{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":773735,"platform":"news","region":"global","key":"wizards player says team was ‘held back’ as team tanked for aj dybantsa","title":"Wizards player says team was ‘held back’ as team tanked for AJ Dybantsa","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNNDRYaGpzZjhwa0dsbkkyMzNzR3pJMnRuNkxwejBvekZBMzVweVNtN1JmbGEtdmV6a01uWEVtRUxXUkR2MlI1RXpoRGltOHpOdENBWnZWeDNVMWFQTlY3bHJ6bHE2YV9LNGZ6cnJsNWQyQUN5c0hqYjVxVEpoMEN5Z1dmUl8yQ00xdXl2Z1lISHkyNVo1TWExSUNqcw?oc=5","first_seen":"2026-10-02T20:11:13.717897Z","last_seen":"2026-10-02T21:33:34.667671Z","last_rank":4,"peak_rank":3,"last_volume":null,"peak_volume":0,"seen_count":2,"score":0.514453125,"category_hint":"basketball","section":"sport","category":"basketball","summary":"A Washington Wizards player has said the team was 'held back' during a season in which the franchise appeared to prioritize losing games to improve its draft position and a chance at top prospect AJ Dybantsa. The comments add to criticism of tanking practices in the NBA and spotlight tensions between players competing to win and front-office rebuilding strategies.","why":"The remarks fuel ongoing debate about tanking in the NBA and the Wizards' pursuit of top draft prospect AJ Dybantsa.","tone":"mixed","entities":["Washington Wizards","AJ Dybantsa","NBA"],"summarized_at":"2026-10-02T20:12:30.135416Z","meta":{"via":"scan","lang":"en","term":"nba","source":"nytimes.com","published":"Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:13:27 GMT"},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Wizards player says team was 'held back' while tanking for AJ Dybantsa","section_name":"Sport","category_name":"Basketball","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T20:11:13.717897Z","rank":3,"volume":null},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T21:33:34.667671Z","rank":4,"volume":null}],"posts":[{"platform":"news","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNNDRYaGpzZjhwa0dsbkkyMzNzR3pJMnRuNkxwejBvekZBMzVweVNtN1JmbGEtdmV6a01uWEVtRUxXUkR2MlI1RXpoRGltOHpOdENBWnZWeDNVMWFQTlY3bHJ6bHE2YV9LNGZ6cnJsNWQyQUN5c0hqYjVxVEpoMEN5Z1dmUl8yQ00xdXl2Z1lISHkyNVo1TWExSUNqcw?oc=5","author":"The New York Times","title":"Wizards player says team was ‘held back’ as team tanked for AJ Dybantsa","snippet":null,"posted_at":"2026-10-02T16:13:27Z","likes":null}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}