Wizards Plan to Select AJ Dybantsa With the No. 1 Overall Pick

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Wizards Plan to Select AJ Dybantsa With the No. 1 Overall Pick

Washington is set on Dybantsa two days before the June 23 draft, per Grant Afseth. The 19-year-old led Division I in scoring at 25.5 points per game on 51% shooting in his lone BYU season. Darryn Peterson had entered the conversation but the Wizards appear to have made their decision ahead of Tuesday's draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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