The race for the No. 1 overall pick is heating up, freshmen surge, portal vets climb, trade-driven lottery order reshapes every pick.

This year’s NBA rookie class feels like one of the strongest in recent memory with Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and V.J. Edgecombe leading a fantastic group of first-year players that’s already leaving its imprint on the league.

Oklahoma City can add even more depth to its roster this summer as the team is set to have multiple first-round picks in the 2026 NBA Draft.

Loaded at the top, the 2026 Draft class is shaping up to be one of the best classes of the last decade.

Kansas shooting guard Darryn Peterson received 12 votes and BYU small forward AJ Dybantsa got eight votes in a poll of 20 NBA scouts and executives that asked who they thought would be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 draft.

The Jayhawks and Red Raiders are set to face off tonight.

The NBA Draft Lottery will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2026 NBA Draft. Drawings will be conducted to determine the first four picks. The “lottery teams” will select in positions five through 14 in reverse order of their 2025-26 regular-season records.

AJ Dybantsa hangs from the rim after dunking Monday against Arizona. But he hasn't been getting as many good shots against top defenses. Chris Gardner / Coming off arguably the greatest college basketball Saturday for freshmen and NBA Draft prospects in the last decade — when three potential top-10 picks scored 40-plus points,

There are several promising center prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft. The most well-known of those prospects are guys like Jayden Quaintance and Patrick Ngongba II, who show immense potential as prospects.