Three additional early entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2026

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2026 NBA Draft: Complete coverage
NEW YORK
– 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previously withdrawn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the NBA Draft 2026, three additional international players who had previously declared as early entry candidates have withdrawn their names from consideration.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The following international players have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA Draft 2026: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)