Michigan Basketball NBA Draft tracker: Live updates, news, rumors, draft results

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The 2026 NBA Draft has arrived. The first round will begin and conclude on June 23, with the second round to follow on June 24. Michigan is among the teams expected to hear multiple names called in the 2026 NBA Draft. 

This will track the draft news, rumors and eventual landing spots of the Draft eligible Michigan Wolverines. Keeping you up to date on any draft related movement as it pertains to the reigning NCAA Champions. 

NamePositionHTWTNBA TeamDraft PickYaxel LendeborgPF6’10240GSWRd 1 Pk 11Morez JohnsonPF/C6’10250DALRd 1 Pk 9Aday MaraC7’4260Rd 1 Pk 12

NBA Draft News and Notes: 

• On the eve of the NBA Draft, it was reported that Michigan head coach Dusty May is expected to accept a new head coaching job with the Dallas Mavericks. May led the Wolverines to the NCAA Championship last season and will be at the Barclays Center tomorrow night supporting three of his former players as they realize their dreams of making the NBA.

Yaxel Lendeborg is suited up and Draft-bound 😎

First Round of the 2026 NBA Draft tips tonight at 8 PM ET on ABC & ESPN. pic.twitter.com/shInQOXEZJ

— OutOfSightSports🚀™️ (@OOSSports) June 23, 2026

NBA Draft Rumors:

• Yaxel Lendeborg on Dusty May’s hiring and potential reunion: “I’m going to tell him he better pick me up. If he doesn’t, I’m going to be mad, I might block him. But it would be amazing being able to stick with him.”via NBA on ESPN YouTube channel

Source: The Phoenix Suns are “aggressively” pursuing a trade to move into the first round of the draft, with Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, and Ryan Dunn available.

Also on the table: a future unprotected first round pick to move up and add Yaxel Lendeborg to their young core. pic.twitter.com/9mTP7jeKk0

— Xin Varlock (@XinNBA) June 23, 2026

Yaxel Lendeborg said he fell down to his knees when he saw the Dusty May news.

I asked him about his chances of joining his college coach in the pros:

“I’m going to tell him he better pick me up, if he doesn’t I’m going to block him.. It would be amazing to stick with him.” https://t.co/LK6twueM61pic.twitter.com/aiXPpiypOL

— Chancellor Johnson (@ChancellorTV) June 22, 2026

Complete First Round Results: 

PickTeamNameSchoolPosHTWT1WASAJ DybantsaBYUSF6’92152UTADarryn PetersonKansasSG6’51953MEMCameron BoozerDukePF6’92554CHICaleb WilsonUNCPF6’102105LACKeaton WaglerIllinois PG6’61906BKNMikel Brown JrLouisvillePG6’51907SACDarius Acuff ArkansasPG6’31858ATLKingston FlemingsHoustonPG6’41859DALMorez JohnsonMichiganPF/C6’1025010MILBrayden BurriesArizonaPG6’521511GSYaxel LendeborgMichiganPF6’924012OKCAday MaraMichiganC7’426013MILNate AmentTennesseeSF/PF6’920514CHAHannes SteinbachWashingtonPF/C6’1125015CHIDailyn SwainTexasSF6’821016OKCBennett StirtzIowaPG6’419017DETEbuka OkorieStanfordPG6’218518CHAChristian AndersonTexas TechPG6’218019TORAllen GravesSanta ClaraPF6’922520SAS21MEM22PHI23ATL24NYK25LAL26DEN27BOS28MIN29CLE30DAL

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