Final Line: 27 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, one block, 7-of-18 shooting (0-of-5 on threes)
Aside from the shaky-looking three-point shot, Dybantsa easily outstripped lofty expectations.
Even the playmaking popped on two occasions, one of which was a thread-the-needle bounce pass in transition. He has room to get off the ball more in future outings, but it never felt like he was operating outside the flow of the offense.
Committing one turnover in summer league, while shouldering his on-ball workload, is actually bananas. In the event he isn’t a capable outside shooter from the jump, he’ll still walk into 20-plus points per game and, more importantly, uplift Washington’s offense.
Final Line: 24 points, three rebounds, three assists, one block, 6-of-18 shooting (2-of-7 on threes)
For the sake of my social media mentions, please remember these are one-game grades and not a verdict on career trajectories. Peterson has the look and feel of someone who will eventually be awesome.
He just wasn’t that someone on Thursday night.
Not much about his outing warrants long-term concern. If there’s anything to worry about moving forward, it’s the on-ball bailouts in the half-court or the decision-making against physical pressure.
The on-ball shot profile and separation are the bigger sticking points, at least in the interim. Peterson shouldn’t have to face the wrath of an entire defense game-planning around him once he’s playing beside Keyonte George, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Lauri Markkanen. If he’s still going 1-of-5 around the hoop in Utah’s core lineups, we’ll need to have a longer discussion.
