The Washington Wizards took AJ Dybantsa of BYU with the first pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, and the Utah Jazz took Kansas guard Darryn Peterson second. The 2027 draft is listed as scheduled in ESPN’s draft feed with no date yet, and ESPN’s futures feed has no No. 1 pick market for it.
The top 10 picks of the 2026 draft
| Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Dybantsa | F | BYU | Washington Wizards |
| 2 | Darryn Peterson | G | Kansas | Utah Jazz |
| 3 | Cameron Boozer | F | Duke | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 4 | Caleb Wilson | F | North Carolina | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Keaton Wagler | G | Illinois | LA Clippers (from Indiana) |
| 6 | Mikel Brown Jr. | G | Louisville | Brooklyn Nets |
| 7 | Darius Acuff Jr. | G | Arkansas | Sacramento Kings |
| 8 | Kingston Flemings | G | Houston | Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans) |
| 9 | Morez Johnson Jr. | F | Michigan | Dallas Mavericks |
| 10 | Brayden Burries | G | Arizona | Milwaukee Bucks |
Ten picks came from ten different colleges. Two of the top 10 picks were made by teams using another club’s selection: the Clippers at 5 with Indiana’s, and the Hawks at 8 with New Orleans’.
Recent No. 1 picks
| Draft | Player | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AJ Dybantsa | Washington Wizards | BYU |
| 2025 | Cooper Flagg | Dallas Mavericks | Duke |
| 2024 | Zaccharie Risacher | Atlanta Hawks | None listed |
| 2023 | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | None listed |
| 2022 | Paolo Banchero | Orlando Magic | Duke |
Duke produced two of the last five first picks, and Boozer, the third pick in 2026, also came from Duke. Risacher and Wembanyama were drafted without a college listed in ESPN’s feed.
Where the 2026 class is priced now: Rookie of the Year
The draft market is settled, and the market that follows the class is 2026-27 Rookie of the Year. DraftKings has it posted, and its top four are the draft’s top four, in a different order:
| Player | Team | Draft pick | ROY price | Implied chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Boozer | Memphis Grizzlies | 3 | +300 | 25.0% |
| Darryn Peterson | Utah Jazz | 2 | +330 | 23.3% |
| Caleb Wilson | Chicago Bulls | 4 | +350 | 22.2% |
| AJ Dybantsa | Washington Wizards | 1 | +425 | 19.0% |
| Darius Acuff Jr. | Sacramento Kings | 7 | +1200 | 7.7% |
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Golden State Warriors | Outside the top 10 | +1800 | 5.3% |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | Brooklyn Nets | 6 | +2200 | 4.3% |
| Keaton Wagler | LA Clippers | 5 | +4000 | 2.4% |
The No. 1 pick is fourth on the board. A futures bet is worth making only when you rate a player’s chance higher than the price does. The season opens on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
NBA Draft odds for 2027
No price on the 2027 No. 1 pick is quoted here. As of September 25, 2026, we have no market for it that we can source and date.
Our Rookie of the Year odds page follows the 2026 class, Cooper Flagg odds follows the 2025 top pick, and the NBA Summer League odds page has the Summer League results. Every game from opening night is on our NBA predictions hub. For paid NBA picks, compare the best handicappers and our sportsbook reviews first.