As the clock ticked down to the announcement of the NBA draft’s first pick on Tuesday night, AJ Dybantsa’s phone was in his father’s possession.
There was no tip-off call coming to prepare him for the news. He was just waiting for NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s voice to inform him whether the Washington Wizards were selecting him with the top choice.
“When they said the pick was in, I was hoping it was me,” Dybantsa said on ESPN’s broadcast.
The news was what Dybantsa envisioned as Washington indeed selected the BYU forward with the No. 1 overall pick ahead of Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, who went second overall to the Utah Jazz during the festivities in New York.
The 6-foot-9 Dybantsa led the nation in scoring at 25.5 points per game in his one college campaign and should be ready to make an immediate impact.
