In Christopher Klein’s latest mock draft, the Hawks wisely use the third pick to take Jalen Johnson’s potential co-star of the future, AJ Dybantsa.
The BYU freshman has etched himself as a nearly guaranteed top-three pick in the 2026 draft, even in a loaded class. Last year, Dybantsa was widely regarded as a top-two high school player alongside Kansas stud Darryn Peterson. This season, he has only continued to impress, with any perceived flaws in his game preceded by the caveat, “Dybantsa is incredible, but…”
Klein refers to Dybantsa as “the least solid” of the projected top three picks (he, Dybantsa, and Cameron Boozer), and this is indeed an accurate assessment.