The NBA Draft 2026 will be held June 23 and 24 at Barclays Center, the league announced today. Barclays Center in Brooklyn will serve as home of the event and coverage will begin

When is the deadline for early entrants to declare? When does the combine take place? Here are the key pre-draft dates.

The 2025-26 NBA regular season is over, which means two things: The NBA Playoffs are near, and one of the most high-profile tank races of this era is over. All that's left for the 14 teams that don't make the playoffs is to hope the lottery balls go their way next month.

Three teams who could still climb the reverse standings.

Early entrants who wish to declare for the 2026 NBA draft tentatively have until the end of the day on Saturday, April 25 to make that decision official. That deadline is based on a presumed draft date of June 24-25, which would line up with the league’s typical calendar in recent years but has not yet been officially confirmed.

Caleb Wilson has officially declared for the 2026 NBA Draft and is projected to be a lottery selection. UNC star freshman Caleb Wilson officially declared for the 2026 NBA Draft on Monday. Wilson released a video on his X and Instagram accounts.

Baylor redshirt sophomore Cameron Carr is reportedly declaring for the 2026 NBA draft after one season with the Bears.

But because those rules haven't yet arrived, and the 2026 draft class is considered a strong one, there have been a lot of struggling franchises. No team will be officially awarded the No. 1 pick until the draft lottery on May 10,