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ESPN: NBA teams view Koa Peat as ‘excellent candidate’ to return to college

April 29, 2026

By Ezra Amacher, Arizona Desert Swarm: With top college basketball players making well into the seven figures, it’s never been more tempting for underclassmen to return to school.

Could Arizona’s Koa Peat be the next notable college player to return for more year? Some NBA teams think so, according to the most recent NBA mock draft from ESPN’s Jeremy Woo.

ESPN projects Peat falling to the No. 24 pick held by the New York Knicks. Arizona guard Brayden Burries is projected to go No. 9 to the Chicago Bulls.

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