2026 NBA draft: Best players remaining for the second round
2026 NBA draft: Best players remaining for the second round
Raul Barrigon, HoopsHype Wed, June 24, 2026 at 4:58 AM UTC
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The first day of the 2026 NBA Draft is over, and 30 players are off the board. Three players who were projected to be first-round picks will have to wait: Meleek Thomas, Isaiah Evans, and Henri Veesaar. Who are the best of the rest? Take a look at the players from our most recent aggregate mock draft who have not yet been selected.
Meleek Thomas (SG, Arkansas)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 26
Agent:Sam Permut (Roc Nation)
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Isaiah Evans (SG/SF, Duke)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 28
Agent:Thaddeus Foucher, Josh Beauregard-Bell (THE·TEAM)
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Henri Veesaar (C, North Carolina)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 29
Agent: Jason Ranne (THE·TEAM)
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Jack Kayil (G, Mega MIS)
BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19: Jack Kayil of Alba Berlin dribbles against Neno Dimitrijevic of FC Bayern München during the Easycredit BBL Playoff Final Game 4 match between Alba Berlin and FC Bayern München at Max-Schmeling-Halle on June 19, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Reinaldo Coddou H./Getty Images)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 34
Agent: Mike Miller (LIFT)
Baba Miller (C, Cincinnati)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 35
Agent: Guillermo Bermejo, Deirunas Visockas (YouFirst)
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Luigi Suigo (C, KK Mega)
Luigi Suigo, #19 of Italy in action during the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup - Turkiye 2024 Group C match between Italy and Turkey at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on June 30, 2024. (Photo by Altan Gocher / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by ALTAN GOCHER/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 36
Agent: Mike Lindeman (Excel)
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Trevon Brazile (C, Arkansas)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 37
Agent: Marcus Monk (Excel)
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Ryan Conwell (SG, Louisville)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 38
Agent: Rich Beda (WME)
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Braden Smith (PG, Purdue)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 39
Agent:Mark Bartelstein (Priority)
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Richie Saunders (SG/SF, BYU)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 40
Agent:Mark Bartelstein (Priority)
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Jaden Bradley (PG, Arizona)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 41
Agent:Bill Duffy (WME)
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Izaiyah Nelson (C, South Florida)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 42
Agent: Jared Mucha (Exce)
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Emanuel Sharp (G, Houston)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 43
Agent: Alex Saratsis (Octagon)
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Ugonna Onyenso (C, Virginia)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 44
Agent: Daniel Hazan (Hazan Sports)
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Ja'Kobi Gillespie (PG, Tennessee)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 45
Agent: Deirunas Visockas (Gersh Sports)
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Felix Okpara (C, Tennessee)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 46
Agent: Dan Frank (LIFT)
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Otega Oweh (SF/SG, Kentucky)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 47
Agent: Dan Frank (LIFT)
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Nick Martinelli (F, Northwestern)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 48
Agent: Adam Papas (NEXT Sports)
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Dillon Mitchell (F, St. John's)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 49
Agent: Drew Morrison (CAA)
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Maliq Brown (F/C, Duke)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 50
Agent: Todd Ramasar (LIFE Sports)
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Aaron Nkrumah (G/F, Tennessee State)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 51
Agent: -
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Bruce Thornton (PG, Ohio State)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 52
Agent: -
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Milos Uzan (PG, Houston)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 53
Agent: Amandeep Dhesi (PNW Sports)
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Tobi Lawal (F, Virginia Tech)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 54
Agent: Kevin Bradbury (LIFT)
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Tyler Nickel (F, Vanderbilt)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 55
Agent: Deirunas Visockas (Gersh Sports)
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Keyshawn Hall (SF/PF, Auburn)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 56
Agent: Sean Tribe (Gersh Sports)
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Pavle Backo (C, Mega MIS)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 57
Agent: Misko Raznatovic (BEO Basket)
Bryce Hopkins (F, Providence)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 58
Agent:Mark Bartelstein (Priority)
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Kylan Boswell (G, Illinois)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 59
Agent: -
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Jaron Pierre (G, Jacksonville State)
Aggregate mock draft rank: 60
Agent: Derek Lafayette, Curtis Lawrence (Skyward Sports)
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