How to watch the 2026 NBA Draft: Where to stream live, start time, draft order and more

The 80th edition of the NBA draft will take place this week at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with the first round on June 23 and the second round on June 24. During the NBA draft lottery, held back in May, the Washington Wizards secured the No. 1 draft pick (a complete list of the entire draft order is below). While there’s no draft prospect that’s a clear choice for No. 1, we would expect to see college stars like BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, Duke forward Cameron Boozer, and North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson among those selected early. (Here’s a more detailed look at the top 60 prospects.)

The first night of the draft will air on ABC and ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, and the second night will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET. You can stream the entire draft on the ESPN App with the Unlimited tier. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the 2026 NBA draft.

Where to watch the 2026 NBA draft:

Date: June 23-24, 2026

Time: 8p.m. ET

TV channel: ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo, Sling and more

When is the 2026 NBA draft?

The 2026 NBA draft is on June 23 and 24, starting at 8 p.m. ET both nights.

Where to watch the NBA draft:

The NBA draft will air on ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes on June 23, and on ESPN and ESPN Deportes on June 24.

Where to stream the NBA draft without cable:

This year’s NBA draft will stream on ESPN Unlimited. You’ll also be able to access the live TV broadcast on services like DirecTV, Fubo, Sling and YouTube TV.

2026 NBA Draft Order

First round

1. Washington Wizards

2. Utah Jazz

3. Memphis Grizzlies

4. Chicago Bulls

5. Los Angeles Clippers (from Pacers)

6. Brooklyn Nets

7. Sacramento Kings

8. Atlanta Hawks (from Pelicans)

9. Dallas Mavericks

10. Milwaukee Bucks

11. Golden State Warriors

12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Clippers)

13. Miami Heat

14. Charlotte Hornets

15. Chicago Bulls (from Trail Blazers)

16. Memphis Grizzlies (from Suns)

17. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Sixers)

18. Charlotte Hornets (from Magic)

19. Toronto Raptors

20. San Antonio Spurs (from Hawks)

21. Detroit Pistons (from Timberwolves)

22. Philadelphia 76ers (from Rockets)

23. Atlanta Hawks (from Cavaliers)

24. New York Knicks

25. Los Angeles Lakers

26. Denver Nuggets

27. Boston Celtics

28. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Pistons)

29. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Spurs)

30. Dallas Mavericks (from Thunder)

Second round

1. New York Knicks (from Wizards)

2. Memphis Grizzlies (from Pacers)

3. Brooklyn Nets

4. Sacramento Kings

5. San Antonio Spurs (from Jazz)

6. Los Angeles Clippers (from Grizzlies)

7. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Mavericks)

8. Chicago Bulls (from Pelicans)

9. Houston Rockets (from Bulls)

10. Boston Celtics (from Bucks)

11. Miami Heat (from Warriors)

12. San Antonio Spurs (from Trail Blazers)

13. Brooklyn Nets (from Clippers)

14. San Antonio Spurs (from Heat)

15. Sacramento Kings (from Hornets)

16. Orlando Magic

17. Phoenix Suns (from Sixers)

18. Dallas Mavericks (from Suns)

19. Denver Nuggets (from Hawks)

20. Toronto Raptors

21. Washington Wizards (from Timberwolves)

22. Los Angeles Clippers (from Cavaliers)

23. Houston Rockets

24. Golden State Warriors (from Lakers)

25. New York Knicks

26. Chicago Bulls (from Nuggets)

27. Atlanta Hawks (from Celtics)

28. New Orleans Pelicans (from Pistons)

29. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Spurs)

30. Washington Wizards (from Thunder)

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