NBA Draft tracker North Carolina Basketball: Live updates, news, rumors, draft results
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The 2026 NBA Draft has arrived. The first round will begin and conclude on June 23, with the second round to follow on June 24. North Carolina is among the teams expected to hear multiple names called in the 2026 NBA Draft.
This will track the draft news, rumors and eventual landing spots of the Draft eligible North Carolina Tar Heels. Keeping you up to date on any draft related movement as it pertains to any UNC Draft news.
*A full tracker of all players selected can be found below
| Name | Position | HT | WT | NBA Team | Draft Pick |
| Caleb Wilson | PF | 6’10 | 210 | CHI | Rd 1 Pk 4 |
| Henri Veesaar | C | 7’0 | 225 |
From UNC to Chicago 🔥
Caleb Wilson is headed to the Bulls! pic.twitter.com/NFx8SxCTz7
— ESPN (@espn) June 24, 2026
NBA Draft News and Notes:
- “Wilson is a ridiculous athlete who drops jaws on the floor with his talents. He has a 7-0 wingspan and a 39.5-inch vertical, and does things with quick bounce. Peterson, Dybantsa, Michigan’s Morez Johnson Jr., and Baylor’s Cameron Carr are all super-dynamic athletes, but Wilson seems to have another step on his ladder when the ball is tipped,” Bilas said.
NBA Draft Rumors:
- The Bulls will happily accept whichever of those four – AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, or Caleb Wilson – falls into their lap. With that said, Wilson has long been viewed as fourth on that list and has been mocked to Chicago ever since the lottery balls fell last month. Could there be an unexpected decision made by the Wizards, Jazz, or Grizzlies? Sure, but most signs point toward Wilson being the Bulls’ next franchise centerpiece. And even he seems to know it.
OKC Thunder could make the league sick if they trade up in the NBA Draft 🤢
“Caleb Wilson…Keaton Wagler, Mikel Brown… these guys next to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. How easy is their job gonna be?” – Zach Harper@talkhoops | @MichelleDBeadle | @ChandlerParsons | @TeamLou23pic.twitter.com/bmTy4kUMuv
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) June 23, 2026
Caleb Wilson is headed to Chicago soon to meet the Bulls, according to reports.
That news and the hiring of Tiago Splitter has @DavidHaugh enthused.
“Caleb Wilson can be a star in the NBA, and he can be the next star here in Chicago,” Haugh says. pic.twitter.com/y4vxVzLFj0
— 104.3 The Score (@thescorechicago) June 16, 2026
Complete Second Round Results:
| Pick | Team | Name | School | Pos | HT | WT |
| 31 | HOU* | Bruce Thornton | Ohio St | PG | 6’0 | 223 |
| 32 | MEM | |||||
| 33 | BKN | |||||
| 34 | CLE* | |||||
| 35 | DEN* | |||||
| 36 | LAC | |||||
| 37 | OKC | |||||
| 38 | CHI | |||||
| 39 | NYK* | |||||
| 40 | BOS | |||||
| 41 | MIA | |||||
| 42 | SAS | |||||
| 43 | BKN | |||||
| 44 | SAS | |||||
| 45 | SAC | |||||
| 46 | ORL | |||||
| 47 | NYK* | |||||
| 48 | DAL | |||||
| 49 | DEN | |||||
| 50 | TOR | |||||
| 51 | WAS | |||||
| 52 | LAC | |||||
| 53 | NYK* | |||||
| 54 | GSW | |||||
| 55 | HOU* | |||||
| 56 | LAL | |||||
| 57 | ATL | |||||
| 58 | NOP | |||||
| 59 | MIN | |||||
| 60 | WAS |
Complete First Round Results:
| Pick | Team | Name | School | Pos | HT | WT |
| 1 | WAS | AJ Dybantsa | BYU | SF | 6’9 | 215 |
| 2 | UTA | Darryn Peterson | Kansas | SG | 6’5 | 195 |
| 3 | MEM | Cameron Boozer | Duke | PF | 6’9 | 255 |
| 4 | CHI | Caleb Wilson | UNC | PF | 6’10 | 210 |
| 5 | LAC | Keaton Wagler | Illinois | PG | 6’6 | 190 |
| 6 | BKN | Mikel Brown | Louisville | PG | 6’6 | 190 |
| 7 | SAC | Darius Acuff | Arkansas | PG | 6’3 | 185 |
| 8 | ATL | Kingston Flemings | Houston | PG | 6’4 | 185 |
| 9 | DAL | Morez Johnson | Michigan | PF/C | 6’10 | 250 |
| 10 | MIL | Brayden Burries | Arizona | PG | 6’5 | 215 |
| 11 | GS | Yaxel Lendeborg | Michigan | PF | 6’9 | 240 |
| 12 | OKC | Aday Mara | Michigan | C | 7’4 | 260 |
| 13 | MIL* | Nate Ament | Tennessee | SF/PF | 6’9 | 205 |
| 14 | CHA | Hannes Steinbach | Washington | PF/C | 6’11 | 250 |
| 15 | CHI | Dailyn Swain | Texas | SF | 6’8 | 210 |
| 16 | OKC* | Bennett Stirtz | Iowa | PG | 6’4 | 190 |
| 17 | DET* | Ebuka Okorie | Stanford | PG | 6’2 | 185 |
| 18 | CHA | Christian Anderson | Texas Tech | PG | 6’2 | 180 |
| 19 | TOR | Allen Graves | Santa Clara | PF | 6’9 | 225 |
| 20 | SAS | Jayden Quintence | Kentucky | PF/C | 6’10 | 255 |
| 21 | MEM* | Karim Lopez | Mexico | SF/PF | 6’9 | 220 |
| 22 | PHI | Labaron Philon | Alabama | PG | 6’4 | 175 |
| 23 | ATL | Zuby Ejiofor | St. John’s | PF/C | 6/9 | 245 |
| 24 | LAL* | Cameron Carr | Baylor | SG | 6’6 | 185 |
| 25 | NYK* | Sergio De Larrea | Spain | PG/SG | 6’7 | 205 |
| 26 | SAS* | Tarris Reed | UConn | C | 6’11 | 260 |
| 27 | BOS | Chris Cenac | Houston | PF/C | 6’11 | 230 |
| 28 | MIN* | Joshua Jefferson | Iowa St | SF | 6’9 | 245 |
| 29 | SAC* | Alex Karaban | UConn | SF | 6’8 | 225 |
| 30 | DAL | Koa Peat | Arizona | PF | 6’8 | 245 |
