The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft wrapped up Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Teams selected 30 players, with several early picks matching pre draft expectations and later selections showing movement through trades.
The Washington Wizards took AJ Dybantsa from BYU with the No. 1 pick. The Utah Jazz followed by selecting Darryn Peterson from Kansas at No. 2. Memphis chose Cameron Boozer from Duke at No. 3, and the Chicago Bulls picked Caleb Wilson from North Carolina at No. 4.
Here is the full list of Round 1 selections:
Washington Wizards – AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
Utah Jazz – Darryn Peterson (Kansas)
Memphis Grizzlies – Cameron Boozer (Duke)
Chicago Bulls – Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)
Los Angeles Clippers – Keaton Wagler (Illinois)
Brooklyn Nets – Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)
Sacramento Kings – Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
Atlanta Hawks – Kingston Flemings (Houston)
Dallas Mavericks – Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan)
Milwaukee Bucks – Brayden Burries (Arizona)
Golden State Warriors – Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Aday Mara (Michigan)
Miami Heat (traded to Milwaukee) – Nate Ament (Tennessee)
Charlotte Hornets – Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
Chicago Bulls – Dailyn Swain (Texas)
Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Oklahoma City) – Bennett Stirtz (Iowa)
Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Detroit) – Ebuka Okorie (Stanford)
Charlotte Hornets – Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)
Toronto Raptors – Allen Graves (Santa Clara)
San Antonio Spurs – Jayden Quaintance (Kentucky)
Detroit Pistons (traded to Memphis) – Karim Lopez (New Zealand Breakers)
Philadelphia 76ers – Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama)
Atlanta Hawks – Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
New York Knicks (traded to Los Angeles Lakers) – Cameron Carr (Baylor)
Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Dallas) – Sergio De Larrea (Valencia)
Denver Nuggets (traded to San Antonio) – Tarris Reed Jr. (UConn)
Boston Celtics – Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston)
Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Brooklyn) – Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State)
Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Sacramento) – Alex Karaban (UConn)
Dallas Mavericks (traded to Phoenix) – Koa Peat (Arizona)
Several trades reshuffled picks in the middle and late first round. College players made up most of the early selections. Round 2 begins Wednesday night.