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
NamePositionHTWTNBA TeamDraft Pick
Caleb WilsonPF6'10210CHIRd 1 Pk 4
Henri VeesaarC7'0225ATLRd 2 Pk 52
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
* = denotes draft day trades
Complete Second Round Results:
PickTeamNameSchoolPosHTWT
31HOU*Bruce ThorntonOhio StPG6'0223
32MEMRichie SaundersBYUSG6'5200
33BKNIsaiah EvansDukeSG6'6180
34CLE*Meleek ThomasArkansasPG/SG6'5185
35DEN*Trevon BrazileArkansasPF6'10230
36LACBaba MillerCincinnatiPF/C6'11210
37MIA*Ryan ConwellLouisvilleSG6'4215
38IND*Braden SmithPurduePG6'0170
39NYK*Jack KayilGermanyPG6'5185
40BOSDillon MitchellSt. John'sSF6'8210
41OKC*Otega OwehKentuckySG6'4220
42SASJa'Kobi GillespieTennesseePG6'1180
43BKNTyler BilodeauUCLAPF6'8230
44SASMaliq BrownDukeSF6'9217
45SACEmanuel SharpHoustonSG6'4208
46ORLFelix OkparaTennesseePF6'11242
47NYK*Tyler NickelVanderbiltSF6'7220
48DALTobi LawalVirginia TechSF6'8215
49DENBryce HopkinsSt. John'sSF6'7225
50TORJaden BradleyArizonaPG6'3200
51ORL*Izaiyah NelsonUSFPF6'10218
52ATL*Henri VeesaarNorth CarolinaC7'0225
53NYK*
54GSW
55HOU*
56LAL
57ATL
58NOP
59MIN
60WAS
Complete First Round Results:
PickTeamNameSchoolPosHTWT
1WASAJ DybantsaBYUSF6'9215
2UTADarryn PetersonKansasSG6'5195
3MEMCameron BoozerDukePF6'9255
4CHICaleb WilsonUNCPF6'10210
5LACKeaton WaglerIllinoisPG6'6190
6BKNMikel BrownLouisvillePG6'6190
7SACDarius AcuffArkansasPG6'3185
8ATLKingston FlemingsHoustonPG6'4185
9DALMorez JohnsonMichiganPF/C6'10250
10MILBrayden BurriesArizonaPG6'5215
11GSYaxel LendeborgMichiganPF6'9240
12OKCAday MaraMichiganC7'4260
13MIL*Nate AmentTennesseeSF/PF6'9205
14CHAHannes SteinbachWashingtonPF/C6'11250
15CHIDailyn SwainTexasSF6'8210
16OKC*Bennett StirtzIowaPG6'4190
17DET*Ebuka OkorieStanfordPG6'2185
18CHAChristian AndersonTexas TechPG6'2180
19TORAllen GravesSanta ClaraPF6'9225
20SASJayden QuintenceKentuckyPF/C6'10255
21MEM*Karim LopezMexicoSF/PF6'9220
22PHILabaron PhilonAlabamaPG6'4175
23ATLZuby EjioforSt. John'sPF/C6/9245
24LAL*Cameron CarrBaylorSG6'6185
25NYK*Sergio De LarreaSpainPG/SG6'7205
26SAS*Tarris ReedUConnC6'11260
27BOSChris CenacHoustonPF/C6'11230
28MIN*Joshua JeffersonIowa StSF6'9245
29SAC*Alex KarabanUConnSF6'8225
30DALKoa PeatArizonaPF6'8245
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