AJ Dybantsa

[NO-KG-AI]

I think to the degree that people see lack of explosiveness at times, that a lot of it is just that he needs to add strength to his frame. If he comes up against physically developed defenders he can't just power through. I think that as his body develops he will look better in that respect - but lots of reasons to like him a lot.

I actually thought his playing strength and physicality was a plus. When dudes cut him off on drives, he was still able to push through finish through contact in ways I just never saw Wiggins do consistently. His athleticism translates in traffic and tight quarters much more than Andrew’s does. I don’t think he records a 44” vertical or something, but his functional athleticism looks top tier to me.

I do agree that his frame looks like he can add a lot of size/power/explosion though. I think he has both a high floor and a huge ceiling.

[babyjax13]

I think to the degree that people see lack of explosiveness at times, that a lot of it is just that he needs to add strength to his frame. If he comes up against physically developed defenders he can't just power through. I think that as his body develops he will look better in that respect - but lots of reasons to like him a lot.

I actually thought his playing strength and physicality was a plus. When dudes cut him off on drives, he was still able to push through finish through contact in ways I just never saw Wiggins do consistently. His athleticism translates in traffic and tight quarters much more than Andrew’s does. I don’t think he records a 44” vertical or something, but his functional athleticism looks top tier to me.

I do agree that his frame looks like he can add a lot of size/power/explosion though. I think he has both a high floor and a huge ceiling.

Tbf I haven't seen him play since summer and young guys develop fast.

[azcatz11]

I think to the degree that people see lack of explosiveness at times, that a lot of it is just that he needs to add strength to his frame. If he comes up against physically developed defenders he can't just power through. I think that as his body develops he will look better in that respect - but lots of reasons to like him a lot.

I actually thought his playing strength and physicality was a plus. When dudes cut him off on drives, he was still able to push through finish through contact in ways I just never saw Wiggins do consistently. His athleticism translates in traffic and tight quarters much more than Andrew’s does. I don’t think he records a 44” vertical or something, but his functional athleticism looks top tier to me.

I do agree that his frame looks like he can add a lot of size/power/explosion though. I think he has both a high floor and a huge ceiling.

Is this kid a better prospect than JF?

[azcatz11]

I think to the degree that people see lack of explosiveness at times, that a lot of it is just that he needs to add strength to his frame. If he comes up against physically developed defenders he can't just power through. I think that as his body develops he will look better in that respect - but lots of reasons to like him a lot.

I actually thought his playing strength and physicality was a plus. When dudes cut him off on drives, he was still able to push through finish through contact in ways I just never saw Wiggins do consistently. His athleticism translates in traffic and tight quarters much more than Andrew’s does. I don’t think he records a 44” vertical or something, but his functional athleticism looks top tier to me.

I do agree that his frame looks like he can add a lot of size/power/explosion though. I think he has both a high floor and a huge ceiling.

Is this kid a better prospect than CF?

[zike_42]

Just getting some time to really look at him. I definitely get what people love, and he looks like a #1 pick to me, but to play some Devil’s advocate:

I don’t think his first step and explosion from a standstill is super elite, but merely just very good. His skill level is high, but when he drives, he seems to have to rely on strength to power past them as he didn’t beat them off the initial step, and they really get into his body.

To his credit though, his ball handling, his ability to handle physicality, and his body control and finishing is fantastic through contact. It might actually ne better for his development that he’s growing up finishing witj lots of contact as opposed to it not happening to him until he gets to the league.

He looks more 6’8 than 6’10 to me, but if he’s only 200 pounds I’d be kinda surprised. He has such a strong and sturdy frame, he might be able to pack on much more weight than people are expecting and be even more physically imposing. He might end up closer to 240 than 220. His final form athleticism might be more scary.

His athleticism is great, even if I have a bit of a question about his quick twitchiness(which isn’t to say it’s bad, but I don’t think it’s all time great or whatever), but he looks so smooth, skilled, and physical that I’m not sure it’s a huge deal.

I definitely get the love for him, but I wanna see him against college competition.

