Grades and reactions to all 30 picks from 2026 NBA Draft

4. Chicago Bulls - Caleb Wilson

• 2025-26 stats (North Carolina): 19.8 ppg and 9.4 rpg

Wilson isn’t part of the consensus top-3 tier of players throughout the draft process, but Chicago still gets a quality frontcourt player of their own. Wilson is an elite athlete who gives them a needed focal point of a franchise that’s going through a rebuild. With Nic Claxton joining them in the frontcourt via a trade with the Nets, the Bulls will be much tougher to deal with inside.

Grade: A+

5. Los Angeles Clippers (via Indiana) - Keaton Wagler

• 2025-26 stats (Illinois): 17.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, and 4.2 apg

Wagler, a former three-star prospect out of high school, was the biggest surprise in all of college basketball. He dropped 46 points in a single game and is a quality combo guard who can play well alongside Darius Garland, whom the Clippers traded for instead of James Harden. Of all the available guards in the lottery, Wagler makes the most sense here.

Grade: A

6. Brooklyn Nets - Mikel Brown Jr.

• 2025-26 stats (Louisville): 18.2 ppg and 4.7 apg

Brown had a 45-point outing as a freshman and, when healthy, was a quality scorer. Brooklyn is fully rebuilding and has Egor Demin as their point guard, picked up a year ago. Can Brown play off-the-ball enough to make it work with Demin, or can he become the franchise guard they hoped Kyrie Irvine would be a year ago? 

Grade: B+

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