2026 NBA Draft BIG Board V.8
The No Ceilings crew returns to install V.8 of the team's 2026 NBA Draft BIG Board, as well as a SPECIAL announcement...
DRAFT MANIACS.
As the beat rolls on, we find ourselves rapidly approaching the big day.
The anticipation is building with each passing day. Workout videos continue to flood social media timelines. Rumor season continues to pump out ridiculous amounts of smoke.
Is there anything better than Draft Season?
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They Reminisce Over You…
Alright, let’s get into this bad boy. We officially have under 20 days left until the 2026 NBA Draft. As always, our No Ceilings team is given an assignment. Every member of our team puts together their Top 60 players for the class. We then average those rankings to ONE COMPOSITE BOARD.
Here are the results.
#1. Darryn Peterson | G | Kansas
Average Ranking: 2.00
Previous Ranking: 1st
Profile: 6’5”, 200
Year: Freshman (19)
20.2 PTS | 4.2 REB | 1.6 AST | 1.4 STL | 0.6 BLK
43.8 FG% | 38.2 3P% | 82.6 FT%
24 Games | 29.1 MIN
#2. Cameron Boozer | F | Duke
Average Ranking: 2.09
Previous Ranking: 2nd
Profile: 6’9”, 253
Year: Freshman (18)
22.5 PTS | 10.2 REB | 4.1 AST | 1.4 STL | 0.6 BLK
55.6 FG% | 39.1 3P% | 78.9 FT%
38 Games | 33.4 MIN
#3. AJ Dybantsa | F | BYU
Average Ranking: 2.18
Previous Ranking: 3rd
Profile: 6’9”, 210
Year: Freshman
25.5 PTS | 6.8 REB | 3.7 AST | 1.1 STL | 0.3 BLK
51.0 FG% | 33.1 3P% | 77.4 FT%
35 Games | 34.8 MIN
#4. Caleb Wilson | F | North Carolina
Average Ranking: 3.73
Previous Ranking: 4th
Profile: 6’10”, 211
Year: Freshman
19.8 PTS | 9.4 REB | 2.7 AST | 1.5 STL | 1.4 BLK
57.8 FG% | 25.9 3P% | 71.3 FT%
24 Games | 31.3 MIN
#5. Darius Acuff Jr. | G | Arkansas
Average Ranking: 6.73
Previous Ranking: 5th
Profile: 6’3”, 190
Year: Freshman
23.5 PTS | 3.1 REB | 6.4 AST | 0.8 STL | 0.3 BLK
48.4 FG% | 44.0 3P% | 80.9 FT%
36 Games | 35.2 MIN
#6. Mikel Brown Jr. | G | Louisville
Average Ranking: 6.82
Previous Ranking: 7th
Profile: 6’4”, 190
Year: Freshman
18.2 PTS | 3.3 REB | 4.7 AST | 1.2 STL | 0.1 BLK
41.0 FG% | 34.4 3P% | 84.4 FT%
21 Games | 29 MIN
#7. Keaton Wagler | G | Illinois
Average Ranking: 7.00
Previous Ranking: 6th
Profile: 6’6”, 188
Year: Freshman
17.9 PTS | 5.1 REB | 4.2 AST | 0.9 STL | 0.4 BLK
44.5 FG% | 39.7 3P% | 79.6 FT%
37 Games | 33.9 MIN
#8. Kingston Flemings | G | Houston
Average Ranking: 9.09
Previous Ranking: 8th
Profile: 6’3”, 183
Year: Freshman
16.1 PTS | 4.1 REB | 5.2 AST | 1.5 STL | 0.3 BLK
47.6 FG% | 38.7 3P% | 84.5 FT%
37 Games | 31.7 MIN
#9. Brayden Burries | G | Arizona
Average Ranking: 9.27
Previous Ranking: 10th
Profile: 6’5”, 215
Year: Freshman
16.1 PTS | 4.9 REB | 2.4 AST | 1.5 STL | 0.2 BLK
49.1 FG% | 39.1 3P% | 80.5 FT%
39 Games | 29.8 MIN
#10. Yaxel Lendeborg | F | Michigan
Average Ranking: 10.18
Previous Ranking: 9th
Profile: 6’10”, 241
Year: Senior
