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2026 NBA mock draft: Who's rising and falling ahead of March Madness?
Jeremy Woo previews his latest mock draft and looks at the biggest names to watch in the Big 12. (1:41)
Whether you've followed this 2026 NBA draft class all season or are just tuning in for March Madness, it bears repeating: This is shaping up to be an exceptionally talented draft class.
Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson have been the headliners. But a terrific group of guard prospects — Kingston Flemings, Keaton Wagler, Darius Acuff Jr. and Mikel Brown Jr. — add significant depth to the mid-lottery.
Within the NBA, conversations around tanking and the league's efforts to combat it continue — and the strength of this draft has certainly played a role in the unusually high number of teams currently tumbling down the standings. There remains a broad expectation that many quality prospects will return to college next season, primarily among players not entrenched in the first round, as NIL payments shift financial incentives. This mock serves to project what the draft might look like if NBA teams selected today. These projections are not a ranking of the top prospects — for that, consult ESPN's top 100.
2026 NBA Draft, odds: BYU's AJ Dybantsa passes Darryn Peterson as favorite to go No. 1 overall
The 2026 NBA Draft is expected to have several potential franchise-altering players at the top, and the race for the No. 1 overall pick is heating up.
Kansas' Darryn Peterson opened as a hefty -325 favorite to be taken first in the 2026 NBA Draft at BetMGM, but his odds have been shrinking throughout the season compared with BYU star forward AJ Dybantsa. Dybantsa opened with +360 odds.
This week, Dybantsa (+100) finally passed Peterson (+125) and became the favorite to go No. 1 overall at sportsbooks. Duke's Cameron Boozer (+450) is the only other player with odds better than 150-1.
As of Friday morning, BetMGM had taken the most bets on Dybantsa, followed by Boozer and Peterson. Boozer represented the biggest liability at BetMGM to be taken first.
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2026 nba Draft Guide
Welcome to The Ringer’s new NBA Draft Guide, your go-to resource ahead of a monumental 2026 draft. We’ve got Big Boards. We’ve got mock drafts and draft grades (eventually). We’ve also got new badges, a fancy new comp system, and much more. So put your GM hat on and dive deep into the future of the NBA.
You’re reading The Ringer’s NBA Big Board, J. Kyle Mann’s in-depth analysis and ranking of the top prospects in the 2026 NBA draft. Each profile has been compiled over a prospect’s college or international career, and sometimes even earlier, at the prep and grassroots levels. Players highlighted in gold are the marquee, need-to-know guys in this year’s class, and have full, super-deep-dive scouting reports. Every other profile includes detailed scouting notes.
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