Washington Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa said that he and Utah Jazz guard Darryn Peterson understand the future NBA rivalry being put out there by the media as top-2 draft picks (Wizards defeated Jazz 92-88 on Thursday during Summer League in Las Vegas/Dybantsa had 27 points while Peterson scored 24).
*tied Blake Griffin for most points by a No. 1 pick in their Las Vegas Summer League debut*
(via Washington Wizards):
“I mean, I think we both kinda understand. I mean, off the court, we’re very cool. He’s not my best friend. We don’t see each other every day, but every camp that we’ve been to. We played [for] USA, won a gold medal. But the media and just the NBA gods, kinda built it into a rivalry. I mean, I seen somebody say, ‘It’s kinda like Tracy [McGrady] & Kobe [Bryant], reimagined.’ I’m a big Tracy guy; he’s a big Kobe guy. So I mean, I guess they’re kinda gonna gas that up. But I mean, I think we’re gonna be playing against each other for a long, long time.”
