BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa expected to make ‘big’ announcement ahead of NBA draft deadline

PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — BYU freshman and basketball standout AJ Dybantsa is expected to announce “big news” this week.

In a social media put up on Wednesday, Dybantsa merely mentioned, “Tomorrow.” The caption was adopted by a picture with white textual content on a black background, studying, “Big news tomorrow. 11:45am ET. IG Live at 12:00pm ET.”

While particulars of what precisely Dybantsa’s large information is, there may be hypothesis that he may announce whether or not or not he can be coming into the NBA draft.

Dybantsa, 19, has been a long-running favourite to go No. 1 within the NBA draft. At 6-foot-9, he averaged a national-best 25.3 factors to assist elevate the Cougars to a sixth-seed end. He was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team, All-Big 12 First Team and was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2026.

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The 2026 NBA Draft is scheduled to happen on June 23 to 24. Early Entry gamers, reminiscent of Dybantsa, have till April 24 to apply for eligibility within the 2026 NBA Draft.

The Utah Jazz have an 11.5% likelihood of incomes the primary general draft choose when the NBA Draft Lottery takes place on May 10.

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