The Washington Wizards selected BYU forward AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on June 23 at Barclays Center, passing on presumed top prospect Darryn Peterson, whose stock fell in the draft’s final days. Peterson instead went No. 2 to the Utah Jazz, where he’ll play alongside Keyonte George. Dybantsa, who led college basketball in scoring as a BYU freshman, gives Washington a cornerstone after a 17-65 season, while Peterson joins a Jazz roster built around George, Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr.