15.1 PTS | 6.9 REB | 3.3 AST | 1.2 STL | 1.2 BLK
52.3 FG% | 38.3 3P% | 81.9 FT%
39 Games | 30 MIN
#11. Morez Johnson Jr. | F | Michigan
Average Ranking: 11.55
Previous Ranking: 13th
Profile: 6’10”, 251
Year: Sophomore
13.1 PTS | 7.3 REB | 1.2 AST | 0.7 STL | 1.1 BLK
62.1 FG% | 34.3 3P% | 77.9 FT%
39 Games | 25 MIN
#12. Labaron Philon | G | Alabama
Average Ranking: 13.91
Previous Ranking: 11th
Profile: 6’3”, 175
Year: Sophomore
22.0 PTS | 3.5 REB | 5.0 AST | 1.2 STL | 0.2 BLK
50.1 FG% | 39.9 3P% | 79.8 FT%
33 Games | 30.9 MIN
#13. Aday Mara | C | Michigan
Average Ranking: 14.00
Previous Ranking: 12th
Profile: 7’4”, 260
Year: Junior
12.2 PTS | 6.8 REB | 2.5 AST | 0.3 STL | 2.6 BLK
67.0 FG% | 30.0 3P% | 56.4 FT%
39 Games | 23.3 MIN
#14. Jayden Quaintance | C | Kentucky
Average Ranking: 15.18
Previous Ranking: 14th
Profile: 6’10”, 253
Year: Sophomore
5.0 PTS | 5.0 REB | 0.5 AST | 0.5 STL | 0.8 BLK
57.1 FG% | 0 3P% | 30.8 FT%
4 Games | 16.8 MIN
#15. Cameron Carr | G | Baylor
Average Ranking: 16.09
Previous Ranking: 19th
Profile: 6’5”, 184
Year: Sophomore
18.9 PTS | 5.8 REB | 2.6 AST | 0.9 STL | 1.3 BLK
49.4 FG% | 37.4 3P% | 80.1 FT%
34 Games | 33.6 MIN
#16. Bennett Stirtz | G | Iowa
Average Ranking: 16.73
Previous Ranking: 15th
Profile: 6’3”, 186
Year: Senior
19.8 PTS | 2.6 REB | 4.4 AST | 1.4 STL | 0.2 BLK
47.7 FG% | 35.8 3P% | 84.8 FT%
37 Games | 37.8 MIN
#17. Hannes Steinbach | F/C | Washington
Average Ranking: 17.82
Previous Ranking: 21st
Profile: 6’11”, 248
Year: Freshman
18.5 PTS | 11.8 REB | 1.6 AST | 1.1 STL | 1.2 BLK
57.7 FG% | 34.0 3P% | 75.9 FT%
30 Games | 34.6 MIN
#18. Dailyn Swain | G/F | Texas
Average Ranking: 18.82
Previous Ranking: 16th
Profile: 6’7”, 211
Year: Junior
17.3 PTS | 7.5 REB | 3.6 AST | 1.6 STL | 0.3 BLK
54.2 FG% | 34.4 3P% | 81.5 FT%
36 Games | 32.8 MIN
#19. Nate Ament | F | Tennessee
Average Ranking: 19.18
Previous Ranking: 18th
Profile: 6’10”, 207
Year: Freshman
16.7 PTS | 6.3 REB | 2.3 AST | 1.0 STL | 0.6 BLK
39.9 FG% | 33.3 3P% | 79.0 FT%
35 Games | 29.7 MIN
#20. Ebuka Okorie | G | Stanford
Average Ranking: 19.91
Previous Ranking: 25th
Profile: 6’2”, 185
Year: Freshman
23.2 PTS | 3.6 REB | 3.6 AST | 1.6 STL | 0.3 BLK
46.5 FG% | 35.4 3P% | 83.2 FT%
31 Games | 35.1 MIN
#21. Karim Lopez | F | NZ Breakers
Average Ranking: 21.82
Previous Ranking: 17th
Profile: 6’9”, 220
Year: 2007 Born (19)
11.9 PTS | 6.1 REB | 1.9 AST | 1.2 STL | 1.0 BLK
49.4 FG% | 32.2 3P% | 73.9 FT%
30 Games | 25.6 MIN
#22. Christian Anderson | G | Texas Tech
Average Ranking: 22.55
Previous Ranking: 24th
Profile: 6’2”, 180
Year: Sophomore
18.5 PTS | 3.6 REB | 7.4 AST | 1.5 STL | 0.2 BLK
47.2 FG% | 41.5 3P% | 80.5 FT%
33 Games | 38.4 MIN
#23. Koa Peat | F | Arizona
Average Ranking: 24.00
Previous Ranking: 19th
Profile: 6’8”, 245
Year: Freshman
14.1 PTS | 5.6 REB | 2.6 AST | 0.6 STL | 0.7 BLK
52.8 FG% | 35 3P% | 62.3 FT%
36 Games | 27.8 MIN
