Final 2026 NBA mock draft: Experts' picks with the real thing looming

It’s finally here: The 2026 NBA Draft, with some big names from college and around the world learning on Tuesday and Wednesday where they’ll land in the first and second round.

Of course, this means the end of mock draft season, in which we’ve seen a lot of debate over who will go No. 1 overall — will it be AJ Dybantsa or Darryn Peterson? Seems like the experts have locked in on one name, which is a perfect transition into the exercise below: As usual we took all the NBA mock drafts and smushed them into a “consensus” draft with where the experts think the stars of tomorrow will land.

Here’s a list of the mock drafts we used:

Average: 1.0

Average: 2.22

: Cameron Boozer, Duke

Average: 2.78

Caleb Wilson, North Carolina

Average: 4.00

(from Indiana Pacers): Keaton Wagler, Illinois

Average: 5.33

Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville

Average: 6.11

Darius Acuff Jr.

Average: 6.89

): Kingston Flemings, Houston

Average: 8.11

Average: 8.78

Nate Ament, Tennessee

Average: 10.00

Average: 11.11

Average: 13.33

): Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan

Average: 14.44

Average: 15.11

Average: 15.33

via Orlando Magic): Karim Lopez, Mexico

Average: 16.0

Average: 17.0

Average: 18.89

Average: 19.33

(from Atlanta Hawks): Labaron Philon, Alabama

Average: 18.89

(from Minnesota Timberwolves): Allen Graves, Santa Clara

Average: 20.11

via Oklahoma City Thunder): Chris Cenac Jr., Houston

Average: 21.44

Average: 23.0

Koa Peat, Arizona

Average: 26.33

Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky

Average: 26.56

Isaiah Evans, Duke

Average: 26.56

Average: 27.67

Average: 30.0

Average: 30.89

Average: 31.78

This article originally appeared on For The Win: 2026 NBA mock draft: Final experts’ picks ahead of real thing