The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft is in the books. See all the picks and the trades that were made on Night 1.

Free agent and trade news has generated the biggest NBA headlines over the last couple weeks, but teams around the league are also taking care of the rookies they drafted on June 23 and 24, signing them to their first NBA contracts.

Nikola Kusturica has reached a multiyear agreement to play for UCLA, giving the Bruins an early contender for the No. 1 pick in the 2028 NBA draft.

The First Round of the 2026 NBA Draft is over and 30 players realized their NBA dreams. BYU wing AJ Dybantsa was the first player off the board and looked relieved to

The Texas Tech standout had a chance to be picked in the first round before tearing his ACL.

The Boston Celtics picked a guard named Yam Madar with the No. 47 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Six years later, LSU head basketball coach Will Wade was trying to get Madar to come play college hoops for him with the Tigers.

This was one of the most anticipated draft classes in recent memory and the Wizards took AJ Dybantsa as the top pick over Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer.

UCLA made a big splash on Thursday by securing a commitment from FC Barcelona standout Nikola Kusturica for the 2026-27 season.

After months of quiet on the recruiting front, the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team has added an intriguing wildcard at a position of need. Nikola Kusturica, a wiry 17-year-old from Serbia with a highly advanced game for his age,

Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves shares a very out-of-pocket explanation for why he went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga is proving to have a lot of obstacles, which is why a backup might be in place. The Lakers are trying to add the final piece of their offseason puzzle with a starting-caliber wing to complement the reshuffled roster around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.