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AJ DybantsaWashington Commanders · #4

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · BYU

AJ Dybantsa is a forward the Washington Wizards selected 1st overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of BYU. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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AJ Dybantsa
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AJ Dybantsa
Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

AJ Dybantsa — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Two-way wing prospect · Impact 56
AJ Dybantsa is a forward the Washington Wizards selected 1st overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of BYU. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2
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Offense
D
Defense
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Feel / IQ
D
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where AJ Dybantsa stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
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Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
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Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #278 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
56Impact index
88Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file1
#1 2026 Draft pick
Stat explorer

AJ Dybantsa — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees AJ Dybantsa

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

AJ Dybantsa career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

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-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Ahkello Witherspoon, Ale Kaho.
How his role moves
Primary forward role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
56 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#1 2026 Draft pick
Act IV

The Ballad of AJ Dybantsa

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

AJ Dybantsa is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie forward for the Washington Wizards.

Washington Commanders

Turning pro

Drafted 1st overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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AJ Dybantsa was the 1st pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Washington Wizards out of BYU.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming forward who debuts in 2026-27.

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Dybantsa's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'8"
Weight
210 lb
Draft
1st overall, 2026
Born
BYU
Jersey
#4
Beyond the game

Dybantsa joins the Washington Wizards as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of BYU.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round forward out of BYU.

Incoming
Unproven
BYU
FAQ

AJ Dybantsa — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about AJ Dybantsa, answered.

Where was AJ Dybantsa drafted?
AJ Dybantsa was selected 1st overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2026 NBA draft, out of BYU.
Does Dybantsa have NBA stats yet?
Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.
AJ Dybantsa career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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