Updated Top 100 rankings for the 2026 NBA draft: Which top prospects are rising and falling?

Key Highlights

• With a strong class of freshmen making real impacts on their teams, and the presence of three No.
• 1-caliber prospects, 2026 remains on track to bring one of the most consequential draft lotteries in recent years, one that will have several big winners. The consensus around the NBA remains that the top of this draft is particularly strong.
• The headlining trio of Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer continues to spark healthy debate within front offices.
• Other top prospects, including Caleb Wilson and Kingston Flemings, have taken quicker to the college game than expected -- Sixteen of ESPN's current top 25 prospects are freshmen. How the depth of the class will ultimately develop is up for debate, with the talent level beyond the top group viewed by many as more akin to an average draft year.
• NBA teams expect the impact of big-money NIL compensation to continue the trend of more midtier prospects returning to college.