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2026 NBA mock draft: AJ Dybantsa or Darryn Peterson No. 1? Experts weigh in

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A 2026 NBA mock draft roundup of all the expert mocks after the lottery gave the Wizards the top pick.

The 2026 NBA Draft lottery is all done, with the Washington Wizards emerging with the odds ever in their favor. The franchise that badly needs a star to build around may get one with their selection. But will it be BYU's AJ Dybantsa?

Kansas's Darryn Peterson? Or Duke star Cameron Boozer, whose dad Carlos never played for Washington in his career? That's a good question.

We'll find out in June, but for now, we've got a roundup of all the mock drafts that dropped after the lottery, a "consensus" mock that will paint a broad picture of who experts think will go in the first round. As usual, we crunched the numbers and put together the results. Here are the mocks that we used for this exercise: USA TODAY Sports ESPN The Athletic Bleacher Report CBS Sports Sports Illustrated Yahoo SB Nation The Ringer On to the picks: 1.

Washington Wizards: SF AJ Dybantsa, BYU Average: 1 2. Utah Jazz : G Darryn Peterson, Kansas Average: 2. 25 3.