[NBA Draft]: Comparison of Actual 2026 Draft vs. Final Mock Drafts

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We spend a lot of time following all of the top NBA Draft analysts for months as they post and tweet about intel and update their big boards and mock drafts leading up to draft day. But once that day comes and goes, it’s easy to shift focus to how the rookies will fit on their new rosters, summer league, and the next draft cycle, so, as always, I have compiled all of the final mock drafts so we can compare them to the actual 2026 draft order. See my full mock draft comparison for June featuring 25 total mock drafts.

Here is the actual 2026 NBA Draft pick order versus the final mock drafts from Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman, ESPN’s Jeremy Woo, SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell, Yahoo Sports’s Kevin O’Connor, The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, the No Ceilings crew, The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau, Tankathon, and our own Hoops Distillery picks:

	ACTUAL DRAFT		Yahoo Sports 6/23		B/R 6/23		SB Nation 6/23		No Ceilings 6/23		The Athletic 6/23		ESPN 6/23		Tankathon 6/22		The Ringer 6/22		Hoops Distillery 6/22
1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	AJ Dybantsa	1. WAS	Darryn Peterson
2. UTA	Darryn Peterson	2. UTA	Cameron Boozer	2. UTA	Darryn Peterson	2. UTA	Darryn Peterson	2. UTA	Darryn Peterson	2. UTA	Darryn Peterson	2. UTA	Darryn Peterson	2. UTA	Darryn Peterson	2. UTA	Cameron Boozer	2. UTA	AJ Dybantsa
3. MEM	Cameron Boozer	3. MEM	Darryn Peterson	3. MEM	Cameron Boozer	3. MEM	Cameron Boozer	3. MEM	Cameron Boozer	3. MEM	Cameron Boozer	3. MEM	Cameron Boozer	3. MEM	Cameron Boozer	3. MEM	Darryn Peterson	3. MEM	Cameron Boozer
4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson	4. CHI	Caleb Wilson
5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Mikel Brown	5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Keaton Wagler	5. LAC	Mikel Brown
6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. BKN	Keaton Wagler	6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. BKN	Darius Acuff	6. BKN	Mikel Brown	6. BKN	Keaton Wagler
7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Kingston Flemings	7. SAC	Darius Acuff	7. SAC	Darius Acuff
8. ATL	Kingston Flemings	8. ATL	Aday Mara	8. ATL	Brayden Burries	8. ATL	Kingston Flemings	8. ATL	Nate Ament	8. ATL	Kingston Flemings	8. ATL	Kingston Flemings	8. ATL	Mikel Brown	8. ATL	Kingston Flemings	8. ATL	Brayden Burries
9. DAL	Morez Johnson	9. DAL	Kingston Flemings	9. DAL	Aday Mara	9. DAL	Brayden Burries	9. DAL	Brayden Burries	9. DAL	Aday Mara	9. DAL	Nate Ament	9. DAL	Brayden Burries	9. DAL	Brayden Burries	9. DAL	Morez Johnson
10. MIL	Brayden Burries	10. MIL	Nate Ament	10. MIL	Kingston Flemings	10. MIL	Nate Ament	10. MIL	Kingston Flemings	10. MIL	Nate Ament	10. MIL	Brayden Burries	10. MIL	Aday Mara	10. MIL	Nate Ament	10. MIL	Kingston Flemings
11. GSW	Yaxel Lendeborg	11. GSW	Brayden Burries	11. GSW	Yaxel Lendeborg	11. GSW	Aday Mara	11. GSW	Yaxel Lendeborg	11. GSW	Brayden Burries	11. GSW	Aday Mara	11. GSW	Yaxel Lendeborg	11. GSW	Aday Mara	11. GSW	Yaxel Lendeborg
12. OKC	Aday Mara	12. OKC	Morez Johnson	12. OKC	Morez Johnson	12. OKC	Yaxel Lendeborg	12. OKC	Aday Mara	12. OKC	Morez Johnson	12. OKC	Morez Johnson	12. OKC	Nate Ament	12. OKC	Hannes Steinbach	12. OKC	Christian Anderson
13. MIL	Nate Ament	13. MIL	Karim Lopez	13. MIL	Nate Ament	13. MIL	Hannes Steinbach	13. MIL	Cameron Carr	13. MIL	Cameron Carr	13. MIL	Karim Lopez	13. MIA	Morez Johnson	13. MIA	Yaxel Lendeborg	13. MIA	Karim Lopez
14. CHA	Hannes Steinbach	14. CHA	Hannes Steinbach	14. CHA	Karim Lopez	14. CHA	Morez Johnson	14. CHA	Morez Johnson	14. CHA	Hannes Steinbach	14. CHA	Yaxel Lendeborg	14. CHA	Hannes Steinbach	14. CHA	Morez Johnson	14. CHA	Nate Ament
15. CHI	Dailyn Swain	15. CHI	Christian Anderson	15. CHI	Cameron Carr	15. CHI	Labaron Philon	15. CHI	Hannes Steinbach	15. CHI	Yaxel Lendeborg	15. CHI	Cameron Carr	15. CHI	Cameron Carr	15. CHI	Dailyn Swain	15. CHI	Aday Mara
