No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa to make his NBA debut tonight at Cleveland

AJ Dybantsa will make his NBA debut Wednesday night when the Washington Wizards visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. The Wizards upgraded the No. 1 overall pick to available for the 7 p.m. tipoff on MNMT, after ESPN's Shams Charania first reported that Dybantsa would play.

Dybantsa missed Washington's first four regular-season games with a left ankle sprain he suffered in the preseason. He was listed as questionable for Wednesday's game and was on the court getting shots up at the end of the Wizards' shootaround, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic.

Coach Brian Keefe said earlier this week that Dybantsa was "progressing in a very positive way." It was not announced whether he will be on a minutes limit in his first game.

The matchup

Washington (2-2) is coming off a 110-103 loss at Charlotte on Monday. Cleveland (2-1) is 2-0 at Rocket Arena after Monday's 127-125 overtime win over Minnesota.

Anthony Davis leads the Wizards with 22.8 points and 9.2 rebounds a game, and Trae Young is averaging 11.0 assists. Justin Champagnie (foot), Tristan Vukcevic (hip) and Jamir Watkins (knee) remain out for Washington.

The Wizards host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday at 7 p.m.