The NBA Draft lottery was held on Sunday, and the four teams who were able to grab a top-four pick were the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls, in that respective order. This upcoming draft has been lauded by many as being one of the best in recent memory as far as talent goes.
But even so, it appears to be that the projected top four picks in BYU‘s AJ Dybantsa, Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, Duke’s Cameron Boozer and North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson, are in a separate tier than the rest of the draft class. In fact, one NBA personnel member strong advised against the Wizards, Jazz, Grizzlies and Bulls to even think about potentially trading out of the top four, as per Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic.
“A team in the top-four would be stupid to trade out,” the unnamed staff member is on record as saying.
Again, that’s not to say that there aren’t other talented prospects in the NBA Draft. Darius Acuff of Arkansas, Keaton Wagler of Illinois and Kingston Flemings of Houston, among others, are all intriguing lottery prospects as well. But the projected top-four players are more highly thought of by league personnel.
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But when it comes to the top-four picks, what will be interesting to see is the ultimate order in which they are drafted. Dybantsa seems like the obvious choice for a team like the Wizards, but do the Jazz ultimately take Peterson, or do they shake things up and go for either Boozer or Wilson?
Another NBA executive believes that after Dybantsa, nothing is set in stone.
“Not sure someone doesn’t sneak into the top-two,” the executive said.
The 2026 NBA Draft is set for June 23 and June 24 with the first round and then second round happening on consecutive days.
The NBA Draft lottery was held on Sunday, and the four teams who were able to grab a top-four pick were the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls, in that respective order. This upcoming draft has been lauded by many as being one of the best in recent memory as far as talent goes.