AJ Dybansta spent about as much time in a barber’s chair as he did on a basketball court to prepare for the NBA draft this week.
During a sitdown interview with ESPN analysts on Tuesday night, the former BYU star revealed he got a staggering amount of haircuts in the span of 48 hours to make sure he looked good for his big moment at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
“Three haircuts in two days,” Dybansta said, before adding that was a personal record for him.
Dybansta put his trust in Mario G Robinson’s clippers to make his hair pop for the special night, and Malika Andrews made it clear she was a fan of the stylist’s work.
“I gotta say my friend,” she told Dybansta while live on-air, “your lineup, it’s clean.”
Dybansta certainly agreed, as he called the cut “crispy,” before he gave a shoutout to Mario.
All eyes were on Dybansta and his hair earlier in the evening, when the Washington Wizards took him with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.
In addition to looking sharp in front of the crowd and their cameras, Dybansta also used the opportunity to show love to his father.
Dybansta requested Adam Silver introduce him by his real name, Anicet Dybansta Jr., to pay homage to his dad, Anicet Dybansta Sr.
“Everything I do is for him,” Dybansta said when addressing the temporary name change. “It’s the name he gave me. It’s really his name because he’s Sr. So I also wanted to honor him on this day too.”
Dybansta also said he’s already heard form a few of his new Wizards teammates, and he can’t wait to get his pro career started in D.C.