Wolverines In The NBA: Live Michigan Basketball 2026 Draft Tracker, UDFA Signings

The 2026 NBA Draft is here and the two-day event will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The Michigan Wolverines will have three players hear their name called on Tuesday, with potentially one more player going in the second round.

For the first time in 36 years, the Wolverines are going to have three players get selected in Round 1. While Dusty May leaving for the Dallas Mavericks paints a big cloud surrounding Michigan basketball, the Wolverines can enjoy Tuesday night while dreams are met.

Here's all the information you need, along with a live draft tracker and UDFA tracker.

How to Watch

When: Tuesday June 23 and Wednesday June 24
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
TV: Round 1 can be seen on both ABC and ESPN. Round 2 will be aired on ESPN.

Who will get drafted and potential UDFAs

From left, Michigan center Aday Mara (15) and forwards Yaxel Lendeborg (23) and Morez Johnson Jr. (21), celebrate a play — Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Michigan had three players invited to the green room: Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara, and Morez Johnson Jr. All three of those players will be selected in Round 1, with the chance that all three are lottery picks.

The Wolverines could also see both Roddy Gayle Jr. and Nimari Burnett either go late in the second round, or sign as undrafted free agents. Gayle Jr. worked out with some NBA teams, and has a better shot of hearing his name called, but signing after the draft is the most likely scenario for both players.

Will Tschetter is off playing basketball overseas, and while he could hear his named mentioned as a UDFA, he wouldn't be selected in the NBA Draft.

Live draft picks and reaction

Morez Johnson Jr. - No. 9 overall to the Dallas Mavericks

Dusty May signed a contract to become the Mavericks' new head coach and he gets his player. Dallas was in need of a stretch '4' and Johnson Jr. fits the billing. May brought Johnson Jr. to Michigan after he played his first season with Illinois. Johnson Jr. emerged as a real threat on both the offensive and defensive end of the court.

He had one of the best Combines of anyone — showing his ability to shoot from long range — and now he will head to Dallas to continue to develop under May. Johnson Jr. might not be the tallest player on the court, but he's going to hustle and play much bigger on the defensive end.

Yaxel Lendeborg - No. 11 to the Golden State Warriors

The decision paid off. Yaxel Lendeborg could've gone to the NBA last year, but he opted to come back one more season to play under Dusty May at Michigan. Lendeborg was a fringe first-round pick last season, but he parlayed his final season of college basketball into a lottery pick.

Lendeborg does it all. He shoots, he creates his own shot, gets his teammates involved, rebounds, and plays defense. He will fit right in with Golden State as a 3-and-D player. The Warriors were thought to pick Aday Mara here, but Lendeborg makes sense and it's a perfect fit.

Statistically, Lendeborg averaged 15.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He was an All-American and was named the Big Ten Player of the Year.

Aday Mara - No. 12 overall to the OKC Thunder

And just like that, all three Michigan players were lottery picks. Aday Mara's draft stock soared throughout the season and he was the most dominant shot blocker in the nation, along with being a top rebounder. Mara's lone season in Ann Arbor, he averaged 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds, along with 2.6 blocks.

OKC struggled with the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals and Mara will help the Thunder in the frontcourt. At 7'3", Mara will compete with most bigs. He's athletic and is developing a three-point shot. The Thunder will pair Mara with Chet Holmgren to give OKC a powerful one-two punch down low.

Live UDFA signings

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