2026 NBA Mock Draft
31.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Rasheer Fleming, PF, St. Joseph’s 
The Timberwolves don’t really have any needs, so it makes sense for them to draft a high-upside prospect to begin Round 2.
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32.
Boston Celtics: Johni Broome, PF, Auburn 
Jayson Tatum won’t be playing for a while, so the Celtics could use one of their picks on a forward who can help in the near term.
33.
Charlotte Hornets: Adou Thiero, SG/SF, Arkansas 
The Hornets haven’t addressed the backcourt yet, which they can do with this pick. They basically need everything outside of point guard and small forward.
34.
Charlotte Hornets: Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton 
The Hornets traded Mark Williams, so they’ll be interested in a center with one of their picks.
35.
Philadelphia 76ers: Maxime Raynaud, C, Stanford 
Joel Embiid won’t be in Philadelphia much longer, so the 76ers will have to add a center at some point.
36.
Brooklyn Nets: Chaz Lanier, SG, Tennessee 
The Nets have a million picks, so we’re not talking about positions of need anymore.
37.
Detroit Pistons: Tamar Bates, SG, Missouri 
The Pistons could use a backcourt mate to complement Cade Cunningham.
38.
Indiana Pacers: Noah Penda, PF, France 
The Pacers could develop a better backup to have behind Pascal Siakam.
39.
Toronto Raptors: Micah Peavy, SG/SF, Georgetown 
The Raptors are weak at the three, so they could stand to add competition.
40.
Washington Bullets: Bogoljub Markobic, PF, Serbia 
Here’s another team that could draft a stash European because it had multiple first-round picks.
41.
Golden State Warriors: Eric Dixon, PF, Villanova 
The Warriors need some help in the front court, especially with Draymond Green nearing the end of his career.
42.
Sacramento Kings: Tyrese Proctor, PG, Duke 
The Kings lost De’Aaron Fox in a trade, so they’ll need to address their backcourt.
43.
Washington Bullets: Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky 
The Bullets need some help at the three. Well, let’s face it, they need help alost everywhere.
44.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Sion James, SG, Duke
The Thunder can select a player with the last name of James who actually belongs in the NBA Draft to help their two-guard situation.
45.
Chicago Bulls: Jaxson Robinson, SG/SF, Kentucky
The Bulls need to add some youth to the wing because they have some aging veterans there right now.
46.
Orlando Magic: Mohamed Diawara, PF, France
The Magic could stand to add a quality backup behind Paolo Bachero just in case he misses time with an injury.
47.
Milwaukee Bucks: Javon Small, PG, West Virginia 
I’m not breaking any news here by stating that the Bucks desperately need some point guard help.
48.
Memphis Grizzlies: R.J. Luis, SG/SF, St. John’s 
The Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane, so they’ll be looking for a new shooting guard at some point.
49.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Hunter Sallis, SG, Wake Forest 
The Cavaliers had no chance when their two guards got hurt versus the Pacers. They’ll need better depth at the position.
50.
New Orleans Pelicans: Rocco Zikarsky, C, Australia 
Zion Williamson is always hurt, so the Pelicans need some more depth at center.
51.
Los Angeles Clippers: Kam Jones, G, Marquette 
James Harden won’t be around much longer, so the Clippers will need a long-term solution.
52.
Phoenix Suns: Brice Williams, SF, Nebraska 
The Suns are pretty thin at the three, so they could use some help there.
53.
Utah Jazz: Lachlan Olbrich, C, Australia
The Jazz need some big men, so perhaps they’ll finally address that area with this pick.
54.
Indiana Pacers: Amari Williams, C, Kentucky
The Pacers struggle to rebound, so they could add a big man with at least one of their picks.
55.
Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Sanders, SF, Nevada 
Rui Hachimura has been the subject of trade rumors, so the Laker could go after a small forward.
56.
Memphis Grizzlies: Ryan Nembhard, PG, Gonzaga 
Ja Morant is unstable, so the Grizzlies could stand to add another point guard
57.
Orlando Magic: Alex Toohey, SF, Australia
The Magic just traded Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, so they could be looking for a replacement.
58.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Khalif Battle, SG, Gonzaga
Here’s another guard if Darius Garland gets hurt again.
59.
Phoenix Suns: Jamir Watkins, SF, Florida State 
The Suns could stand to add some wing depth with the final pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
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31.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Rasheer Fleming, PF, St. Joseph’s
The Timberwolves don’t really have any needs, so it makes sense for them to draft a high-upside prospect to begin Round 2.
Follow @walterfootball for updates.
Also, if you haven’t visited the site in a while, you may have noticed the new look. Yes, after nearly two decades, we’ve finally re-designed our site to be more modern. This was not done on a whim, but rather out of necessity because of what occurred during the 2023 NFL Draft. Our site crashed during the entire first day of the draft, which was disastrous for our revenue stream because we make more money during the draft than any other time. The site crashed because a line of code conflicted with the old format of the site, so we had to transition to this new look.
