Potential No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa declares for NBA draft
AJ Dybantsathe projected No. 1 pick this summer season, has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, he introduced on YouTube.
In the video, Dybantsa learn a letter he wrote when he was seven years outdated, hoping to turn into a basketball participant at some point. Now, the BYU star will enter this summer season’s draft as the highest prospect, per ESPN. He’ll doubtless battle Kansas star Darryn Peterson for that high spot.
“See ya’ll on draft night,” Dybantsa stated within the video.
Dybantsa led the nation in scoring this season and carried BYU to the NCAA match after (*1*) suffered a season-ending damage in January.
In a number of interviews forward of the draft, Dybantsa had hinted that he would possibly keep in faculty for one other 12 months. He additionally stated his mom wished him to graduate from faculty, which may have influenced his determination earlier than he finally selected to enter the draft.
During a press convention in his hometown of Brockton, Massachusetts, at Edgar B. Davis Community School, the place he attended elementary faculty. Dybantsa stated he nonetheless values schooling and hopes to make use of it sooner or later.
“Even if you’re not a famous actor or athlete, you can still do great things with education,” he stated.
He stated his objective is to take pleasure in the identical fame that former Brockton, Mass., natives Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, each corridor of fame boxers, had as they represented the town.
“It feels good. I’ve had a lot of NBA players tell me that it really starts when you get there,” he stated. “I’m looking forward to just being a rookie.”
The Utah Jazz may find yourself with the No. 1 pick, positioning Dybantsa to probably turn into a star solely an hour’s drive from the place he performed faculty basketball in Provo.
But he stated Thursday he would not have a most popular vacation spot within the NBA.
“Whatever team drafts me,” he stated.
