The 2026 NBA Draft has officially concluded, as all 30 teams have finished making their selections in both rounds. The NBA hosted the second round tonight in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center at 8 PM ET, where franchises confirmed their picks for the 2026-27 season.
After the Draft ended, we observed that 29 out of the 30 teams got their pick tonight as a result of a trade. And it was only the Raptors who ended up keeping their own second-round pick for this season: the 50th pick, Jaden Bradley from Arizona.
While some picks were with teams as a result of old trades, most of these were draft-day trades as NBA teams configured their salary cap situations for the upcoming free agency, such as the Knicks looking to avoid the second apron.
Let’s take a look at the full results of the second round of draft selections (31-60) that were conducted on Wednesday.
31. Houston Rockets (via Knicks): Bruce Thornton (G, Ohio State)
32. Memphis Grizzlies (Pacers via Bucks): Richie Saunders (G, BYU)
33. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Nets): Isaiah Evans (G, Duke)
34. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Kings): Meleek Thomas (G, Arkansas)
35. Denver Nuggets (via Spurs): Trevon Brazile (F, Arkansas)
36. Los Angeles Clippers (Grizzlies via Hawks, Jazz): Baba Miller (F, Cincinnati)
37. Miami Heat (via Thunder): Ryan Conwell (G, Louisville)
38. Indiana Pacers (via Bulls): Braden Smith (G, Purdue)
39. New York Knicks (via Rockets): Jack Kayil (G, ALBA Berlin)
40. Boston Celtics (Bucks via Magic): Dillon Mitchell (F, St. John’s)
41. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Heat): Otega Oweh (F, Kentucky)
42. San Antonio Spurs (Blazers via Pelicans): Ja’Kobi Gillespie (G, Tennessee)
43. Brooklyn Nets (Clippers via Rockets): Tyler Bilodeau (F, UCLA)
44. San Antonio Spurs (Heat via Pacers): Maliq Brown (F, Duke)
45. Sacramento Kings (Hornets via Spurs, Hawks, Knicks): Emmanuel Sharpe (G, Houston)
46. Washington Wizards (via Magic): Felix Okpara (F, Tennessee)
47. New York Knicks (via Suns): Tyler Nickel (F, Vanderbilt)
48. Dallas Mavericks (Suns via Wizards): Tobi Lawal (F, Virginia Tech)
49. Denver Nuggets (Hawks via Nets, Warriors): Bryce Hopkins (F, St. John’s)
50. Toronto Raptors: Jaden Bradley (G, Arizona)
51. Orlando Magic (via Wizards): Izaiyah Nelson (F, South Florida)
52. Atlanta Hawks (via Clippers): Henri Veesaar (C, North Carolina)
53. Detroit Pistons (Rockets via Knicks): Ugonna Onyenso (C, Virginia)
54. Golden State Warriors (Lakers via Raptors, Heat, Cavaliers): Lajae Jones (G, Florida State)
55. Los Angeles Clippers (Knicks via Rockets): Nick Martinelli (F, Northwestern)
56. Dallas Mavericks (Bulls via Lakers): Vsevolod Ishchenko (G, Lokomotiv)
57. Los Angeles Clippers (via Hawks): Narcisse Ngoy (F, Auburn)
58. New Orleans Pelicans (Pistons via Knicks, Nets, Suns, Magic, Clippers): Jaron Pierre Jr. (G, SMU)
59. Minnesota Timberwolves (Spurs via Pacers): Trey Kaufman-Renn (F, Purdue)
60. Milwaukee Bucks (Wizards via Magic): Malique Lewis (F, South East Melbourne Phoenix)
The Raptors drafted Jaden Bradley, a 6’3 guard out of Arizona who played four years in college. Through those four years, he averaged 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists while shooting 45.2% from the field and 36.6% from behind the three-point line. Toronto is reportedly interested in landing LaMelo Ball, and could be planning to offer Bradley in a trade with the Hornets.
Furthermore, the Lakers and Mavericks surprisingly engaged in a trade that sent the 56th pick, Vsevolod Ishchenko, to Dallas in return for cash considerations. It seemed like the doors for business were closed between the two franchises since the Luka Doncic trade, but apparently, it’s not anymore.
Moreover, the Grizzlies moved down five spots in the first round (16 to 17, then 17th to 21st) and received five second-round picks from the Thunder and the Pistons in the process. They converted three of those picks to help the Pistons unload Isaiah Stewart in the biggest trade of the day.
The rising trades of second-round picks can be observed since the NBA implemented the second apron on the salary cap. In the past two seasons as well, only four teams had retained their original second-round picks. And now just one.
As can be seen above, a lot of noteworthy business was conducted on the night of the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft. Do you think any of these players was a steal for any team? Let us know what you think in the comments section.
