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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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The Warriors took Yaxel 11th overall to further fortify their frontcourt depth. Tim Kawakami reports, "The Warriors had Lendeborg rated about even with Burries and only had Duke’s Cam Boozer clearly placed on a higher level in this draft." Does this mean GSW valued Yaxel over AJ, Darryn, and more? Perhaps their draft board only had forwards.

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