The anticipation for this year's NBA Draft has been building for months, if not years, because of the talent at the very top and with the college season now behind us and the combine just two weeks away,

The early entry deadline for basketball prospects to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft was April 24 and 71 players submitted their official applications.

Woo's ranking aligns with the most recent mock draft from Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman. In what has been considered a three-horse race all season, Wasserman has Dybantsa beating out Peterson and Boozer to be the No.

The league has reportedly informed its 30 general mangers of a new plan that will, among other things, expand the draft lottery to 16 teams (from 14), penalize the league’s bottom three teams and simplify lottery odds down to whether a team gets one, two or three ping-pong balls.

Here’s our latest NBA mock draft.

Two weeks away from the 2026 NBA draft lottery, ESPN's Jeremy Woo has released a new mock with some interesting changes since his previous projection.

NBA Draft which will be held June 23-24. Official release NEW YORK, April 27, 2026 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 71 players have filed as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2026,

The NBA announced Monday that 71 players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2026 NBA Draft. The list is headlined by a loaded true freshman class that includes BYU's AJ Dybantsa, Kansas' Darryn Peterson and Duke's Cameron Boozer, among others.

The 2026 NBA Draft is only two months away, and we're likely going to have the deepest, most-talented freshman class in history. While the pool of entries is still taking shape, there's a good idea of who will be moving on.