Эй Жей Дибанца драфтын хамгийн өндөр чадамжтай тоглогчоор нэрлэгдэж, Вашингтон Уизэрдсийн бүрэлдэхүүнийг зузаатгалаа.
Хоёр өдөр үргэлжлэх 2026 оны NBA-ийн драфт эхэлж, мэргэжилтнүүд сонголтуудад дүн шинжилгээ хийж байна. Вашингтон Уизэрдс 19 настай, 6-9 өндөртэй жигүүрийн тоглогч Эй Жей Дибанцаг сонгосон нь энэ жилийн драфтын хамгийн онцлох үйл явдал боллоо. Тэрээр энэ улиралд 50 гаруй хувийн шидэлтийн хувьтайгаар дунджаар 25 оноо авч, гайхалтай амжилтыг үзүүлсэн юм.
Дибанца нь бие бялдрын өгөгдөл, тэсрэлттэй хөдөлгөөн болон будагтай талбай руу дайрах чадвараараа бусад тоглогчдоос ялгарч байна. Хэдийгээр бөмбөг эзэмшилт болон хамгаалалтын тал дээр сайжруулах шаардлагатай ч түүний ирээдүйн боломж нь лигийн шилдэг тоглогчдын түвшинд хүрэхүйц хэмээн үнэлэгджээ. Түүнийг карьерынхаа оргил үед 30 оноо, 6 assist дунджлах боломжтой тоглогч хэмээн мэргэжилтнүүд харж байна.
Шинжээч Жон Холлинжер энэхүү сонголтыг өндрөөр үнэлж, Трэй Янг болон Энтони Дэвис нарын бүрэлдэхүүнд Дибанца маш сайн тохирохыг онцолжээ. Тэрээр энэ удаагийн драфтын сонголтод B+ үнэлгээ өгсөн байна. Дибанцагийн хувьд өөрийн сул талуудаа засаж чадвал NBA-д тогтвортой тоглох бүрэн боломжтой гэж үзэж байна.
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The 2026 NBA Draft is underway — taking place over two days — and The Athletic’s draft expert Sam Vecenie and front-office insider John Hollinger are analyzing each pick as it happens.
Explore Vecenie’s scouting summary from the 2026 NBA Draft Guide, Hollinger’s team fit and more below.
1. Washington Wizards
AJ Dybantsa | 6-9 | 19 years old
Dybantsa has better physical tools entering the NBA than any wing I’ve seen in a while. His ability to play with elite bend mixed with explosiveness allows him to consistently get into the teeth of the defense as a straight-line driver. In transition, he’s an absolute menace. His nose for the foul line is second to none in this draft class with his polished footwork and gathers. That’s what allowed him to be as monstrously productive as he was this season, averaging more than 25 points while shooting over 50 percent from the field. He is a historically notable scoring prospect as a big-time wing, and it helps that he showed major improvement as a shooter and passer this season after seemingly stagnating a bit in the year before he played at BYU.
However, the aspects of Dybantsa’s game beyond his scoring acumen are unpolished. He’s nowhere near as deficient a ballhandler as Ace Bailey as a big wing because of his ability to play with bend and drive, but he needs to tighten up with the ball to consistently make better passing reads. The strides were there this season, but to be a primary decision-maker in the NBA, the standard is almost impossibly high. Additionally, Dybantsa needs to show improvement on the defensive end, where his engagement and overall anticipation are not quite good enough.
Why AJ Dybantsa is the no. 1 prospect in this year’s NBA Draft
Sam Vecenie
But if we’re drafting for ceiling-level outcomes at the top of the draft, Dybantsa’s mix of unique athletic traits and proven scoring ability gives him the highest apex of all the prospects in the class. There’s no better blend of size, power, length, athleticism and skill in this class, and his overall feel for the game on offense is not poor. Dybantsa’s weaknesses are also more fixable than the weaknesses of other prospects at this size. You can improve his ability to handle the ball, and he has shown enough vision and problem-solving skills on the ball to believe he’s growing there. He’s not a completely negative defender with his size and length, and he won’t be attacked on that end even if he still needs to work through his anticipation issues.
There are outcomes here where Dybantsa averages 30 points and six assists in his prime, providing slightly above-average defense. That player who would be in the All-NBA picture and could even find himself in MVP discussions. Dybantsa’s floor in his prime is probably in the ballpark of what Jaylen Brown’s was before his 29-point-per-game breakout this season: a 22-point-per-game scorer who is switchable on defense but messy off the ball with some questionable moments as a ballhandler and passer. That’s still a player who provides borderline All-Star-level talent. Dybantsa is the best combination of upside and floor in the class, which is why he is my No. 1 player.
Hollinger’s analysis: I had Cameron Boozer ranked higher, but a lot of smart people I respect disagree with me, and Dybantsa’s fit between Trae Young and Anthony Davis is hard to deny. And if ultimately the choice was between Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson, I thought Dybantsa was clearly the pick. I would give the Wizards a less flattering grade for Trae Young’s extension. Grade: B+
This story will be updated.