Dubantsa’s first step and explosion are on another level from Flagg so what are we doing here. He has Paul George like smoothness to his game that it doesn’t even look like he’s trying.



Step from free throw line and 360 under both legs. And we’re talking about explosion? Lmao, be serious. Plus Dybantsa has the handle, jumper and craftiness to his game that it doesn’t matter

I thought the ring was lowered but then remembered he's 6'10”. Insane.

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A lot of rave reviews about him at U19…

[azcatz11]

BYU should be ranked top 10 next season easy. I didn't realize Saunders + Keita are coming back...they lose Catchings but add Robert Wright. I assume they will have other random white shooters also. Nice squad

[babyjax13]

Man, he looks scary now, his explosiveness and acceleration have improved.

[SeattleJazzFan]

BYU should be ranked top 10 next season easy. I didn't realize Saunders + Keita are coming back...they lose Catchings but add Robert Wright. I assume they will have other random white shooters also. Nice squad

random black shooters. their next best shooter after saunders next season will probably be Kennard Davis, a 16 ppg guy who transferred from SIU.

in fact, byu will start four black guys next year, with saunders being the token white starter.

[azcatz11]

BYU should be ranked top 10 next season easy. I didn't realize Saunders + Keita are coming back...they lose Catchings but add Robert Wright. I assume they will have other random white shooters also. Nice squad

random black shooters. their next best shooter after saunders next season will probably be Kennard Davis, a 16 ppg guy who transferred from SIU.

in fact, byu will start four black guys next year, with saunders being the token white starter.

Nice! I am a BYU hater however excited to watch the team in the big 12. We have a nice little rivalry going now after the game in Tucson

[SeattleJazzFan]

BYU should be ranked top 10 next season easy. I didn't realize Saunders + Keita are coming back...they lose Catchings but add Robert Wright. I assume they will have other random white shooters also. Nice squad

random black shooters. their next best shooter after saunders next season will probably be Kennard Davis, a 16 ppg guy who transferred from SIU.

in fact, byu will start four black guys next year, with saunders being the token white starter.

Nice! I am a BYU hater however excited to watch the team in the big 12. We have a nice little rivalry going now after the game in Tucson

should be fun. arizona is stacked.

[FarBeyondDriven]

I'm not trying to be hyperbolic but there's a lot of..dare I say it...Caris LeVert to his game. The sometimes looks uncoordinated way he moves and the awful bricklaying jumper from three. Guys his size should not be shooting jump shots from three. Too many moving parts to be consistent. Flagg had that issue early on and then began shooting more of a set shot and his % improved dramatically.

[Upperclass]

I'm not trying to be hyperbolic but there's a lot of..dare I say it...Caris LeVert to his game. The sometimes looks uncoordinated way he moves and the awful bricklaying jumper from three. Guys his size should not be shooting jump shots from three. Too many moving parts to be consistent. Flagg had that issue early on and then began shooting more of a set shot and his % improved dramatically.

Beyond that.. they also look related

[Rainwater]

Watching Team US I really don’t see the hype regarding AJ. Peterson really might be the better player. AJ might share the same fate as Mayo, Barrett, Wiggins where he just doesn’t live up to the hype. Hopefully, it changes in college.

[Rainwater]

Just getting some time to really look at him. I definitely get what people love, and he looks like a #1 pick to me, but to play some Devil’s advocate:

I don’t think his first step and explosion from a standstill is super elite, but merely just very good. His skill level is high, but when he drives, he seems to have to rely on strength to power past them as he didn’t beat them off the initial step, and they really get into his body.

To his credit though, his ball handling, his ability to handle physicality, and his body control and finishing is fantastic through contact. It might actually ne better for his development that he’s growing up finishing witj lots of contact as opposed to it not happening to him until he gets to the league.

He looks more 6’8 than 6’10 to me, but if he’s only 200 pounds I’d be kinda surprised. He has such a strong and sturdy frame, he might be able to pack on much more weight than people are expecting and be even more physically imposing. He might end up closer to 240 than 220. His final form athleticism might be more scary.

