NBA executives considering AJ Dybantsa as the safest No. 1 draft pick choice

It's worth emphasizing that AJ Dybantsa has never been the true consensus No. 1 pick in this class, with Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer also garnering strong support around the league, and Caleb Wilson also considered to be in that tier by some. But NBA executives have widely come to view him as the safest choice of that group.

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 12:54 PM.