2026 NBA Draft Big Board: Michigan stars impressive at combine, Flory Bidunga falling in prospect rankings

The 2026 NBA Draft Combine is now in the books and between the combine measurements, what happened between the lines, and the information gathered between sessions, there were some adjustments that needed to be made to the CBS Sports Big Board. What stayed consistent were the names atop the class as the same big three that we've been talking about for over a year now – AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, and Cameron Boozer – remain the top three prospects in this year's class.

The next date looming on the calendar is May 27, the NCAA's deadline to withdraw from the draft. That will inevitably shake this order up again, with several players likely to return to the college ranks. In fact, some of the most notable risers and fallers from Chicago are players who have remaining NCAA eligibility.

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Notable risers and fallers

• The Michigan frontcourt duo of Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. both got notable bumps coming out of the combine. Mara measured in even bigger than expected, at 7-foot-3 without shoes on, along with an absolutely massive 9-9 standing reach. In a draft that lacks depth at the center position, coupled by a time when bigger line-ups are again becoming more prevalent in the NBA, that certainly impacts the supply-demand ratio for Mara. He was a dominant defender this year at Michigan, but it's actually some of the old UCLA tape, where they had him switching ball-screens, that has got some scouts talking. In other words, he's not just a drop coverage giant, he's more mobile than someone his size should be, and is not a one-tricky pony defensively. Couple that with his passing, natural touch, and there is a lot of optimism about Mara right now.
• Unfortunately for Wolverine fans, Johnson was another big winner of the combine, which means he's likely to stay in the draft. He too measured even bigger than expected, at 6-9 without shoes on with a 7-3.5 wingspan and chiseled 250-pound frame. He tested well across the board athletically and the shooting gains we saw this year at Michigan looked sustainable in drill work. For someone who is also rugged inside, and switchable defensively, that makes him an ultra-versatile frontcourt piece who can play multiple positions and operate inside and out, on both ends of the floor. Additionally, there aren't really any other alternatives from that archetype in this draft class, which makes him a possibility as early as the late lottery.
• Johnson's combine group also included Arizona's Koa Peat. By this point, it has been well-documented the challenges Peat had shooting the ball that day, but in that setting, he looked notably behind Johnson when they shared the same court at the same time. Previously a projected lottery pick, he has slipped to 18 on this latest update, which is still more optimistic than most. He had an undeniable impact as a freshman and has a distinct winning pedigree, but the questions about how his game translated only intensified after this week. Given that he was reportedly asking teams for feedback on his stay-or-go decision, a return to Arizona doesn't seem out of the question, and might be in his best interest given the growth he showed there this season, his likely NIL valuation, and a much less competitive 2027 draft field.
• Another faller was Flory Bidunga. The athletic lefty made notable gains this year at Kansas, was ranked the number one prospect in the transfer portal, and committed to Louisville, but still opted to go through the draft process. Bidunga would have to be a top-ten pick to match what he will reportedly earn for the Cardinals next year. It looked unlikely that he would even play up to his previous slot as a projected late first-rounded. The disconnect continues to be rooted in his offensive game and correlating defensive position. He was as mobile and switchable as any frontcourt defender in college basketball last year, but offensively he's a straight five, and there are questions about whether he has the size and strength to body up with opposing NBA centers. He's slid down to No. 36 in this last update which should all but guarantee that he'll be suiting up for Louisville next season. 

