[NBA Draft]: 2026 Mock Draft Comparison, January

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2026 has arrived, and we’re back with a fresh round of mock drafts from Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), the No Ceilings crew, Jeremy Woo (ESPN), Ricky O’Donnell (SB Nation), Tankathon, and yours truly.

Both Keaton Wagler and Darius Acuff have jumped into the lottery discussion with their recent play. Wagler is averaging 20.5 points, 5.2 assists, 5.1 rebounds, and shooting over 50% over his last 10 games, highlighted by a career-high 46-point, 9-three-pointer performance in Illinois’ upset of No. 4 Purdue and a 10-game league win streak that includes a key victory over Washington. Meanwhile, Acuff has been a swiss-army creator for Arkansas, averaging around 20.2 points and 6.4 assists per game this season with explosive outings like his 31-point, 6-assist night in a crucial SEC win over LSU and a 21-and-9 performance to lift the Hogs past Oklahoma, showing consistent high-end scoring and playmaking.

The most noticeable drop in the last month has been Chris Cenac. Despite his 5-star pedigree, his actual production at Houston has been underwhelming relative to expectations. He’s averaging 9.2 points and 0.9 assists per game this season with solid minutes and touches, but he hasn’t been able to consistently assert himself as a primary offensive option.

I’ll be back each month with updated mock draft and big boards comparisons through Draft Day 2026, so bookmark the site, keep coming back at your leisure, and follow me @hoopsdistillery on Twitter, where you can search #mockdraftcomp for all updates.

