[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 WassermanESPN’s Jeremy WooSB Nation’s Ricky O’DonnellYahoo 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 DRAFTYahoo 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. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASAJ
Dybantsa
1. WASDarryn
Peterson
2. UTADarryn
Peterson
2. UTACameron
Boozer
2. UTADarryn
Peterson
2. UTADarryn
Peterson
2. UTADarryn
Peterson
2. UTADarryn
Peterson
2. UTADarryn
Peterson
2. UTADarryn
Peterson
2. UTACameron
Boozer
2. UTAAJ
Dybantsa
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
3. MEMDarryn
Peterson
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
3. MEMDarryn
Peterson
3. MEMCameron
Boozer
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
4. CHICaleb
Wilson
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACMikel
Brown
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACKeaton
Wagler
5. LACMikel
Brown
6. BKNMikel
Brown
6. BKNKeaton
Wagler
6. BKNMikel
Brown
6. BKNMikel
Brown
6. BKNMikel
Brown
6. BKNMikel
Brown
6. BKNMikel
Brown
6. BKNDarius
Acuff
6. BKNMikel
Brown
6. BKNKeaton
Wagler
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACKingston
Flemings
7. SACDarius
Acuff
7. SACDarius
Acuff
8. ATLKingston
Flemings
8. ATLAday
Mara
8. ATLBrayden
Burries
8. ATLKingston
Flemings
8. ATLNate
Ament
8. ATLKingston
Flemings
8. ATLKingston
Flemings
8. ATLMikel
Brown
8. ATLKingston
Flemings
8. ATLBrayden
Burries
9. DALMorez
Johnson
9. DALKingston
Flemings
9. DALAday
Mara
9. DALBrayden
Burries
9. DALBrayden
Burries
9. DALAday
Mara
9. DALNate
Ament
9. DALBrayden
Burries
9. DALBrayden
Burries
9. DALMorez
Johnson
10. MILBrayden
Burries
10. MILNate
Ament
10. MILKingston
Flemings
10. MILNate
Ament
10. MILKingston
Flemings
10. MILNate
Ament
10. MILBrayden
Burries
10. MILAday
Mara
10. MILNate
Ament
10. MILKingston
Flemings
11. GSWYaxel
Lendeborg
11. GSWBrayden
Burries
11. GSWYaxel
Lendeborg
11. GSWAday
Mara
11. GSWYaxel
Lendeborg
11. GSWBrayden
Burries
11. GSWAday
Mara
11. GSWYaxel
Lendeborg
11. GSWAday
Mara
11. GSWYaxel
Lendeborg
12. OKCAday
Mara
12. OKCMorez
Johnson
12. OKCMorez
Johnson
12. OKCYaxel
Lendeborg
12. OKCAday
Mara
12. OKCMorez
Johnson
12. OKCMorez
Johnson
12. OKCNate
Ament
12. OKCHannes
Steinbach
12. OKCChristian
Anderson
13. MILNate
Ament
13. MILKarim
Lopez
13. MILNate
Ament
13. MILHannes
Steinbach
13. MILCameron
Carr
13. MILCameron
Carr
13. MILKarim
Lopez
13. MIAMorez
Johnson
13. MIAYaxel
Lendeborg
13. MIAKarim
Lopez
14. CHAHannes
Steinbach
14. CHAHannes
Steinbach
14. CHAKarim
Lopez
14. CHAMorez
Johnson
14. CHAMorez
Johnson
14. CHAHannes
Steinbach
14. CHAYaxel
Lendeborg
14. CHAHannes
Steinbach
14. CHAMorez
Johnson
14. CHANate
Ament
15. CHIDailyn
Swain
15. CHIChristian
Anderson
15. CHICameron
Carr
15. CHILabaron
Philon
15. CHIHannes
Steinbach
15. CHIYaxel
Lendeborg
15. CHICameron
Carr
15. CHICameron
Carr
15. CHIDailyn
Swain
15. CHIAday
Mara
16. OKC
(via MEM)
Bennett
Stirtz
16. MEMAllen
Graves
16. MEMBennett
Stirtz
16. MEMBennett
Stirtz
16. MEMBennett
Stirtz
16. MEMChristian
Anderson
16. MEMChristian
Anderson
16. MEMLabaron
Philon
16. MEMEbuka
Okorie
16. MEMChris
Cenac
17. DET
(via OKC)
