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Sam Amick reported on Friday that the league has decided against taking action against Carrington or Washington. 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With Washington currently in training camp ahead of the 2026-27 season, Carrington discussed how the approach surrounding the team has changed after the Wizards finished last season […] The post Wizards’ Bub Carrington admits Washington tanked for AJ Dybantsa appeared first on ClutchPoints .","published":"2026-10-02T15:20:44Z","seen":"2026-10-02T15:48:45Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","name":"clutchpoints.com","domain":"clutchpoints.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q104844864","name":"ClutchPoints","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","topics":["nba","washington wizards","aj dybantsa"],"authors":["Julian Ojeda"],"entities":[{"id":"Q123532991","name":"Bub Carrington","type":"person"},{"id":"Q169165","name":"Washington Wizards","type":"org"},{"id":"Q120562122","name":"AJ Dybantsa","type":"person"}],"image":"https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Wizards-Bub-Carrington-6.jpg?crop=1&h=150&w=150","story":"st_23zqmmbhdanahxt5443a","category":"sport","category_p":0.78,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.25,"political":0.11},{"id":"n_i3bsa73rutxfwrwnlqcq","seq":1325276,"kind":"article","title":"Bub Carrington exposes Wizards tanking campaign: “That’s no secret”","url":"https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/2015301/bub-carrington-talks-washington-wizards-tanking-nba","summary":"The inside plan to secure AJ Dybantsa surfaces as Bub Carrington candidly opens up about the Washington Wizards’ intentional tanking strategy The post Bub Carrington exposes Wizards tanking campaign: “That’s no secret” appeared first on Eurohoops .","published":"2026-10-02T10:44:35Z","seen":"2026-10-02T10:51:31Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-eurohoops-net-9861f4","name":"eurohoops.net","domain":"eurohoops.net"},"via":"kite-eurohoops-net-9861f4","topics":["nba","nba news","aj dybantsa","bub carrington","washington wizards"],"authors":["Giannis Askounis"],"entities":[{"id":"Q123532991","name":"Bub Carrington","type":"person"},{"id":"Q15298259","name":"wizard in the Harry Potter universe","type":"org"}],"image":"https://images.eurohoops.net/2026/10/47545864-bub-carrington-dribbles-versus-luka-doncic-washington-wizards.jpg","story":"st_i3bsa73rutxfwrwnlqcq","category":"sport","category_p":0.45,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.2,"political":0.2},{"id":"n_23zqmmbhdanahxt5443a","seq":1292698,"kind":"article","title":"Bub Carrington admits Wizards were held back for AJ Dybantsa","url":"https://www.talkbasket.net/224199-bub-carrington-admits-wizards-were-held-back-for-aj-dybantsa","summary":"Bub Carrington says the Washington Wizards deliberately held themselves back during the 2025-26 season with the goal of securing the No. 1 pick and selecting AJ Dybantsa. “We haven’t been told to be the best version of ourselves. 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