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No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa rolled his ankle during preseason, Wizards guard Trae Young said, giving no status or timeline. Young raised it as a setback: "we fell short of that, obviously, with the number one pick AJ coming down, rolling his ankle."
AJ Dybantsa has an ankle sprain, and Wizards coach Brian Keefe said: "We just took him out of the game for precaution." Keefe said the team will know more once it gets more information. Washington has a couple of days of practice before its opener.
Asked about Trae Young's role, Brian Keefe answered by naming the Wizards' other ball handlers: Kyshawn George and AJ Dybantsa, with Will Riley and Bub Carrington handling the ball off the bench.
"It kind of makes life easy. I don't got to take 1,000 dribbles to go score." AJ Dybantsa on being the Wizards' third option. He had 4 steals and held his own guarding OG Anunoby one-on-one. On his college defense: "It was just kind of me just being lazy in college."
AJ Dybantsa says having Deandre Ayton and Anthony Davis lets him be more aggressive on the ball: "if I do get beat, I know I have 2 guys that... go block my shot." His Wizards preseason debut was his first game with Davis and Trae Young after about two months together.