Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson seems to be drawing the line in the sand at pick No. 1 ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft (June 23-24, 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN at Barclays Center in New York).
ESPN’s Shams Charania and Jeremy Woo reported Monday that Peterson has only met with the Washington Wizards — who own the No. 1 pick in the draft — and doesn’t plan to visit any other teams. Is that a wise choice?
What are Darryn Peterson’s chances of going No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft?
Peterson (6-foot-5, 199 pounds) is a strong candidate to be the top pick in the draft, but he’s not a surefire No. 1 selection. Charania noted the Wizards have also met with BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (6-foot-9, 217 pounds), who also believes he will be the first player off the board.
Dybantsa earned a first-team All-American nod this past season after averaging 25.5 points per game and shooting a stellar 51 percent from the field in 35 contests. Peterson, meanwhile, averaged fewer PPG (20.2 in 24 games), but he’s the better three-point shooter, shooting 38.2 percent from three; the BYU standout shot 33.1 percent from three.