His athleticism is great, even if I have a bit of a question about his quick twitchiness(which isn’t to say it’s bad, but I don’t think it’s all time great or whatever), but he looks so smooth, skilled, and physical that I’m not sure it’s a huge deal.

I definitely get the love for him, but I wanna see him against college competition.

Dubantsa’s first step and explosion are on another level from Flagg so what are we doing here. He has Paul George like smoothness to his game that it doesn’t even look like he’s trying.



Step from free throw line and 360 under both legs. And we’re talking about explosion? Lmao, be serious. Plus Dybantsa has the handle, jumper and craftiness to his game that it doesn’t matter

I don’t get the PG comparison, he plays nothing like him. AJ’s jumper looks nice but he doesn’t have the dribble, the passing or the creation that PG has.

[EvanZ]

Watching Team US I really don’t see the hype regarding AJ. Peterson really might be the better player. AJ might share the same fate as Mayo, Barrett, Wiggins where he just doesn’t live up to the hype. Hopefully, it changes in college.

I've watched AJ a few times now including some yesterday and I just don't see what everyone else seems to see. But I'm open to changing my opinion in the next year.

[peZt]

Watching Team US I really don’t see the hype regarding AJ. Peterson really might be the better player. AJ might share the same fate as Mayo, Barrett, Wiggins where he just doesn’t live up to the hype. Hopefully, it changes in college.

I've watched AJ a few times now including some yesterday and I just don't see what everyone else seems to see. But I'm open to changing my opinion in the next year.

I thought the same whenever I saw some highlight clips of him.
I have the same feeling when I watch him as when I had watching RJ Barrett in High School and Fiba U19 WC while everybody else was praising him. Similiar to Wiggins also. Similar type of player with similiar weeknesses.

Just something about him that throws me off. I dont like prospect who make it seem "hard". RJ Barrett scored 39 points or whatever against the US and everyone went crazy, but every single point felt like it was the hardest thing to do for him. Just forcing and bulldozing his way through players, settling for tough mid range jumpers because he couldnt beat his man. When I see that I dont think "wow what a tough jumper he made, really nice", I think "all I see is someone who can't even comfortably beat his man at the youth level, those jumpers will not always fall".
When you're looking at a prospect you dont care about the points at the end, you should care about HOW he gets those points. An elite #1 level prospect needs to make things look easy. RJ ran into 3 defenders and made a tough layup but thats not a good sign. If you have to bulldoze and force yourself through defenders, even if you get the points at the end, thats not a good sign about how strong you are, its a bad sign about how bad you are at beating your man of the dribble and having to settle yourself to taking tough shots. In games like in the Canada - US game these shots might go in and you might have a good day, but thats not indicative of your talent.

And AJ gives me the same vibe as RJ back then, I just see him struggle way too much against this level of defenders.


Like this basket at 2:20

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Yeah he got the tough layup and 2 points, but thats not a good sign. If you already have to settle for such a tough floater while running into the defender, its not gonna get better at the NBA level. Unless you're elite at converting floaters and tough layups like that, youre gonna struggle.

Not saying he is bad or anything, RJ Barret isnt either. But I dont see this superstar level wing player that people hyped him up to be

[tontoz]

Like others i have been underwhelmed by what Ive seen from AJ, which admittedly isnt a lot. Ive been more impressed by Peterson and Ament.

[clyde21]

I've been biting my tongue about AJ because I thought I was crazy but glad a few here agree with me that I am not *quite* there on AJ as everyone else seems to be.

not to say he won't be a top 5 guy and not a good prospect in his own right but I don't think he's on par w/ Coop as a prospect imo. some are saying he's even better than Coop and I just can't get there.

obviously still super early disclaimer.

[babyjax13]

We will see how the skill development goes at BYU. The athleticism and a lot of skills you'd like in a wing are there, but he really puts his head down and gets into trouble and the jumper is below average. That said, I feel pretty strongly about him being a good NBA player.