AJ Dybantsa is starting his sophomore year of high school, but that age hasn’t prevented him from working out with some of the modern greats of the NBA. According to Adam Zagoria, the 6-foot-8 wing has worked out with LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul in recent days.<\/p>\n
Dybantsa, who ESPN ranks as the No. 1 player in the class of 2026, was shown doing a post workout led by James in the video tweeted by Zagoria for the New York Times on July 27. In the clip, LeBron walks the athletes through backing down, spinning into position along the baseline, and pulling up for a midrange look.<\/p>\n
\nHere\u2019s some video of LeBron working out today with 2026 @ProlificPrep<\/a>
star @ADybantsa<\/a> outside LA<\/p>\nGreat news for the James family with Bronny getting released from the hospital. <\/p>\n
More on @NYTSports<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/eQqlXWAid0<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Nq7YDYvtEr<\/a><\/p>\n
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
After working out with Durant, Dybantsa told Zagoria<\/a> that the Phoenix Suns star \u2014 who is Dybantsa’s favorite player \u2014 gave him advice.<\/p>\n
\u201cStay focused, make the game easier than what it is,\u201dDybantsa said. \u201cWe\u2019re taller than everybody so don\u2019t need to do all that extra dribbling, just one or two dribbles and get to your spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
He appears to have had multiple workouts with Paul, a future Hall of Famer who is now on the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n
\nClass of 26 \u2066@ProlificPrep<\/a>\u2069 star \u2066@ADybantsa<\/a>\u2069 had a 6 am workout today with Chris Paul <\/p>\n
Last week he worked out with KD and LeBron pic.twitter.com\/g3fJUtvbRQ<\/a><\/p>\n
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Those weren’t the only NBA players Dybantsa has played with in recent weeks. He attended the Jayson Tatum Camp in St. Louis recently, where he participated in drills led by counselors including Tatum, Paul, Bradley Beal, Paolo Banchero, Cam Whitmore and Jett Howard, according to Zagoria.<\/span><\/p>\n
He’s not done. On Aug. 3, Dybantsa will head to the Steph Curry SC30 Camp.<\/span><\/p>\n
It’s part of the process for an incoming star sophomore and Peach Jam standout. In his freshman season, Dybantsa was named the 2022-23 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Basketball Player of the Year. He led St. Sebastian’s School to a 26-2 record and averaged 19.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 60.8% from the field, and 41% from 3, according to\u00a0<\/span>Gatorade<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
He has since transferred to Prolific Prep, where he will play at one of the elite basketball programs in the country. Dybantsa is a player to keep an eye on, in addition to rising juniors Cooper Flagg and Cameron Boozer and senior Dylan Harper.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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