While the 2026 NBA Draft is months away, it is shaping up to be a loaded group at the top, especially in the top three. The trio of Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boo

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder are projected to have three first-round draft picks, including a potential lottery selection.

We're roughly two weeks into the college basketball campaign, and it seems we are in for a historically dominant freshman class and an extremely fun season over

It'll take a few years, a handful of fired general managers and maybe even some awkward "We like you, but we don't like like you" extension negotiations before we're sure about which teams blew it in the 2025 NBA draft.

The 2025-26 season is approaching the one-month mark, which makes this a perfect time to check in on the 2024 rookie class and see how this group, which was not as highly regarded as some of the other recent classes,

They weren't draft busts yet, but most of the 2024 rookie class looked a bit uninspired at the end of their first year. Expectations were reset as the best prospects looked like high-level role players and the projects fizzled out.

Imagine that the NBA is starting from scratch, only using players from the 2020 through 2024 draft classes. How would the draft play out?

Early injuries scattering the No. 1 pick race? Only two guards in the top 10? Let's project all 30 picks for the 2026 first round.

If the Washington Wizards end up with one of the first three picks in the 2026 NBA Draft, they will almost certainly walk away with one of Darryn Peterson, the do-it-all freshman guard from Kansas, AJ Dybantsa,

As a result, Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report has Brooklyn watching other teams take three generational prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft: AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cam Boozer. At No. 4, the Nets are projected to take Caleb Wilson out of North Carolina.

Branch averaged 15.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists this summer playing up a level, and is now in conversation for the 2027 NBA Draft.