AJ Dybantsa is the NEXT one
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His game is smooth as Kobe. Been following him for years
I haven’t been this bought in on a HS prospect in damn near 10 years man. He was doing shyt at Peach Jam that had me seeing TMac flashbacks…
Future Celtic 
I can’t allow that breh.Future Celtic
William Heavy
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Another New England kid. Him and Cooper Flagg gonna take the baton from Tatum and Brown in about 8-9 years 
Blackrogue
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I do't know man, I'll have to watch him more but at first glance that handle seems high and loose. Then he doesn't strike me as athlethic or fast twitch with the way he's moving. ALso didn't see a high skill level with the way he was scoring. Leak outs in transition, left alone to shoot... isos but i don't know. I;ll watch more later but...i'm not super blown away.
Y’all already got JT and JB. Can someone else get a young wing brother?It’s above you my brother, already written in the stars
whoever runs this channel must got several people working on it, dude got full highlights of everybody and it ain't just a quick clip, he be showing the whole possession.
--from The Athletic--
Which college will land Dybantsa, the No. 1 player in high school basketball?
While college coaches flock to Peach Jam to assess varying levels of high school talent, many of the NBA scouts in attendance were there to see one player in particular: AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class and the early front-runner to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.Coaches are split on whether Dybantsa or Cameron Boozer — the No. 2 recruit in 2025 and the son of two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer — will be the better college player, but most believe Dybantsa (pronounced Deh-bahn-sah) will be the better long-term pro. One NBA scout, watching Dybantsa courtside, said the 6-foot-8.5 wing “has a little (Jayson) Tatum in him.”
Dybantsa’s father, Ace, is handling his son’s recruitment and maintains he’ll play college basketball. “I guarantee,” Ace said. “He made a promise to his mama.” The question is where.
Dybantsa has taken visits to USC — when former Trojans and current SMU coach Andy Enfield was in charge — and Auburn, and he took an unofficial visit to BYU after new coach Kevin Young was hired. Dybantsa holds offers from every major program in the country, including Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky and Alabama. Current industry chatter is that BYU and SMU are Dybantsa’s front-runners, but Ace was quick to clarify that his son is considering all options: “Don’t listen to those fake lists out there.”
Asked what he’s looking for in his eventual college choice, Dybantsa said: “A good development program because I’m trying to be a one-and-done. A winning program. A family-oriented program.”
Dybantsa and his father are in the process of narrowing his list of schools and intend to announce by the end of July the ones they’ll visit. At that point, Dybantsa — who has only spoken to coaches thus far on three-way calls with his dad — plans to start speaking to coaches directly.
“Stress-free for him; that was the main reason (recruiting has been handled this way),” Ace said. “I mean, he’s 17 years old. Worry about the two B’s: ball and books.”
Earlier this summer, Dybantsa helped Team USA win the FIBA U-17 Basketball World Cup, scoring 14 points against Italy in the championship game. For his senior high school season, he’s transferring to Utah Prep, where he’ll pair with four-star point guard and Team USA teammate JJ Mandaquit. As for when to expect a commitment from Dybantsa, his father said it’ll happen in February 2025. Why then?
“Black History Month,” Ace said.