NBA commissioner Adam Silver poses with 2026 draft prospects before the NBA Draft at Barclays Center. (Arturo Holmes, Getty Images) Caleb Wilson poses with family prior to Round One of the 2026 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. (Arturo Holmes, Getty Images) Chris Cenac Jr. poses for a photo with Kelvin Sampson prior to Round One. (Arturo Holmes, Getty Images) Mikel Brown Jr. awaits the start of Round One of the 2026 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lakers being sold for $12B, North American record for sports franchise