The Grizzlies have tons of draft capital and the largest trade exception in NBA history to rebuild once Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. leave.

Oklahoma City can add even more depth to its roster this summer as the team is set to have multiple first-round picks in the 2026 NBA Draft.

Loaded at the top, the 2026 Draft class is shaping up to be one of the best classes of the last decade.

It’s been a banner week for college basketball, as seemingly each of the country’s brightest stars are shining bright. The headliner of last week’s action was, of course, AJ Dybantsa facing off with Darryn Peterson. However, that battle only lasted for a half, as Peterson was once again held out for “cramping”. We’ll always have this dunk though.

Kansas shooting guard Darryn Peterson received 12 votes and BYU small forward AJ Dybantsa got eight votes in a poll of 20 NBA scouts and executives that asked who they thought would be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 draft.

The NBA Draft Lottery will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2026 NBA Draft. Drawings will be conducted to determine the first four picks. The “lottery teams” will select in positions five through 14 in reverse order of their 2025-26 regular-season records.

There were 21 NBA rookies and sophomores drafted onto one of three teams coached by NBA Hall of Famers.

The comparison was inevitable the moment the hype started building. With AJ Dybantsa headlining an upcoming class many scouts already view as special, the conversation drifted to the gold standard.

A quiet NBA trade deadline suddenly picked up Tuesday, with James Harden going to Cleveland, Darius Garland to LA and Jaren Jackson Jr. to Utah, among other moves.