{"id":757572,"date":"2026-06-10T15:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/757572\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:27:45","slug":"2026-nba-mock-draft-cbs-sports-predicts-all-60-picks-in-latest-two-round-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/757572\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NBA Mock Draft: CBS Sports predicts all 60 picks in latest two-round projection"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NBA Draft<\/a> is rapidly approaching, but plenty of uncertainty still surrounds the top of the board. With that in mind, CBS Sports<\/a> NBA analyst Adam Finkelstein<\/a> released his first full two-round mock draft<\/a> with just two weeks remaining before draft night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Finkelstein<\/a>, teams are still gathering information and keeping their intentions close to the vest. Trade possibilities only add another layer of unpredictability to the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While some organizations have revealed their plans early in recent years, this draft appears far less settled. Check out Finkelstein\u2019s projections<\/a>, all 60, highlighted with the players he believes are best positioned to hear their names called early, below.<\/p>\n

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1. Washington Wizards: AJ Dybantsa<\/a>, F \u2013 BYU<\/p>\n

Finkelstein believes AJ Dybantsa remains the favorite to go first overall, even though Washington has not tipped its hand. The BYU star possesses elite size, athleticism and three-level scoring ability.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His offensive upside could eventually make him one of the league\u2019s premier scorers. The next step will be proving he can consistently translate those gifts into winning basketball.<\/p>\n

Finkelstein continues to view Peterson as Utah\u2019s likely selection if he remains available. He believes Peterson\u2019s fit alongside Keyonte George makes more sense than adding another frontcourt player.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Kansas standout showed impressive shot-making ability despite dealing with injuries last season. Utah hopes he can rediscover the all-around creation skills he displayed before college.<\/p>\n

3. Memphis Grizzlies: Cameron Boozer,<\/a> F \u2013 Duke<\/p>\n

According to Finkelstein, Cameron Boozer possesses the highest floor in the draft. The Duke star brings a rare blend of size, physicality, feel and production.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Memphis could immediately solidify its frontcourt by pairing him with Zach Edey and Cedric Coward. His winning pedigree only strengthens his appeal.<\/p>\n

4. Chicago Bulls: Caleb Wilson<\/a>, F \u2013 North Carolina<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s long-term upside makes him one of the most intriguing prospects in the class. Finkelstein praised his athleticism, motor and overall flexibility for a player his size.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While his offensive game took major strides last season, there is still room for growth. Chicago could view him as a future franchise cornerstone.<\/p>\n

5. Los Angeles Clippers (via IND): Keaton Wagler<\/a>, G \u2013 Illinois<\/p>\n

The Clippers have reportedly evaluated several guards, but Finkelstein believes Wagler fits best. His size and shooting provide valuable versatility both on and off the ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond his physical tools, his basketball IQ stands out. Those instincts could make him an ideal complement to Darius Garland.<\/p>\n

6. Brooklyn Nets: Darius Acuff Jr.<\/a>, G \u2013 Arkansas<\/p>\n

Brooklyn has multiple directions it could pursue, but Finkelstein projects Acuff here. The Arkansas guard would give the Nets another offensive creator with star potential.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While some positional overlap exists, his scoring ability is difficult to ignore. He could make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n

7. Sacramento Kings: Mikel Brown Jr.<\/a>, G \u2013 Louisville<\/p>\n

Brown has gained momentum during the pre-draft process. Finkelstein highlighted his passing ability, shooting touch and overall skill level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He believes Brown is a better shooter than his Louisville numbers indicated. Sacramento could view him as its point guard of the future.<\/p>\n

8. Atlanta Hawks (via NO): Kingston Flemings<\/a>, G \u2013 Houston <\/p>\n

Flemings brings elite athleticism and defensive intensity to the table. Finkelstein noted his ability to attack the rim and create shots off the dribble.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His perimeter shooting remains under scrutiny, but the upside is evident. Atlanta could pair him with its young defensive core.<\/p>\n

9. Dallas Mavericks: Brayden Burries<\/a>, G \u2013 Arizona<\/p>\n

There is growing belief that Burries and Dallas would welcome a partnership. The Arizona guard offers toughness, shooting and defensive versatility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His NBA-ready frame should allow him to contribute immediately. Finkelstein sees him as an excellent fit alongside Cooper Flagg.<\/p>\n

10. Milwaukee Bucks: Nate Ament<\/a>, F \u2013 Tennessee<\/p>\n

Ament remains one of the most polarizing players in the draft. The 6-foot-10 forward possesses intriguing skill and fluidity but still needs to add strength.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite some inconsistency, his long-term upside remains enormous. For a Bucks franchise facing uncertainty, that potential could be worth the gamble.<\/p>\n

