LAS VEGAS -- In what could be his last game of NBA summer league, No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa had 23 points and seven rebounds to help the Washington Wizards remain undefeated.
The Wizards improved to 2-0 with a 104-85 win over Sacramento. Dybantsa played 24 minutes and shot 6-for-15 overall but missed five of six 3-point attempts.
Teams often shut down their lottery picks after two games in summer league for precautionary reasons, so Dybantsa could've played his last game in Las Vegas on Sunday. He averaged 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in the two games.
"It was kind of just testing grounds for me," Dybantsa told ESPN. "Just trying to get used to the game speed, to the plays, to the players and my teammates and the physicality of the game."
Dybantsa, who had 27 points in his summer league debut Thursday in a win over the Utah Jazz and No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson, came to Las Vegas looking to prove he can defend better than what he showed in college at BYU.
He picked up Nique Clifford over half court one time, forcing the ball out of bounds before creating enough havoc on defense with his 7-foot wingspan to create a steal on the ensuing play early in the second quarter.
Dybantsa had three steals and two blocks against the Kings.
"I've been telling my trainers I think I could be a first-team All-Defensive team guy," Dybantsa said when asked what his defensive ceiling can be. "So, I mean, that's just what I'm trying to make, an impact on the defensive end. In college, I was being lazy a lot on the defensive end. Just letting guys blow by me, not being a help side. But definitely want to bring it to the next level."