How AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson fared at the NBA Draft Combine
It’s a two-man race for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
BYU forward AJ Dybantsa (3) gestures to his teammates as he brings the ball up the court during a first-round college basketball game against Texas in the NCAA Tournament held at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. , on Thursday, March 19, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News CHICAGO — At the NBA’s pre-draft combine, agility testing and shooting drills started on Monday night.
But it was the first two groups to go through testing on Tuesday that most people were interested in. Those Tuesday groups included incoming NBA rookies AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Darryn Peterson (Kansas), Cameron Boozer (Duke) and Caleb Wilson (North Carolina) as well as the other lottery bound prospects. As the Utah Jazz have No.
2 overall pick in the 2026 draft, fans were wondering who would impress and what would stand out when it came to the consensus top two players, Dybantsa and Peterson. Dybantsa’s max vertical jump at 42 inches, his shooting off the dribble (76. 7%) and a perfect 10-of-10 on free throws stood out.
Peterson’s 76% performance on spot-up shooting and the fact that he measured in at 6′4. 5″ without shoes with a 6′9. 75 wingspan only solidified Peterson as a top prospect.
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