The 2026 NBA Draft is viewed as one of the best draft classes that we’ve seen in recent years. Teams across the league were lining up to tank their season away, in hopes of landing one of the top four draft picks in the draft lottery.

It got so bad that league commissioner Adam Silver stepped in to change the lottery process for future years. Gone will be the days of tanking your way to top-five picks, much like the Houston Rockets did throughout their rebuild between 2020 and 2024.

AJ Dybantsa of BYU has a strong chance to be selected first overall by the Washington Wizards, although there’s been speculation regarding the possibility of them trading the pick.…