Arizona’s Koa Peat falls in NBA mock drafts after mixed combine performance
For the past year or more, Koa Peat’s status as a future NBA Draft first round pick was a foregone conclusion. After Peat’s lackluster showing at last week’s NBA Draft Combine, that assumption is being put to the test. The Arizona forward has slipped in three post-combine mock drafts, putting to question whether Peat should […]
May 11, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; Koa Peat participates in the 2026 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images For the past year or more, Koa Peat ’s status as a future NBA Draft first round pick was a foregone conclusion. After Peat’s lackluster showing at last week’s NBA Draft Combine, that assumption is being put to the test.
The Arizona forward has slipped in three post-combine mock drafts, putting to question whether Peat should return to college for another year or stay in the NBA Draft. Peat had one of the worst shooting performances in recent combine history, causing draft analysts to question whether he’s deserving of a first round pick. Peat went 6 of 25 in the combine’s spot-up shooting drill, 6 of 25 from 3-point range and 15 of 30 shooting off the dribble.
The 6-foot-7 Peat tested well in agility drills, but his poor shooting form was the talk of the combine. “It’s not the results, it’s how it looked,” 247Sports’ Isaac Trotter said this week . “It was a release that just looked funky, uncomfortable, weird.
He’s trying to get a little bit more arc on his three-point jumper is what he said. It looks like he’s just remaking it at the wrong time. ” Now that draft analysts have had a few days to digest what they saw at the combine, the verdict is starting to trickle out on Peat’s draft stock: He’s moving in the wrong direction.