What to make of AJ Dybantsa’s 3-point shooting, both at BYU and the NBA Combine
Dybantsa garnered plenty of attention during his lone college campaign at BYU, but it’s only intensified in the days since the NBA draft lottery.
BYU forward AJ Dybantsa (3) pulls up for a jump-shot while guarded by North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson (8) during an NCAA men’s basketball exhibition game held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News AJ Dybantsa garnered plenty of attention during his lone college campaign at BYU, and it’s only intensified in the days since the NBA draft lottery.
All eyes are on the potential No. 1 overall pick. Every word Dybantsa says is being carefully dissected; every facial expression he makes brings widespread interpretation.
Some think he’s content to land in Washington, while others believe he’d prefer to remain in Utah. There’s no shortage of speculation. And with speculation comes scrutiny.
A video was posted to X on Tuesday showing Dybantsa missing his first four 3-point attempts during a shooting drill at the NBA Combine in Chicago. The original video, which has since been deleted, quickly went viral, spurring jokes and criticism toward Dybantsa all across social media. One popular response to the video, tongue-in-cheek or otherwise, was that Dybantsa had tanked the drill on purpose in order to avoid the Wizards and fall to the Jazz at No.
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