The showcase game on the opening night of NBA Summer League featured a matchup between the top two picks in the 2026 Draft. No. 1 triumphed in a game featuring a ton of young talent and a ton of fouls.
AJ Dybantsa and the Washington Wizards got the 92-88 win over Darryn Peterson and the Utah Jazz. Both players flashed huge potential but also showed why they might not make a big impact right away.
AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson traded highlights, mistakes
The game began with Peterson committing a turnover and Dybantsa’s first shot going off the side of the backboard. But that was followed by Dybantsa responding to a hard foul from 2024 lottery pick Cody Williams with an acrobatic layup, and Peterson dropping his defender, Jamir Watkins, with a dribble move. Then he missed the shot.
Some of the ways that Peterson shook defenders and got to his spot showed why he was a candidate to go first overall. A fancy move is said to “break the ankles” of a defender. Watkins literally went to the bench with an ankle injury after Peterson’s razzle-dazzle.
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