Вашингтон Уизардс багийн шинэхэн тоглогч Эй Жэй Дибанца зуны лигийн анхны тоглолтдоо 27 оноо авч, багтаа 92-88-ын харьцаатай ялалт авчрахад гол үүрэг гүйцэтгэлээ.
Лас Вегас хотноо болсон уг тоглолтод 2026 оны драфтын тэргүүн сонголт болох Эй Жэй Дибанца 27 оноо, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals болон 1 block-оор багаа тэргүүлэв. Тэрээр тоглолтын төгсгөлд хөлний булчингийн өвдөлтийн улмаас талбайг орхисон ч удалгүй эргэн ирэхээ мэдэгдсэн юм. Эсрэг талын Юта Жазз багийн хоёр дахь сонголт Даррин Питерсон 24 оноо авсан ч 8 удаа бөмбөг алдаж, 9 хувийн алдаагаар талбайг чөлөөлөхөөс аргагүйд хүрсэн байна.
Тоглолтын гол чимэг нь нэгдүгээр үеийн төгсгөлд Эй Жэй Дибанцагийн гүйцэтгэсэн хүчирхэг dunk байв. Вашингтон Уизардсын тоглогч Трэ Жонсон энэ үдэш 26 оноо авч багаа дэмжсэн бөгөөд зуны лиг бол NBA-ийн жинхэнэ тоглолт биш ч тоглогчдын чадвараа харуулах том боломж гэдгийг онцолжээ. Энэхүү тоглолтыг Вашингтон Уизардсын удирдлага, дасгалжуулагчдын баг болон багийн ахмад тоглогчид талбайн хажуугаас үзэж сонирхсон байна.
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LAS VEGAS — The top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft did not disappoint in his NBA Summer League debut Thursday night.
With a nifty up-and-under layup, a sharp bounce pass on a fast break and a highlight-reel dunk that brought fans to their feet, AJ Dybantsa led the Washington Wizards over the Utah Jazz 92-88 at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center.
Dybantsa finished the exhibition with a game-high 27 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block, a performance that at times was as eye-catching as the reflective metallic sneakers he wore. He left the game in the final two minutes with leg soreness but said it was “not crazy” and “I’ll be back.”
This was billed as the marquee matchup of the summer league: a one-on-one competition between Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson, the high-scoring guard whom the Jazz selected second overall.
Peterson tallied 24 points, three assists and eight turnovers while guarded for portions of the game by one of Washington’s most tenacious defenders, second-year guard Jamir Watkins. Peterson also was whistled for nine personal fouls, the maximum number summer-league rules allow before a player fouls out of the game.
Neither prospect shot the ball well. Dybantsa made seven of his 18 attempts from the field, while Peterson went six of 18 from the field.
But Dybantsa provided the biggest single moment of the night. Late in the first quarter, he drove past Utah’s Cody Williams, evaded another Jazz player, split two converging defenders and elevated for an emphatic dunk.
Watch This: AJ Dybantsa with the strong Summer League slam in his debut
On the sideline across from the Wizards’ bench, teammates Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Kyshawn George, Deandre Ayton and Justin Champagnie catapulted off their courtside seats to celebrate.
Dybantsa led men’s Division I basketball last season with 296 total free-throw attempts. That ability translated to Thursday’s exhibition game, as Dybantsa repeatedly got to the line, drawing eight shooting fouls. Dybantsa earned one of his free-throw attempts after he sank a fadeaway jumper from 10 feet as he absorbed a foul by Peterson.
Dybantsa did all this as Wizards’ team officials and a large portion of the Wizards’ roster sat in courtside seats across from their team’s bench. The group included Monumental Sports & Entertainment principal owner Ted Leonsis, Wizards general manager Will Dawkins, coach Brian Keefe, third-year center Alex Sarr and veteran wing Khris Middleton.
John Wall, the Wizards’ last No. 1 pick, in 2010, watched from a seat along one of the baselines.
The Jazz opened Thursday well-tested by NBA Summer League standards. They had already played three games in the Salt Lake City Summer League since July 4, winning all of those exhibitions. Peterson shined in Utah’s first two matchups, averaging 26.5 points, seven assists and five turnovers. He also made 53 percent of his shots from the field and 44 percent of his attempts from deep.
While Dybantsa entered the NBA Draft Combine in mid-May as the presumptive No. 1 pick among front-office executives and scouts across the league, he was not a unanimous choice. Peterson had some supporters, too.
Dybantsa opened the month before the draft as the top player on the Wizards’ draft board, and cemented his place during an impressive mid-June visit to Washington to interview with team officials and work out on the court.
Peterson’s eye-popping performances in the Salt Lake City Summer League prompted some fans to question whether Washington had made the right choice in the draft.
Thursday night’s exhibition did not answer that question. At least several years will be necessary before any definitive assessment can be made.
Dybantsa and Peterson face enormous expectations.
Tre Johnson, a Wizards shooting guard who scored 26 points Thursday, can relate, at least a little bit. Washington drafted Johnson sixth last year. Like all early lottery picks, Johnson’s summer-league debut was dissected in detail, but Johnson said he was able to keep the outside scrutiny at arm’s length.
“It’s very important, because summer league, at the end of the day, really isn’t an NBA game,” Johnson said prior to Thursday’s game.
“I feel like even in an NBA game, you’ll have better opportunities and better chances to showcase your abilities. I feel like just going out and playing hard and doing the best you can do is still big. Having a good game at summer league is still big or good, but I don’t feel like it’s the end-all, be-all if you have a bad game.”
Johnson is correct: One summer-league game is not the be-all, end-all.
That said, Thursday was an encouraging start for Dybantsa.
