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:

• USA TODAY Sports
• ESPN
• The Athletic
• The Ringer
• Bleacher Report
• CBS
• SI.com
• Yahoo
• SB Nation

1. Washington Wizards: AJ Dybantsa, BYU

Average: 1.0

2. Utah Jazz: Darryn Peterson, Kansas

Average: 2.22

3. Memphis Grizzlies: Cameron Boozer, Duke

Average: 2.78

4. Chicago Bulls: Caleb Wilson, North Carolina

Average: 4.00

5. Los Angeles Clippers (from Indiana Pacers): Keaton Wagler, Illinois

Average: 5.33

6. Brooklyn Nets: Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville

Average: 6.11

7. Sacramento Kings: Darius Acuff Jr.

Average: 6.89

8. Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans Pelicans): Kingston Flemings, Houston

Average: 8.11

9. Dallas Mavericks: Brayden Burries, Arizona

Average: 8.78

10. Milwaukee Bucks: Nate Ament, Tennessee

Average: 10.00

11. Golden State Warriors: Aday Mara, Michigan

Average: 11.11

12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Los Angeles Clippers): Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan

Average: 13.33

13. Milwaukee Bucks (from Miami Heat): Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan

Average: 14.44

14. Charlotte Hornets: Hannes Steinbach, Washington

Average: 15.11

15. Chicago Bulls (from Portland Trail Blazers): Cameron Carr, Baylor

Average: 15.33

16. Memphis Grizzlies (from Phoenix Suns via Orlando Magic): Karim Lopez, Mexico

Average: 16.0

17. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Philadelphia 76ers): Christian Anderson, Texas Tech

Average: 17.0

18. Charlotte Hornets (from Orlando Magic via Phoenix Suns): Bennett Stirtz, Iowa

Average: 18.89

19. Toronto Raptors: Dailyn Swain, Texas

Average: 19.33

20. San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta Hawks): Labaron Philon, Alabama

Average: 18.89

21. Detroit Pistons (from Minnesota Timberwolves): Allen Graves, Santa Clara

Average: 20.11

22. Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston Rockets via Oklahoma City Thunder): Chris Cenac Jr., Houston

Average: 21.44

23. Atlanta Hawks (from Cleveland Cavaliers): Ebuka Okorie, Stanford

Average: 23.0

24. New York Knicks: Koa Peat, Arizona

Average: 26.33

25. Los Angeles Lakers: Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky

Average: 26.56

26. Denver Nuggets: Isaiah Evans, Duke

Average: 26.56

27. Boston Celtics: Meleek Thomas, Arkansas

Average: 27.67

28. Brooklyn Nets (from Minnesota Timberwolves via Detroit Pistons): Sergio De Larrea, Spain

Average: 30.0

29. Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio Spurs via Atlanta Hawks): Henri Veesaar, North Carolina

Average: 30.89

30. Dallas Mavericks (from Oklahoma City Thunder via Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers): Tarris Reed Jr., Uconn

Average: 31.78