2026 NBA Draft Opens June 23 With Wizards Holding No. 1 Pick

2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 22

June 23-24 marks the 2026 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, with the first round on Tuesday and the second round on Wednesday.
Washington owns the No. 1 pick, followed by Utah at No. 2 and Memphis at No. 3, while Chicago holds two first-round selections at Nos. 4 and 15.
ABC and ESPN will air the first round, ESPN will carry the second, and teams get five minutes per first-round pick and four minutes in the second round.
Top prospects include Duke's Carlos Boozer, BYU scorer AJ Dybantsa and Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, with Boozer highlighted as the class's most polished player.