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Mock Draft Comparison

	B/R 1/28		SB Nation 1/27		Hoops Distillery 1/27		Tankathon 1/24		No Ceilings 1/14		ESPN 1/13
1. WAS	Darryn Peterson	1. IND	Cameron Boozer	1. UTA	Darryn Peterson	1. SAC	Darryn Peterson	1. IND	Darryn Peterson	1. IND	Darryn Peterson
2. IND	Cameron Boozer	2. DAL	Darryn Peterson	2. ATL	Cameron Boozer	2. IND	Cameron Boozer	2. SAC	AJ Dybantsa	2. SAC	AJ Dybantsa
3. ATL	AJ Dybantsa	3. SAC	AJ Dybantsa	3. SAC	AJ Dybantsa	3. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	3. ATL	Cameron Boozer	3. ATL	Cameron Boozer
4. SAC	Caleb Wilson	4. WAS	Caleb Wilson	4. MEM	Caleb Wilson	4. ATL	Caleb Wilson	4. WAS	Caleb Wilson	4. WAS	Caleb Wilson
5. BKN	Kingston Flemings	5. ATL	Kingston Flemings	5. IND	Kingston Flemings	5. BKN	Kingston Flemings	5. BKN	Kingston Flemings	5. UTA	Kingston Flemings
6. UTA	Keaton Wagler	6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. WAS	Nate Ament	6. UTA	Nate Ament	6. UTA	Jayden Quaintance	6. BKN	Mikel Brown
7. CHA	Darius Acuff	7. MEM	Hannes Steinbach	7. MIL	Mikel Brown	7. MEM	Keaton Wagler	7. DAL	Mikel Brown	7. CHA	Nate Ament
8. MIL	Jayden Quaintance	8. CHA	Yaxel Lendeborg	8. BKN	Keaton Wagler	8. MIL	Mikel Brown	8. CHA	Darius Acuff	8. CHI	Jayden Quaintance
9. MEM	Braylon Mullins	9. MIL	Jayden Quaintance	9. DAL	Braylon Mullins	9. DAL	Labaron Philon	9. OKC	Keaton Wagler	9. DAL	Darius Acuff
10. DAL	Mikel Brown	10. MEM	Koa Peat	10. CHA	Yaxel Lendeborg	10. CHA	Koa Peat	10. MEM	Yaxel Lendeborg	10. MIL	Thomas Haugh
11. OKC	Koa Peat	11. OKC	Braylon Mullins	11. OKC	Koa Peat	11. OKC	Jayden Quaintance	11. MIL	Koa Peat	11. POR	Yaxel Lendeborg
12. SAS	Thomas Haugh	12. SAS	Keaton Wagler	12. POR	Darius Acuff	12. POR	Braylon Mullins	12. CHI	Braylon Mullins	12. OKC	Braylon Mullins
13. POR	Labaron Philon	13. CHI	Patrick Ngongba	13. CHI	Jayden Quaintance	13. CHI	Darius Acuff	13. SAS	Amari Allen	13. MEM	Bennett Stirtz
14. CHI	Karim Lopez	14. POR	Labaron Philon	14. SAS	Thomas Haugh	14. SAS	Hannes Steinbach	14. POR	Hannes Steinbach	14. SAS	Koa Peat
15. MEM	Christian Anderson	15. MIA	Dailyn Swain	15. MIA	Labaron Philon	15. MIA	Yaxel Lendeborg	15. MIA	Labaron Philon	15. GSW	Labaron Philon
16. MIA	Brayden Burries	16. MEM	Tyler Tanner	16. MEM	Brayden Burries	16. MEM	Thomas Haugh	16. MEM	Cameron Carr	16. MEM	Chris Cenac
17. OKC	Chris Cenac	17. GSW	Joshua Jefferson	17. GSW	Karim Lopez	17. GSW	Tounde Yessoufou	17. GSW	Aday Mara	17. TOR	Patrick Ngongba
18. GSW	Nate Ament	18. ATL	Aday Mara	18. OKC	Amari Allen	18. OKC	Karim Lopez	18. ATL	Bennett Stirtz	18. MIA	Keaton Wagler
19. ATL	Bennett Stirtz	19. OKC	Thomas Haugh	19. TOR	Chris Cenac	19. TOR	Bennett Stirtz	19. OKC	Thomas Haugh	19. OKC	Hannes Steinbach
20. MIN	Hannes Steinbach	20. TOR	Bennett Stirtz	20. ATL	Cameron Carr	20. ATL	Patrick Ngongba	20. TOR	Karim Lopez	20. CHA	Karim Lopez
21. CHA	Yaxel Lendeborg	21. NYK	Darius Acuff	21. MIN	Christian Anderson	21. MIN	Cameron Carr	21. CHA	Morez Johnson	21. ATL	Cameron Carr
22. NYK	Cameron Carr	22. MIN	Nate Ament	22. CHA	Morez Johnson	22. CHA	Malachi Moreno	22. OKC	Nate Ament	22. LAL	Tounde Yessoufou
23. TOR	Patrick Ngongba	23. LAL	Morez Johnson	23. LAL	Patrick Ngongba	23. LAL	Chris Cenac	23. NYK	Patrick Ngongba	23. MIN	Christian Anderson
24. LAL	Joshua Jefferson	24. CHA	Karim Lopez	24. BOS	Tounde Yessoufou	24. BOS	Joshua Jefferson	24. BOS	Tounde Yessoufou	24. BOS	Isaiah Evans
25. BOS	Tyler Tanner	25. OKC	Cameron Carr	25. NYK	Neoklis Avdalas	25. NYK	Isaiah Evans	25. LAL	Chris Cenac	25. DEN	Neoklis Avdalas
26. OKC	Tounde Yessoufou	26. BOS	Malachi Moreno	26. OKC	Hannes Steinbach	26. OKC	Meleek Thomas	26. MIN	Brayden Burries	26. CLE	Henri Veesaar
27. CLE	Aday Mara	27. DEN	Tounde Yessoufou	27. DEN	Bennett Stirtz	27. DEN	Sergio de Larrea	27. DEN	Christian Anderson	27. NYK	Alex Karaban
28. DEN	Henri Veesaar	28. CLE	Chris Cenac	28. CLE	Tyler Tanner	28. CLE	Tyler Tanner	28. CLE	Henri Veesaar	28. OKC	Tyler Tanner
29. DET	Amari Allen	29. DET	Christian Anderson	29. DET	Isaiah Evans	29. DET	Morez Johnson	29. DET	Isaiah Evans	29. DET	Aday Mara
30. WAS	Juke Harris	30. WAS	Motiejus Krivas	30. WAS	Henri Veesaar	30. WAS	Aday Mara	30. WAS	Neoklis Avdalas	30. WAS	Brayden Burries

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References:

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]

ESPN [Jeremy Woo]

No Ceilings

SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell]

Tankathon

For reference: RealGM – future draft pick details

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Tankathon Draft Power Rankings:

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