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2026 NBA Draft: No Top-14 Trades, Dybantsa Leads

6/27/2026

Summary

Draft No Trades

The 2026 NBA draft featured no trades among the top 14 lottery picks, with the four selections being AJ Dybantsa (No. 1, Wizards), Darryn Peterson (No. 2, Jazz), Cameron Boozer (No. 3, Grizzlies) and Caleb Wilson (No. 4, Bulls).
The Grizzlies acquired Isaiah Stewart, kept No. 32 for Richie Saunders, while the Thunder chose size-focused Aday Mara at No. 12.
The All-Rookie team includes AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson, Darryn Peterson and Darius Acuff Jr.

Summary

Kings Secure Picks

The Kings secured two guaranteed-contract players, Alex Karaban—UConn’s all-time winningest player—and Emanuel Sharp, the second-most-winning player in Houston history, for the value of three second-round picks.
Sam Venenie of The Athletic gave Sacramento an A+ for the 2026 draft, ranking it the league’s second-favorite class.
Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports also gave an A+ for selecting Darius Acuff at No. 7, noting the Kings out-maneuvered the Clippers and Nets.

History

Historical Context

The 1995 NBA draft on June 28, 1995 at Toronto’s SkyDome— the first draft outside the U.S. and the Raptors/Grizzlies debut—used the 1990 weighted-odds lottery. No top-five picks were traded, so Minnesota kept Kevin Garnett at No. 5; the same stability appeared in 2026 when the Wizards and Jazz held the No. 1 and No. 2 slots, illustrating how unchanged lottery order shapes franchise strategy.

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Draft No Trades

The 2026 NBA draft featured no trades among the top 14 lottery picks, with the four selections being AJ Dybantsa (No. 1, Wizards), Darryn Peterson (No. 2, Jazz), Cameron Boozer (No. 3, Grizzlies) and Caleb Wilson (No. 4, Bulls).
The Grizzlies acquired Isaiah Stewart, kept No. 32 for Richie Saunders, while the Thunder chose size-focused Aday Mara at No. 12.
The All-Rookie team includes AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson, Darryn Peterson and Darius Acuff Jr.

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