Warriors land AJ Dybantsa in shocking mock draft that would make Stephen Curry delighted

Warriors land AJ Dybantsa in shocking mock draft that would make Stephen Curry delighted originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Golden State Warriors don't have the highest odds to land the No.

1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. However, in Bleacher Report's latest NBA mock draft , Zach Buckley projects the Warriors landing the No. 1 overall pick and selecting BYU star forward AJ Dybantsa.

"[AJ] Dybantsa just feels on a different tier from those prospects, offering perhaps the highest ceiling and the fewest risks. He has both elite tools and drool-worthy talents. His scoring punch is knockout-powered at every level, his decision-making and table-setting are in perpetual states of improvement and he has the blueprint for becoming a versatile, disruptive defender.

"He would be a break from the norm in terms of Golden State's system—assuming things run the same with Steve Kerr's future unsettled —but maybe that gives him missing-piece potential. The Dubs have desperately needed someone who can create their own advantage and get a bucket, and that might be Dybantsa's sharpest skill entering the Association. " Warriors could land a franchise-changing player The Warriors' chances of landing the No.