AJ Dybantsa is READY to be NBA's Next #1 Pick
All The Smoke
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
AJ Dybantsa pulled up to the ALL THE SMOKE studio and it was clear from the jump: this kid is different. We got into his journey from Brockton to BYU, what it was like being the most watched prospect in the country since 9th grade, and why he has never once dropped from the number one spot. We also broke down the intensity behind his game, how an 8th grade coach changed everything, and what LeBron told him about business that he took and ran with. AJ’s dad Ace also joined the show to give us more background on their tight relationship and approach to development.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome back to Alda Smoke. |
| 0:05.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:06.0 | Today, to close the day out, Jack, we got one of the best young players in the world. |
| 0:12.7 | I got a chance to see him play for, it was a one year in EYBL. |
| 0:20.5 | And I came back and told everyone, you were already known, but I mean, to see you play in person |
| 0:26.9 | with the intensity that you play with on both sides of the ball, your skill set, your size, |
| 0:33.3 | your mentality. |
| 0:34.7 | I said, I just saw the number one pick. |
| 0:36.9 | I told these dudes three years ago, like I just saw the number one pick. I told these dudes three years ago, like, |
| 0:38.5 | I just saw the number one pick. This kid is cold. So it's been amazing for us to come. Let me welcome. |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to the show, AJ. I got a little excited. Forget me, forgive me, forgive me. |
| 0:51.5 | What is this, I mean, experience been like, talk to us. I mean, high school, you were at Prolific Prep for a little bit. |
| 0:59.3 | Then you went to school out in Utah. |
| 1:02.7 | Ben, jump to BYU. |
| 1:05.8 | What has your last four years been like? |
| 1:08.8 | A lot. |
| 1:10.5 | For sure, this with a camera all over my face since I was like 13 years old. It's been a lot just trying to process everything. But I've been good. Trying to make the main thing, the main thing, keep the main thing, the main thing, so it's been pretty easy for me. I just keep playing basketball and the rest of take care of it. I had a great time in college at UCLA. Jack chose to go to the league. But what was your pit stop in BYU like? It was fun. Like a lot of people probably would have thought, you know, number one player. I'm just going to cruise through college. But, you know, I was on campus. I went to class in person. I was chilling. Hey, that used to be a must, but that shit is optional now. |
| 1:45.0 | It's optional now. |
| 1:46.0 | There's a lot of online classes. |
| 1:47.0 | Okay, I had one. But I would, you know, I'll take the scooter. I'll take the golf cart to class. Yeah. Sit far row and try to like get the college experience because in the back of my mind, I was like, I'm only be there for one year. Yeah. He said, I'm gonna be there for one year. |
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