#24. Chris Cenac, Jr. | F | Houston
Average Ranking: 24.55
Previous Ranking: 23rd
Profile: 6’11”, 240
Year: Freshman
9.5 PTS | 7.9 REB | 0.7 AST | 0.8 STL | 0.5 BLK
48.5 FG% | 33.3 3P% | 62.1 FT%
37 Games | 24.8 MIN
#25. Tarris Reed Jr. | C | UConn
Average Ranking: 26.82
Previous Ranking: 29th
Profile: 6’11”, 265
Year: Senior
14.8 PTS | 8.8 REB | 2.4 AST | 0.9 STL | 2.0 BLK
61.7 FG% | 0 3P% | 60.8 FT%
34 Games | 27.1 MIN
#26. Isaiah Evans | G | Duke
Average Ranking: 26.82
Previous Ranking: 27th
Profile: 6’6”, 186
Year: Sophomore
15.0 PTS | 3.2 REB | 1.3 AST | 0.7 STL | 0.7 BLK
43.3 FG% | 36.1 3P% | 86.0 FT%
38 Games | 28.3 MIN
#27. Zuby Ejiofor | F | St. John’s
Average Ranking: 27.09
Previous Ranking: 34th
Profile: 6’9”, 245
Year: Senior
16.3 PTS | 7.3 REB | 3.5 AST | 1.2 STL | 2.1 BLK
53.6 FG% | 30.5 3P% | 71.8 FT%
37 Games | 30.0 MIN
#28. Joshua Jefferson | F | Iowa State
Average Ranking: 27.91
Previous Ranking: 28th
Profile: 6’9”, 245
Year: Senior
16.4 PTS | 7.4 REB | 4.8 AST | 1.6 STL | 0.8 BLK
47.1 FG% | 34.5 3P% | 70.0 FT%
35 Games | 30.9 MIN
#29. Meleek Thomas | G | Arkansas
Average Ranking: 28.27
Previous Ranking: 30th
Profile: 6’4”, 190
Year: Freshman
15.6 PTS | 3.8 REB | 2.5 AST | 1.5 STL | 0.2 BLK
43.3 FG% | 41.6 3P% | 84.3 FT%
37 Games | 30.5 MIN
#30. Allen Graves | F | Santa Clara
Average Ranking: 28.36
Previous Ranking: 31st
Profile: 6’9”, 225
Year: Freshman
11.8 PTS | 6.5 REB | 1.8 AST | 1.9 STL | 0.9 BLK
51.2 FG% | 41.3 3P% | 75.0 FT%
35 Games | 22.7 MIN
#31. Henri Veesaar | F/C | North Carolina
Average Ranking: 29.64
Previous Ranking: 35th
Profile: 7’0”, 227
Year: Junior
17.0 PTS | 8.7 REB | 2.1 AST | 0.6 STL | 1.2 BLK
60.8 FG% | 42.6 3P% | 61.5 FT%
31 Games | 31.3 MIN
#32. Ryan Conwell | G | Louisville
Average Ranking: 31.00
Previous Ranking: 37th
Profile: 6’3”, 215
Year: Senior
18.8 PTS | 4.8 REB | 2.7 AST | 1.1 STL | 0.2 BLK
40.8 FG% | 34.5 3P% | 83.2 FT%
34 Games | 30.9 MIN
#33. Luigi Suigo | C | Mega
Average Ranking: 31.82
Previous Ranking: 36th
Profile: 7’4”, 289
Year: 2007 Born (19)
8.5 PTS | 5.3 REB | 0.9 AST | 0.5 STL | 1.0 BLK
55.8 FG% | 30.0 3P% | 63.2 FT%
32 Games | 18.1 MIN
#34. Alex Karaban | F | UConn
Average Ranking: 34.82
Previous Ranking: 39th
Profile: 6’8”, 225
Year: Senior
13.1 PTS | 5.1 REB | 2.4 AST | 0.8 STL | 0.8 BLK
46.8 FG% | 37.8 3P% | 86.4 FT%
39 Games | 34.1 MIN
#35. Braden Smith | G | Purdue
Average Ranking: 37.73
Previous Ranking: 41st
Profile: 5’11”, 167
Year: Senior
14.3 PTS | 3.5 REB | 8.8 AST | 1.7 STL | 0.2 BLK
44.0 FG% | 36.2 3P% | 82.5 FT%
39 Games | 34.5 MIN
#36. Richie Saunders | G | BYU
Average Ranking: 39.55
Previous Ranking: 49th
Profile: 6’6”, 205
Year: Senior (24)
18.0 PTS | 5.8 REB | 2.1 AST | 1.7 STL | 0.3 BLK
48.9 FG% | 37.6 3P% | 81.7 FT%
25 Games | 31.4 MIN
#37. Trevon Brazile | F | Arkansas
Average Ranking: 40.55
Previous Ranking: 47th
Profile: 6’10”, 225
Year: Senior
