The dreams of 60 basketball prospects from the college ranks and around the globe were realized during the 2026 NBA Draft. The two-day event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn started with the Washington Wizards selecting BYU star AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 overall pick. It ended with the Milwaukee Bucks selecting Malique Lewis at pick No. 60.
While the first round of the draft went mostly as expected, there were several surprises on Day 2. Among the notable players who weren't selected on Day 1 were Duke's Isaiah Evans, Arkansas' Meleek Thomas and North Carolina's Henri Veesaar. All three players left the college game early to declare for the NBA Draft and would've likely made more money with an NIL payday.
Veesaar slipped all the way to pick No. 52 in one of the more surprising slides of the entire draft.
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One of the most notable names not selected was Houston star Milos Uzan, who bypassed the draft last year to return to school for another season. Another name not picked was Kylan Boswell, who was an anchor on Illinois' Final Four roster this past season. He was the highest-ranked player on our CBS Sports Big Board who went undrafted.
A handful of this year's snubs have reportedly already signed two-way contracts with NBA franchises shortly after the draft ended. And many of the other undrafted players will get a chance to shine in the NBA's Summer League. Here is a rundown of the top prospects who were left on the board at the end of Wednesday's second round.
Top undrafted players on Big Board
RankPlayerSchoolPosition46Kylan BoswellIllinoisPG47Milos UzanHoustonPG52Aaron NkrumahTennessee StateSG54Keyshawn HallAuburnSF55Nate BittleOregonC57Rafael CastroGeorge WashingtonC58Nick BoydWisconsinPG60Quadir CopelandNC StatePG61Tamin LipseyIowa StatePG62Malik ReneauMiamiPF64Tucker DeVriesIndianaSF65Peter SuderMiami (Ohio)SG66Cade TysonMinnesotaSF68Jaden HenleyGrand CanyonSF70Noam YaacovIsraelPG71Lamar WilkersonIndianaSG72Darrion WilliamsNC StateSF74Tobe AwakaArizonaPF75Ernest Udeh Jr.MiamiC76Graham IkeGonzagaC77Elijah MahiSanta ClaraPF78Seth TrimbleNorth CarolinaPG79Chris BellCaliforniaSF80Melvin Council Jr.KansasPGUndrafted free agents
Notable players who went undrafted but have signed with NBA teams
PlayerCollege/TeamNBA TeamContract TypeSourceAK OkerekeVanderbiltLakersTwo-waySOURCETre DonaldsonMiamiHeatTwo-waySOURCEJosh DixCreightonThunderTwo-waySOURCEQuadir CopelandNC StateRocketsTwo-waySOURCERafael CastroGeorge WashingtonBucksTwo-waySOURCEJaylin SellersProvidenceBullsTwo-waySOURCE Add CBS Sports on Google Join the Conversation comments
