NBA: Wizards select AJ Dybantsa No. 1 in NBA Draft

The Washington Wizards selected AJ Dybantsa of BYU as the No. 1 pick of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday (Wednesday in the Philippines).

Dybantsa is a 6-8 forward who led the NCAA Division I in scoring with 25.5 points per game last season.

The Wizards finished 17-65 last season and missed the playoffs.

Darryn Peterson of Kansas, one of the contenders to picked first overall along with Dybantsa, went second to the Utah Jazz.

The Memphis Grizzlies selected Duke's Cameron Boozer, who was college basketball's National Player of the Year, with the No. 3 pick.

Caleb Wilson of UNC was the fourth overall pick, heading to the Chicago Bulls.

The Los Angeles Clippers, at No. 5, picked Keaton Wagler of Illinois while the Brooklyn Nets selected Mikel Brown Jr of Louisville at sixth. Darius Acuff Jr of Arkansas went seventh to the Sacramento Kings while Kingston Flemings of Houston headed to the Atlanta Hawks at No. 8.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Morez Johnson Jr to the Dallas Mavericks and Brayden Burries to the Milwaukee Bucks.

FIRST ROUND

1. Washington Wizards - AJ Dybantsa
2. Utah Jazz - Darryn Peterson
3. Memphis Grizzlies - Cameron Boozer
4. Chicago Bulls - Caleb Wilson
5. Los Angeles Clippers - Keaton Wagler
6. Brooklyn Nets - Mikel Brown Jr
7. Sacramento Kings - Darius Acuff Jr
8. Atlanta Hawks - Kingston Flemings
9. Dallas Mavericks - Morez Johnson Jr
10. Milwaukee Bucks - Brayden Burries
11. Golden State Warriors - Yaxel Lendeborg
12. Oklahoma City Thunder - Aday Mara
13. Miami Heat (reported trade to Milwaukee) - Nate Ament
14. Charlotte Hornets - Hannes Steinbach
15. Chicago Bulls - Dailyn Swain
16. Memphis Grizzlies (reported trade to Oklahoma City) - Bennett Stirtz
17. Oklahoma City Thunder (reported trade to Detroit) - Ebuka Okorie
18. Charlotte Hornets - Christian Anderson
19. Toronto Raptors - Allen Graves
20. San Antonio Spurs - Jayden Quaintance
21. Detroit Pistons (reported trade to Memphis) - Karim Lopez
22. Philadelphia 76ers - Labaron Philon Jr
23. Atlanta Hawks - Zuby Ejiofor
24. New York Knicks (reported trade to LAL) - Cameron Carr
25. Los Angeles Lakers (reported trade to Dallas via NYK) - Sergio De Larrea
26. Denver Nuggets (reported trade to San Antonio) - Tarris Reed Jr
27. Boston Celtics - Chris Cenac Jr
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (reported trade to Brooklyn) - Joshua Jefferson
29. Cleveland Cavaliers (reported trade to Sacramento) - Alex Karaban
30. Dallas Mavericks (reported trade the Phoenix via NYK) - Koa Peat

—JMB, GMA News