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[Wizards Nation @WizardsNationDC]

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[Trae Young @TheTraeYoung]

Welcome to DC @AJ_Dybantsa !!
The story has been written🙏🏽 The City is Ready!
We’ll talk about that # soon 😉

[Underdog NBA @UnderdogNBA]

Wizards potential starting lineup:

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

John Wall 🤝 AJ Dybantsa

Dybantsa is the latest No. 1 pick to head to the Wizards 👏

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

With the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards select AJ Dybantsa.

[BYU Men's Basketball @BYUMBB]

NUMBER ONE.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

A new trio has arrived in DC 🔥

[NBA Draft @NBADraft]

With the 1st pick of the NBA Draft the @WashWizards select AJ Dybantsa (@AJ_Dybantsa)!

The 2026 NBA Draft is LIVE on ABC & ESPN.

[NBA @NBA]

With the 1st pick of the NBA Draft the @WashWizards select AJ Dybantsa!

The 2026 NBA Draft is LIVE on ABC & ESPN.

[Washington Wizards @WashWizards]

WELCOME TO THE DYSTRICT🧙‍♂️

#ForTheDistrict | @AJ_Dybantsa

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The Wizards and Young’s representatives, CAA’s Co-Head of Basketball Aaron Mintz, agents Ray Young, Andrew Morrison and Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown, land on a deal that will be less than the maximum for Young with Washington, but equal to the max he could have signed elsewhere.

Young – who wanted a trade to one team only, the Wizards, in January – stamps his desire to be in D.C. and elevate the team’s rising young core.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Trae Young is staying in Washington D.C.!

After declining his player option last week, Young is signing a new long-term deal with the Wizards, sources tell @ShamsCharania.

[Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears]

Wizards star Trae Young plans to decline his $48.97 million player option for the 2026–27 season to become a FA on Monday, sources. Washington remains the front runner for the four-time NBA All-Star as he loves the team and DC, but he still expects multiple team max interest.

[Fullcourtpass @Fullcourtpass]

Darryn Peterson’s camp is “very confident” he is going to be the first pick, per @BensHoops

“Peterson’s decision to cancel his workout with the Jazz, while AJ Dybantsa maintained his visit, suggests a shift at the top of the draft.”

(https://t.co/Ltsqlv3nGU)

[Underdog NBA @UnderdogNBA]

Odds to go No. 1 in 2026 NBA Draft following report that Darryn Peterson will only meet with the Wizards:

Before:
Dybantsa - 90% chance
Peterson - 12%

After:
Dybantsa - 73%
Peterson - 27%

[Fullcourtpass @Fullcourtpass]

Trae Young is a backup option for the Miami Heat if they miss out on Giannis Antetokounmpo, per @JakeLFischer

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr underwent surgery to repair a fractured right foot on Monday, sources tell ESPN. Sarr sustained the injury on a contact play during an offseason workout late last week. He is expected to be healthy for the start of the season.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Developments ahead of the June 23-24 NBA draft: BYU's AJ Dybantsa has conducted formal visits with both the Washington Wizards (No. 1) and Utah Jazz (No. 2) while Kansas' Darryn Peterson only visited the Wizards and does not plan to grant anyone else a meeting, sources tell me and @JeremyWoo.

Both have believed in going No. 1 -- and now teams in the lottery are taking note of Peterson's decision to only give access to Washington.

[Wizards Nation @WizardsNationDC]

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[Wizards Nation @WizardsNationDC]

AJ Dybantsa makes a bold promise to lead the #Wizards to the playoffs if selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 #NBADraft.

https://t.co/lesPH9yz01

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Trae Young:

“This is the most slept on I’ve been in my whole life… Imagine the Wizards as the No. 1 team in the East next year. What people gonna be saying?”

(via @thepivot, h/t @GregFinberg)