decision by choosing Michigan over entering last year’s NBA draft. Aday Mara went from the end of the bench at UCLA to a top-10 pick in this mock draft. Morez Johnson just missed the lotto after leaving Illinois for Michigan.

Here’s our latest projection of the 2026 NBA Draft. The order is determined by the NBA’s current lottery position standings.

Pick

Team

Player

Position

School

Age

1

Washington Wizards

Cameron Boozer

Forward

Duke

Freshman

2

Indiana Pacers

Darryn Peterson

Guard

Kansas

Freshman

3

Brooklyn Nets

AJ Dybantsa

Wing

BYU

Freshman

4

Utah Jazz

Caleb Wilson

Forward

North Carolina

Freshman

5

Sacramento Kings

Darius Acuff

Guard

Arkansas

Freshman

6

Atlanta Hawks (via Pelicans)

Keaton Wagler

Guard

Illinois

Freshman

7

Memphis Grizzlies

Kingston Flemings

Guard

Houston

Freshman

8

Dallas Mavericks

Mikel Brown Jr.

Guard

Louisville

Freshman

9

Chicago Bulls

Aday Mara

Center

Michigan

Junior

10

Milwaukee Bucks

Brayden Burries

Guard

Arizona

Freshman

11

Golden State Warriors

Yaxel Lendeborg

Forward

Michigan

Senior

12

Portland Trail Blazers

Nate Ament

Wing

Tennessee

Freshman

13

Miami Heat

Karim…

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