Washington Wizards Drafted AJ Dybantsa Number One Overall in 2026 NBA Draft
This year’s draft was looked at as being one of the deepest drafts talent-wise in quite some time. Perhaps even rivaling 1996 (a class that produced five Hall of Fame inductees, three MVPs, and an extensive list of All-Stars, Olympic gold medalists, and NBA Champions). In fact, 2026 mock drafts struggled to decide who might go number one overall. Three names kept popping up for months; but only one got the glory at long last. On Tuesday night, the Washington Wizards drafted AJ Dybantsa number one overall in the 2026 NBA Draft.
The Wizards definitely got themselves an exciting rookie to pair with their current roster featuring Anthony Davis and Trae Young. Dybantsa is a 6-foot-9 (with a 6’11” wingspan); two-way wing out of BYU. He led the nation in scoring with 25.5 points per game and is frequently compared to his childhood inspiration, Kevin Durant.
Additionally, despite his youth, he makes a lot of wise decision-making on the court. This led to AJ scoring 894 total points, the third-highest total by a freshman in NCAA history.
Moreover, he earned unanimous First Team All-American honors.
Other names that were in the mix to go number one included: Kansas’ Darryn Peterson as well as Cameron Boozer from Duke. Peterson ultimately went number two to the Utah Jazz. As Boozer found a new home with the Memphis Grizzlies being selected with the third pick.
Washington Wizards Drafted AJ Dybantsa Number One Overall in 2026 NBA Draft
AJ Dybantsa now joins an exclusive club. Going number one like many other legends of the game and legends in the making. Can you name all the number one picks of the past decade? Test your knowledge below.
The last 10 first round picks:
2026 | No. 1 pick — AJ Dybantsa (Washington Wizards)
2025 | No. 1 pick — Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks)
2024 | No. 1 pick — Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks)
2023 | No. 1 pick — Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)
2022 | No. 1 pick — Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic)
2021 | No. 1 pick — Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons)
2020 | No. 1 pick — Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
2019 | No. 1 pick — Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans)
2018 | No. 1 pick — Deandre Ayton (Phoenix Suns)
2017 | No. 1 pick — Markelle Fultz (Philadelphia 76ers)
2016 | No. 1 pick — Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers)
How’d you do? Here’s one more fun fact. There are currently 31 No. 1 overall picks in NBA Draft history who have been enshrined as players into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
There’s a long legacy of Hall of Famers produced from the No. 1 spot atop the draft order, with players like Elgin Baylor (1958), Oscar Robertson (1960), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969), Magic Johnson (1979), Shaquille O’Neal (1992) and Tim Duncan (1997) among those who thrived under the spotlight.
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