Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson’s odds of going No. 1 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft is growing stronger by the week.

Loaded at the top, the 2026 Draft class is shaping up to be one of the best classes of the last decade.

The race for the No. 1 overall pick is heating up, freshmen surge, portal vets climb, trade-driven lottery order reshapes every pick.

How BYU's prospects fared in a loss to Oklahoma State.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Sixers traded second-year guard Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2026 Rockets first-round pick and three second-round picks. Acquiring McCain gives the Thunder a backcourt depth chart that now looks like this:

The Alabama duo has been projected as first round picks in the latest 2026 NBA mock draft by USA TODAY Sports.

Tennessee wing Nate Ament is re-finding his groove.

AJ Dybantsa hangs from the rim after dunking Monday against Arizona. But he hasn't been getting as many good shots against top defenses. Chris Gardner / Coming off arguably the greatest college basketball Saturday for freshmen and NBA Draft prospects in the last decade — when three potential top-10 picks scored 40-plus points,