2026 NBA Draft · Recap

Board vs. Reality

Biggest Riser

Morez Johnson Jr.

expected #12 · drafted #9 by DAL

↑ 3 spots ahead of consensus

Went to chalk

29/ 30

picks landed within their consensus range — 97% of the board

Ranked vs. Drafted

Every prospect: where the consensus ranked him against where he actually went. On the line, the field nailed it; above it he rose, below it he fell. Hover any face for the details.

11101020203030Consensus rank →Actual pick →AJ Dybantsa — expected #2, drafted #1Darryn Peterson — expected #3, drafted #2Cameron Boozer — expected #1, drafted #3Caleb Wilson — expected #4, drafted #4Keaton Wagler — expected #5, drafted #5Mikel Brown Jr. — expected #6, drafted #6Darius Acuff Jr. — expected #11, drafted #7Kingston Flemings — expected #7, drafted #8Brayden Burries — expected #9, drafted #10Yaxel Lendeborg — expected #10, drafted #11Aday Mara — expected #8, drafted #12Nate Ament — expected #22, drafted #13Hannes Steinbach — expected #18, drafted #14Dailyn Swain — expected #19, drafted #15Bennett Stirtz — expected #14, drafted #16Ebuka Okorie — expected #13, drafted #17Christian Anderson — expected #20, drafted #18Allen Graves — expected #21, drafted #19Jayden Quaintance — expected #17, drafted #20Karim Lopez — expected #23, drafted #21Labaron Philon — expected #16, drafted #22Zuby Ejiofor — expected #25, drafted #23Cameron Carr — expected #15, drafted #24Sergio de Larrea — expected #32, drafted #25Tarris Reed Jr. — expected #24, drafted #26Chris Cenac Jr. — expected #29, drafted #27Joshua Jefferson — expected #26, drafted #28Alex Karaban — expected #35, drafted #29Koa Peat — expected #28, drafted #30Morez Johnson Jr. — expected #12, drafted #9
  • Riser — drafted ahead of expectation
  • Faller — drafted later than expected
  • On the board — went about as expected
  • Hover a face for name, position, and expected vs. actual slot.

Pick by Pick

12 R1 OKC Aday Mara C · Michigan #8 range 5–13 +4
13 R1 MIA Nate Ament F · Tennessee #22 range 10–38 -9
19 R1 TOR Allen Graves F · Santa Clara University #21 range 9–27 -2
23 R1 ATL Zuby Ejiofor F · St. John's #25 range 19–34 -2
30 R1 DAL Koa Peat F · Arizona #28 range 18–40 +2

Risers

Drafted furthest ahead of their consensus range.

Fallers

Drafted furthest past their consensus range.

No notable fallers yet.

How Predictable Was Each Tier?

Share of picks in each range that landed within their consensus range. The top is chalk; the field spreads out as the draft goes on.

Top 5picks 1–5 100%
Lotterypicks 6–14 89%
Mid 1stpicks 15–30 100%

Which Boards Read the Room?

Each board scored on how closely its order matched the real thing (order-match, 0–100; 50 = no better than chance).

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Closest board of 2026

No Ceilings

25 of 30 picks within five slots

96 order match
DraftGuru Consensus benchmark 96

Blending every board scored 96 — ahead of 4 of 7 individual analyst boards.

Individual boards

1 No Ceilings Board 96
2 Dizzle Dynasty Board 96
3 Ersin Demir Mock #1 ✓ 96
4 Assisted Development Board 91
5 Floor and Ceiling Board #1 ✓ 91
6 Prospects & Concepts Board 90
7 Draft Stack Board 88

Order-match = rank correlation between a board's order and the actual draft order, scaled 0–100. Boards sharing fewer than five drafted players are omitted; the consensus is shown as a benchmark, not ranked against analysts.

Measured against the pre-draft consensus blend. Round 1 tonight, Round 2 tomorrow. See the consensus board →