NBA teams would reportedly be willing to pay up to $100 million for the No. 1 pick this year if it was allowed.
NBA teams would reportedly be willing to pay an incredible amount of money to draft No. 1 in this year’s draft.
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, some organizations would be willing to pay up to $100 million for the No. 1 pick if league rules permitted it.
“I had an executive tell me that the No. 1 pick this year is worth $100 million,” Windhorst said The Hoop Collective Podcast.
“If you gave the opportunity to buy that pick, teams would pay $100 million for it. Keep that in mind when the Jazz were fined $500,000,” he added.
The competition to secure one of the top picks in the 2026 NBA draft has been especially intense with Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer each considered future potential franchise players at the top of the draft.
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