Because we lost so much money during the draft, I want to point out that you can really help support the site by paying for the ad-free version of it. It’s $7.99 per month, but you’ll get a super-fast site with no ads. My developer will be adding new features to paid subscribers as well, so look for that in the near future. If you don’t want to pay, please spread the word about the site through word of mouth. That would also be a big help!
32.
Boston Celtics: Johni Broome, PF, Auburn
Jayson Tatum won’t be playing for a while, so the Celtics could use one of their picks on a forward who can help in the near term.
33.
Charlotte Hornets: Adou Thiero, SG/SF, Arkansas
The Hornets haven’t addressed the backcourt yet, which they can do with this pick. They basically need everything outside of point guard and small forward.
34.
Charlotte Hornets: Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
The Hornets traded Mark Williams, so they’ll be interested in a center with one of their picks.
35.
Philadelphia 76ers: Maxime Raynaud, C, Stanford
Joel Embiid won’t be in Philadelphia much longer, so the 76ers will have to add a center at some point.
36.
Brooklyn Nets: Chaz Lanier, SG, Tennessee
The Nets have a million picks, so we’re not talking about positions of need anymore.
37.
Detroit Pistons: Tamar Bates, SG, Missouri
The Pistons could use a backcourt mate to complement Cade Cunningham.
38.
Indiana Pacers: Noah Penda, PF, France
The Pacers could develop a better backup to have behind Pascal Siakam.
39.
Toronto Raptors: Micah Peavy, SG/SF, Georgetown
The Raptors are weak at the three, so they could stand to add competition.
40.
Washington Bullets: Bogoljub Markobic, PF, Serbia
Here’s another team that could draft a stash European because it had multiple first-round picks.
41.
Golden State Warriors: Eric Dixon, PF, Villanova
The Warriors need some help in the front court, especially with Draymond Green nearing the end of his career.
42.
Sacramento Kings: Tyrese Proctor, PG, Duke
The Kings lost De’Aaron Fox in a trade, so they’ll need to address their backcourt.
43.
Washington Bullets: Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky
The Bullets need some help at the three. Well, let’s face it, they need help alost everywhere.
44.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Sion James, SG, Duke
The Thunder can select a player with the last name of James who actually belongs in the NBA Draft to help their two-guard situation.
45.
Chicago Bulls: Jaxson Robinson, SG/SF, Kentucky
The Bulls need to add some youth to the wing because they have some aging veterans there right now.
46.
Orlando Magic: Mohamed Diawara, PF, France
The Magic could stand to add a quality backup behind Paolo Bachero just in case he misses time with an injury.
47.
Milwaukee Bucks: Javon Small, PG, West Virginia
I’m not breaking any news here by stating that the Bucks desperately need some point guard help.
48.
Memphis Grizzlies: R.J. Luis, SG/SF, St. John’s
The Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane, so they’ll be looking for a new shooting guard at some point.
49.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Hunter Sallis, SG, Wake Forest
The Cavaliers had no chance when their two guards got hurt versus the Pacers. They’ll need better depth at the position.
50.
New Orleans Pelicans: Rocco Zikarsky, C, Australia
Zion Williamson is always hurt, so the Pelicans need some more depth at center.
51.
Los Angeles Clippers: Kam Jones, G, Marquette
James Harden won’t be around much longer, so the Clippers will need a long-term solution.
52.
Phoenix Suns: Brice Williams, SF, Nebraska
The Suns are pretty thin at the three, so they could use some help there.
53.
Utah Jazz: Lachlan Olbrich, C, Australia
The Jazz need some big men, so perhaps they’ll finally address that area with this pick.
54.
Indiana Pacers: Amari Williams, C, Kentucky
The Pacers struggle to rebound, so they could add a big man with at least one of their picks.
55.
Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Sanders, SF, Nevada
Rui Hachimura has been the subject of trade rumors, so the Laker could go after a small forward.
56.
Memphis Grizzlies: Ryan Nembhard, PG, Gonzaga
Ja Morant is unstable, so the Grizzlies could stand to add another point guard
57.
Orlando Magic: Alex Toohey, SF, Australia
The Magic just traded Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, so they could be looking for a replacement.
58.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Khalif Battle, SG, Gonzaga
Here’s another guard if Darius Garland gets hurt again.
59.
Phoenix Suns: Jamir Watkins, SF, Florida State
The Suns could stand to add some wing depth with the final pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Go to 2025 NBA Draft Grades
Go to Walt’s 2026 NBA Mock Draft
Visit 2026 NFL Mock Draft
Mike Elworth's 2023 NBA Mock Draft
Mike Elworth's 2024 NBA Mock Draft
Fantasy Football Rankings - June 18
2026 NFL Mock Draft - June 10
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