The best NBA Draft options for the Washington Wizards with the 6th and 18th picks
Kevin Broom of Bullets Forever joins Matt Modderno on the podcast to discuss the prospects he’s higher on and lower on than consensus and who makes sense for the Wizards with the 6th and 18th picks. Prospects discussed include: Ace Bailey, Tre Johnson, Jeremiah Fears, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach, Derik Queen, Kasparas Jakucionis, Noa Essengue, Collin Murray-Boyles, Carter Bryant, Egor Demin, Asa Newell, Jase Richardson, Thomas Sorber, Cedric Coward, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Maxime Raynaud, and Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
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I'm not high on any of the prospects fans seem to want. Give me interior defense and rebounding.
Yes!!! Love this!!
Great video, just watched from start to finish. It almost feels like its worth either trading up, or gaining a pick and trading down. Nobody seems like a guarantee at 6? Did you both agree on a prospect for 6?
At #6, if I was the Washington Wizards General Manager, I would select either guard Tre Johnson or center Derik Queen, and at #18, depending on who is drafted at #6, I would select either center Thomas Sorber or forward Noah Penda, who both could help out defensively and contribute some offensively, and at #40, I would select wing Micah Peavy who can do a bit of everything.
You're right, Tre Johnson won't be there at six. I think they'll go Fears. Might as well take another very young prospect, this team isn't going anywhere soon thanks to Adam Silver and the NBA. The NBA has decided that franchises like Utah and Washington being relevant, are not important for the league.
Love the content guys! I'm a fan of the 3rd Round to G-League…I will say I did leave the draft after pick 25 last year, but mostly bc the wife was bored AF. I'm gonna play devils advocate for Collin Murray-Boyles, but more so on size, intangibles, and play style next to Sarr. I think the love for Derik Queen (besides the MD and Bub factors) is his amazing passing and thickness, which CMB offers both. CMB played 2 years for a garbage South Carolina team and played his ass off to make them competitive. I want Wizards taking a bully at PF and CMB gives off the vibes. He's a great rebounder and defender. He's shot looks gross, despite being a 70% FT shooter. You spoke about the importance of ball handling….the dude has clips of a decent face up game and taking it to the basket with spin moves. If Sarr wants to shot 5-8 threes a game, the Wiz are going to need the PF to be collecting those misses and be able to make the quick dish to cutters. Does he have the star potential that Fears has at 6, maybe not, but his feel for the game and skill level make him super underrated.
I have been regularly checking for the post lottery draft post, glad it is up!
Really hope it's not Queen at 6. Even if he hits a ceiling of being a Sabonis/Sengun type player (doubtful, basically a 99th percentile outcome) that type of player is no longer a successful archetype for the playoffs. That's a DHO hub and scoring big who doesn't play defense. Solid regular season player but can't win playoff games unless the team around him is perfectly constructed.