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Wizards GM Raves About AJ Dybantsa After Drafting Him

"He was that guy because of his versatility... he's the best athlete since our regime's been here. He led college in scoring, got a lot of upside on the defensive end... elite skill level. It's hard to pass," said Will Dawkins. It was floated that perhaps Darryn Peterson would leapfrog AJ. Given how Dawkins raves about AJ, this felt unlikely.

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Lakers Trade Their 56th Pick To The Mavericks

The Lakers traded for the 56th pick with the Bulls only to then trade Vsevolod Ishchenko, the player they drafted with that pick, to the Mavericks. Vsevolod Ishchenko is looking to be a great steal as the 6'8 Russian wing shot 45% from 3 int he VTB league. The Lakers have received cash in this trade.

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2026 NBA Draft Round 2 Has Unprecedented 29 Traded Picks

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2026 NBA Draft Round 2 Has Unprecedented 29 Traded Picks

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Stephen A Smith Calls Out Jaylen Brown

Brown lambasted ESPN for being "unethical", calling out Stephen A in particular for being the face of the brand. "Enough Is Enough! Jaylen Brown, I Accept Your Challenge," wrote SAS on his X. "He's so full of s*** I wanna throw up. We're unethical because we're telling you how your comments came across. No wonder your a** is in France."

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Wizards GM Is Confident Anthony Davis Signs An Extension With The Wizards

Washington signed Trae to a 4 year, $212 million extension and hope to lock down AD. Will Dawkins said, "Can't comment on the Trae one just yet but we feel pretty good where that's headed. AD wants to be here, we want him here. We'll have that conversation in the middle of August when we can officially have that."

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