13.1 PTS | 7.3 REB | 1.6 AST | 1.5 STL | 1.6 BLK
52.6 FG% | 34.1 3P% | 71.7 FT%
36 Games | 31.5 MIN
#38. Jaden Bradley | G | Arizona
Average Ranking: 40.64
Previous Ranking: 45th
Profile: 6’3”, 205
Year: Senior
13.3 PTS | 3.4 REB | 4.4 AST | 1.4 STL | 0.1 BLK
46.3 FG% | 39.4 3P% | 80.9 FT%
39 Games | 30.6 MIN
#39. Baba Miller | F | Cincinnati
Average Ranking: 42.18
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’11”, 208
Year: Senior
13.0 PTS | 10.3 REB | 3.7 AST | 0.7 STL | 1.2 BLK
52.9 FG% | 19.2 3P% | 65.8 FT%
31 Games | 31.8 MIN
#40. Emanuel Sharp | G | Houston
Average Ranking: 43.00
Previous Ranking: 50th
Profile: 6’4”, 208
Year: Senior
15.5 PTS | 3.0 REB | 1.7 AST | 1.2 STL | 0.1 BLK
41.3 FG% | 37.2 3P% | 89.1 FT%
37 Games | 29.3 MIN
#41. Sergio De Larrea | G | Valencia
Average Ranking: 43.36
Previous Ranking: 54th
Profile: 6’6”, 200
Year: 2005 Born (20)
7.2 PTS | 2.1 REB | 2.9 AST | 0.5 STL | 0.2 BLK
45.0 FG% | 41.2 3P% | 81.9 FT%
63 Games | 14.5 MIN
#42. Dillon Mitchell | F | St. John’s
Average Ranking: 43.55
Previous Ranking: 53rd
Profile: 6’8”, 202
Year: Senior
8.3 PTS | 7.0 REB | 3.0 AST | 1.3 STL | 0.7 BLK
55.9 FG% | 6.7 3P% | 49.4 FT%
37 Games | 28.2 MIN
#43. Quadir Copeland | G | NC State
Average Ranking: 43.64
Previous Ranking: 44th
Profile: 6’6”, 220
Year: Senior
13.9 PTS | 3.6 REB | 6.5 AST | 1.8 STL | 0.1 BLK
49.4 FG% | 39.7 3P% | 77.5 FT%
34 Games | 28.8 MIN
#44. Otega Oweh | G | Kentucky
Average Ranking: 44.64
Previous Ranking: 52nd
Profile: 6’5”, 215
Year: Senior
18.6 PTS | 4.8 REB | 2.7 AST | 1.8 STL | 0.3 BLK
46.5 FG% | 33.3 3P% | 73.1 FT%
36 Games | 32.8 MIN
#45. Maliq Brown | F | Duke
Average Ranking: 45.27
Previous Ranking: 51st
Profile: 6’9”, 225
Year: Senior
4.9 PTS | 5.2 REB | 1.6 AST | 1.8 STL | 0.6 BLK
62.9 FG% | 16.7 3P% | 50 FT%
38 Games | 20.3 MIN
#46. Tyler Nickel | F | Vanderbilt
Average Ranking: 48.73
Previous Ranking: 55th
Profile: 6’7”, 220
Year: Senior
13.5 PTS | 3.3 REB | 1.2 AST | 0.8 STL | 0.5 BLK
44.5 FG% | 40.0 3P% | 84.7 FT%
36 Games | 30.6 MIN
#47. Ugonna Onyenso | C | Virginia
Average Ranking: 50.36
Previous Ranking: 59th
Profile: 7’0”, 245
Year: Senior
6.5 PTS | 4.9 REB | 0.6 AST | 0.6 STL | 2.9 BLK
56.8 FG% | 27.8 3P% | 72.7 FT%
36 Games | 18.6 MIN
#48. Ja’Kobi Gillespie | G | Tennessee
Average Ranking: 52.45
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’1”, 188
Year: Senior
18.4 PTS | 2.8 REB | 5.4 AST | 2.1 STL | 0.2 BLK
41.0 FG% | 33.8 3P% | 81.4 FT%
37 Games | 34.7 MIN
#49. Rafael Castro | F | George Washington
Average Ranking: 52.55
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’10”, 224
Year: Senior
15.3 PTS | 9.1 REB | 1.7 AST | 1.8 STL | 1.7 BLK
62.7 FG% | 0 3P% | 66.1 FT%
29 Games | 27.2 MIN
#50. Bruce Thornton | G | Ohio State
Average Ranking: 53.24
Previous Ranking: 56th
Profile: 6’2”, 215
Year: Senior
19.9 PTS | 5.1 REB | 3.9 AST | 1.2 STL | 0.3 BLK
55.4 FG% | 40 3P% | 82.9 FT%
