DRAFT NIGHT
9:25 AM….Wizards radio guy Dave Johnson checking in. This is the place for all things Wizards draft. Tonight I will be inside the draft room blogging and giving everyone the latest. As I mentioned there was a flurry of phone calls inside the room last year right before the Wizards pick but no deal. This year could be different. We’ll just have to wait and see. And the Wizards also have a second round pick. Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld has a good second round history including selecting Michael Redd for the Bucks in the 2000 draft. I will check back later and please feel free to post questions. Again this is your direct line inside “The Room”.
I just got down to the Wizards Draft Room, here’s a first person view from what Ernie will be looking at. The screen on the left is a constantly updating billboard with the center screen the live draft on TV.
6:20 PM…..Dave Johnson checking in from INSIDE the draft room.….it is quiet now although all the phone lines are being tested…..this is not the night to have phone issues….all kinds of rumors flying around which should make the night eventful…..It was team President Ernie Grunfeld who said that the draft is deep but uncertain. A big reason for that uncertainty is that this is also a very young draft.
Posted: June 26th, 2008 under Wizards.
Comments
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:06 AM
hey wiz-skins you are right..last season almost seems like two seasons ago. I blogged in the room last year…I may not be able to get into specifics but I will try to bring out some of the atmosphere and who knows maybe we will be ahead of the curve on an announcement…last year I remember Milt Newton jumped in with us for a bit so it should be fun
Comment from Big Dogg
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Has anyone checked out Hoops World.com? They are reporting that the Wiz and the Rockets are ready to swap picks, with the Wiz getting the #25 pick 7 Luther Head for our # 18 so they can pick Courtney Lee. Here’s the link: http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=9216
What do yall think of this?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Wow! That would be a verrrrry interesting move…
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:34 AM
I wouldnt mind, We get head, replacing RMJ and at 25 BPA so Batum…good draft to me.
Comment from millie mill
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Sounds good to me L. Head is a solid player off the bench. ESPN has the Rockets selecting Marreese Speights at #25. I can’t see him slipping that far, but I’m not an sports expert.
Comment from millie mill
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:48 AM
What happen to the bloggers party? Draft night ESPN zone anyone? (BYOB) I’m game.
Comment from Gprep21
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:49 AM
Wow, I actually like this move. What does this mean for Nick Young, however? Do you think Ernie might try to package the #25 pick and Nick Young in order to move up to select a guy like Hibbert, Lopez, or Speights? That would be great if we could not only get a player like Head but also use that addition to move up in the draft
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Ernie picked Michael Redd in 2000. So in the 7 drafts since then, how’s his second round accuracy?
In 01 he picked Andre Hutson one pick ahead of Jarron Collins.
in 02 he picked Marcus Haislip in the first round. Oye. He picked Dan Gadzuric one pick ahead of Carlos Boozer in the second. He picked Ronald Murray later in the second, then with the final 2nd chose Chris Owens from Texas ahead of Songalia, Rasul Butler and Luis Scola.
Did he pick Jarvis Hayes and Steve Blake in 03? Or was that Wes holding down the fort post MJ? 04 he turned #5 into Antwan Jamison, then selected PJ Ramos at the top of the second round.
05 was Blatche late in the second.
06 was Pech and Veremeenko. Leon Powe was the next pick.
I’d say he has an uneven record in the 2nd, but with Redd, Blatche, Ron Murray and maybe even Gadzuric on the plus side he does better than most.
Haislip was out of the NBA after 3 years, never making a dent. However, he’s now considered one of the top forwards in the Euroleague. Maybe instead of reaching for another Haislip we can just sign the one who’s ready now. Haislip should be Ernie’s cautionary tale for this draft. Last year he left Turkish power Efes Pilsen for Unijaca. The player who Efes signed to replace him? Andre Hutson. Circle of life…
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Iff this trade were to go through i dont think it changes anythin with Nick. head can play the 1 and 2 and is very similar to Roger mason, which it could definitely effect his re-signing.
This probably also means the Wizards have a couple guys in mind at 18 and feel one would be there at 25.
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Luther Head:
Good reserve guard who can shoot 3’s. He dipped to 35% on 3’s last year, taking 176 fewer attempts than in 07 as his minutes suffered. Not an Adelman guy I imagine. The year prior he shot 44% from 3pt range.
He’s best paired with a taller PG because taller 2’s take advantage of him being only 6′3. Playing with AD should address that.
This looks like Ernie’s way of replacing Mason. Clearly they aren’t ready to turn Mason’s 21 minutes a night over to Nick just yet. Head has this year and a qualifying year left on his contract.
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:23 AM
You can’t just swap picks, for the Roxies to give Head to the Wiz… [...] …the Wiz would have to give up a player w/an equivalent contract. That would mean something like DMac or Pecherov to Houston unless there were other players involved on both sides.
I like Head– who doesn’t? He’d be a good replacement for losing Mason (probable) and has a contract expiring sooner to give the Wiz flexibility of Young develops quickly. Also trading a youngster would open up a slot for the rookie, considering we only have 4 summerleague slots for players on the roster (right now: Dray, Pech, DMac, and Young. Neither draft pick could play if they had signed with the Wiz, and no agent would risk injury and let the client play for the team before their guy was signed). It’s not a minor consideration considering how little a draft pick is likely to play behind the established rotation. If they’re gonna be effective they need all the Summerleague etc they can get.
I bet the swap wouldn’t happen until after the Rocks select at 25 and only then if there’s a player on the board the Wiz like more than Pech/Dmac.
Author Bill Ingram is a Rockets fan if that sheds and light on the rumor, he won’t have considered the Washington angles.
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:35 AM
If we pick Courtney Lee, then its happening. It won’t be done until the Rockets pick our guy, but its happening.
Comment from krak
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:35 AM
I wouldn’t give up Speights if we can get him at 18. He’s a ‘beast’ and we really need one. Sure, Head can play the two, but what about DeShawn? Too many
players at that position and Head isn’t enough of an ‘X’ factor.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:16 AM
My guess is it would be unofficially announced before our pick if its done. However, things can change very quickly come draft time and picks and trades fall through all the time.
Comment from dmac
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I like the Luther Head deal. He is more of a combo type guard than Roger. Even though he would match up good with AD he would also match up good with GA and DS. His 3-point ability would be a plus.
At number 25 I hope we could still possibly get someone like Hickson, Ajinca, Thompson or R.Lopez.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:29 AM
If we pick 25 then I see Ernie picking for the future. Picking a foreign player or a young player with some promise that can be told to go to Europe for 1 or 2 years (like Pech). Why waste giving someone a 3 year contract to sit on the bench of a deep team like the Wiz, especially if you bring in another backup like Head.
I just don’t see anyone picked at 25 who can contribute this year.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:34 AM
The one guy I do not want to see drafted by the Wiz:
Robin Lopez- averagin 5 rebounds a game last year.
So in the NBA maybe he’ll average 2 rebounds.
If you can’t rebound in college how are you going to rebound in the pros?
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:41 AM
with the raptors getting jermaine oneil and getting rid of an upset t.j. ford, i feel the east will get even stronger this off season than it did last off season……i think teams like the cats, new york, and hey maybe the bucks will grow in strength while teams like orlando, toronto, atlanta, and philidelphia will become even stronger presence than they were last season…….i think the wizards should not excuse any trade offers they might receive tonight, i think they should look at all available options and find the best one. i also dont think they should ignore any oppurtunities of signing free agents this summer or trading players…..teams can go from an average team to a top contender during an offseason, and the wizards have the ability to be no different…….they got players with high salaries and arent really doing much, if i were the wiz i would try and fix that as well
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:42 AM
with the pacers getting the 17th pick i dont think it would be a bad option to trade our pick away for either a player or maybe rights to a player…it just seems to make sense
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:44 AM
I saw someone post this trade offer somewhere else which I loved…it goes with espn.com where they had bayless falling to #12.
