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NBA Draft's Top 3 Are Absolutely Elite — Here's how I would rank them

Exciting but scary choices for teams at the top of the NBA draft

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Jeremias Engelmann
Mar 17, 2026
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AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, and Darryn Peterson (Scott Wachter/Jared C. Tilton/Ed Zurga/Getty Images)


The 2026 NBA draft is set up to be a very exciting, top-heavy one, with three prospects who would all go No. 1 in a weaker draft.

But these three players are extremely different — in body type, playstyle and stats.

The teams that win the No. 1 and No. 2 picks will have a tough, risky question on their hands: Who should they take?

Let’s answer that question here.


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Basketball analyst. Creator of ESPN's Real Plus-Minus. Formerly with the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks
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