Three additional early entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2026

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– In addition to the 35 non-international players from colleges and three international players who had

previously withdrawn

their names from consideration as early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2026, three additional international players who had previously declared as early entry candidates have withdrawn their names from consideration. There are 26 non-international players from colleges and five international players that remain early entry candidates.

ABC and ESPN will broadcast the first round of

NBA Draft 2026

at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Tuesday, June 23 at 8 p.m. ET. The second round will also air from Barclays Center on Wednesday, June 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App. Premium experiences and exclusive hospitality packages for the First Round are currently available at NBAEvents.com. Tickets for the First Round live at Barclays Center are on sale to the General Public at Ticketmaster.com.

The following international players have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA Draft 2026:

Player

School or Team

Height

Status

Pavle Backo

Mega (Serbia)

7-0

2007 DOB

Francesco Ferrari

Virtus Bologna (Italy)

6-9

2005 DOB

Luigi Suigo

7-2

The following non-international players from the listed colleges remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2026:

Darius Acuff Jr.

Arkansas

6-3

Freshman

Nate Ament

Tennessee

6-10

Christian Anderson Jr.

Texas Tech

Sophomore

Cameron Boozer

Duke

Mikel Brown Jr.

Louisville

6-5

Brayden Burries

Arizona

6-4

Cameron Carr

Baylor

Chris Cenac Jr.

Houston

6-11

AJ Dybantsa

BYU

Isaiah Evans

6-6

Kingston Flemings

Allen Graves

Santa Clara

Morez Johnson Jr.

Michigan

Aday Mara

7-3

Junior

Ebuka Okorie

Stanford

6-2

Koa Peat

6-8

Darryn Peterson

Kansas

Labaron Philon Jr.

Alabama

Jayden Quaintance

Kentucky

Hannes Steinbach

Washington

Dailyn Swain

Texas

Meleek Thomas

Bryson Tucker

6-7

Henri Veesaar

North Carolina

Keaton Wagler

Illinois

Caleb Wilson

The following international players remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2026:

Team (Country of Team)

Mohammad Amini

Nancy (France)

Vsevolod Ishchenko

Lokomotiv (Russia)

Jack Kayil

Alba Berlin (Germany)

2006 DOB

Sergio de Larrea

Valencia (Spain)

Karim Lopez

New Zealand Breakers (Australia)