2026 NBA Draft announcements: Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and other top prospects headed to the league

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2026 NBA Draft announcements: Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and other top prospects headed to the league originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The 2026 NBA Draft is only two months away, and we’re likely going to have the deepest, most-talented freshman class in history. While the pool of entries is still taking shape, there’s a good idea of who will be moving on.

With the start of the NBA playoffs, the lottery odds are also set, but a few top prospects have yet to declare. The early entry deadline for the NBA Draft is April 24 at 11:59 p.m. ET. We have a couple projected top-five players like North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson and BYU’s AJ Dybantsa beating the last-minute rush.

Where does this leave Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and Duke’s Cameron Boozer? Both are now headed to the NBA after announcements on Friday. 

Here’s a tracker of the top undeclared players. Keep in mind, any of the players can return to college and maintain their college eligibility. The deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft is on May 27 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Every player ranked inside the top 50 of the 2026 NBA Draft rankings, according to CBS Sports

Elliot Cadeau  Michigan  Jr G 6-1 Declared but keeping eligibility
1 AJ Dybantsa BYU Fr SF 6-9 Declared
2 Darryn Peterson Kansas Fr PG 6-6 Declared
3 Cameron Boozer Duke Fr PF 6-9 Declared 
4 Caleb Wilson N. Carolina Fr PF 6-10 Declared
5 Darius Acuff Jr. Arkansas Fr PG 6-3 Declared
6 Kingston Flemings Houston Fr PG 6-4 Declared
7 Keaton Wagler Illinois Fr PG 6-6 Declared
8 Mikel Brown Jr. Louisville Fr PG 6-5 Declared
9 Nate Ament Tennessee Fr PF 6-10 Declared
10 Brayden Burries Arizona Fr SG 6-4 Declared
11 Jayden Quaintance Kentucky Soph C 6-10 Declared
12 Thomas Haugh Florida Jr SF 6-9 Returning
13 Labaron Philon Alabama Fr PG 6-3 Declared
14 Koa Peat Arizona Fr PF 6-8 Declared
15 Yaxel Lendeborg Michigan Sr PF 6-9 Out of eligibility
16 Bennett Stirtz Iowa Sr PG 6-4 Out of eligibility
17 Karim Lopez Mexico PF 6-8 Declared
18 Christian Anderson Texas Tech Soph PG 6-3 Declared
19 Hannes Steinbach Washington Fr PF 6-11 Declared
20 Chris Cenac Jr. Houston Fr PF 6-11 Declared
21 Morez Johnson Jr. Michigan Soph C 6-9 Declared
22 Cameron Carr Baylor Soph SG 6-5 Declared
23 Aday Mara Michigan Jr C 7-3 Declared
24 Motiejus Krivas Arizona Jr C 7-2 Returning*
25 Patrick Ngongba II Duke Soph C 6-11 Returning to school
26 Henri Veesaar N. Carolina Jr C 7-0 Declared 
27 Isaiah Evans Duke Soph SG 6-6 Declared
28 Braylon Mullins UConn Fr SG 6-6 Returning 
29 Flory Bidunga Kansas Soph C 6-10 Returning (Louisville)
30 Amari Allen Alabama Fr SF 6-8 Declared but keeping eligibility
31 Tyler Tanner Vanderbilt Soph PG 6-0 Declared but keeping eligibility
32 Tounde Yessoufou Baylor Fr SF 6-5 Declared
33 Dailyn Swain Texas Jr SF 6-8 Declared
34 Joshua Jefferson Iowa St. Sr PF 6-9 Out of eligibility
35 Juke Harris Wake Forest Soph SF 6-7 Transfer portal
36 Dame Sarr Duke Fr SF 6-8 Returning
37 Rueben Chinyelu Florida Jr C 6-10 Declared but keeping eligibility
38 Tarris Reed Jr. UConn Sr C 6-11 Out of eligibility
39 Alijah Arenas USC Fr SG 6-6 Returning*
40 Alex Karaban UConn Sr PF 6-8 Out of eligibility
41 Meleek Thomas Arkansas Fr SG 6-5 Declared but keeping eligibility
42 Ebuka Okorie Stanford Fr PG 6-2 Declared but keeping eligibility
43 Zuby Ejiofor St. John’s Sr C 6-9 Out of eligibility
44 Braden Smith Purdue Sr PG 6-0 Out of eligibility
45 Otega Oweh Kentucky Sr SG 6-4 Out of eligibility
46 Ryan Conwell Louisville Sr SG 6-4 Out of eligibility
47 Alex Condon Florida Soph C 6-11 Returning
48 Richie Saunders BYU Sr SG 6-5 Out of eligibility
49 Neoklis Avdalas Va. Tech Fr SG 6-9 Returning (UNC)
50 Jaden Bradley Arizona Sr PG 6-3 Out of eligibility

* No decision announced officially by Midnight ET

The 14 teams that did not make the playoffs are eligible for the lottery, though two teams traded away their lottery picks. Here are the odds to get the No. 1 pick based on how each team finished the regular season, according to ESPN

1. Washington Wizards: 14% chance to pick No. 1
2. Indiana Pacers: 14%
3. Brooklyn Nets: 14%
4. Utah Jazz: 11.5%
5. Sacramento Kings: 11.5%
6. Memphis Grizzlies: 8.0%
7. Atlanta Hawks (via New Orleans Pelicans): 6.8%
8. Dallas Mavericks: 6.7%
9. Chicago Bulls: 4.5%
10. Milwaukee Bucks: 3%
11. Golden State Warriors: 2%
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LA Clippers): 1.5%
13. Miami Heat: 1%
14. Charlotte Hornets: 0.5%

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