{"id":502351,"date":"2026-06-24T07:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=502351"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:10:22","slug":"nba-draft-2026-dybantsa-goes-no-1-boozer-slides-to-memphis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-draft-2026-dybantsa-goes-no-1-boozer-slides-to-memphis\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Draft 2026: Dybantsa goes No. 1, Boozer slides to Memphis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>2026 NBA Draft<\/strong> opened with <strong>AJ Dybantsa<\/strong> selected by the <strong>Washington Wizards<\/strong> with the No. 1 overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>The BYU forward, widely viewed as the highest-upside prospect in the class, joins Washington after averaging over 25 points per game while shooting above 50% from the field. The biggest surprise, however, was <strong>Cameron Boozer<\/strong> sliding to the <strong>Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong> at No. 3, after <strong>Darryn Peterson<\/strong> was picked by the <strong>Utah Jazz<\/strong> at No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on draft night, the <strong>Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong> made a surprise move by taking Keaton Wagler at No. 5, the <strong>Brooklyn Nets<\/strong> selected Mikel Brown Jr. at No. 6, and the <strong>Atlanta Hawks<\/strong> landed Kingston Flemings at No. 8. From a European perspective, Sergio De Larrea went to the <strong>Dallas Mavericks<\/strong> at No. 25, while Karim L\u00f3pez landed with the <strong>Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong> at No. 21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Simone Mazzola<br \/>\n<strong>SEO keyword:<\/strong> NBA Draft 2026 Dybantsa Boozer<br \/>\n<strong>Slug:<\/strong> nba-draft-2026-dybantsa-boozer-memphis<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The complete draft board for the First Round of the 2026 NBA Draft!<\/p>\n<p>Which pick is your favorite? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>Second Round: Wednesday, 8pm\/et, ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2WPdVnjBPu\">pic.twitter.com\/2WPdVnjBPu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBA\/status\/2069627476087562389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Washington Wizards \u2014 AJ Dybantsa, BYU<\/li>\n<li>Utah Jazz \u2014 Darryn Peterson, Kansas<\/li>\n<li>Memphis Grizzlies \u2014 Cameron Boozer, Duke<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Bulls \u2014 Caleb Wilson, North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Clippers \u2014 Keaton Wagler, Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Brooklyn Nets \u2014 Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento Kings \u2014 Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta Hawks \u2014 Kingston Flemings, Houston<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Mavericks \u2014 Morez Johnson, Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Milwaukee Bucks \u2014 Brayden Burries, Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Golden State Warriors \u2014 Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma City Thunder \u2014 Aday Mara, Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Milwaukee Bucks \u2014 Nate Ament, Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Hornets \u2014 Hannes Steinbach, Washington<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Bulls \u2014 Dailyn Swain, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Memphis Grizzlies \u2014 Bennett Stirtz, Iowa<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma City Thunder \u2014 Ebuka Okorie, Stanford<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Hornets \u2014 Christian Anderson, Texas Tech<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Raptors \u2014 Allen Graves, Santa Clara<\/li>\n<li>San Antonio Spurs \u2014 Jayden Quanintance, Kentucky<\/li>\n<li>Detroit Pistons \u2014 Karim Lopez, New Zealand Breakers<\/li>\n<li>Philadelphia 76ers \u2014 Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta Hawks \u2014 Zuby Ejiofor, St. John\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>New York Knicks \u2014 Cameron Carr, Baylor<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Lakers \u2014 Sergio de Larrea, Valencia<\/li>\n<li>Denver Nuggets \u2014 Tarris Reed, UConn<\/li>\n<li>Boston Celtics \u2014 Chirs Cenac Jr., Houston<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota Timberwolves \u2014 Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State<\/li>\n<li>Cleveland Cavaliers \u2014 Alex Karaban, UConn<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Mavericks \u2014 Koa Peat, Arizona<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 NBA Draft opened with AJ Dybantsa selected by the Washington 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