What Joe House has said about 2026 NBA draft

House said he still believed the Wizards would take AJ Dybantsa and that Utah should take Cameron Boozer at No. 2.

“I think he raises their floor. And for that team, what they've assembled, you want somebody that's not a question mark in any way”

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House suggested Peterson strategically waited weeks after his disappointing season before explaining his health issues.

“the innovation for Peterson was to wait. He waited enough time for the stink of how his season played out to deliver the excuse six, seven weeks”

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House said Dybantsa has the highest ceiling, while Caleb Wilson remains more of an unknown because injury limited his exposure.

“The ceiling with him feels like, to me, the highest ceiling. Just acknowledging that Caleb Wilson is more of an unknown quantity because the injury limited”

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