2026 NBA Draft: First Pick, Top Prospects, and How to Watch

The 2026 NBA Draft has been lauded as one of the best classes in recent memory. And after weeks of drama, rumors and speculation, NBA fans will finally get the most pressing questions of this cycle answered when the draft begins on Tuesday night in Brooklyn.

All eyes will be on the Washington Wizards when the franchise gets on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick. Washington will be picking first overall for the first time since 2010, when the franchise selected John Wall . BYU star AJ Dybantsa remains the favorite to go No. 1, but Kansas star Darryn Peterson should also be in the mix.

After Washington makes its pick, the Utah Jazz will be on the clock. Dybantsa (if he's there), Peterson and Cameron Boozer are the top contenders to go No. 2, while the player on the outside looking in -- likely Boozer -- will be the favorite to be the No. 3 pick by the Memphis Grizzlies . North Carolina star Caleb Wilson has been mocked throughout this draft cycle at No. 4 to the Chicago Bulls .

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The Los Angeles Clippers at No. 5 is where the real fun could start. The Clippers will be able to have their pick of the elite point guard crop in this class, with Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. and Illinois Keaton Wagler expected to be in the mix. The Sacramento Kings -- the owners of the No. 7 pick -- have been heavily connected to Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. throughout the draft cycle.

Ahead of the big night, here's a look at the viewing information and full draft order for the 2026 NBA Draft.

CBS Sports mock drafts:   Finkelstein  |  Cobb  |  Norlander  |  Parrish  | Trotter  |  Salerno

How to watch 2026 NBA Draft first round

Date: Tuesday, June 23 |  Time:  8 p.m. ET Location:  Barclays Center -- New York TV:  ABC and ESPN  |  Live stream:  fubo ( Try for free ) Follow:   Draft Tracker |  CBS Sports HQ

How to watch 2026 NBA Draft second round

Date: Wednesday, June 24 |  Time:  8 p.m. ET Location:  Barclays Center -- New York TV:  ABC and ESPN  |  Live stream:  fubo ( Try for free ) Follow:   Draft Tracker |  CBS Sports HQ

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Adam Finkelstein's top 10 prospects

Top 10 players on Adam Finkelstein's Top 100 Big Board .

Rk Player School Year Pos Pos Rk HT 1 AJ Dybantsa BYU Fr SF 1 6-9 2 Darryn Peterson Kansas Fr PG 1 6-5 3 Cameron Boozer Duke Fr PF 1 6-8 4 Caleb Wilson N. Carolina Fr PF 2 6-9 5 Keaton Wagler Illinois Fr PG 2 6-5 6 Darius Acuff Jr. Arkansas Fr PG 3 6-2 7 Kingston Flemings Houston Fr PG 4 6-3 8 Mikel Brown Jr. Louisville Fr PG 5 6-4 9 Brayden Burries Arizona Fr SG 1 6-4 10 Nate Ament Tennessee Fr PF 3 6-10

Official 2026 NBA Draft order

First round

1 Washington 2 Utah 3 Memphis 4 Chicago 5 LA Clippers (from Indiana) 6 Brooklyn 7 Sacramento 8 Atlanta (from New Orleans) 9 Dallas 10 Milwaukee 11 Golden State 12 Oklahoma City (from LA Clippers) 13 Miami 14 Charlotte 15 Chicago (from Portland) 16 Memphis (from Phoenix via Orlando) 17 Oklahoma City (from Philadelphia) 18 Charlotte (from Orlando via Phoenix) 19 Toronto 20 San Antonio (from Atlanta) 21 Detroit (from Minnesota) 22 Philadelphia (from Houston via Oklahoma City) 23 Atlanta (from Cleveland) 24 New York 25 Los Angeles Lakers 26 Denver 27 Boston 28 Minnesota (from Detroit) 29 Cleveland (from San Antonio via Atlanta) 30 Dallas (from Oklahoma City via Washington and Philadelphia)

Second round

31 New York (from Washington via Oklahoma City and Houston) 32 Memphis (from Indiana via Milwaukee) 33 Brooklyn 34 Sacramento 35 San Antonio (from Utah via Minnesota) 36 LA Clippers (from Memphis via Atlanta and Utah) 37 Oklahoma City (from Dallas) 38 Chicago (from New Orleans via Boston, Detroit, and Portland) 39 Houston (from Chicago via Washington) 40 Boston (from Milwaukee via Orlando) 41 Miami (from Golden State via Charlotte, New York, Oklahoma City, and Atlanta) 42 San Antonio (from Portland via New Orleans) 43 Brooklyn (from LA Clippers via Houston) 44 San Antonio (from Miami via Indiana) 45 Sacramento (from Charlotte via San Antonio, Atlanta, and New York) 46 Orlando 47 Phoenix (from Philadelphia via Houston and Oklahoma City) 48 Dallas (from Phoenix via Washington) 49 Denver (from Atlanta via Brooklyn and Golden State) 50 Toronto 51 Washington (from Minnesota via Detroit and New York) 52 LA Clippers (from Cleveland) 53 Houston 54 Golden State (from Los Angeles Lakers via Toronto, Miami, and Cleveland) 55 New York 56 Chicago (from Denver via Minnesota, Phoenix, Charlotte, and Phoenix) 57 Atlanta (from Boston) 58 New Orleans (from Detroit via New York, Brooklyn, Phoenix, Orlando, and LA Clippers) 59 Minnesota (from San Antonio via Indiana) 60 Washington (from Oklahoma City via San Antonio and Miami)

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_Originally reported by [CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2026-nba-draft-where-to-watch-first-round-tuesday-full-order-of-picks-top-prospects/)._