Wiz trade: Songaila, Daniels, Pecherov, 18th, memphis pick
Indy trades: Troy Murphy, 11th pick
If bayless were to fall that far and we could get him that would be a steal. Him or Augustine
Arenas/Bayless
Stevenson/Young
Butler/Dmac/Sharpe(47)
Jamison/Blatche/Murphy
Haywood/Thomas
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:45 AM
oh yeah, dave…….anyway u can have a super secret webcam inside the draft room, that way we can hear other teams plans or secrets? lol jk, but something that I tried to draw your attention to during the final game between the Bucks in april that i went to about the possibility of having a “blogger party”…..many bloggers in here including Bridge just to name one in particular that drew my attention have all liked the idea of that possibly happening……anyway u can talk to EG, Abe Polin, and some others after the draft to see if that can happen? cause that would rock if we all could meet eachother! 
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:49 AM
the only thing i dont like about troy murphy is that his stats are really inconsistent
Comment from Gprep21
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:56 AM
i dont see bayless dropping to 11
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Its all about contingencies, all depending on who is available when we pick.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Man i went away for about 3 hours and I have about 30 mins. worth of reading to do. ut first things first. That would be an AWESOME trade for us. We get Luther Head and the 25 pick for our 18th. If people are predicting correctly, we maybe able to get Chris Douglas Roberts or maybe even Roy Hibbert if he slips down that far.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:24 PM
wizbulletman0…that trade would be HORRIBLE for the Wiz. Jerryd Bayless is really overrated and Murphy is a stiff! And you are willing to give up D-Song, Pech AND or 18th for that rubbish! I would curse EG if he made that deal.
Now…the deal with the Rockets for Luther Head is a great deal for us. I am just worried about how that is going to fit salary-wise. I think the Wiz will lose Roger because they cannot afford him, and not because they do not want him. Face it…if we re-sign Gilbert and Antawn, we will not be able to take on any more than a rookie contract without going over the luxury tax threshold. I agree that we would take an international guy at #25 if we make the trade. EG likes stocking those guys overseas and not having to pay them.
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:28 PM
I thought that trade was bad for both teams actually. Most of these aren’t worthit for one of the teams, sometimes both.
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:29 PM
jmpalomo Says:
The one guy I do not want to see drafted by the Wiz: Robin Lopez- averagin 5 rebounds a game last year.
There was an interesting post on another blog about Robin Lopez and his rebounding.
He’s the better Offensive rebounder……. and his brother Brook Lopez was the better Defensive rebounder.
I watched some Stanford games this year, and noticed the big difference in Robin & Brook’s games.
Brook expended a lot of energy on the Offensive end – while his Brother lurked for Offensive boards.
On the Defensive end, Robin was the better help defender and shot blocker, while Brook boxed out and did the rebounding.
Rebounding is all about effort, timing, and desire. Robin Lopez has all those characteristics – in SPADES!! – - So I think he’ll be a good rebounder in the NBA.
Comment from RDOT51
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:45 PM
What about this guy out of Rider he averaged 12 rebounds in college and got the best of Beasley last year. He is 6′11 6′11 6′11 and can shoot. I never heard of him before but he seems like a player that I would want to see in summer league. Jason Thompson with our 18th pick and Sean Singletary with our 2nd round pick. People are sleeping on him. Can someone tell me why DJ Augustin is a top 15 pick and Sean Singletary is projected to being undrafted.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Thompson worked out for us on the first day. He was matched up with Speights and from what I saw (realize it was 5 possessions) Thompson had his way with him.
Supposedly Thompson is coveted by Golden State at #14.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:52 PM
About to head downstairs to the Wizards Draft Room to check out the setup, i wont see any lists but ill get some shots of what it looks like.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 12:55 PM
I am not familiar with Jason Thompson. If we make the trade with the Rockets, JT might still be there at #25, I think we would be reaching to take him at #18.
I like Singletary in the 2nd round. I think he will be a very good PG in the NBA. I like him and Weaver (Wash. St.) D.J. Augustin played on a better team and in a better conference. He is also a sophomore, and Singletary is a senior. Augustin has a better upside than Singletary, but Singletary can help right now.
I am not sure we can pay two draft picks, so I doubt we take two.
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:00 PM
We can pay two draft picks. Why wouldn’t we be able to?
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:04 PM
We are only $17 million under the luxury tax threshold. If we sign Gil and AJ, we will be paying them close to, if not over, $17 million next year.
AJ is coming off of making 16 mill and Gil, 12 mill. Even if both take a pay cut, we will be over the threshold.
If Pollin is okay with going over the threshold, we will be fine, but he has been dead set against that in the past.
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:06 PM
Again. You probably won’t see any Wiz pick in summer league unless they trade one of the youngsters they already got. Ernie says league rules prohibit more than 4 roster players on a team, and Andray says he wants to run in SummerLeague this year with the 07 rookies. Maybe he jsut wants to go to Vegas though…
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:10 PM
The trade: I haven’t looked at Luther Head’s stats (or, SportsWiz, watched him play much ), but his salary is low and lets assume he’s as good as Roger and gives us a more flexible contract to work with. In that sense, it’s an excellent trade, smart business move.
But, don’t we have to give up an equivalent contract? I don’t know who that would be.
Were this to happen, picking at 25 puts a completely different spin on the Wizards draft. *All* our back and forth would be wasted — it isn’t fair!!
Actually, I like it. One thing it may indicate is that they really liked Hickson. For another thing, I don’t think there’s likely to be much of a talent gap between the guy you get at 18 and the one you get at 25.
If Batum is available at that pick, you are talking about a guy who was projected in the top ten not that long ago, and whom *everyone* thinks has a big upside. For that matter, if you take Javale McGee at 25 it seems like less of a reach. Btw, Jonathon Givony of Draftexpress says Javale McGee = Patrick O’Bryant, a guy who has *not* worked out.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:23 PM
My predictions on Gil and Antawn contracts:
Antawn: 3years 18 per
Gil: 6 years at 20 per
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Are you all sure about that Summer League rule? It seems as though you are not on the roster until you are signed. Plus, there has to be a couple spots for the draft picks. I don’t think they techincally count as “on the roster”
Can someone clarify this?
Comment from rgz
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:26 PM
I think: instead of trading a player, we can pay cash; don’t necessarily have to give up Pech.
doclinkin, I thought that the 4 signed players applied to the NBDL, not to the summer league?
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:27 PM
Miami is crazy for not having a Dwayne Wade(outside)/Michael Beasley(inside) one two punch with Shawn Marion(can guard all 5 positions defensively) as the third wheel.
Pat Riley is crazy. That would be a heck of a team to build around.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:27 PM
At 25 also, guys like Richard Hendrix come into play.
Just looked at Roger Mason and Luther Head’s numbers on basketballreference.com — they are very very close. Almost even last year. Roger played 25% more minutes, but obviously that mostly reflects Gilbert’s season-long injury.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Actually, I did my math wrong. I forgot to subtract the current contracts of Gil and AJ before adding new values. Based on jmpalomo’s numbers, that would leave is 7 million under the threshold next year? Is that correct?
If so, that give us much more flexibility than I thought.
Comment from RDOT51
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:31 PM
From what I saw from Javale Mcgee he isn’t Patrick Bryant by any means. This man runs the break like a forward he steals, he block shots, he gave unc the business when he played them. He just needs to get in the weight room ala Tyson Chandler just better offensive tools. This guy is just getting better. If we have the 25th pick I would definitely take Mcgee but they can keep Luther Head just another guard that wants to shoot all the time, arent the wizards suppose to make room for Nick Young this year. We need a big man by any means necessary.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:32 PM
A Mayo/Wade backcourt with Marion in the frontcourt is pretty sick as well. You cannot go wrong, but I agree. Riles is crazy for not wanting Beasley! Beasley is better than Mayo, in my mind.
