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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Aday Mara with the No. 12 pick on Tuesday in the NBA Draft. Mara averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.6 blocks in his one season with national champion Michigan. Mara is massive, even for an NBA center, measuring…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Golden State Warriors selected Yaxel Lendeborg with the No. 11 pick on Tuesday in the NBA Draft. Lendeborg averaged 15.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the national champion Michigan Wolverines. He’s a good athlete, as he’s fluid and plays with power. Lendeborg carries…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Milwaukee Bucks selected Brayden Burries with the No. 10 pick on Tuesday in the NBA Draft. Burries averaged 16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in his lone season at Arizona. Burries brings a strong blend of shooting and ballhandling. Defenders have to stay honest…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Dallas Mavericks selected Morez Johnson Jr. with the No. 9 pick Tuesday in the NBA Draft. In his one season for the national champion Michigan Wolverines, Morez averaged 13.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists. Johnson possesses a terrific combination of strength and athleticism. He’s…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Atlanta Hawks selected Kingston Flemings with the No. 8 pick on Tuesday in the NBA Draft. Flemings averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in his one season with the Houston Cougars. Flemings has enough size to play at the NBA…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Sacramento Kings selected Darius Acuff Jr. with the No. 7 pick Tuesday in the NBA Draft. Acuff averaged 23.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.4 assists in his one season at Arkansas. Despite measuring 6-foot-2 in bare feet at the combine, Acuff has a strong frame…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Brooklyn Nets selected Mike Brown Jr. with the No. 6 pick on Tuesday in the NBA Draft. What makes Brown so special is the potential combination of shooting and passing ability. He has an elite intersection of arguably the two most important skills in…

The NBA’s new anti-tanking rules will be in place through the 2029 draft. After that, the league’s board of governors will decide whether to keep it in place or find another system. Yet commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday night one thing is certain: “We’ll never go back to where we were.” In an interview with…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The LA Clippers selected Keaton Wagler with the No. 5 pick Tuesday in the 2026 NBA Draft. Wagler averaged 17.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists in his only season with Illinois, which lost to UConn in the national semifinals. Wagler has great size for…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls selected Caleb Wilson with the No. 4 pick on Tuesday in the 2026 NBA Draft. Wilson, who averaged 19.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in a season truncated when he broken his right thumb in February, has a tremendous frame for…