16. OKC (via MEM)	Bennett Stirtz	16. MEM	Allen Graves	16. MEM	Bennett Stirtz	16. MEM	Bennett Stirtz	16. MEM	Bennett Stirtz	16. MEM	Christian Anderson	16. MEM	Christian Anderson	16. MEM	Labaron Philon	16. MEM	Ebuka Okorie	16. MEM	Chris Cenac
17. DET (via OKC)	Ebuka Okorie	17. OKC	Yaxel Lendeborg	17. OKC	Dailyn Swain	17. OKC	Karim Lopez	17. OKC	Dailyn Swain	17. OKC	Dailyn Swain	17. OKC	Bennett Stirtz	17. OKC	Karim Lopez	17. OKC	Cameron Carr	17. OKC	Dailyn Swain
18. CHA	Christian Anderson	18. CHA	Chris Cenac	18. CHA	Hannes Steinbach	18. CHA	Dailyn Swain	18. CHA	Allen Graves	18. CHA	Allen Graves	18. CHA	Hannes Steinbach	18. CHA	Bennett Stirtz	18. CHA	Labaron Philon	18. CHA	Bennett Stirtz
19. TOR	Allen Graves	19. TOR	Labaron Philon	19. TOR	Christian Anderson	19. TOR	Christian Anderson	19. TOR	Tarris Reed	19. TOR	Bennett Stirtz	19. TOR	Ebuka Okorie	19. TOR	Ebuka Okorie	19. TOR	Christian Anderson	19. TOR	Labaron Philon
20. SAS	Jayden Quaintance	20. SAS	Cameron Carr	20. SAS	Allen Graves	20. SAS	Cameron Carr	20. SAS	Karim Lopez	20. SAS	Karim Lopez	20. SAS	Dailyn Swain	20. SAS	Allen Graves	20. SAS	Allen Graves	20. SAS	Hannes Steinbach
21. MEM (via DET)	Karim Lopez	21. DET	Bennett Stirtz	21. DET	Labaron Philon	21. DET	Ebuka Okorie	21. DET	Christian Anderson	21. DET	Labaron Philon	21. DET	Labaron Philon	21. DET	Christian Anderson	21. DET	Bennett Stirtz	21. DET	Cameron Carr
22. PHI	Labaron Philon	22. PHI	Henri Veesaar	22. PHI	Chris Cenac	22. PHI	Allen Graves	22. PHI	Chris Cenac	22. PHI	Chris Cenac	22. PHI	Allen Graves	22. PHI	Chris Cenac	22. PHI	Koa Peat	22. PHI	Allen Graves
23. ATL	Zuby Ejiofor	23. ATL	Ebuka Okorie	23. ATL	Ebuka Okorie	23. ATL	Jayden Quaintance	23. ATL	Ebuka Okorie	23. ATL	Tarris Reed	23. ATL	Chris Cenac	23. ATL	Jayden Quaintance	23. ATL	Meleek Thomas	23. ATL	Ebuka Okorie
24. LAL (via NYK)	Cameron Carr	24. NYK	Tarris Reed	24. NYK	Meleek Thomas	24. NYK	Chris Cenac	24. NYK	Zuby Ejiofor	24. NYK	Zuby Ejiofor	24. NYK	Tarris Reed	24. NYK	Dailyn Swain	24. NYK	Karim Lopez	24. NYK	Jayden Quaintance
25. DAL (via NYK)	Sergio de Larrea	25. LAL	Dailyn Swain	25. LAL	Isaiah Evans	25. LAL	Joshua Jefferson	25. LAL	Isaiah Evans	25. LAL	Isaiah Evans	25. LAL	Henri Veesaar	25. LAL	Koa Peat	25. LAL	Jayden Quaintance	25. LAL	Sergio de Larrea
26. SAS (via DEN)	Tarris Reed	26. DEN	Koa Peat	26. DEN	Tarris Reed	26. DEN	Koa Peat	26. DEN	Labaron Philon	26. DEN	Koa Peat	26. DEN	Meleek Thomas	26. DEN	Isaiah Evans	26. DEN	Ryan Conwell	26. DEN	Koa Peat
27. BOS	Chris Cenac	27. BOS	Jayden Quaintance	27. BOS	Zuby Ejiofor	27. BOS	Sergio de Larrea	27. BOS	Jayden Quaintance	27. BOS	Ebuka Okorie	27. BOS	Koa Peat	27. BOS	Henri Veesaar	27. BOS	Chris Cenac	27. BOS	Zuby Ejiofor
28. BKN	Joshua Jefferson	28. BKN	Sergio de Larrea	28. BKN	Jayden Quaintance	28. MIN	Isaiah Evans	28. BKN	Sergio de Larrea	28. BKN	Jayden Quaintance	28. BKN	Jayden Quaintance	28. MIN	Sergio de Larrea	28. MIN	Sergio de Larrea	28. MIN	Isaiah Evans
29. SAC (via CLE)	Alex Karaban	29. CLE	Zuby Ejiofor	29. CLE	Henri Veesaar	29. CLE	Henri Veesaar	29. CLE	Henri Veesaar	29. CLE	Henri Veesaar	29. CLE	Isaiah Evans	29. CLE	Alex Karaban	29. CLE	Henri Veesaar	29. CLE	Henri Veesaar
30. PHX (via DAL)	Koa Peat	30. DAL	Isaiah Evans	30. DAL	Joshua Jefferson	30. DAL	Meleek Thomas	30. DAL	Koa Peat	30. DAL	Sergio de Larrea	30. DAL	Sergio de Larrea	30. DAL	Joshua Jefferson	30. DAL	Isaiah Evans	30. DAL	Meleek Thomas

Summary of all transactions leading up to and during the draft:

NBA.com – Draft Trade Tracker

References:

The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]

ESPN [Jeremy Woo]

No Ceilings

SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell]

Tankathon

The Ringer [J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau]

Yahoo Sports [Kevin O’Connor]

RealGM – future draft pick details

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