The next generation of NBA stars is about to hear their names called. The 2026 NBA Draft returns to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, where the league’s future will take center stage over two nights, marking its 24th straight year on ESPN.
The network will provide exclusive coverage across its platforms, and fans will get their first look at where college basketball’s biggest names and international standouts will begin their professional careers, with projected top picks AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson expected to be in attendance.
What Time Is the 2026 NBA Draft?
Round 1
- Date: Tuesday, June 23
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: ABC and ESPN
Round 2
- Date: Wednesday, June 24
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: ESPN
ESPN’s coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday with pre-draft analysis, player interviews, expert predictions, and breaking news leading into the first overall selection.
How to Watch the 2026 NBA Draft Without Cable
Cord cutters can stream tonight’s coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and other compatible devices using the following services:
- ESPN app: All of ESPN’s NBA Draft coverage is available on the ESPN App. Fans can watch through the app with a participating TV provider login, and ESPN Unlimited subscribers also have access to ESPN’s full network package through the app.
- DIRECTV: Subscribers can watch ESPN and ABC through eligible packages, and its ESPN app support allows customers to stream live ESPN content through the ESPN App. That makes DIRECTV a simple option for both nights of the draft.
- Sling TV: Stream the 2026 NBA Draft live on ESPN, which is available through Sling Orange, Sling Essentials or a Day Pass. Since Round 1 also airs on ABC, Sling is best for ESPN coverage, while an antenna or another service is needed for the ABC feed unless you live in select markets.
- Fubo: Carries ABC and ESPN live, so it should cover both nights of the NBA Draft in one place.
- Hulu + Live TV: The package includes ABC and ESPN, which makes it another easy all-in-one option for draft night.
- YouTube TV: Includes ABC and ESPN, so it can also carry the draft on both nights.
- Free with an antenna: Because ABC is carrying the first round, viewers in ABC market areas can watch Round 1 for free with a digital antenna. The second round is ESPN-only, so that night still requires ESPN through a TV provider or live streaming service.
2026 NBA Draft order
Round 1
- Washington
- Utah
- Memphis
- Chicago
- LA Clippers (from Indiana)
- Brooklyn
- Sacramento
- Atlanta (from New Orleans)
- Dallas
- Milwaukee.
- Golden State
- Oklahoma City (from LA Clippers)
- Miami (reportedly traded to Milwaukee)
- Charlotte
- Chicago (from Portland)
- Memphis (from Phoenix via Orlando)
- Oklahoma City (from Philadelphia)
- Charlotte (from Orlando via Phoenix)
- Toronto
- San Antonio.
- Detroit (from Minnesota)
- Philadelphia (from Houston via Oklahoma City)
- Atlanta (from Cleveland)
- New York
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Denver
- Boston
- Minnesota (from Detroit) (reportedly traded to Brooklyn)
- Cleveland (from San Antonio via Atlanta)
- Dallas (from Oklahoma City via Washington and Philadelphia).
Round 2
31. New York (from Washington via Oklahoma City and Houston)
32. Memphis (from Indiana via Milwaukee)
33. Brooklyn (reportedly traded to Minnesota)
34. Sacramento
35. San Antonio (from Utah via Minnesota)
36. LA Clippers (from Memphis via Atlanta and Utah)
37. Oklahoma City (from Dallas)
38. Chicago (from New Orleans via Boston, Detroit and Portland)
39. Houston (from Chicago via Washington)
40. Boston (from Milwaukee via Orlando).
- Miami (from Golden State via Charlotte, New York, Oklahoma City and Atlanta)
- San Antonio (from Portland via New Orleans)
- Brooklyn (from LA Clippers via Houston)
- San Antonio (from Miami via Indiana)
- Sacramento (from Charlotte via San Antonio, Atlanta and New York)
- Orlando
- Phoenix (from Philadelphia via Houston and Oklahoma City)
- Dallas (from Phoenix via Washington)
- Denver (from Atlanta via Brooklyn and Golden State)
- Toronto.
- Washington (from Minnesota via Detroit and New York)
- LA Clippers (from Cleveland)
- Houston
- Golden State (from Los Angeles Lakers via Toronto, Miami and Cleveland)
- New York
- Chicago (from Denver via Minnesota, Phoenix, Charlotte and Phoenix)
- Atlanta (from Boston)
- New Orleans (from Detroit via New York, Brooklyn, Phoenix, Orlando and LA Clippers)
- Minnesota (from San Antonio via Indiana)
- Washington (from Oklahoma City via San Antonio and Miami)