Comment from Gprep21
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:33 PM
I saw reports last night that the pistons are interested in acquiring Baron Davis. Dumars did say he wouldnt hesitate to shake up the teams core group; If they are looking at Davis they are probably willing to part with Chauncey Billups. What if the Wiz dealt their pick, and a few other players for him? Hahaha I know this probably will not happen but how sweet would it be to have:
1 Billups
2 Arenas
3 Butler
4 Jamison
5 Haywood
Eastern Conference Finals for sure
Comment from RDOT51
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:34 PM
I think Miami is thinking about next year and who will be available in free agency. ala Brand and Boozer may be available. I think they are a fools not to pick up Beasley I don’t care how tall he is. He is a man child that will average 20 and 10 for a decade. Just think Karl Malone coming out with a jump shot. Scary isnt it…
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Billups will not be traded. Stop that talk now…plus, we cannot afford Billups on top of the Big Three.
Comment from Gprep21
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:37 PM
haha i know. Just wanted to picture it for a second
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:38 PM
If we are going after a BIG, I would rather trade up a few spots and take Hibbert. Roy is the most NBA-ready. We need someone that can back-up Brendan on a regular basis. Pech is fine, but he is more of a forward…a center in a small lineup. I do not want to see Songaila playing the 5 next year.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:39 PM
JH3 — re: Ernie’s “uneven record in the 2d round”: do you think there’s anyone who has a *good* record in round 2? It’s a crapshoot. Yes, he passed on Boozer, but so did *lots* of people. Ditto Powe. Yes, picking Ramos was a swing and a miss, but not because Trevor Ariza went 10 picks later. Who knew?
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:40 PM
It would be neat to see a list of all the players Ernie has traded for or brought in as a free agent. Our big 3 all came from Ernie.
Signing Gilbert without giving Golden State anything was incredible.
Antawn Jamison for Stackhouse and scrubs was awesome.
Caron Butler for Kwame Brown was downright murder in the first degree.
Ernie rocks.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:46 PM
jmpalomo…for those reasons, and a few others, I think EG has something up his sleeve for tonight. We are going to come out with something good. It will either be current player via trade or a draft pick closer to the top ten. I do not think we stay put at 18. My bet is we trade up or trade back and get a proven player. The way he talked about Hibbert has me thinking we will trade up to get him.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Compare what Ernie did to the previous Administrations moves:
Trading Chris Webber for Mitch Richmond
Trading Rasheed Wallace for Rod Strickland
Signing Juwan Howard for $105 million smackers
Practically giving away Ben Wallace and Richard Hamilton
It still kills me that when Detroit won their championship 3 of the starters all played for the Wizards.
I am really glad Ernie is the GM.
Comment from neal
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Hoopshype has finally posted Blatche’s salary for next year. It’s $2,739,669. So we’re at $41,199,400 for the 9 players under contract. Add $10M to give Jamison what he says he wants and $1,160,200 for our first round pick (mandated by the collective bargaining agreement). Then add the minimum for a rookie for our 2nd round pick ($442,114) and the minimum for a second-year player for McGuire ($711,517) and we’re up to $53,513,231 for 13 players.
I presume Arenas and Grunfeld have had informal discussions so that the Wiz will know if they have to get a PG elsewhere. And I have to take Grunfeld’s word that he wants Arenas back. So my best guess is that Arenas gets the $12.8M his option would have given him, but with a 6-year contract and an 8% raise every year. The rumors are probably right. So that puts us at $66,313,231 for 14 players.
The projected luxury tax is $71M. So we have $4,686,769 left to sign a 15th player – Mason or someone like him.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:52 PM
The one big draft mistake I heard the wiz do is that Pat Riley said he offered the 5th pick in the draft to the Wizards but was rejected. That pick became Dwayne Wade.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 1:57 PM
I am listening to Sportstalk980 and the are interviewing David Falk, agent of Hibbert. What an arse! He sounds out of touch also. He said he does not think the Wiz are a good fit for Roy. IS HE CRAZY?!?!? They are the best fit. He said because the Wiz have Brendan and Songaila, there is no fit for Hibbert.
He seems to think Roy ought to go somewhere he can start. That is not the best option for him at this point.What an idiot falk is!
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:05 PM
I just read the latest from Ivan Carter of the Post. He is not mentioning the possible deal with the Rockets. He must think there might be something to it, or I doubt he would say anything.
He thinks the Wiz would look toward J.J. Hickson with the 25th pick in that case.
Comment from Big Dogg
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:07 PM
In Ernie I Trust!!!
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:12 PM
The latest DraftExpress Mock Draft, from yesterday, shows Houston taking CDR, with Batum, Chalmers and Speights also available. (note: I’d be willing to bet that Speights’s fall is about interviews rather than workouts; people worry that he isn’t smart enough to succeed in the NBA. Personally, I don’t like that kind of stuff; he is a kid, get him a mentor!)
That’s a heck of a group to choose from at 25; I’d be happy w/ any of those guys, and in a way CDR might be the one who makes the most sense. He doesn’t have Batum’s talent, but he is tough and a winner — and, SportsWiz, I’ve seen him play!
The same mock draft now has us picking Darnell Jackson at 47. I think he’d be a *great* pick there. Now that is a guy who could turn out like Leon Powe or Paul Millsap. He has terrific numbers and is smart and articulate.
That’d be a heck of a draft: Head, CDR and Jackson. Send Nick, Dom, CDR and Jackson to Summer League and see what happens.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:13 PM
ooops! forgot to close my italics tag at the end of the parenthetical note about speights.
Comment from jhough813
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:14 PM
I think that if Arthur, Speights, or Roy isn’t available at 18, we need to try to trade down and get Dorsey. Granted, he can’t shoot for anything but he can play physical in the post and we really don’t need any more scoring. Then we should take Giddens with the 47 pick just because he’d be the best available. This guy has a complete game and actually plays D.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:18 PM
jmpalomo — it wasn’t stackhouse and scrubs for Antawn. We gave up devin harris too. I’m happy w/ the deal, but it wasn’t a slam dunk steal.
btw, the richard hamilton “giveaway” was for Stackhouse — w/o that deal, no Antawn.
All the earlier deals you mention were made by Wes Unseld — as a GM, Wes was a very good center.
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:24 PM
As I said at the end of the post, he does better than most. I think the picks after his are most relevant when they are the same position. He clearly chose “athleticism and upside” when he picked Gadzuric over Boozer. Not exactly sure why he picked Veremeenko over Powe but the results are what they are.
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Ivan mentioned it and attributed it to Hoopsworld.com. Thats the journalistic way of getting people takling about on your blog instead of theirs…
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Ivan Carter is on Sportstalk980…he is talking about Mario Chalmers again. I LOVE the idea of Chalmers. Ivan says EJ wants a young PG who can give you energy off the bench and help provide pressure defensively.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:34 PM
I like CDR a lot, however he just reminds me of Nick and I wonder how they would be able to play with each other.
I think if you got Head you would definitely go with a big at 25. Maybe an Alexis Ajinca or a Hickson.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Tom, WES WAS A GREAT CENTER!!!!
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:45 PM
I wonder if Michael Jordan at Charlotte is looking for the next Kwame.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:47 PM
After listening to Ivan, he seems to think EG has a definite game plan. Rumor has it the Wiz have been as active in discussions about trades and such as any team in the league. Ivan said to Wiz fans “tonight should be a fun ride.” He jogged my memory that the AJ draft night trade was in place 3 days prior, but nothing was leaked until it actually happened.
This is the good and bad thing about having a tight lipped GM. He does not play into the rumor business. We get our rumors from other teams.
I am ready for the ride!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM
THE Wizards Interactive Weight room is now up.
Comment from jimyjama
Time June 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Why would the Wizards trade down, just to trade back up again? Some people be talking some serious foolishness….
I really hope we do this thing to get Luther Head. Dude is a straight up beast!!! I think the dude weighs like 145lbs!!! Straight up muscle! The Wiz just got a lot tougher!
In all seriousness, I say we keep Head and let Gilbert walk. Seriously. Then we can draft someone like Ryan Anderson out of Cal and let Antawn walk. I think if we do that, we will probably reach the finals.