Picks No. 11-30<\/p>\n

11. Golden State Warriors: Aday Mara<\/a>, C \u2013 Michigan
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC): Yaxel Lendeborg<\/a>, F \u2013 Michigan
13. Miami Heat: Labaron Philon Jr<\/a>., G \u2013 Alabama
14. Charlotte Hornets: Morez Johnson Jr<\/a>., F \u2013 Michigan
15. Chicago Bulls (via POR): Jayden Quaintance<\/a>, F \u2013 Kentucky
16. Memphis Grizzlies (via PHX): Hannes Steinbach<\/a>, F \u2013 Washington
17. Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHI): Karim Lopez<\/a>, F \u2013 New Zealand Breakers
18. Charlotte Hornets (via ORL): Dailyn Swain<\/a>, F \u2013 Texas
19. Toronto Raptors: Christian Anderson Jr.<\/a>, G \u2013 Texas Tech
20. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL): Cameron Carr<\/a>, G \u2013 Baylor\u00a0
21. Detroit Pistons (via MIN): Bennett Stirtz<\/a>, G \u2013 Iowa
22. Philadelphia 76ers (via HOU): Koa Peat<\/a>, F \u2013 Arizona
23. Atlanta Hawks (via CLE): Chris Cenac Jr.<\/a>, F \u2013 Houston
24. New York Knicks: Tarris Reed Jr.<\/a>, C \u2013 UConn
25. Los Angeles Lakers: Henri Veesaar,<\/a> C \u2013 North Carolina
26. Denver Nuggets: Ebuka Okorie<\/a>, G \u2013 Stanford
27. Boston Celtics: Allen Graves<\/a>, F \u2013 Santa Clara
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET): Isaiah Evans<\/a>, G \u2013 Duke
29. Cleveland Cavaliers (via SA): Meleek Thomas<\/a>, G \u2013 Arkansas
30. Dallas Mavericks (via OKC): Luigi Suigo<\/a>, C, Italy<\/p>\n

