AJ Dybantsa

[Cammo101]

I would rate Flagg higher than AJ, mainly because of age and defense... however AJ is underrated at this point. People talk about his passing like he is Michale Porter Jr or Ace Bailey. Dybantsa averaged 3.8 assists/36 playing with a bunch of Mormons while Flagg averaged 4.9 assists/36 playing next to the best shooter in the NBA last year, a 7-2 Center who was the 10th pick and 4 other guys that will be drafted.

AJ is also just bigger and more explosive 42 inch Vert vs 35.5 for Flagg.
AJ also had higher FTr by 6%- with far worse spacing
AJ better 2pt% by 5%- with far worse spacing

AJ would immediately be the Alpha on Wizards, allowing Trae Young to play a more natural 2nd or 3rd option facilitator role and having Davis and Sarr as shot blocking behind two iffy defenders. Tre Johnson, Kyshawn and Riley are all good swing swing attack guys as players, not guys that should dominate ball.

AJ is easily the most clean franchise guy in this draft, honestly probably followed by Acuff.

Peterson is best off ball, going to need to develop a ton on the ball before he will be effective.
Same with Boozer who doesn't really have a natural role, because he isn't really back to basket big or a primary ball handler.

The majority of this is spot on. I have no interest in Flagg vs. AJ, when both are elite level prospects. When I watch AJ, I see a less athletic, more skilled Tracy McGrady. With a little Paul George sprinkled in for good measure.

less athletic? i can pretty much guarantee AJ, at the same stage, is bigger/stronger than McGrady and a 42" vert for a guy AJ's/McGrady's size is about as elite as anybody who has been officially measured. i'd struggle to see what makes AJ less athletic than TMac. AJ is pretty much at the very top of the charts in terms of athleticism.

AJ is stronger and more stout, but he is not the run and jump athlete TMac was. He's a very good athlete, but TMac was a freak of nature in his prime.

[SeattleJazzFan]

The majority of this is spot on. I have no interest in Flagg vs. AJ, when both are elite level prospects. When I watch AJ, I see a less athletic, more skilled Tracy McGrady. With a little Paul George sprinkled in for good measure.

less athletic? i can pretty much guarantee AJ, at the same stage, is bigger/stronger than McGrady and a 42" vert for a guy AJ's/McGrady's size is about as elite as anybody who has been officially measured. i'd struggle to see what makes AJ less athletic than TMac. AJ is pretty much at the very top of the charts in terms of athleticism.

AJ is stronger and more stout, but he is not the run and jump athlete TMac was. He's a very good athlete, but TMac was a freak of nature in his prime.

we could go the rounds, but because tmac has no official measurement, we'll never get anywhere. what we know is that AJ is more than a very good run/jump athlete - we know he, for his size - which is about identical to tmac - he's 100% elite. AJ's vertical is in rarified air over the history of the combine and it isn't just the combine, his film shows it. he's not just very good athletically, rather he's special. again, above TMac - we'll never know, but he's in that league.

[Cammo101]

less athletic? i can pretty much guarantee AJ, at the same stage, is bigger/stronger than McGrady and a 42" vert for a guy AJ's/McGrady's size is about as elite as anybody who has been officially measured. i'd struggle to see what makes AJ less athletic than TMac. AJ is pretty much at the very top of the charts in terms of athleticism.

AJ is stronger and more stout, but he is not the run and jump athlete TMac was. He's a very good athlete, but TMac was a freak of nature in his prime.

we could go the rounds, but because tmac has no official measurement, we'll never get anywhere. what we know is that AJ is more than a very good run/jump athlete - we know he, for his size - which is about identical to tmac - he's 100% elite. AJ's vertical is in rarified air over the history of the combine and it isn't just the combine, his film shows it. he's not just very good athletically, rather he's special. again, above TMac - we'll never know, but he's in that league.

I love AJ. My comp wasn't to slight him, it was to hype him up. He comps with one of the best scorers of the modern era and a guy in TMac who had the talent level to be one of the greats.

[FrodoBaggins]

The old DraftExpress database had some measurements for McGrady. They're sourced from newspaper reports because the NBA Combine measurements weren't shared publicly like they are now. But I'm not sure about the exact source for these numbers. Could also be from some other Pro Day measurement. He apparently measured 6'6.25" barefoot at age 18. CelebHeights has him at 6'7.5" barefoot, which I think is solid.

Tracy had that KD thing going on, where his long but slight, narrow build had people thinking that he was taller than he actually was. Still, he's a solid 6-foot-8 to 6-foot-9 in shoes.



6'7.5" barefoot Mike Miller and TMac are basically the same height:

[bucknut]

I don't even have Dybantsa as a top 2 talent, possibly not even top 3, and here we have people taking him over Cooper or being the best since Lebron, it's insane.

I see zero case for him over Boozer.

He is the lowest feel prospect at the top tier (consensus Boozer, DP, AJ) with worst shooting, bad actual RAPM impact (zero), worst shot diet, worst shooting timing in terms of shot clock, worst steal, block among the top 3. His best attribute, his rate scoring isn't materially better than Boozer or DP.

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Sounds like a bigger, more athletic DeMar DeRozan.

AJ is a better defender than the data will give him credit for due to his off ball defense being ordinary.

To me, AJ is the Carmelo Anthony of DeMar DeRozans with Tracy McGrady talent level.

In layman's. The most talented wing I've seen who maybe more of a killer. Carmelo Anthony is what you call an elite killer in a specific role.

DeMar DeRozan is really how AJ plays like but AJ is just a lot more talented.

I don't like the term Michael Jordan because it's too much praise. Melo was insane. In his prime, still the best natural scorer I've seen from a pure talent prospective. It came so easy to him.

People want to know why most of us love this guy. DeMar DeRozan is one of the biggest overachievers. AJ is an overachiever and will be one as well. None of us know what this looks like.

His talent level is just insane.

Since Lebron; the only guys i would draft over him is Wemby, and maybe anthony davis and greg oden

feel he's gonna lead league in scoring multiple times and his legacy is gonna be how much he wins - can't say i like washington. team full of chuckers and losers. guys who shouldn't see minutes were averging double digits

[SeattleJazzFan]

Sounds like a bigger, more athletic DeMar DeRozan.

AJ is a better defender than the data will give him credit for due to his off ball defense being ordinary.

To me, AJ is the Carmelo Anthony of DeMar DeRozans with Tracy McGrady talent level.

In layman's. The most talented wing I've seen who maybe more of a killer. Carmelo Anthony is what you call an elite killer in a specific role.

DeMar DeRozan is really how AJ plays like but AJ is just a lot more talented.

I don't like the term Michael Jordan because it's too much praise. Melo was insane. In his prime, still the best natural scorer I've seen from a pure talent prospective. It came so easy to him.

People want to know why most of us love this guy. DeMar DeRozan is one of the biggest overachievers. AJ is an overachiever and will be one as well. None of us know what this looks like.

His talent level is just insane.

Since Lebron; the only guys i would draft over him is Wemby, and maybe anthony davis and greg oden

feel he's gonna lead league in scoring multiple times and his legacy is gonna be how much he wins - can't say i like washington. team full of chuckers and losers. guys who shouldn't see minutes were averging double digits

yeah, sucks he ended up in washington, but he'll probably get an efficient 25 ppg out of the gate. dybantsa is going to feast on nba spacing.