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1️⃣ Dybantsa goes No. 1
Draft Day: We’re on the clockI love when a day presents an easy bit. Yesterday, as usual, was stacked. In honor of the NBA Draft, we’re going to make a big board of stories, hunch over our desks, conduct a few calls and make our picks for yesterday’s most important folks:1. AJ Dybantsa, actual No. 1 pickThe BYU phenom, as we mostly expected, went first in last night’s draft to the Wizards, filling out what could be a very interesting team next season. Washington adds Dybantsa a day after signing Trae Young to a four-year, $212 million deal, and Anthony Davis — when healthy — is still an elite big man. Fun.At No. 2, the Jazz selected Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, despite the prospect refusing to work out for anyone except Washington. See the full list of picks here.2. Brendan Sorsby, stuckI almost feel bad for Sorsby at this point. After bowing out of college football last week, as Texas Tech — where Sorsby never played a snap — prepared to defend him, the talented yet troubled quarterback opted to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft. The saga was over, we thought.But yesterday, the NFL issued a stern rebuke of Sorsby, who admitted to illegal gambling while playing college football, deciding the league would not even hold a supplemental draft this year. That means the 22-year-old is ineligible to play in the NFL until the 2027 season, when he can enter the regular draft.What Sorsby does next is unclear. His lawyer vowed to fight the NFL’s decision, while the quarterback remains ineligible to play in college. Read our full story for more details.Troy Taormina / Getty Images3. Cristiano Ronaldo, late to the party, but still hereThe 41-year-old has watched his counterparts rack up goals at this World Cup, notably Lionel Messi, while doing nothing of note during Portugal’s opening draw against DR Congo. Yesterday, Ronaldo arrived.
