Welcome to my 2026 Draft Board!

NOTE: #23 is Allen Graves but his player card isn’t in Fanspo

This is a genuinely strong draft class, headlined by one of the better top fours in recent memory. Dybantsa, Peterson, Boozer, and Wilson give whoever lands those picks a legitimate franchise piece. The separation between them and the next tier is real but not enormous, which means picks 5 through 10 carry unusual value if teams hit on the right guy. The guard depth in this class is exceptional. From Peterson at two all the way down to Thomas at 29, there are viable NBA contributors at almost every level of the board. The variance is high in that range but the volume is there. A team that needs backcourt help has real options throughout the first round. The big man class is more top-heavy. Mara and Lendeborg are the only truly bankable frontcourt contributors outside the top four, and after them it gets speculative fast. Veesaar, Quaintance, and Suigo all carry significant question marks that make the center position a genuine gamble outside the lottery. The international contingent is more interesting than most recent classes. Lopez and de Larrea both have real NBA archetypes and the NBL and ACB pipelines have proven themselves enough that teams won’t just dismiss them. Suigo is the wildcard of the entire draft. The biggest theme running through this class is shooting. The prospects who can reliably make threes, Momcilovic, Karaban, Stirtz, Evans, Tanner, are all clustered in the late first because their offensive games are too one-dimensional to justify higher picks. Teams that need floor spacing have options, but none of them are stars. The least deep area of the class is the wing position. After Carr, Swain, and Allen there is a significant drop in two-way wing upside. Most of the wings from pick 20 onward are either role players with a defined ceiling or boom-or-bust athletes who need significant development time. Overall this class rewards patient teams with high picks and punishes teams picking in the 15 to 25 range who need a star. The middle of the first round is full of contributors but light on guys who will change a franchise’s trajectory on their own.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Outside this big board, the next batch is an array of graduating seniors who may be worth a second round shot to immediately contribute.