I hope Grunfeld is reading this…
Comment from RDOT51
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Elton Brand, Elton Brand, Elton Brand
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Well — 3hrs 11mins 00secs for the draft — Im READY!!!!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:07 PM
If we let Gil walk we better sign and trade him. If Jermaine O’Nral is worth the 17th Pick and Rasho Nesterovic and TJ Ford. Gilbert is defeinetly worth the 10th Pick or at least 12th.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:10 PM
espn says that we talked with detroit last night and went nowhere. Also DX says that the houston rumor is FALSE….
Just some points..
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:10 PM
JimyJama…you are crazy if you think getting rid of Arenas and Jamison in favor of Head and Ryan Anderson will get us to the finals. That would put us back at square one.
Don’t talk crazy!
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Also Richard jefferson is going to MIL for Simmons and Yi
ANd if Mayo is picked by Minn then the clips and seattle will switch spots so LA can get Gordan and Seattle Lopez. And Bayless would probably fall to 10th or 11th….TRADE UP ERNIE dont let Portland get Bayless
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:12 PM
I also LOVE the idea of Mario Chalmers.
I wonder what pick we can get if we trade Blatche and the 18th. Remember Blatche has upside and is only 21. He is still valuable. If some teams are willing to take a risk on McGee they will take a risk with Andray. If Andray was coming out in this years draft he would be a Too 10 or Maybe even Top 5 Pick for sure. So why dont we try to get something for him now. I reallly dont mind if we keep or trade him really. Im cool with both thoughts.
Comment from RDOT51
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Am I by myself or is Nick Young going to be something special in this league? This is his year mark my words.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:15 PM
wizbulletman0 — Did it mention who we were trying to get when we talked to Detroit last night? I wish we had a crazy but GOOD night tonight.
If we are able to get Kyle Lowry and Memphis 28th for our 18th that would be a heck of a deal. Maybe if we include Blatche we may even be able to choose between Lowry or Conley. Just a thought though…but an interesting one.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:16 PM
wizkid034 Says:
June 26th, 2008 at 3:10 PM
JimyJama…you are crazy if you think getting rid of Arenas and Jamison in favor of Head and Ryan Anderson will get us to the finals. That would put us back at square one.
Don’t talk crazy!
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That is spot on. Maybe he meant we would get the #1 Pick next year and then make it to the Finals in a few years or so. LOL.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:17 PM
RDot your not by yourself, there are just some people who are very critical of him on this board.
By the way I posted a pic above of the wizards draft room as they were setting it up.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:17 PM
Bayless is another Arenas, combo gaurd that can score, but NO defense. Maybe Gil can mentor him they’re basically the same style players and they both went to Arizona.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:19 PM
RDOT51 — Mark your words, why dont you mark mines? I’ve been saying that since seasons end. He is going to blossom next year.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:21 PM
SportzWiz — So do you have any thoughts on the draft now that we are only 2hrs 57mins away? Have you changed your mind on who we should get? Do you have a list on who will be at the draft? I was wondering if the player we select will be able to walk up to the podium and shake Stern’s hand.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Draft Watch: Trade talk dominating on draft day — Here is a bunch of info. Including the one of the Wizards and Pistons talk that went nowwhere. Alos the Clippers have agreed to swap picks with the Sonics as long as OJ Mayo is not on the board when the Sonics select.
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:26 PM
I agree with that, also I think we should move up for Bayless, make a trade with Portland. By the way jimyjama u need to lay off smoking the rocks, cuz getting rid of gil and twan and not getting 2 impact players (not anderson and head) is not worth it. If we were getting Brand and somebody else i’d say yea.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:28 PM
I have to say that this trade rumor has multiplied the fun of this last day. It’s too bad it’s false. But… now we’re all thinking there’s some other trade going on.
It’d be great if Nick has a fantastic year, even if he just improves it’ll be great.
I’ll remind you that after the draft last year, folks were saying that he’d be starting next to Gil by December. Hope springs eternal as they say.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:28 PM
nickman — Bayless isnt going to fall all the way to Portlans 13th Pick. If anything he will fall to 11.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:30 PM
NBA’s Worst Lottery Picks — Guess who’s number one? Remember the guy we gave away for Caron, yup he’s number one. LOL.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:32 PM
Tom — He would have been if DeShawn wouldnt have had such great a year. Almost all of us disliked him before this last season. “I CANT FEEL MY FACE”
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Yea ur prob right but u never know
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:36 PM
SportzWiz — Who posted that picture, You or Dave?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Me. Dave will be down there in an hour or so.
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Goin to stupid work, enjoy the draft cuz I’ll be checking my phone every min
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:41 PM
As for tonight’s draft there’s a handful of guys I can see us taking. My handful isn’t necessarily consistent with the guys people have been bringing up as there favorites.
Comment from BruceO
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:49 PM
I met hibberts cousin who is a good friend of mine. Didnt know he was related to hibbs, hibberts strengths according to him is his height.. he will end up close to 7 4′, his offensive rebounds and what he will do defensively. His passing is Okay, he will probably rebound better than score and he’s slow and goofy, doesnt move fluidly. He will probably be a starter or backup depending on where he goes. IN washington he will be a backup.
What I don’t understand though is this, why is Nicolas Batum falling so low, he’s obviously a skilled player. Thats why San antonio and cleveland are hiding his facts. He was rated really highly last year and only because of lack of aggresion and softness in some cases do we underrate him. I’d draft him at 18th forget everything else, No reason he can’t be a richard jefferson or better he is a prototypical siza and athleticism
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 3:56 PM
My list of untouchables for tonight:
Caron Butler
That’s it. Everyone else is in play.
I want Deshawn out of here. I want to Nick Young to start. I want Blatch to break out.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:20 PM
wiz-skins- all it said was we talked with them and they went nowhere and that the houston rumor was a possibility but DX said it was false.
I really want to move up to 11th with the trade i proposed to get bayless our bench scoring would go up alot…
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:32 PM
the blog is slow and i got high speed cable I-net… other than that i would like to get a young MJ in the second round and lock him up for 40 years at a $1.50 a year sense we are all deaming here lol but for real i dont know what to think at this point and i dont think anyone knows what going to happen untill it happens
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:33 PM
the rumor about richard jefferson going 2 the bucks for Yi and bobby simmons…is that official? and isnt jeffersons salary too high for Yi and bobbys to match?
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:34 PM
i dont like the rumor of us trading with houston our 18th pick for the 25th, i just dont think that would be good because none of the good players would really be left at that point
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:41 PM
No, the salaries match nearly to a T (you have to be w/in 15%).
I don’t see this trade as any kind of problem for us: Jefferson is on his way down (still a good player, for sure), Simmons doesn’t deserve the money he’s getting and Yi hasn’t shown anything at all.
Somewhere above the Wizards were quoted that Head wasn’t an upgrade over Mason. That’s right; they are about the same by the numbers. I thought acquiring Head did give us a much more flexible contract to work with. Maybe they *are* thinking of re-signing Mason. That’s ok, he is an ok player. I do worry that Ernie is too in love w/ his team.
We’ll see. I think I’ll go meditate for the hour and a half before the draft starts.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Sounds like the rumor is false, but I disagree – I think the quality probably stays about the same from where we are through the end of the first round — and then gets better!
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:50 PM
tom i agree with u on that but if we trade an earlier pick for a later pick, we may lose the chance to get someone we may need or want
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:51 PM
SportzWiz — Are you gonna be in the draft room tonight or only Dave?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Only dave, I’ll be in the Wizards media room with Ivan, Mike Jones (who?) and all of your favorite DC personalities.
Comment from RDOT51
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:55 PM
I think the Wizards need a shakeup on their roster. I can’t believe im saying this but just getting to the playoffs is not enough for me. When they were the bullets is was enough but now we need to improve and improve rapidly. Praying that Andray Blatche get his act together this summer and increase his numbers like he has done every year.
