AJ Dybantsa chosen by Washington Wizards with No 1 pick in NBA draft

BYU freshman tops draft after scoring spree

Wizards land first No 1 pick since Wall

Dybantsa joins rebuilding Washington

The Washington Wizards selected forward AJ Dybantsa, who led the nation in scoring in his one season at BYU, with the No 1 pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night.

Dybantsa averaged 25.5 points, highlighted by a 43-point effort that broke BYU’s freshman scoring record. He was the first of eight straight college freshman taken to begin the draft.