Overview
- AJ Dybantsa led the Washington Wizards to a 92-88 win over the Utah Jazz by scoring a game-high 27 points to Darryn Peterson’s 24 in their first professional meeting Thursday.
- Dybantsa tied the Las Vegas Summer League debut scoring mark for a No. 1 pick with 27 points, finished with seven rebounds, and attacked the rim while going 0-for-5 from three-point range.
- Peterson delivered 24 points but also logged nine personal fouls and eight turnovers, which reporters and analysts flagged as an unusual and correctable problem after his earlier Salt Lake City Summer League surge.
- The matchup drew a sold-out Thomas & Mack Center with many NBA players and executives courtside and was broadly framed as the opening chapter of a marquee rookie rivalry.
- Coaches and scouts stressed that Summer League is a limited sample, so both players will be watched across the remaining Vegas games for adjustments to shooting, ball security, defensive discipline and regular-season readiness.