The 2026 draft was sold as one of the deepest in years, with three names at the top: AJ Dybantsa of BYU, Darryn Peterson of Kansas and Cameron Boozer of Duke. They went in that order, to Washington, Utah and Memphis.

Ten days into the regular season, the numbers say the class is as loud as promised, but not always in the order it was drafted. These figures run through Friday’s games, October 30.

1. No. 1AJ Dybantsa, BYU, to the Washington Wizards
2. No. 2Darryn Peterson, Kansas, to the Utah Jazz
3. No. 3Cameron Boozer, Duke, to the Memphis Grizzlies
4. No. 4Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, to the Chicago Bulls
5. No. 5Keaton Wagler, Illinois, to the LA Clippers
6. No. 7Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas, to the Sacramento Kings
7. No. 11Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan, to the Golden State Warriors

Rookie scoring leaders, points per game

The No. 7 pick leads all rookies in scoring, and he has done it with volume. Acuff has taken at least 20 shots in every one of his five games, starting with a 5-of-24 debut against the Clippers.

His 73 shots in his first three games were the third most for any player in that span of a career, behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 99 and John Drew’s 82.

Acuff, points by game

The last of those was the loudest: 34 points and 14 assists in a 132-120 loss in New Orleans. He became the fourth teenager in NBA history with 30 points and 10 assists in a game, after LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Stephon Marbury.

Sacramento has lost all five games he has played.

Boozer’s shot did not come with him at first. He went 2-of-15 in the opener against Utah and 5-of-21 at Sacramento, and he was shooting 27.9% after four games.

Memphis won all four anyway, because he kept rebounding and passing. Then he went 6-of-10 in Portland.

Boozer, field goals made by game

At 19 years and 103 days, he became the second-youngest player to record a triple-double, behind only Josh Giddey. Earlier, his 25 points, 13 rebounds and six assists at Golden State made him the third-youngest with a 25-10-5 game, after LeBron James and Cooper Flagg.

Through five games he is averaging 15.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists.

The No. 4 pick opened with 16 points in Toronto and 21 in Milwaukee. Michael Jordan opened his career in 1984 with the same 16 and 21, the second of them also against the Bucks.

Wilson’s third game was a 30-point, 14-rebound night in the home opener, a 124-120 loss to Washington. Only Jordan, with 74, scored more in his first three games for the Bulls.

First three career games, total points

He has scored at least 16 in all six games. Chicago has won only one of them, in Milwaukee.

The No. 11 pick is the oldest of the group. He turned 24 in September after stops in junior college, at UAB and at Michigan, and for four games he looked like the most finished rookie in the class.

His scoring went up in each of his first four games, peaking at 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in Denver, the first 30-10-5 line by a Warriors rookie since Stephen Curry in 2010.

Lendeborg, points by game

Then came Friday’s rematch with the Lakers. Lendeborg had six points, five turnovers and six fouls in 24 minutes. Golden State still came back to win 112-95.

The No. 1 pick missed Washington’s first four games with a sprained left ankle. He debuted in Cleveland on October 28 and scored 19 on 8-of-12 shooting in a 121-111 loss.

Two nights later, in his home debut, he had 17 points and eight rebounds as the Wizards beat Charlotte 95-79.

Peterson, the No. 2 pick, has had the quietest start of the big three. He is averaging 12.8 points on 22-of-63 shooting, with a high of 18 against San Antonio on Wednesday.