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Follow live: Round 1 of the 2026 NBA draft

ESPN Wednesday 24 June 2026, 00:56 UTC 1 min read
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NBA Draft History Our Draft Archives Get expert analysis from previous drafts here. Get expert analysis from previous drafts here. Could your team land a superstar?

NBA Draft History Our Draft Archives Get expert analysis from previous drafts here. Get expert analysis from previous drafts here. Could your team land a superstar? Enter the teams and players into our Trade Machine, and we'll tell you if it works. We have the updates, including players and draft picks, for every NBA trade made this summer. Kevin Durant, the all-time leading scorer in Olympic basketball history and a four-time gold medalist, will be among the USA Basketball players who will turn to coaching at a 3x3 tournament this summer to support various charities. Nigeria will have its strongest showing in NBA Draft history when the league convenes at Barclays Center on June 23 and 24, with as many as 10 players of Nigerian descent in position to hear their names called. We have an updated 60-pick mock draft with new intel ahead of Round 1 of the 2026 NBA draft (Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC). The NBA's next generation of players arrived in style for the 2026 draft in Brooklyn. Before the All-Star guard heads back home, he reflected on his first NBA home with the Miami Heat.
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