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 4:57 PM
What is it like over there at Wizards camp?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Dave Johnson is in the building!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:06 PM
Hopefully Dave sits right next to Ernie Gurnfeld and Eddie Jordan. That would be AWESOME.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:11 PM
Andray went around chinatown asking fans who they think the wizards should take. Check it out here.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM
SportzWiz — Link doesnt work, i definetly want to see the vid though.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Me too — please fix. And tell Andray to get a life!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Tom — Yeah! He should be putting some muscle on.
Draft Begins in 1 Hour 1 Minute 10 Seconds
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Relax.. Dont rip Dray. This guys been here everyday working out.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:18 PM
DraftExpress has updated their mock 2 times in the last hour; now we’re getting Robin Lopez. We didn’t have him in, did we? Which might not matter. But, maybe this is a pick for someone else? I hope so.
I was kind of getting used to the idea of moving down and nabbing CDR. How about you?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:18 PM
Its up now.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:18 PM
I’m joking about dray getting a life — and I’m very glad he is in the facility every day. I just hope he isn’t driving in!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:20 PM
He’s with a couple guys every time so im guessing thats a no.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:21 PM
ESPN Mock Draft 7.1 — DraftExpress Mock Draft
They both Have us taking Robin Lopez who I wouldnt mind considering some poeople have us take McGee.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:22 PM
Thats really nice of Andray. Hope he blossoms or else his value will take a hit and we will question our selfs for not tradeing him earlier.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Dray’s video is fun. I especially like the guy who suggested we take Beasley — you betcha, I’m for that!!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:24 PM
or the guy that picked O.J. Mayo?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:30 PM
The funniest one of them all was the one who said JaVale McGee — He was crazy!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:31 PM
That was me (ok just kidding)
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:31 PM
I think Chad Ford’s mock draft is strange — but then we are verging on getting the “non-mock” draft. That’ll be different!!
I hope we trade down — for one thing, it’ll make the suspense last some picks longer, right?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Tom — Im all for trading down especially if we can get Kyle Lowry. He seems to play well agaisnt us. He averages 10 pts and 4 asst coming off the bench, oh and 2 steals.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Everyone is saying the Wizards are interested in trading down, but I think a lot will depend on who’s there at 18 and what they are getting, I dont think more draft picks this season is what they are looking for.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:37 PM
SportzWiz — Do you like this deal — 18th for 28th and Kyle Lowry?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:38 PM
SportzWiz — Do you have any idea when Dave will be checking in to give us updates and so on…..
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:40 PM
I’m not sold on Lowry, can you make that conley instead . Although he could be a 3rd point guard type.
Dave is here, they are setting up the computers in the war room right now and making sure everything is ok.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:40 PM
by the way im expecting 400-500 posts on this topic tonight, minimum!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Draft Starts in… 36 mins. 45 secs.
I cant wait…
and with the 18th Pick in the 2008 NBA Draft the Wizards select….
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:41 PM
hey yo SportzWiz: will any of the draft be on CSN….meaning will steve buckhantz and phil chenier be in the house? llol
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:42 PM
SportzWiz — Your in New York too?
Dont worry man we’re going to surpass that easily…I think!
Btw — If we wanted to get Conley I think we would have to add Blatche to the equation.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Wizfan4life — I know im not SportzWiz but i doubt it b/c they will be showing Rocky atarting at 7pm
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:45 PM
6:20 PM…..Dave Johnson checking in from INSIDE the draft room.….it is quiet now although all the phone lines are being tested…..this is not the night to have phone issues….all kinds of rumors flying around which should make the night eventful…..It was team President Ernie Grunfeld who said that the draft is deep but uncertain. A big reason for that uncertainty is that this is also a very young draft
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:45 PM
SportsWiz — I’m sure if the right person is there at 18, any trade will go out the window. But, surely if there *is* a trade it’ll have been worked out in advance, no?
You know, I don’t think there was anywhere near this level of blog activity for last year’s draft. I wonder what makes this one so interesting? Maybe, people think it’s a lot deeper than last year…
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Dave — AWESOME, you better grab a seat next to EG and EJ so that you can listen to thier phone calls.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:46 PM
I talked to Phil and Steve I belive they will be here. Steve said he would, Phil was unsure.
The war room is in the arena about 3 rooms away. Im in the media room here at VC
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Tom — No, we are just worried that we might end up picking McGee — LOL.
P.S. I dont think i was blogging for last years draft. Im good for about 100 comments a night, especially on these occasions. LOL.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Tom I just think it’s me . I think theres so much uncertainty.
But yes the team wont make a deal if the guy they like is on the board, probably the trades will be contingent on certain guys not being there.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Im not worried about picking McGee, but unlike you that’s because I like him .
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:49 PM
SportzWiz — Is the war room here at the VC or in NY?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:49 PM
and therefore im not worried about it.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:49 PM
just catching up with the commens….wizfan4life had a cool idea… that he offered in jest…a webcam inside the draft room…sadly i think i would be praking cars next year if i tried that
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:49 PM
at VC.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:50 PM
draft room is here at Verizon Center..nice chairs and a comfy couch and a huge screen to watch the draft
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:50 PM
SportzWiz — That’s what make this blog so fun — Different views and opinions.
“Javale McGee…He’s a 7 foot Tayshaun Prince..” LOL
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Dave — What do you think of our 18th for Memphis’s 28th and Kyle Lowry?
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:52 PM
No way would Memphis give up that much for our pick.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Man 155 comments, and the Draft Is still 22 mins. and 43 secs. away
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:07 PM
hey dave speaking of verizon center, what are the chances we could try aand get a blogger party set up there this summer/sometime before the season?
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:12 PM
oh yeah has anyone gotten the weight room link to work? it doesnt have a link to let u in, and does anyone know when the winner for the caron butler jersey will be announced?
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:16 PM
DJ and the Sportswiz,
What are the chances the Wiz make a huge splash tonight where a starter or key reserve gets traded? (haywood, AD, Young, Blatch, etc.)
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:18 PM
Word is Minnesota leaning toward Kevin Love at 3. Might be smoke.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:20 PM
jmp I dont think you’ll see a major major deal like that, but i’ve been wrong before…
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:21 PM
what happened to steven a. smith??? why isnt he a commentator for the draft tonight?? every year i look forward to listening to that man talk for 2 and a half+ hours on draft night!! lol that man is funny
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:23 PM
I’ll tell you this, being around the whole media right now, everyone is confused with what’s going to happen and that’s from pick 2 to the end.. this draft is sooooo open!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:28 PM
wizfan4life…..not sure if i can make aparty happen but i will float the idea
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:31 PM
what about trading up
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:32 PM
wiz-skins07 interesting idea about the trade with memphis we get a pick and kyle lowry..let me chew on that
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:32 PM
So is it a lock that the Bulls are taking Rose???
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:32 PM
hey DJ and Sportzwiz, is there any talk about arenas, jamison, and mason going on in terms of drafting someone and still having money to sign them?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:34 PM
drafting players is really cheap because of the NBA bargaining agreement which has rookie prices sloted. So it shouldnt be an issue Wizfan4life
CG3 its done!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:34 PM
mex….i think we would love to trade up….i just don’t know if we have a package to put together to get that done
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:34 PM
theres steven a smith…..thought we werent gonna see him tonight lol
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:35 PM
I nick batum and CDR they both could be future all stars
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Mex i think a lot of it will have to be who’s on the board and where. The teams willing to move it just needs to be for the right guy at the right place. I doubt they would move up more than 5 or 6 spots.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:36 PM
wizfan4life..sportswizx is right about the limits on rookie contracts helping us…although you make a good point….ernie grunfeld said earlier this week that one of the options was to get out of the draft
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:36 PM
WOOT, i love stephen a.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:37 PM
andray blacthe just popped his head in the draft room… and the coaches led by eddie jordan are eating upstairs right now
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:38 PM
I would love to draft a pure point guard (DJ Augustine) or a true center (Brook Lopez) who can play. It appears that Lopez can go anywhere from 3 to 9 and Augustine has dropped to about 12.
