Robin Lopez and David Fizdale name their most intriguing draft prospects for 2026.<\/p>\n
\u2022 2026 NBA Draft: Complete coverage<\/a><\/p>\n The Consensus Mock Draft is a compilation of the best mock drafts from around the web. We bring them together to provide a solid estimate of how the Draft could play out. All 10 reviewed mocks are fresh heading into Wednesday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n Count on the Top 4 looking familiar. By any measure, a clear top tier has emerged, with AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson enticing the mocks with superstar potential. MOST COMMON PICKS<\/p>\n Below are where the player is most commonly projected, with the number of mock drafts in parentheses. For example, AJ Dybantsa is projected to go first in 10 of 10 updated mock drafts listed below:<\/p>\n No. 1 (Wizards): AJ Dybantsa (10)<\/p>\n No. 2 (Jazz): Darryn Peterson (8)<\/p>\n No. 3 (Grizzlies): Cameron Boozer (8)<\/p>\n No. 4 (Bulls): Caleb Wilson (8)<\/p>\n No. 5 (Clippers): Keaton Wagler (8)<\/p>\n No. 6 (Nets): Darius Acuff Jr. (5)<\/p>\n No. 7 (Kings): Darius Acuff Jr. (4)<\/p>\n No. 8 (Hawks): Aday Mara (4)<\/p>\n No. 9 (Mavericks): Brayden Burries (4)<\/p>\n No. 10 (Bucks): Nate Ament (3)<\/p>\n No. 11 (Warriors): Yaxel Lendeborg (4)<\/p>\n No. 12 (Thunder): Yaxel Lendeborg (4)<\/p>\n No. 13 (Heat): Hannes Steinbach (4)<\/p>\n No. 14 (Hornets): Morez Johnson Jr. (8)<\/p>\n Consensus Mock Draft Top 14<\/p>\n To calculate the consensus, we award 14 points for every mock draft in which the player went first overall, 13 for second, continuing to one point for the final lottery pick. The player with the highest point total represents the top overall selection, which is as follows:<\/p>\n 1. AJ Dybantsa | Washington Wizards<\/p>\n BYU | Position: F | Height: 6-8\u00bd With expectations reaching absurd levels, Dybantsa delivered at every stage of his season at BYU. He\u2019s got the frame, the game and the charisma to carry it all.<\/p>\n 2. Darryn Peterson | Utah Jazz<\/p>\n Kansas | Position: G | Height: 6-4\u00bd A prototype two-guard, Peterson delivered thrills while struggling with cramping issues. A solution has been identified, but to what degree?<\/p>\n 3. Cameron Boozer | Memphis Grizzlies<\/p>\n Duke | Position: F-C | Height: 6-8\u00bc A Blue Devil legacy, Boozer rewrote the family record book with a stunning season in Durham. His post presence and preternatural passing could refine well with age.<\/p>\n 4. Caleb Wilson | Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n North Carolina | Position: F | Height: 6-9\u00bc A pair of unrelated hand injuries sidelined a stellar season in Chapel Hill. Can Wilson pull together the total package, or will he leave onlookers frustrated?<\/p>\n 5. Keaton Wagler | LA Clippers<\/p>\n Illinois | Position: G | Height: 6-5 A combo guard with size, Wagler\u2019s feel for the leather should keep this connector moving up boards even with a more ground-bound game.<\/p>\n 6. Darius Acuff Jr. | Brooklyn Nets<\/p>\n Arkansas | Position: G | Height: 6-2 Most GMs would be wise to sign up the latest candidate to emerge from the John Calipari point guard pipeline: Acuff has everything but the height.<\/p>\n 7. Mikel Brown Jr. | Sacramento Kings \u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n Louisville | Position: G | Height: 6-5 Battling a back injury that ended his season early, Brown Jr. showed enough promise to entice anyone seeking a scorer\u2019s touch.<\/p>\n 8. Kingston Flemings | Atlanta Hawks \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n Houston | Position: G | Height: 6-2\u00bd Dinged for his height, Flemings delivered strong shooting performances and top-notch agility scores at the AWS Draft Combine.<\/p>\n 9. Brayden Burries | Dallas Mavericks<\/p>\n Arizona | Position: G | Height: 6-3\u00be Switchable and impossible to pin down, Burries projects to be a two-way terror, and potentially a game-changer on defense.<\/p>\n 10. Aday Mara | Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n Michigan | Position: C | Height: 7-3 The Wolverine big man has continued rising through three collegiate seasons, topping out at a fluid 7-foot-3 and providing presence in the pivot.<\/p>\n 11. Nate Ament | Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n Tennessee | Position: F | Height: 6-9\u00bd Rangy forward Ament has showcased slick handles out of the frontcourt and a solid jump shot, though not much else offensively to date.<\/p>\n 12. Yaxel Lendeborg | Oklahoma City Thunder<\/p>\n Michigan | Position: F | Height: 6-8\u00be Transferring from UAB, Lendeborg took over in Ann Arbor from the jump, leading the Wolverines to an NCAA Tournament championship in a single season.<\/p>\n 13. Karim L\u00f3pez | Miami Heat<\/p>\n New Zealand Breakers (Australia) | Position: F | Height: 6-8\u00bc A face-up forward who can pressure defenses with the post or the pass, the Mexico international presents a prototype at the 4.<\/p>\n 14. Morez Johnson Jr. | Charlotte Hornets \ud83d\udd3c<\/p>\n Michigan | Position: F-C | Height: 6-9 Johnson Jr. looms as a potential two-way threat whose ceiling will be determined by the growth in his relatively limited 3-point shot.