Round 2 \u2014 Picks No. 31-60<\/p>\n

31. New York Knicks (via WAS): Zuby Ejiofor<\/a>, F \u2013 St. John\u2019s
32. Memphis Grizzlies (via IND): Sergio De Larrea, G \u2013 Valencia
33. Brooklyn Nets: Joshua Jefferson<\/a>, F \u2013 Iowa State
34. Sacramento Kings: Baba Miller<\/a>, F \u2013 Cincinnati
35. San Antonio Spurs (via MIN): Alex Karaban<\/a>, F \u2013 UConn
36. Los Angeles Clippers (via MEM): Richie Saunders<\/a>, G \u2013 BYU
37. Oklahoma City Thunder (via DAL): Ryan Conwell<\/a>, G \u2013 Louisville
38. Chicago Bulls (via NO): Otega Oweh<\/a>, G \u2013 Kentucky
39. Houston Rockets (via CHI): Braden Smith<\/a>, G \u2013 Purdue
40. Boston Celtics (via MIL): Ugonna Onyenso<\/a>, Center \u2013 Virginia
41. Miami Heat (via GS): Emanuel Sharp<\/a>, G \u2013 Houston
42. San Antonio Spurs (via POR): Trevon Brazile<\/a>, F \u2013 Arkansas
43. Brooklyn Nets (via LAC): Tyler Nickel<\/a>, F \u2013 Vanderbilt
44. San Antonio Spurs (via MIA): Bruce Thornton<\/a>, G \u2013 Ohio State
45. Sacramento Kings (via CHA): Dillon Mitchell<\/a>, F \u2013 St. John\u2019s
46. Orlando Magic: Tyler Bilodeau<\/a>, F \u2013 UCLA
47. Phoenix Suns (via PHI): Felix Okpara<\/a>, C \u2013 Tennessee
48. Dallas Mavericks (via PHX): Jaden Bradley<\/a>, G \u2013 Arizona
49. Denver Nuggets (via ATL): Nate Bittle<\/a>, C \u2013 Oregon
50. Toronto Raptors: Izaiyah Nelson<\/a>, F \u2013 USF
51. Washington Wizards (via MIN): Milos Uzan<\/a>, G \u2013 St. John\u2019s
52. Los Angeles Clippers (via CLE): Rafael Castro<\/a>, C \u2013 George Washington
53. Houston Rockets: Maliq Brown<\/a>, F \u2013 Duke
54. Golden State Warriors (via LAL): Tucker DeVries<\/a>, F, Indiana
55. New York Knicks: Tobi Lawal<\/a>, F \u2013 Virginia Tech
56. Chicago Bulls (via DEN): Kylan Boswell<\/a>, G \u2013 Illinois
57. Atlanta Hawks (via BOS): Jack Kayil<\/a>, G \u2013 Alba Berlin
58. New Orleans Pelicans (via DET): Nick Boyd<\/a>, G \u2013 Wisconsin
59. Minnesota Timberwolves (via SA): Bryce Hopkins<\/a>, F \u2013 St. John\u2019s
60. Washington Wizards (via OKC): Keyshawn Hall<\/a>, F \u2013 Auburn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 NBA Draft is rapidly approaching, but plenty of uncertainty still surrounds the top of the board.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":757573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3789],"tags":[17430,5387,1446,89715,90790,7,4757,92698,52405,52407,29563,5391,5392,73890,22246,73891,559,52410,73892,52411,29567,72385,5396,13763,73893,5398,5399,92699,4758,90918,5400,92700,5403,5408,73894,73895,5409,73896,22250,90792,4034,192,1477,4032,251,135,4033,4031,90793,90794,90796,5411,1482,17431,41458,13778,6,32728,52429,2339,92894,5417,5419,5423,52433,92701,92702,5428,1488,5429,92703,88000,1493,5430],"class_list":["post-757572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-clippers","tag-aday-mara-23-casademont-zaragoza","tag-aj-dybantsa-25-utah-prep","tag-alex-karaban-21-new-hampton-school","tag-allen-graves-24-ponchatoula","tag-baba-miller-22-spain","tag-basketball","tag-bennett-stirtz-22-liberty","tag-braden-smith-14-olathe-south","tag-brayden-burries-25-eleanor-roosevelt","tag-bruce-thornton-22-milton","tag-bryce-hopkins-21-fenwick","tag-caleb-wilson-25-holy-innocents-episcopal-school","tag-cameron-boozer-25-columbus","tag-cameron-carr-23-link-academy","tag-chris-cenac-25-link-academy","tag-christian-anderson-24-lovett-school","tag-clippers","tag-dailyn-swain-23-columbus-africentric-early-college","tag-darius-acuff-25-img-academy","tag-darryn-peterson-25-prolific-prep","tag-dillon-mitchell-22-montverde-academy","tag-ebuka-okorie-25-brewster-academy","tag-emanuel-sharp-21-bishop-mclaughlin-catholic","tag-felix-okpara-22-link-year-prep","tag-hannes-steinbach-25-wurzburg","tag-henri-veesaar-22-estonia","tag-isaiah-evans-24-north-mecklenburg","tag-izaiyah-nelson-22-marietta","tag-jakobi-gillespie-22-greeneville","tag-jack-kayil","tag-jaden-bradley-22-img-academy","tag-jaden-henley-22-colony","tag-jayden-quaintance-24-word-of-god-christian-academy","tag-joshua-jefferson-22-liberty","tag-karim-lopez-25-club-joventut-badalona","tag-keaton-wagler-25-shawnee-mission-northwest","tag-keyshawn-hall-22-the-skill-factory","tag-kingston-flemings-25-william-j-brennan","tag-koa-peat-25-perry","tag-kylan-boswell-22-compass-prep","tag-la","tag-la-clippers","tag-labaron-philon-24-link-academy","tag-laclippers","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesclippers","tag-luigi-suigo-26-olimpia-milano","tag-maliq-brown-22-blue-ridge-school","tag-meleek-thomas-25-lincoln-park-performing-arts-cs","tag-mikel-brown-jr-25-overtime-elite","tag-milos-uzan-22-prolific-prep","tag-morez-johnson-24-thornton-township","tag-nate-ament-25-highland","tag-nate-bittle-21-prolific-prep","tag-nba","tag-nick-boyd-20-don-bosco-prep","tag-nick-martinelli-22-glenbrook-south","tag-otega-oweh-22-blair-academy","tag-rafael-castro-21-dover","tag-richie-saunders-20-wasatch-academy","tag-ryan-conwell-22-pike","tag-tamin-lipsey-22-ames","tag-tarris-reed-jr-22-chaminade","tag-tobi-lawal-22-lee-academy","tag-trevon-brazile-21-parkview","tag-trey-kaufman-renn-21-silver-creek","tag-tucker-devries-21-waukee","tag-tyler-bilodeau-22-kennewick","tag-tyler-nickel-22-east-rockingham","tag-ugonna-onyenso-22-putnam-science-academy","tag-yaxel-lendeborg-21-pennsauken","tag-zuby-ejiofor-22-garland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}