I think the Wiz have enough tweeners playing the 2, 3 and 4. I don’t think we need anymore at those positions.
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:38 PM
hey what are the odds seattle making a trade? they basically own the draft with 6 picks? lol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:38 PM
ernie grunfeld just arrived along with milt newton and tommy sheppard
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:40 PM
yeah and portland has 5 picks
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:41 PM
what do you think it would take to move up 5 or 6 slots
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:43 PM
All depends on what hte other team needs but it wouldnt be easy
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:45 PM
I can see the wizards trading their pick if they did not see something they like at eighteen into the beginning of the 2nd and draft someone like George Hill….
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:46 PM
what r the odds the wizards trade their pick for the rights to a player or rights to a draft pick?
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:48 PM
if D.J. Augustin falls to like 13 or 14 do you think we would could trade this pick and future pick to get him
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:48 PM
big dry erase board is in place to write down the picks as we go alone
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:49 PM
sorry for the typing errors
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:49 PM
here we go
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:49 PM
ive always wondered something…..where the heck do u get tickets to go to the nba draft, nba finals, and nba all star game?? like who do u have 2 kill 2 be able to score tickets like that? lol
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:50 PM
wooo i dont even know one guy in collage but i am still pumped
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:51 PM
hey whats the chances we can get larry back? the bulls are going to need to free up cap space
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:52 PM
no worries about the typing…i am a typo master
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:53 PM
we don’t have cap room for larry and in while he gave us some good years..i think that ship has sailed
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:53 PM
how about kwame? lol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:54 PM
could be an interesting night with speculation that the bulls will makemore moves if they as assumed they select rose
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:55 PM
NY is the only place in the world that people will hate you just because they got nothing better to do
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:55 PM
and with the 1st Pick in the 2008 NBA Draft the Chicago Bulls select…Derrick Rose
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:56 PM
one guy from the chicago draft room got up……..looked a little mad derrick rose got drafted? lol
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:57 PM
wizfan4life ive been to the all-star, finals and draft. Draft is easy to get tickets to relatively for the other events, work for the NBA .
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:59 PM
mex just saw your post about augustin……i wish i could give you a clear answer..i don’t have a feel for how much interest we have in augustin…augustin did not work out for the wizards
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 6:59 PM
wanna send some tickets our way SportWiz? lol
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:00 PM
heat better pick beasley
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:01 PM
just did!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:01 PM
no surprises
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:02 PM
now the heat have a small triangle going on now
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:03 PM
yeah now comes the real draft with the rest of the picks
Comment from jg004
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Hey Dave, any update on the trade between the Wizards and Rockets that involve the swapping of picks and the Wizards getting Luther Head.
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:03 PM
anyway we can get hometown beasley? lol
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:04 PM
jg that trade sounds like its dead, not to say those teams wont make a dael but that one in particular sounds dead.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:05 PM
jg004 …all quiet on the rockets trade talk…we have seen the reports but no buzz about it here
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:06 PM
i wish we could trade agent zero for beasly
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:07 PM
well we said that it is a young draft…freshmen ..go 1-2-3
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:08 PM
so who we all thinking??
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:09 PM
are arenas and jamison coming back next year, cause that will make a big difference in who we take
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:09 PM
see the twolves new logo
Comment from jg004
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Does anyone know why we didn’t try and go after Jermaine O’Neal? It seems to me that if the Raptors hot him for the 17th pick and some players, why couldn’t we get him for the 18th and some other players?
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:10 PM
i am a HUGE
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:10 PM
Jermaine has been hurt on and off alot. Don’t wanna put stock in that.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:10 PM
i am a HUGE Syracuse fan, but I hope we do not get Green!! He is terrible
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:11 PM
Riley sounds like Beasley will not be traded.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:12 PM
The team will do whatever they can to keep AJ and Gil..
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Dave — Im going to defenitly check the logo out.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:12 PM
texman182…the goal is to have arenas and jamison back….i believe the wizards are confidnet they can make that happen…ernie grunfeld said as much earlier this week….but you make a key point…howevere if we keep the 18th pick i don’t think we are looking at some one that could help right away
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:13 PM
First surprise of the night!
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Thanks Dave. I really would not be upset if they could work out a big trade to get rid of Gilbert. I was on this exact same board during last year’s draft complaining about how we need BIG MEN and inside help.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:15 PM
This guy shot up charts, was thought to be a 12-15 pick in the draft in late april early may
Comment from jg004
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:15 PM
I heard that the Wiz and the Pistons were talking about a trade. I know that those talks are dead but does anyone know what those talks consisted of?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:15 PM
SportzWiz — True, and some of you guys were hoping he’d drop to 11-13
Comment from youngnick
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:16 PM
any news big DAVE
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Westbrook. Most over rated player in my book.
Not a true point. Seattle is going to shove it down his throat.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:16 PM
i like bayless more than westbrook ,also i dont know who wants to go to memphis
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:17 PM
jg004…i just don’t think o’neal is a good fit for us know…after injury and off year…pacers made the deal as they look for a new start
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:17 PM
I was hoping hed drop to 18 . jg it was obviosly swappin first rounders but after that we dont know much.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:17 PM
They should have atleast gone with Jerryd Bayless if they wanted Westbrook
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:19 PM
kevin love is the son of former bullet stan love
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:20 PM
bayless has been falling in recent mock drafts.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:20 PM
DJ are you telling me he learned those outlet passes from watching Wes Unseld play with his dad?
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:20 PM
can anybody see the wizards weight room? when i try and click on the door theres no link 2 see it?
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Kevin love is terrible. He is not going to be anything in the NBA
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:22 PM
having a similar issue wizfan4life we’ll look into it.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:23 PM
someone just said kevin’s middle name is wes…can pass like him
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:24 PM
get ready to hear boos in new york
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:24 PM
they always boo no matter who it is
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:25 PM
I wish Isaiah was back so I could laugh.
Comment from jg004
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:25 PM
I’ve been hearing a lot about Nicolas Batum’s heart condition and that he may fall in the draft because of it. Many mock drafts felt his style of play is similar to Rudy Gay. If he is there at 18, which he should be, do you think the Wiz shoudl take a chance on that type of player?
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:25 PM
this guy’s father played with mike d’antoni
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:25 PM
wasnt the italian kid expected 2 be like a 8-12 pick? i would be booing to! the only reason this dude was picked was because the dudes dad played with dantoni
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:26 PM
do you think any lottery type players could slip to us if so who
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Hey Dave,
I know that you can’t give up too much info, but in your opinion, who has the best chance of joining the Wiz??
Comment from wizskinz00
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:27 PM
TImberwolves just changed their colors and Secondary, I think wizards should change the color as well, we should have red color, so all the teams from Washington are Red (Redskins, Capital, Nationals, DC United and wizards)
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:27 PM
bring back the bullets jersey……i like that
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:28 PM
Jared Jeffries being buried even further on the bench.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:29 PM
I would love to be able to bring Jeffries back to DC
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:29 PM
thanks sportzwiz
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM
DJ and Sportswiz,
Who is the biggest name on the trade block that you have heard?
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM
texman182…i really am not holding anything back…i really don’t know…..i remember last year we had heard ahead of time that if nick young was around we would grab him…but this year…it’s that old best player available….a trade wouldn’t surprise me…but again the challenege of a trade is that there has to be a team that wants some kind of combination that includes the 18th pick
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM
any chance that Lopez would slip to us or we could trade up for him? he would be a great big man for us
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM
BAYLESS IS FALLING…ernie trade up trade up!!!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM
ernie grunfeld jsut told me we are getting calls about our pick
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM
I loved the Nick Young pick, I hope the picks this year work out like he has. Thanks Dave!!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Shawn Marion and Elton Brand… but i doubt you’ll see either of them going.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:33 PM
As I said Bayless has been dropping in recent mocks.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:34 PM
its gettin close lets see who is standing we might be getting a big deal at 18 with all the low projected picks being knocked out early
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:34 PM
jmpalomo i assdume you are asking about our players for trade and i just don’t know…i know it sound like we are clueless…but i think ernie grunfeld is happy with the team and he is confident about resigning arenas and jamison…..but i think he would make a deal…but the mystery is what is out there
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Do you know if the calls about our pick are for trading UP and DOWN or just one of them???