34 Games | 36.6 MIN
#51. Seth Trimble | G | North Carolina
Average Ranking: 55.00
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’3”, 200
Year: Senior
14.0 PTS | 3.8 REB | 3.0 AST | 1.3 STL | 0.2 BLK
47.1 FG% | 28.6 3P% | 66.7 FT%
24 Games | 32.4 MIN
#52. Izaiyah Nelson | F | South Florida
Average Ranking: 57.50
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’9”, 219
Year: Senior
15.9 PTS | 9.6 REB | 1.2 AST | 1.6 STL | 1.4 BLK
56.1 FG% | 14.3 3P% | 72.5 FT%
34 Games | 27.2 MIN
#53. Nate Bittle | C | Oregon
Average Ranking: 57.50
Previous Ranking: 60th
Profile: 7’0”, 220
Year: Senior
16.8 PTS | 6.9 REB | 2.6 AST | 0.9 STL | 1.8 BLK
46.5 FG% | 31.9 3P% | 73.2 FT%
25 Games | 31.1 MIN
#54. Aaron Nkrumah | G | Tennessee State
Average Ranking: 58.10
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’6”, 188
Year: Senior
17.7 PTS | 5.5 REB | 3.0 AST | 2.8 STL | 0.5 BLK
43.8 FG% | 35.1 3P% | 78.6 FT%
33 Games | 31.3 MIN
#55. Nick Martinelli | F | Northwestern
Average Ranking: 60.98
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’7”, 224
Year: Senior
23.0 PTS | 6.2 REB | 2.0 AST | 0.8 STL | 0.4 BLK
51 FG% | 41.7 3P% | 80.9 FT%
33 Games | 35.5 MIN
#56. Tobi Lawal | F | Virginia Tech
Average Ranking: 61.00
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’8”, 214
Year: Senior
12.3 PTS | 8.5 REB | 0.6 AST | 0.3 STL | 1.1 BLK
54.2 FG% | 25.0 3P% | 76.3 FT%
23 Games | 29.1 MIN
#57. Kylan Boswell | G | Illinois
Average Ranking: 63.64
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’2”, 225
Year: Senior
12.3 PTS | 4.0 REB | 3.0 AST | 0.7 STL | 0.0 BLK
44.4 FG% | 30.7 3P% | 78.1 FT%
30 Games | 30 MIN
#58. Tyler Bilodeau | F | UCLA
Average Ranking: 64.69
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’8”, 225
Year: Senior
17.6 PTS | 5.6 REB | 1.1 AST | 0.5 STL | 0.4 BLK
51.8 FG% | 46.4 3P% | 87.3 FT%
31 Games | 30.3 MIN
#59. Tucker DeVries | G/F | Indiana
Average Ranking: 65.83
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’7”, 225
Year: Senior
13.7 PTS | 5.3 REB | 3.3 AST | 1.1 STL | 0.6 BLK
39.7 FG% | 33.3 3P% | 85.9 FT%
32 Games | 34.3 MIN
#60. Lamar Wilkerson | G | Indiana
Average Ranking: 67.07
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Profile: 6’6”, 206
Year: Senior
20.9 PTS | 3.5 REB | 2.4 AST | 1.0 STL | 0.2 BLK
46.3 FG% | 37.8 3P% | 88.8 FT%
32 Games | 34.1 MIN
Bruce Thornton is 1st in shooting accuracy among the guards on this list of players projected to be selected in the 2026 NBA draft. He is also 2nd in rebounding among the guards. With a 3 to 1 assists to turnovers ratio, Thornton would be 1st on this list, if that statistic had been added.
All other players have a 2 to 1 assists to turnovers ratio, which means the true value of assists should be included.
It's not clear why Thornton is ranked number 50 when his stats are top five.
Has the Draft Guide been released yet?