2026 NBA draft early entry list revealed

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Updated April 10, 2026, 10:45 p.m. ET

The 2026 draft is projected to be one of the best in recent memory. With March Madness in the rearview, we jump-start the process by tracking the players who have decided to put their names in the hat for the June ceremony. Here’s the early-entry list as of now:

PROJPLAYERPOSTEAMAGE#8Mikel BrownPGLouisville20 years and 7 days#11Labaron PhilonPGAlabama20 years and 137 days#13Karim LopezSGNew Zealand Breakers18 years and 364 days#21Chris CenacPFHouston19 years and 98 days#24Dailyn SwainSFTexas20 years and 269 days#25Christian AndersonPGTexas Tech20 years and 8 days#31Tounde YessoufouSFBaylor19 years and 330 days#37Juke HarrisSGWake Forest20 years and 262 days#43Ryan ConwellPGLouisville21 years and 299 days#45Ebuka OkoriePGStanford19 years and 0 days#47Allen GravesSFSanta Clara20 years and 99 days#48Flory BidungaPFKansas20 years and 325 days#51Jaden BradleyPGArizona22 years and 209 daysNRMatt AbleSGNorth Carolina St18 years and 273 daysNRDai Dai AmesSGCalifornia20 years and 282 daysNRMohammad AminiSFSLUC Nancy20 years and 349 daysNRMichael AyayiPFButler22 years and 323 daysNRJohn BlackwellPGWisconsin21 years and 106 daysNRTerrence BrownPGUtahN/ANRRowan BrumbaughPGTulane22 years and 34 daysNRChandler CuthrellPFElonN/ANRTre DonaldsonPGMiami22 years and 121 daysNRJeremy FearsPGMichigan St20 years and 356 daysNRAcaden LewisPGVIllanova20 years and 181 daysNRMalachi MorenoCKentucky19 years and 168 daysNRKashie NattSGSam Houston St23 years and 61 daysNRDennis ParkerSFRadford21 years and 55 daysNRAnthony RoySFOklahoma St24 years and 125 daysNRAiden TobiasonSGTemple19 years and 344 daysNRBryson TuckerSFWashington19 years and 279 daysNRErnest UdehCMiami22 years and 93 daysNRLeJuan WattsSFTexas Tech22 years and 183 days

* Projected rank based on our Aggregated Mock Draft (NR = Not Ranked)

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