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:34 PM
I really thought Elton for Gilbert was going to happen
Clips need a “star” in LA and we could use a stud biggie.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:35 PM
just knoww there have been some calls
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Hey DJ, is Ernie really happy with Haywood as our big man, or do you think he is looking around? Again, we have needed a big man for years
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:36 PM
That was a guarantee, Alexander at 8 was a given.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Joe Alexander reminds me of Googs. Maybe a little tougher.
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:39 PM
hey dave anyway u can secretley bug ur laptop so we can listen in? i mean they wont fire u if we have anything 2 say about it! lol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:39 PM
room is fulll…eddie jordan and all the coaches ….milt newton and tommy sheppard and several other basketball personnel intently watching…ernie grunfeld moving about the room
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Charlotte will take Bayless…
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Who do you guys think the bobcats are after???
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Thats a great sign that something might be up!
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:40 PM
who do you think could slip to the 18th pick
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:40 PM
outside of westbrook no major surprises thus far.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:40 PM
they’d be silly to pass up bayless or b.lopez
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:40 PM
jmpalomo Says: Joe Alexander reminds me of Googs. Maybe a little tougher.
AND 2 inches shorter, but with 15″ more vertical leaping ability
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Michael Jordan needs to find the next Kwame Brown for old times sake.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:41 PM
i’ll bug the laptop after i get a longer contract
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:41 PM
man joe alexander looked like he wanted to get on the court NOW!!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Biggest surprise so far this draft……NO TOM MANDEL AND NO NEAL!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:41 PM
I dont think charlotte is gonna take bayless…not because i want him but because i dont think they need another guard…they got J-rich, and felton and others.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:42 PM
it willbe lopez for charlotte…
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:42 PM
Dang. Augustine gone.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:43 PM
damn
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:43 PM
oops surprised me
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:44 PM
i wish we could trade up for bayless
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:44 PM
bayless dropping!!! as is Lopez, that changes things up!
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:44 PM
biggest suprise in this draft is no trades so far…..i mean by this time in the draft last year and the year before Portland made at least 10 trades by this point lol
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Brook is falling and so is Bayless
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:45 PM
i hope that Anthony Randolph could possibly slip
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Although Rose made Augustine look like a little boy in the NCAAs
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:45 PM
wat is it like in the draft room ritte now mr johnson?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:45 PM
mex if he fell i really think we’d scoop him up.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:47 PM
nets will probly take lopez
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:47 PM
yep lopez is gone
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:47 PM
yeah if randolp[h fell that would be great..but again true to this draft ..he is a freshman
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:48 PM
8 to go baby!
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:49 PM
Sportswiz,
I am going to need a Large Antawn Jersey after we take Roy.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Would Indiana take Bayless? they have tinsley(maybe gone), ford, granger, dunleavy
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Yes Bayless is gone…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:51 PM
get closer…but relatively quite in here right now…i remember last year just ahead of the wizards pick…phones started ringing…we’ll see
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:51 PM
look how big he is compared to stephen a smith
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:51 PM
youd better have gotten the top 5 right if we do take Roy.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:51 PM
CG3 is a liar!
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:52 PM
what is it like in that room mr. johnson?
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:53 PM
bayless wouldn’t make sense in indiana….
sacramento is praying bayless will be there…
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Bayless gone…..
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:54 PM
Who’s gonna drop our way????
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:54 PM
hey sports wiz, i got the top 3 right but 4 and 5 wrong, i got us taking Alexis Ajinca i think, dunno how thats gonna work, but just send me a medium antawn jersey just cause im so awesome!
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:54 PM
do you think we would take Robin Lopez? I don’t think he is as good as his brother
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:55 PM
bayless now gone…
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:55 PM
i got top 5 right except westbrook, and arthur as our pick. Send me the jersey 
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:56 PM
hey sportzwiz, dave; any talks of trades at this point?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Haha I got 4 of the top 5 right, just missed #4. I dont think R. Lopez will get to 17 but we’ll see. Hold off before you get your jersey .
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:56 PM
stephen A making sure that the players know the team there going to sucks
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:57 PM
ok send nba2389 the jamison jersey and send me the butler jersey…….and a jersey of whoever we draft lol
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:57 PM
lol that is so true wizards4life
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:57 PM
im not giving up we probably made a deal with indiana for bayless….I still believe…LOL
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
wizfan its quiet here in the media room on that front.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
if ernie trites to take robin lopez you better stop em
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
haha, anyone else hate Stephen A??
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
i am not sure we woudl take lopez…but he was listed in one mock draft goign to us….in fact if you look at five mock drafts..there are fgive different playes listed…
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
man, we should trade our pick
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Dave, what is your opinion of our inside game??
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Kings take Kosta Koufos
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:59 PM
WOW, jason thompson rose like crazy
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:59 PM
ANOTHER SHOCKER!!!
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Yes. Jason Thompson goes.
Great news.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:59 PM
why did they choose jason thompson
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 7:59 PM
who the hell is jason thompson??
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:00 PM
WOW – this draft is shaping up so that the Wizards may have a shot at Hibbert
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:00 PM
thats good, 1 more will fall to us
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Thompson was supposed to go at the highest 14.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Robin Lopez averaged 5 rebounds last year at Stanford.
I hope we don’t take him.
Comment from youngnick
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:00 PM
imo hibbert is soft n will not to as good in tha nba
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM
maybe we can trade for jarryd bayless
Comment from jg004
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Hey Dave, have you heard anything about J.J. Hickson? I’ve heard comparison’s to Dwight Howard. Any chance you think the Wiz go for an inside presence like him?
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM
would everyone in here like HIbbert as a pick or does anyone think that he is no good for the NBA?
Comment from wizskinz00
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM
send me Nick Young jersey.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Roy Hibbert is going to give you at least 10 minutes a game out of the gate.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Im hoping for Chalmers but Rush or Hibbert would be good.
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:02 PM
hows that bug on the room coming along? do we have audio feed yet?
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:03 PM
As i was in here saying last year, anyone at center would be better than Haywood!! Even though I do have to admit he had a good year this year
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Yeah – but most of thost rebounds were Offensive, as his brother Brook took care of the Defensive rebounds.
Robin Lopez will be a very good rebounder in the NBA.. He’s got a terrific motor. Plays extremely hard.
Rebounding is all about desire and effort – two things that Robin Lopez has in spades.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:04 PM
for what itr is worth robin lopez did not work out with us…interesting we did have jason thompson in on the first day….he went higher than expected
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Nick Young scored 27 against Kobe and then sat on the bench. I hope Eddie let’s him loose.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:06 PM
anyone want Koufos??
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:06 PM
calm in here…phones are not ringing…i want to say it got really busy last year two picks away from us….we are about there..so we will see what happens
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:06 PM
surprised no trades made so far in the draft
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Dave, since we are getting close now, what’s your gut feeling?
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:06 PM
No Koufus. No Jordan. No McGee. Please
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:07 PM
koufos is another name that has been linked with us in a mock draft….he would be longer term return…but he has the thing you can’t teach…size
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:08 PM
wat to do wat to do…….
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:08 PM
At least with Roy, we know exactly what we are getting….
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:08 PM
any feelings you’re getting DJ?
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:09 PM
couple of phones going now..
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:09 PM
No Koufos please, …………………didn’t play well against good competition.
Dang, Randolph is gone!!!!
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:11 PM
yeaaaaaa let the phones rinnnnnnnngg
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:11 PM
i wish ihad a hunch texman182…it is different this year..last year once philly picked thadeus youg…there was a sense in the room we would get one of two players and we got one of them…nick young..this year different
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Come on DJ, I know there has to be some things happening now. What’s going on??
