NBA Rookies 2026-27: Rookie of the Year Race

NBA rookies · 2026-27 · Updated Mon 5:25 PM ET

NBA rookies 2026-27

105 rookies are on NBA rosters for 2026-27; the Thunder carry the most, eight. Their numbers fill in from the first game of the season. No odds here: the class, and then its stats.

The 2026-27 class, by team · 105

76ersDuke Miles (G, Vanderbilt); Jameer Nelson Jr. (G, TCU); Labaron Philon Jr. (G, Alabama); Saint Thomas (F, USC)

BucksBogoljub Markovic (F); Brayden Burries (G, Arizona); Jake Stephens (C, Chattanooga); Nate Ament (F, Tennessee)

BullsCaleb Wilson (F, North Carolina); Dailyn Swain (G, Texas); Jaylin Sellers (G, Providence); Tobe Awaka (F, Arizona)

CavaliersErnest Udeh Jr. (C, Miami); Jaxson Robinson (F, Kentucky); Khalifa Diop (C); Meleek Thomas (G, Arkansas); Noam Yaacov (G); Rashaun Agee (F, Texas A&M); Zack Austin (F, Pittsburgh)

CelticsChris Cenac Jr. (F, Houston); Dillon Mitchell (F, St. John's); Gabe McGlothan (F, Grand Canyon); Milos Uzan (G, Houston); Tucker DeVries (F, Indiana)

ClippersBaba Miller (F, Cincinnati); Fletcher Loyer (G, Purdue); Jahmyl Telfort (F, Butler); Keaton Wagler (G, Illinois); Nick Martinelli (F, Northwestern)

GrizzliesCameron Boozer (F, Duke); Carson Cooper (C, Michigan State); Karim Lopez (F)

HawksCameron Corhen (F, Pittsburgh); Henri Veesaar (C, North Carolina); Kingston Flemings (G, Houston); Kobe Johnson (G, UCLA); Zuby Ejiofor (F, St. John's)

HeatBez Mbeng (G, Yale); Gabe Madsen (G, Utah); Ian Schieffelin (F, Clemson); J'Vonne Hadley (F, Louisville); Ryan Conwell (G, Louisville); Tre Donaldson (G, Miami)

HornetsChristian Anderson (G, Texas Tech); Hannes Steinbach (F, Washington); Kylan Boswell (G, Illinois); Wyatt Fricks (F, Marshall)

JazzDarryn Peterson (G, Kansas); Jonas Aidoo (C, Arkansas); Tamar Bates (G, Missouri); Taylor Funk (F, Utah State)

KingsAlex Karaban (F, UConn); Darius Acuff Jr. (G, Arkansas); Emanuel Sharp (G, Houston)

KnicksJaden Akins (G, Michigan State); Tyler Nickel (F, Vanderbilt)

LakersAK Okereke (F, Vanderbilt); Cameron Carr (G, Baylor); Rafael Castro (F, George Washington)

MagicIzaiyah Nelson (F, South Florida)

MavericksMorez Johnson Jr. (F, Michigan); Sergio de Larrea (F); Tarik Biberovic (F); Tobi Lawal (F, Virginia Tech)

NetsDain Dainja (F, Memphis); Joshua Jefferson (F, Iowa State); Mikel Brown Jr. (G, Louisville); Tyler Bilodeau (F, UCLA)

NuggetsAlpha Diallo (F, Providence); Bryce Hopkins (F, St. John's); Coleman Hawkins (F, Kansas State); Dane Goodwin (G, Notre Dame); Trevon Brazile (F, Arkansas)

PacersBraden Smith (G, Purdue)

PelicansJaron Pierre Jr. (G, SMU); Malik Dia (F, Ole Miss)

PistonsEbuka Okorie (G, Stanford); Ugonna Onyenso (C, Virginia)

RaptorsAllen Graves (F, Santa Clara); Jaden Bradley (G, Arizona); Nate Bittle (C, Oregon); Nimari Burnett (G, Michigan); Tyson Degenhart (F, Boise State)

RocketsBruce Thornton (G, Ohio State); Quadir Copeland (G, NC State)

SpursJa'Kobi Gillespie (G, Tennessee); Jayden Quaintance (F, Kentucky); Jon Elmore (G, Marshall); Maliq Brown (F, Duke); Tarris Reed Jr. (C, UConn)

SunsKoa Peat (F, Arizona)

ThunderAday Mara (C, Michigan); Andrew Holifield (F, Lamar); Anthony Pritchard (G, Central Michigan); Bennett Stirtz (G, Iowa); Christoph Tilly (C, Ohio State); Josh Dix (G, Creighton); Otega Oweh (G, Kentucky); Thomas Sorber (C, Georgetown)

TimberwolvesIsaiah Evans (F, Duke)

WarriorsGraham Ike (F, Gonzaga); Yaxel Lendeborg (F, Michigan)

WizardsAJ Dybantsa (F, BYU); Felix Okpara (F, Tennessee); Steve Settle III (F, Temple)

A rookie is a player in his first NBA season, as the team rosters list him; two-way players count. Season averages are ESPN's, refreshed every three hours. Every NBA stat leader.

NBA rookies 2026-27

105 rookies are on NBA rosters for 2026-27; the Thunder carry the most, eight. Their numbers fill in from the first game of the season. No odds here: the class, and then its stats.