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Wizards' No. 1 Pick AJ Dybantsa Misses Opener With Ankle Injury

The Washington Wizards will not have their top draft pick available for the season opener due to an ankle injury sustained in the preseason finale.

4 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 17 Oct 2026 · updated 16d ago

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First reported by www.espn.com, 7 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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The odds

How the odds moved · AJ Dybantsa
0%50%100%15%27 Sept, 18:56 UTCnowwww.espn.com: Dybantsa debut delayed: No. 1 pick out opener due to ankle · 20 Oct, 17:19 UTCwww.espn.com: No. 1 pick Dybantsa to have ankle checked after leaving preseason finale · 17 Oct, 14:05 UTCSI Feed: New era starts as Herro-led Bucks open at Wizards: Injuries, Odds & Preview · 21 Oct, 20:30 UTCSI Feed: Who do the Wizards Start with AJ Dybantsa Injured for Season Opener · 20 Oct, 17:01 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa will miss Wizards' season opener with ankle injury · 20 Oct, 16:57 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: AJ Dybantsa Out for Wizards' Opener with Injury, Latest Timeline for Star to Make NBA Debut · 20 Oct, 16:38 UTCSI Feed: NBA’s No. 1 Pick AJ Dybantsa Considered “Day-to-Day” Following Preseason Injury · 18 Oct, 20:30 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: AJ Dybantsa Injured, Latest on Wizards Star's Timeline to Return Ahead of NBA Season Opener · 17 Oct, 16:52 UTCSI Feed: AJ Dybantsa's Ankle Injury Casts Cloud Over Impending Wizards Season Opener · 17 Oct, 14:12 UTC

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The story so far

4 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 17 Oct 2026. www.espn.com published first, on 17 October at 14:05 UTC; SI Feed followed 7 min later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 21 October at 20:30 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), SI Feed, feeds.bleacherreport.com, CBS Sports Headlines.

2 prediction markets price this story:

  • AJ Dybantsa — the market puts it at 15%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Jul 2027. The market resolves to Yes if AJ Dybantsa wins the NBA Rookie of the Year award during the 2026-27 season. It resolves to No if he does not win that specific award within that timeframe. Readers often mistakenly believe any other accolade or a different season would count toward the resolution.
  • AJ Dybantsa — the market puts it at 7%, with $10 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2031. The outcome is Yes if AJ Dybantsa appears on the standard North American cover of an EA Sports college basketball video game released before December 31, 2030. The outcome is No if he does not appear on that specific cover by the deadline. Readers often mistake any other type of cover or a different sports franchise for the qualifying condition.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on AJ Dybantsa at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. www.espn.comNo. 1 pick Dybantsa to have ankle checked after leaving preseason finale17%
  2. SI FeedAJ Dybantsa's Ankle Injury Casts Cloud Over Impending Wizards Season Opener17%
  3. feeds.bleacherreport.comAJ Dybantsa Injured, Latest on Wizards Star's Timeline to Return Ahead of NBA Season Opener17%
  4. SI FeedNBA’s No. 1 Pick AJ Dybantsa Considered “Day-to-Day” Following Preseason Injury17%
  5. feeds.bleacherreport.comAJ Dybantsa Out for Wizards' Opener with Injury, Latest Timeline for Star to Make NBA Debut16%▼1 points since the previous source
  6. CBS Sports HeadlinesNo. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa will miss Wizards' season opener with ankle injury16%
  7. SI FeedWho do the Wizards Start with AJ Dybantsa Injured for Season Opener16%
  8. www.espn.comDybantsa debut delayed: No. 1 pick out opener due to ankle15%▼1 points since the previous source
  9. SI FeedNew era starts as Herro-led Bucks open at Wizards: Injuries, Odds & Preview15%
  10. Current odds15%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Dybantsa debut delayed: No. 1 pick out opener due to ankle www.espn.com ·
  2. No. 1 pick Dybantsa to have ankle checked after leaving preseason finale www.espn.com ·
  3. New era starts as Herro-led Bucks open at Wizards: Injuries, Odds & Preview SI Feed
  4. Who do the Wizards Start with AJ Dybantsa Injured for Season Opener SI Feed
  5. No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa will miss Wizards' season opener with ankle injury CBS Sports Headlines
  6. AJ Dybantsa Out for Wizards' Opener with Injury, Latest Timeline for Star to Make NBA Debut feeds.bleacherreport.com
Show 3 more sources
  1. NBA’s No. 1 Pick AJ Dybantsa Considered “Day-to-Day” Following Preseason Injury SI Feed
  2. AJ Dybantsa Injured, Latest on Wizards Star's Timeline to Return Ahead of NBA Season Opener feeds.bleacherreport.com
  3. AJ Dybantsa's Ankle Injury Casts Cloud Over Impending Wizards Season Opener SI Feed

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  • Kalshi AJ Dybantsa 15% $1k 24hends 8 Jul 2027

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  • Kalshi AJ Dybantsa 7% $10 24hends 1 Jan 2031

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