The Washington Wizards are heading to Las Vegas with plenty of eyes on them, and the biggest reason is simple: AJ Dybantsa is about to make his Summer League debut.
The Wizards will introduce the 2026 No. 1 overall draft pick in a slate that opens with a heavyweight matchup against the Utah Jazz and No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson. Dybantsa comes to the NBA after a standout freshman season at BYU, where he led the country in scoring at 25.5 points per game and also posted 6.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists. He did it with efficiency, too, shooting 51% from the field and 77.4% from the free-throw line.
Washington’s schedule is loaded with more top-end talent after that opener. The Wizards are set to face Sacramento and explosive playmaker Darius Acuff Jr., then close out another marquee meeting against the Chicago Bulls and No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson.
The group stage gives Washington four games in all at the 2026 NBA Las Vegas Summer League, starting on opening night against Utah and ending Wednesday, July 15, against the Clippers.
If the Wizards advance to the semifinals, they would play again on July 18-19. Times and channels for those games will be added once the matchups are set.
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