Auburn NBA Players (2026-27)
All 6 former Auburn players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 6
- Average height
- 6'10"
- Average age
- 24.2
- Teams represented
- 6 of 30
- Tallest
- Walker Kessler (7'2")
- Shortest
- Isaac Okoro (6'4")
- Oldest
- Isaac Okoro (25)
- Youngest
- Jabari Smith Jr. (23)
Six Auburn alumni appear on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, each on a different team. The group spans a range of positions and ages, making Auburn one of the more active college pipelines in the league this year.
All 6 players were born in the United States — 4 of them born in Georgia, with the others born in Alabama and Florida. The roster skews young, with the oldest player, Isaac Okoro, just 25 years old.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only Auburn alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chaney Johnson
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'8" | 24 | #31 |
Dylan Cardwell
|
Sacramento Kings
|
C | 6'10" | 24 | #32 |
Isaac Okoro
|
Chicago Bulls
|
F | 6'4" | 25 | #35 |
Jabari Smith Jr.
|
Houston Rockets
|
F | 6'11" | 23 | #10 |
Johni Broome
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
F | 6'10" | 24 | #22 |
Walker Kessler
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
C | 7'2" | 25 | #14 |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Forwards and Centers Dominate the Group
Auburn's NBA contingent has no guards at all — 4 of the 6 are forwards and the other 2 are centers. That makes for a notably big-bodied group. Walker Kessler (#14) of the Los Angeles Lakers stands at 7'2", the tallest of the six, while Isaac Okoro (#35) of the Chicago Bulls is the shortest at 6'4". Jabari Smith Jr. (#10, Houston Rockets) and Johni Broome (#22, Milwaukee Bucks) both fit the forward mold at 6'11" and 6'10" respectively.
Six Teams, Six Players, No Overlap
Every Auburn alumnus on this list plays for a different franchise — Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Sacramento Kings all have exactly 1 Auburn product on their roster. Chaney Johnson (#31) represents Auburn with the Nets, while Dylan Cardwell (#32) holds the spot with the Sacramento Kings.
Ages across the group run from 23 (Jabari Smith Jr., born May 13, 2003) to 25, keeping the overall group firmly in the early-career range.