Photo: No. 1 prospect of the 2025 Class, AJ Dybantsa, gets featured on the cover of Globe magazine 

AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 Class and BYU signee, is also making moves off the court. The 6-foot-9 small forward was featured on the cover page of the Boston Globe Magazine. Dybantsa shared a picture of the magazine that dubbed him as "basketball's next superstar" on his Instagram Story on Monday.

PHOTO: No. 1 prospect of the 2025 Class, AJ Dybantsa, gets featured on the cover of Globe magazine (Image: IG/aj.dybantsa)

"Raised in Brockton. Bound for the NBA. Meet basketball's next superstar," the cover page of the magazine read.

The official Instagram page of Boston Globe Magazine shared a video of the Brockton, Massachusetts native, showcasing his highlights while he visited his hometown.

"I am AJ Dybantsa, I am from Brockton, Massachusetts," Dybantsa said. "I'm just going out there and playing basketball. I mean, I might be ranked, but it's just basketball at the end of the day. Just a little give back to the Davis School. I went there from kindergarten to fifth grade, so I just gave back some sneakers to the basketball team. It's always fun giving back."

He also talked to students from his first school.

"This is my first school that I attended in Brockton," Dybantsa said, while showing off some sneakers. "Best school in Brockton. So I got some stuff for y'all exclusively."

He then talked about his hometown and how it feels to represent Brockton.

"Everything's earned," Dybantsa said. "Nothing's given, especially in this city. I mean, it's where I'm from, so I mean, everywhere I go, Brockton's behind my name, so, I mean it just feels good to put on a map."

Dybantsa had offers from 30 programs across the nation, according to On3. These included Arizona State, Alabama, USC, Kansas, North Carolina and Kansas State, among others.

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Ace Dybantsa's advice to AJ Dybantsa

During a Q&A with Andscape, AJ Dybantsa appeared with his father, Ace Dybantsa, to answer some questions. Ace discussed an offer they received that was close to $1 million. However, they rejected it.

"$900,000 to represent him. I’m like, ‘No.’ Ace said in December. "'That’s almost a million dollars.’ ‘Why didn’t you just make it a cool million?’ What happened? I’m 56 years old. I was never a millionaire, not even once.

"He goes, ‘What’s your point?’ I said, ‘Well, if I waited 56 years, what is two more years? He just looked at me, shook his head and walked away. And I told (AJ) 'You are not for sale, so when they come to you, think about it.'"

Dybantsa sits at the top spot in the High School Basketball NIL Rankings with a $3.8 million valuation, according to On3.