<\/p>\n MOCK DRAFTS<\/p>\n ESPN.com<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 15<\/p>\n The Ringer<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: May 27 (Chau)<\/p>\n The Athletic<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 8<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 17<\/p>\n Bleacher Report<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 16<\/p>\n NetScouts Basketball<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 14<\/p>\n CBS Sports<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 17<\/p>\n Hoops HQ<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: May 29<\/p>\n SB Nation<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 8<\/p>\n USA Today \/ For the Win<\/a><\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa Last updated: June 15<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n ESPN Insider: Jeremy Woo | Mock Drafts<\/a> | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n The Ringer: J. Kyle Mann \/ Danny Chau | Mock Drafts<\/a> | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n The Athletic: Sam Vecenie | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n Bleacher Report: Jonathan Wasserman | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n Hoops HQ: Krysten Peek | Mock Drafts<\/a> | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n Yahoo Sports: Kevin O\u2019Connor | Mock Drafts<\/a> | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n NetScouts Basketball: Carl Berman | Mock Drafts<\/a> | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n CBS Sports: Gary Parrish | Mock Drafts<\/a> | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n SB Nation: Ricky O\u2019Donnell | Draft Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAnd the rest of the Lottery selections as well: Nine\u00a0players appear in the lottery on all 10 mocks we surveyed. It\u2019s a surprise, given only 14 spots. Keaton Wagler, Darius Acuff Jr., Mikel Brown Jr., Brayden Burries and Yaxel Lendeborg\u00a0round out the bunch. Kingston Flemings and Aday Mara just miss out with nine.
\nAfter the top four, it appears to be a guard-heavy grouping, which could keep another frontcourt player from being selected in the top 10.
\nWagler and Acuff dominate the next selections, with Wagler off the board at No. 5 in eight of 10, while nine mock drafts have Acuff at either No. 6 or No. 7. Mara and Tennessee product Nate Ament seem to be the only bigs in the mix with Flemings,\u00a0Brown and Burries in the next grouping.
\nAstoundingly, a third Michigan big is taking up space in the lower lottery, with Morez Johnson Jr. joining Lendeborg and Mara after jumping into the final selection spot on the board. He\u2019s at No. 14 in eight of 10 mocks.
\nJohnson\u00a0knocks Labaron Philon Jr. out, and Flemings drops from No. 7 to No. 8 (as Brown rises), but otherwise everything has mostly held for the last month.
\nIn a break with recent tradition, the likely Lottery isn\u2019t international-heavy. The highest mock placement is Karim L\u00f3pez at No. 13, a Mexican import to the New Zealand Breakers. Germany\u2019s Hannes Steinbach, who played a season at Washington, earned four looks at No. 13 as well, a high for the selection, though his tally didn\u2019t pull him into the consensus lottery overall.<\/p>\n
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\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nKingston Flemings
\nBrayden Burries
\nNate Ament
\nAday Mara
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nMorez Johnson Jr.
\nKarim L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nAday Mara
\nKingston Flemings
\nCameron Carr
\nBrayden Burries
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nDailyn Swain
\nJayden Quaintance<\/p>\n
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nKingston Flemings
\nAday Mara
\nBrayden Burries
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nNate Ament
\nHannes Steinbach
\nMorez Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n
\nCameron Boozer
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCaleb Wilson
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nKeaton Wagler
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nBrayden Burries
\nKarim L\u00f3pez
\nKingston Flemings
\nAday Mara
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nHannes Steinbach
\nMorez Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nKingston Flemings
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nBrayden Burries
\nNate Ament
\nKarim L\u00f3pez
\nAday Mara
\nCameron Carr
\nYaxel Lendeborg<\/p>\n
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nAday Mara
\nKingston Flemings
\nBrayden Burries
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nNate Ament
\nLabaron Philon Jr.
\nMorez Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nKingston Flemings
\nBrayden Burries
\nNate Ament
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nAday Mara
\nHannes Steinbach
\nMorez Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nKingston Flemings
\nAday Mara
\nKeaton Wagler
\nBrayden Burries
\nNate Ament
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nLabaron Philon Jr.
\nMorez Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCameron Boozer
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nNate Ament
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nBrayden Burries
\nLabaron Philon Jr.
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nAday Mara
\nKarim L\u00f3pez
\nMorez Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n
\nCameron Boozer
\nDarryn Peterson
\nCaleb Wilson
\nKeaton Wagler
\nMikel Brown Jr.
\nDarius Acuff Jr.
\nBrayden Burries
\nKingston Flemings
\nYaxel Lendeborg
\nKarim L\u00f3pez
\nNate Ament
\nHannes Steinbach
\nMorez Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n