Updated Top 100 Big Board

• 1	AJ Dybantsa	BYU	SF	6-9	Fr
  2	Darryn Peterson	Kansas	PG	6-5	Fr
  3	Cameron Boozer	Duke	PF	6-9	Fr
  4	Caleb Wilson	North Carolina	PF	6-10	Fr
  5	Darius Acuff	Arkansas	PG	6-3	Fr
  6	Keaton Wagler	Illinois	PG	6-6	Fr
  7	Kingston Flemings	Houston	PG	6-3	Fr
  8	Mikel Brown	Louisville	PG	6-4	Fr
  9	Brayden Burries	Arizona	SG	6-4	Fr
  10	Nate Ament	Tennessee	PF	6-10	Fr
  11	Aday Mara	Michigan	C	7-3	Jr
  12	Yaxel Lendeborg	Michigan	PF	6-10	Gr
  13	Jayden Quaintance	Kentucky	C	6-10	So
  14	Labaron Philon	Alabama	PG	6-3	So
  15	Karim Lopez	Mexico	PF	6-9	Int
  16	Hannes Steinbach	Washington	PF	6-11	Fr
  17	Morez Johnson	Michigan	PF	6-10	So
  18	Koa Peat	Arizona	PF	6-8	Fr
  19	Bennett Stirtz	Iowa	PG	6-3	Sr
  20	Cameron Carr	Baylor	SG	6-5	RS-So
  21	Christian Anderson	Texas Tech	PG	6-2	So
  22	Chris Cenac	Houston	PF	6-11	Fr
  23	Henri Veesaar	North Carolina	C	7-0	Jr
  24	Ebuka Okorie	Stanford	PG	6-2	Fr
  25	Dailyn Swain	Texas	SF	6-7	Jr
  26	Rueben Chinyelu	Florida	C	6-10	Jr
  27	Isaiah Evans	Duke	SG	6-6	So
  28	Amari Allen	Alabama	SF	6-6	Fr
  29	Tarris Reed Jr.	Connecticut	C	6-10	Sr
  30	Allen Graves	Santa Clara	PF	6-9	Fr
  31	Alex Karaban	Connecticut	PF	6-8	Sr
  32	Tyler Tanner	Vanderbilt	PG	6-0	So
  33	Tounde Yessoufou	Baylor	SF	6-5	Fr
  34	Meleek Thomas	Arkansas	SG	6-4	Fr
  35	Zuby Ejiofor	St. John's	C	6-8	Sr
  36	Flory Bidunga	Kansas	C	6-9	So
  37	Joshua Jefferson	Iowa State	PF	6-9	Sr
  38	Luigi Suigo	Italy	C	7-4	Int
  39	Matthew Able	NC State	SF	6-5	FR
  40	Milan Momcilovic	Iowa State	SF	6-9	Jr
  41	Braden Smith	Purdue	PG	5-11	Sr
  42	Billy Richmond	Arkansas	SF	6-6	So
  43	Malachi Moreno	Kentucky	C	7-0	Fr
  44	Ryan Conwell	Louisville	SG	6-3	Sr
  45	Baba Miller	Cincinnati	PF	6-11	Sr
  46	Trevon Brazile	Arkansas	PF	6-10	Sr
  47	Sergio De Larrea	Spain	SG	6-7	Int
  48	Otega Oweh	Kentucky	SG	6-5	Sr
  49	Jaden Bradley	Arizona	PG	6-3	Sr
  50	Richie Saunders	BYU	SG	6-5	Sr
  51	Emanuel Sharp	Houston	SG	6-3	Sr
  52	Bruce Thornton	Ohio State	PG	6-1	Sr
  53	Tyler Bilodeau	UCLA	PF	6-8	Sr
  54	Ja'Kobi Gillespie	Tennessee	PG	6-0	Sr
  55	Ugonna Onyenso	Virginia	C	6-11	Sr
  56	Kylan Boswell	Illinois	PG	6-2	Sr
  57	Milos Uzan	Houston	PG	6-4	Sr
  58	Dillon Mitchell	St. John's	PF	6-7	Sr
  59	Tyler Nickel	Vanderbilt	SF	6-7	Sr
  60	John Blackwell	Wisconsin	SG	6-4	Jr
  61	Maliq Brown	Duke	C	6-8	Sr
  62	Tobi Lawal	Virginia Tech	PF	6-8	Sr
  63	Aaron Nkrumah	Tennessee State	6-6	189	Sr
  64	Andrej Stojakovic	Illinois	SG	6-6	Jr
  65	Felix Okpara	Tennessee	C	6-11	Sr
  66	Keyshawn Hall	Auburn	SF	6-7	Sr
  67	Jeremy Fears Jr.	Michigan State	PG	6-1	RS-So
  68	Nate Bittle	Oregon	C	7-0	RS-Sr
  69	Izaiyah Nelson	South Florida	C	6-9	Sr
  70	Rafael Castro	George Washington	C	6-10	Sr
  71	Nick Boyd	Wisconsin	PG	6-2	Sr
  72	Bryce Hopkins	St. John's	SF	6-7	Gr
  73	Quadir Copeland	NC State	PG	6-6	Sr
  74	Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State	PG	6-2	Sr
  75	Malik Reneau	Miami	PF	6-8	Sr
  76	Jaron Pierre	SMU	SG	6-5	G
  77	Tucker Devries	Indiana	SF	6-7	Sr
  78	Peter Suder	Miami (OH)	SG	6-4	Sr
  79	Cade Tyson	Minnesota	SF	6-7	Sr
  80	Jack Kayil	Germany	SG	6-5	Int
  81	Jaden Henley	Grand Canyon	SF	6-7	Sr
  82	Jacob Cofie	USC	PF	6-9	So
  83	Nick Martinelli	Northwestern	PF	6-7	Sr
  84	Noam Yaacov	Israel	PG	6-2	Int
  85	Lamar Wilkerson	Indiana	SG	6-4	Sr
  86	Darrion Williams	NC State	SF	6-5	Sr
  87	Trey Kaufman-Renn	Purdue	C	6-8	Sr
  88	Tobe Awaka	Arizona	PF	6-9	Sr
  89	Graham Ike	Gonzaga	C	6-10	Gr
  90	Alex Samodurov	Greece	PF	6-11	Int
  91	Elijah Mahi	Santa Clara	PF	6-7	Sr
  92	Aiden Tobiason	Temple	SG	6-5	So
  93	Seth Trimble	North Carolina	PG	6-2	Sr
  94	Chris Bell	California	SF	6-7	Sr
  95	Melvin Council Jr.	Kansas	PG	6-4
  96	Duke Miles	Vanderbilt	PG	6-1	Gr
  97	Ernest Udeh Jr.	Miami	C	6-11	Sr
  98	Pavle Backo	Serbia	C	6-11	Int
  99	Jaxon Kohler	Michigan State	PF	6-9	Sr
  100 Josh Dix		Creighton	SG	6-5	Sr