2026 NBA Mock Draft: Way Too Early Edition

While the 2025 NBA Draft just wrapped up last week, it's never too early to start looking ahead. 

A loaded class of incoming prospects — headlined by a trio of potential NBA superstars — is set to make the jump to the league next summer. 

With roughly a year until the 2026 NBA Draft, we take a look at fit and projections for next summer's event in this iteration of Draft Digest's 2026 NBA Mock Draft — even if it is way too early to do so.

The order for these selections are based upon Tankathon’s projections as of today. 

1. Utah Jazz: AJ Dybantsa (BYU)

2. Washington Wizards: Darryn Peterson (Kansas)

3. Brooklyn Nets: Cameron Boozer (Duke)

4. Charlotte Hornets: Nate Ament (Tennessee)

5. Portland Trail Blazers: Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)

6. Memphis Grizzlies (via PHX): Koa Peat (Arizona)

7. Chicago Bulls: Karim Lopez (INTL)

8. Sacramento Kings: Jayden Quaintance (Kentucky)

9. Atlanta Hawks (via NOP): Dash Daniels (INTL)

10. Toronto Raptors: Tounde Yessoufou (Baylor)

11. Miami Heat: Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)

12. Memphis Grizzlies: Dame Sarr (Duke)

13. Milwaukee Bucks: Braylon Mullins (UConn)

14. Dallas Mavericks: Cayden Boozer (Duke)

15. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL):  Isaiah Evans (Duke)

16. Indiana Pacers: Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston)

17. Detroit Pistons: Alijah Arenas (USC)

18. Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHI): Karter Knox (Arkansas)

19. Golden State Warriors: Tahaad Pettiford (Auburn)

20. Atlanta Hawks (via SAS): Thomas Haugh (Florida)

21. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC): Nikolas Khamenia (Duke)

22. Boston Celtics: Alex Condon (Florida)

23. Los Angeles Lakers: Boogie Fland (Florida)

24. Denver Nuggets: Brayden Burries (Arizona)

25. Minnesota Timberwolves: Darius Acuff (Arkansas)

26. Charlotte Hornets (via ORL): Labaron Philon (Alabama)

27. New York Knicks: Aday Mara (Michigan)

28. Oklahoma City Thunder (via HOU): Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)

29. Cleveland Cavaliers: Bennett Stirtz (Iowa)

30. Washington Wizards (via OKC): JT Toppin (Texas Tech)

As the next calendar year unfolds, the Draft Digest team will continue the scout and analyze these prospects with updated mock drafts and a big board to be released along the way.