{"id":249776,"date":"2026-06-24T07:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/jayden-daniels-sends-4-word-message-to-aj-dybantsa-after-wizards-draft-him-as-no-1-pick\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:01:33","slug":"jayden-daniels-sends-4-word-message-to-aj-dybantsa-after-wizards-draft-him-as-no-1-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/jayden-daniels-sends-4-word-message-to-aj-dybantsa-after-wizards-draft-him-as-no-1-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayden Daniels sends 4-word message to AJ Dybantsa after Wizards draft him as No. 1 pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5183166\" data-slug-id=\"2799077\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Washington Wizards selected former BYU star AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft on Tuesday. Dybantsa defeated fellow freshman Darryn Peterson, who was taken at the No. 2 pick by Utah, to become the top selection of this year&#8217;s draft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/washington-commanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Washington Commanders<\/a> quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/jayden-daniels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jayden Daniels<\/a>, who was the No.2 selection of the 2024 NFL draft, reacted to the Wizards selecting one of the hottest prospects on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Daniels shared an Instagram story to welcome the BYU star to Washington, writing in the comments:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Turn da city up!!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"(Image source - Instagram)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1920\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"(Image source - Instagram)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/88c15-17822764150729-1920.jpg?w=640\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201086%201920%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>(Image source &#8211; Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dybantsa becomes only the third No.1 selection in Wizards history since the NBA changed draft formats to eliminate territorial picks in 1966. 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