The nation’s top overall high school basketball prospect, Brockton native AJ Dybantsa, was courtside during the Celtics’ pregame warmups Friday night.
He shook hands with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. He stood back-to-back with Orlando’s Paolo Banchero.
According to Celtics Wire, Brown had some words of encouragement for the 17-year-old star.
“Just keep working,” Dybantsa said of his conversation with Brown. “You’ll be here in a year.”
The BYU commitment made the trip back to Massachusetts for the Hoophall Invitational in Springfield this weekend. He plays for Utah Prep.