2026 NBA Draft Thread

[Donoghus]

When:  June 23-24, 2026 8PM EST
Where: Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY


1st Round

1.  Washington Wizards-AJ Dybantsa
2.  Utah Jazz- Darryn Peterson
3.  Memphis Grizzlies- Cameron Boozer
4.  Chicago Bulls- Caleb Wilson
5.  Los Angeles Clippers (via IND)- Keaton Wagler
6.  Brooklyn Nets- Mikel Brown Jr
7.  Sacramento Kings- Darius Acuff Jr
8.  Atlanta Hawks (via NO)- Kingston Flemings
9.  Dallas Mavericks- Morez Johnson Jr
10. Milwaukee Bucks- Brayden Burries
11. Golden St. Warriors- Yaxel Landeborg
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC)- Aday Mara
13. Miami Heat- Nate Ament (rights to MIL)
14. Charlotte Hornets- Hannes Steinbach
15. Chicago Bulls (via POR)- Dailyn Swain
16. Memphis Grizzlies (from PHX via ORL)- Bennett Stirtz (rights to OKC)
17. Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHI)- Ebuka Okorie (rights to DET)
18. Charlotte Hornets (from ORL via PHX)- Christian Anderson
19. Toronto Raptors- Allen Graves
20. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL)- Jayden Quaintance
21. Detroit Pistons (via MIN)- Karim Lopez (rights to MEM)
22. Philadelphia 76ers (from HOU via OKC)- Labaron Philon Jr
23. Atlanta Hawks (via CLE)- Zuby Ejiofor
24. New York Knicks- Cameron Carr (rights to LAL)
25. Los Angeles Lakers- Sergio De Larrea
26. Denver Nuggets- Tarris Reed Jr (rights to SA)
27. Boston Celtics- Chris Cernac Jr-
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET)- Joshua Jefferson (rights to BKN)
29. Cleveland Cavaliers (from SA via ATL)- Alex Karaban (rights to SAC)
30. Dallas Mavericks (from OKC via WSH and PHI)- Koa Peat

2nd Round

31. New York Knicks (from WSH via OKC and HOU)-
32. Memphis Grizzlies (from IND via MIL)-
33. Brooklyn Nets-
34. Sacramento Kings-
35. San Antonio Spurs (from UT via MIN)-
36. Los Angeles Clippers (from MEM via ATL and UT)-
37. Oklahoma City Thunder (via DAL)-
38. Chicago Bulls (from NO via BOS, DET, and POR)-
39. Houston Rockets (from CHI via WSH)-
40. Boston Celtics (via MIL via ORL)-
41. Miami Heat (from GSW via CHA, NYK, OKC, and ATL)-
42. San Antonio Spurs (from MIA via IND)-
43. Brooklyn Nets (from LAC via HOU)-
44. San Antonio Spurs (from MIA via IND)-
45. Sacramento Kings (from CHA via SA, ATL, & NYK)-
46. Orlando Magic-
47. Phoenix Suns (from PHI via HOU and OKC)-
48. Dallas Mavericks (from PHX via WSH)-
49. Denver Nuggets (from ATL via BKN and GSW)-
50. Toronto Raptors-
51. Washington Wizards (from MIN via DET & NYK)-
52. Los Angeles Clippers (via CLE)-
53. Houston Rockets-
54. Golden State Warriors (from LAL via TOR, MIA, and CLE)-
55. New York Knicks-
56. Chicago Bulls (from DEN via MIN, PHX, CHA, and PHX)-
57. Atlanta Hawks (via BOS)-
58. New Orleans Pelicans (from DET via NYK, BKN, PHX, ORL, and OKC)-
59. Dallas Mavericks (from SA via IND)-
60. Washington Wizards (from OKC via SA and MIA)-

[Donoghus]

Sorry for delay.  Been in Europe past 2 weeks.  Will have this ready by tomm night.

[Donoghus]

Unlocking this now.  I plan on updating the big board as best I can in real time tonight for the 1st round.  2nd round picks will be updated after the draft.

A few reminders:

-A reminder the draft is a two day event.  First round tonight and second round tomorrow night. Both on ESPN.

-Please no tipping picks.  Not every one is glued to Twitter so please don't announce picks ahead of time in this thread. You will be tossed.

-We've archived previous draft threads going all the way back to 2008.  Feel free to peruse and see how right (or wrong) you were in the past.    https://forum.celticsstrong.com/index.php?topic=70840.0

Enjoy the draft tonight!

[Phantom255x]

Feels like it's gonna be a hectic few hours tonight. It's a deep class but also, I'm sure there will be lots of trade rumors as well and probably even some trades. Buckle up

[Celtics2021]

ESPN mocked Koa Peat to us at 27.  While I would love to trade up, I would be ecstatic if Peat fell to us at 27.  He was mocked as a lottery pick a couple months ago, and while that might have been too high, I think he should be in the 15-20 range.  27 seems way too low.

[slamtheking]

ESPN mocked Koa Peat to us at 27.  While I would love to trade up, I would be ecstatic if Peat fell to us at 27.  He was mocked as a lottery pick a couple months ago, and while that might have been too high, I think he should be in the 15-20 range.  27 seems way too low.

Thought there were issues with his shot which is why he's dropped quite a bit

[Celtics2021]

ESPN mocked Koa Peat to us at 27.  While I would love to trade up, I would be ecstatic if Peat fell to us at 27.  He was mocked as a lottery pick a couple months ago, and while that might have been too high, I think he should be in the 15-20 range.  27 seems way too low.

Thought there were issues with his shot which is why he's dropped quite a bit

There are, but those same criticisms existed when he was being mocked to the lottery.  I think there is just some groupthink, and an organization that is willing to bet on an athletic kid who can pass, dribble, and really just has a good feel for the game can also learn to shoot if given NBA coaching is going to be rewarded.

[Donoghus]

And we are off & running! AJ to Washington

[Phantom255x]

And we are off & running! AJ to Washington

[Donoghus]

These family interviews are awkward as hell so far

[Phantom255x]

My Grizzlies friend is hyped about the Boozer pick for them. It'll be interesting, this Top-3 has a ton of potential, but Boozer *could* end up being the best of the class. We'll see.

[Who]

These family interviews are awkward as hell so far

I hate them. I wish they'd get rid of them.

I have no interest in hearing from the family members of the player.

[Smartacus]

These family interviews are awkward as hell so far

Extremely, would it kill Lisa Salters to ask a single question related to basketball or the City that drafted the player? ESPN puts way too much focus on the family pageantry aspect.

[Who]

Wizards have some good depth on the perimeter

G: Trae Young, Bub Carrington
G: AJ Dybantsa, Tre Johnson
F: Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly
F: Anthony Davis
C: Alex Sarr

Others: D'Angelo Russell, Jaden Hardy, Cam Whitmore, Will Riley, Justin Champagnie

Either Dybantsa or Kyshawn George will have to defend SGs. I expect it will be Dybantsa given he is the better athlete.

[Who]

I am excited to see this Memphis team

That big man rotation of Z Edey, Cam Boozer, and Santi Aldama should be good. Two young wings in C Coward and Jaylen Wells alongside Ja Morant at the point. Scottie Pippen Jr and Ty Jerome off the bench in the backcourt. KCP backup SF. That is a good rotation.

G: Ja Morant, S Pippen Jr
G: C Coward, Ty Jerome
F: J Wells, KCP
F: Cam Boozer, S Aldama
C: Z Edey, (Cam Boozer)