Ebuka
Okorie
17. OKCYaxel
Lendeborg
17. OKCDailyn
Swain
17. OKCKarim
Lopez
17. OKCDailyn
Swain
17. OKCDailyn
Swain
17. OKCBennett
Stirtz
17. OKCKarim
Lopez
17. OKCCameron
Carr
17. OKCDailyn
Swain
18. CHAChristian
Anderson
18. CHAChris
Cenac
18. CHAHannes
Steinbach
18. CHADailyn
Swain
18. CHAAllen
Graves
18. CHAAllen
Graves
18. CHAHannes
Steinbach
18. CHABennett
Stirtz
18. CHALabaron
Philon
18. CHABennett
Stirtz
19. TORAllen
Graves
19. TORLabaron
Philon
19. TORChristian
Anderson
19. TORChristian
Anderson
19. TORTarris
Reed
19. TORBennett
Stirtz
19. TOREbuka
Okorie
19. TOREbuka
Okorie
19. TORChristian
Anderson
19. TORLabaron
Philon
20. SASJayden
Quaintance
20. SASCameron
Carr
20. SASAllen
Graves
20. SASCameron
Carr
20. SASKarim
Lopez
20. SASKarim
Lopez
20. SASDailyn
Swain
20. SASAllen
Graves
20. SASAllen
Graves
20. SASHannes
Steinbach
21. MEM
(via DET)
Karim
Lopez
21. DETBennett
Stirtz
21. DETLabaron
Philon
21. DETEbuka
Okorie
21. DETChristian
Anderson
21. DETLabaron
Philon
21. DETLabaron
Philon
21. DETChristian
Anderson
21. DETBennett
Stirtz
21. DETCameron
Carr
22. PHILabaron
Philon
22. PHIHenri
Veesaar
22. PHIChris
Cenac
22. PHIAllen
Graves
22. PHIChris
Cenac
22. PHIChris
Cenac
22. PHIAllen
Graves
22. PHIChris
Cenac
22. PHIKoa
Peat
22. PHIAllen
Graves
23. ATLZuby
Ejiofor
23. ATLEbuka
Okorie
23. ATLEbuka
Okorie
23. ATLJayden
Quaintance
23. ATLEbuka
Okorie
23. ATLTarris
Reed
23. ATLChris
Cenac
23. ATLJayden
Quaintance
23. ATLMeleek
Thomas
23. ATLEbuka
Okorie
24. LAL
(via NYK)
Cameron
Carr
24. NYKTarris
Reed
24. NYKMeleek
Thomas
24. NYKChris
Cenac
24. NYKZuby
Ejiofor
24. NYKZuby
Ejiofor
24. NYKTarris
Reed
24. NYKDailyn
Swain
24. NYKKarim
Lopez
24. NYKJayden
Quaintance
25. DAL
(via NYK)
Sergio
de Larrea
25. LALDailyn
Swain
25. LALIsaiah
Evans
25. LALJoshua
Jefferson
25. LALIsaiah
Evans
25. LALIsaiah
Evans
25. LALHenri
Veesaar
25. LALKoa
Peat
25. LALJayden
Quaintance
25. LALSergio
de Larrea
26. SAS
(via DEN)
Tarris
Reed
26. DENKoa
Peat
26. DENTarris
Reed
26. DENKoa
Peat
26. DENLabaron
Philon
26. DENKoa
Peat
26. DENMeleek
Thomas
26. DENIsaiah
Evans
26. DENRyan
Conwell
26. DENKoa
Peat
27. BOSChris
Cenac
27. BOSJayden
Quaintance
27. BOSZuby
Ejiofor
27. BOSSergio
de Larrea
27. BOSJayden
Quaintance
27. BOSEbuka
Okorie
27. BOSKoa
Peat
27. BOSHenri
Veesaar
27. BOSChris
Cenac
27. BOSZuby
Ejiofor
28. BKNJoshua
Jefferson
28. BKNSergio
de Larrea
28. BKNJayden
Quaintance
28. MINIsaiah
Evans
28. BKNSergio
de Larrea
28. BKNJayden
Quaintance
28. BKNJayden
Quaintance
28. MINSergio
de Larrea
28. MINSergio
de Larrea
28. MINIsaiah
Evans
29. SAC
(via CLE)
Alex
Karaban
29. CLEZuby
Ejiofor
29. CLEHenri
Veesaar
29. CLEHenri
Veesaar
29. CLEHenri
Veesaar
29. CLEHenri
Veesaar
29. CLEIsaiah
Evans
29. CLEAlex
Karaban
29. CLEHenri
Veesaar
29. CLEHenri
Veesaar
30. PHX
(via DAL)
Koa
Peat
30. DALIsaiah
Evans
30. DALJoshua
Jefferson
30. DALMeleek
Thomas
30. DALKoa
Peat
30. DALSergio
de Larrea
30. DALSergio
de Larrea
30. DALJoshua
Jefferson
30. DALIsaiah
Evans
30. DALMeleek
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

Search #mockdraftcomp on Twitter for all past Tweets

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