2026 NBA Draft announcement tracker: Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and other top prospects live updates

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2026 NBA Draft announcement tracker: Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and other top prospects live updates originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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 the others, like Kansas' Darryn Peterson and Duke's Cameron Boozer?

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.

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	Has yet to announce
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	Has yet to announce
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	Has yet to announce
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	Has yet to announce
32	Tounde Yessoufou	Baylor	Fr	SF	6-5	Transfer portal
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	Has yet to announce
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

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%