The No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft is still up for debate—with AJ Dybantsa the odds-on favorite, but Darryn Peterson also an option for the Washington Wizards, who hold the first selection. It marks a stark contrast to 2025, when everyone knew the Dallas Mavericks would choose Cooper Flagg. What is not in […]
Early on the morning of June 15, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson was only planning on meeting with the Washington Wizards ahead of this Tuesday’s first round of the NBA draft and no other teams.
That was notable, as the Wizards hold the top pick in the draft but are increasingly expected to select BYU Cougars wing AJ Dybantsa, with Peterson widely…
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No matter who the Utah Jazz end up taking with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, they are going to have a bit of a dilemma on their hands: Who will make up the 2026-27 starting five?
Assuming the Jazz come to a contractual agreement with Walker Kessler…
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The next phase of the pre-draft process gets underway for the Utah Jazz this week.
Now that the NBA combine is over and the deadline has passed for players to decide if they want to remain in the draft or return to college, it’s time for teams to take another step…
Throughout the week of the NBA lottery and pre-draft combine in Chicago after the Utah Jazz got the second pick in next month’s NBA draft, there were countless people who asked me some version of this question:
_“So, do you really think the Jazz are going to trade up to get No. 1?”_
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there are connections between the Utah Jazz and a player who could be the No. 1…
BYU’s newest freshman phenom is officially on campus.
Five-star prospect Bruce Branch III, who committed to the Cougars this past March, has made it to Provo, where he’s taking his first few college classes and practicing with his new teammates.
Branch is the second-highest rated signee in program history (during the 247 Sports era) behind only AJ Dybantsa, who he’ll look to follow as another…
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There are the departures — seven of them — and commitments coming, all part of the wild scene in college basketball, and BYU’s coaching staff is right in the thick of it.
With the expected departure of projected No. 1 draft pick AJ Dybantsa and starters Robert…
Though his BYU playing career may be over, AJ Dybantsa continues to endear himself to BYU fans — and this time, it’s for his actions off the court.
Dybantsa recently toured the Lindon Utah Temple open house with Elder Ronald A. Rasband of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, according to a post Dybantsa shared on X Thursday.
Photos showed Dybantsa and…
There are just nine games left in this godforsaken season following last night’s 44 point drubbing at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets. At this point, it certainly looks like the Kings will have somewhere between the 3rd and 5th worst record in the NBA, with the greatest chance probably being 4th worst between the […]
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Head coach Sean Miller’s Texas Longhorns defeated the NC State Wolfpack in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament after Tramon Mark sank a pull-up jumper with 1.1 seconds left to seal the Longhorns’ 68-66 victory. The Longhorns reward was a matchup with the BYU Cougars and projected No. 1 overall pick in the Read more...
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All signs point to the Sacramento Kings landing a top 5 pick in this year’s NBA Draft. If Sacramento ends the season with the worst record in the league, which they currently hold, they are guaranteed a top 5 pick. And what a year to have a top pick. Many consider it one of the […]
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BYU star AJ Dybantsa, and potential No. 1 pick in the draft, shared something in a recent interview that caught many off guard. He might not enter the draft this season. “I might not leave college. … My mom wants me to graduate. But I might leave. I don’t know. You know, the fans might […]
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