Wizards reportedly shutting down rookie AJ Dybantsa from NBA Summer League

Washington Wizards rookie AJ Dybantsa's time in the NBA summer league has come to an end.

Wizards associate head coach T.J. Sorrentine told The Athletic on Tuesday the team is shutting down Dybantsa after two summer league games. Second-year players Will Riley and Tre Johnson will also be done for the summer, per The Athletic.

Dybantsa was selected by Washington with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 draft after a one-and-done season at BYU. He then made his way into the NBA with two flashy appearances in Las Vegas: The rookie forward scored 27 points in his summer league debut, and added 23 in his second game.

In total, Dybantsa averaged 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists across the two games.

Though just a glimpse of the kind of talent the forward can bring to the Wizards, Dybantsa's performance was one of the highlights of the early days of summer league.

It's become pretty typical for the league's top draft picks to play just a few summer games before being shut down. Last year's No. 1 pick, Cooper Flagg, also played just two games for the Dallas Mavericks before leaving Vegas. And in 2023, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, then a rookie, was also stopped after two summer league games.