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ESPN's Jeremy Woo has Kansas guard Darryn Peterson ranked No. 1 in his latest 2026 NBA draft big board, followed by BYU forward AJ Dybantsa and Duke big man Cameron Boozer.
Kansas Jayhawks star Darryn Peterson, widely projected as the No. 1 pick of the 2026 NBA draft, is reportedly being shut down for the rest of the season.
Peterson, Dybantsa and Boozer remain the clear prizes of the draft -- but plenty others have risen after strong starts this season
The NBA informed all 30 teams that it had begun a renewed review of league policy changes regarding "tanking" on Friday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
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NBA rumors: Darryn Peterson still viewed as No. 1 draft prospect despite nagging hamstring injury
Kansas freshman star guard Darryn Peterson is reportedly still seen as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft amid injury.
While there was only one Iowa Hawkeyes player listed in the Top 100 prospects, it's great to see point guard Bennett Stirtz in the Top 20. ESPN's Jeremy Woo put
Caleb Wilson, Kingston Flemings and Cameron Carr are among the big risers a month into the college basketball season.
Brooklyn took an NBA-record five players in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, headlined by Egor Demin (No. 8), Nolan Traore (No. 19), Drake Powell (No. 22), Ben Saraf (No. 26) and Danny Wolf (No. 27).
Texas Tech's LeJuan Watts and NC State's Paul McNeil Jr. each had huge outings in recent wins for their teams.
The Brooklyn Nets are projected to take Houston guard Kingston Flemings with the sixth pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, per B/R's Jonathan Wasserman.
Consider, for some context, that Duke's Cameron Boozer is averaging fewer points, fewer assists and shooting a lower percentage from the field on the season than Dybantsa's numbers over those past five contests -- and Boozer is the clear leader in the CBS Sports National Player of the Year race.
More importantly, though, a few members of the Hornets' roster would be up for grabs in an expansion draft.