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:13 PM
there is a board in this room that ranks all the players—not by position…i can’t see it…but it no doubt gets the wizards ready should the go with the “best player available”
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:13 PM
theres another guarantee, Dick Vitale talking down foreigners…
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:13 PM
DJ-WizardsRadio do you think carlos douglas roberts is a possible choice at 18
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:13 PM
it is quietand dick vitale is talking and making people laugh..i am serious..that is what is going on right now
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:14 PM
i am feeling Robin Lopez
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:14 PM
dang, i forgot about Chalmers, he would be a good pick too
Comment from youngnick
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:14 PM
these centers all look like bums except hibbert
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:14 PM
wow that was a shocker, thought robin lopez was gonna go higher?
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM
thank god cause i dident want us to pick him
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM
man i was hoping for him
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM
now who are we all feeling??
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM
reaction to lopez and his hat in the room
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM
any trade talks DJ?
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:16 PM
I hope 76ers go with DeAndre Jordan. I want no part of him.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:16 PM
i also think Jordan would be a great pick
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:16 PM
don’t think chris douglass roberts is on the radar
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Robin Lopez would have been a good addition
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Should we trade down at this point?
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:17 PM
if donte green and and arthur is on the board who do you think we choose
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Don’t want Darrell Arthur….too many questions about his health
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:18 PM
ernie now has his phone in hand…but no rings yet
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:18 PM
wizfan and the kid, my guess is the calls start coming in right before the Wiz go on the clock, teams want to know whats out there before they make a move, and that’s both the wiz and the team they would be trading with.
Comment from aquaman
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Neither…..trade down and get jj hickson. We need toughness in the interior
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:19 PM
SportWiz… I think we could trade down at this point and land some of our favorites…Speights, etc…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:20 PM
hey gang if you look at all theses posts…i think it sums up the challnege this year…there is not a consensus on this blog and it gets back to what ernie said..it is a deep but uncertain draft
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:20 PM
If we could trade down and get to Hibbert and Speights… oh my!
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:20 PM
If douglas-roberts go to wiz then I guess the Houston trade might be back on.
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:20 PM
NO: DeAndre Jordan, Kosta Koufos; JaVale McGee
YES: Roy Hibbert, Mario Chalmers, Marreese Speights
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:20 PM
again its what yo uget, you dont just trade down to trade down, you want to get something along with moving down.
Comment from youngnick
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:20 PM
hell noo speights he looks dumb n clumsy
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:21 PM
We trade down to lower some salaries and sign Gil and Antwan… that’s what we get.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Wow. Speights was my guy if we want with a big man. Now gone.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:22 PM
I 100% agree with Rook.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:22 PM
speights was part of the first day of work outs
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Apparently, Bayless is getting traded.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:24 PM
bayless coming to us?
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:24 PM
lets hope hibbert is still there when we pick i dont know why but love him because he is friends with Haywood
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Salaries aren’t really an issue with these guys, they make very little relatively, five or six spots in the draft isnt that much…
Plenty of good guys out there. PLENTY. Again there were about 10 guys out there that were between 6′10 and 7 feet that if you asked 15 different Gm’s theyd rank the guys completely different 1-10.
It all depends on who the GM likes.
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Raptors take Koufos -
then the trade takes place between Toronto and Indiana
Indiana gets Koufos, & T.J. Ford, Nesterovich
Raptors get O’Neal
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:25 PM
phone just rang..ernie on another phone…getting busier
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Well sorry guys i was a little too entertained watching the draft — I think im beginning to sweat now with us being next —
Who we should take:
1.) Mario Chalmers
2.) Roy Hibbert
3.) Donte Greene
4.) Darrel Arthur
5.) TRADE DOWN
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Bayless…getting traded….OMG wats ur source!!!
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:25 PM
There goes my jersey.
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Heck… Speights to the 76′ers…. that was sad for us.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:26 PM
and…big hibbs is GONE
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Hibbert gone. OUR PICK! Get Chalmers!!!!!!!!
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:26 PM
WE ARE ON THE CLOCK
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:26 PM
My Prediction:
Darrell Arthur.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:27 PM
who gonna pick
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:27 PM
well everyone said they wanted hibbert or speights, not an option now!
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:27 PM
i want arthur
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Ok, well… back to the drawing board. Hope EG has something magical up his sleeve.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:28 PM
phones ringing???
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Take Chalmbers!
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:28 PM
are we gonna make a trade?
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:28 PM
I pray for Chalmers. If not, anyone but Koufos, McGee, Jordan.
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:28 PM
SportsWiz, obvious there were other teams that agreed with us, huh?
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:29 PM
90 seconds left
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:29 PM
1.) Chalmers
2.) Arthur
3.) Greene
who is Bayless going too — i wish we could get him — i hope they are taking to WErnie right now about this tarde..Ernie TRADE DOWN
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:30 PM
ernie just got off the phone..it probably was about our pick
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:38 PM
anyone put mcgee in for the contest.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:43 PM
what a terrible pick
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:43 PM
SORRY GUYS!!! Our server crashed, we are back up…
Comment from Bun91
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:44 PM
i’m somewhat disappointed with the pick. Drafting DeAndre Jordan would probably have felt like a better draft pick since he seems like he has more potential and would have been a better project. Was hoping for Roy Hibbert but he was drafted by Toronto. hope a trade happens
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:44 PM
i can’t believe we made that pick with arthur sitting there. Dave, what was Ernie thinking??
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:44 PM
dont care about mcgee…we can afford a project with our depth…hey could turn out good for us.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:44 PM
this is horrid
SportzWiz — He better be as good as you say he is.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM
that is one of the worst picks in recent years
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM
yeah i was scared for a second there, thought it was my internet not the wizards!
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM
i thought Petro was a terrible pick, but this may be even worse
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM
your saying one of the worst picks in recent years……Texman have you seen him play?
Comment from AgentArenas
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM
I like the potential we see, we know who ever we picked was sitting for a year, if he can get himself in the weight room 7days a week he can be a big part of the team.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM
yeh, he is not as good as arthur or Chalmers
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM
darrell arthur had kidney and leg problems…he played with a hairline fracture part of the year. I was hoping we didnt pick him.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM
You guys are blowing up on this blog…. So we got our guys near the server making sure we stay up. So sorry guys.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:47 PM
there is no way i am the only one who thinks this is a terrible pick
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:47 PM
mgee good be good
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:48 PM
I even think that Green would have been better than McGhee
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:48 PM
i think that we might make another deal to free up room for mcgee. Because with him we have 13 guys assuming RMJ is gone.
Just my thought
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:48 PM
He better put some muscle on ASAP maybe agood 20 or 30 pds.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:48 PM
yeah this guy will be ok i think we still might trade you never know whats going on till it over and besides we dont need a rookie anyway we need a vet
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:48 PM
McGee is terrible. My God. I’m disappointed.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:48 PM
gang dave johnson back on…our serever crashed at the wrong time..apologies….
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Ernie has got to be one of the worst in basketball- no wonder we never win in the playoffs
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Arenas can’t stay healthy, Ernie should have traded him for some better talent
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:49 PM
texman — Im with you too. He is a project and could turn out to be Dwight Howard or he could be the next bust.
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:49 PM
now you’ve gone too far. Greene is Ndudi Ebi part two.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:50 PM
texman this guy is still on the list why do you think that is he must not be as good as u say both players that you said we should take are still there at 21
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:50 PM
McGee is a future poor man’s Steven Hunter.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:50 PM
now we get to sit here and watch the other East teams pick all of these guys that we should have instead of wasting our pick like we just did
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:50 PM
I think McGee will be sent to Europe for a year or two and then signed.
The Wiz don’t need any immediate help right now.
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
my only concern is that the wizards dont have a single person on their team who has played past the 2nd round of the playoffs; no true veteran presence
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
We have more than enough tall skinny guys. With Chalmers sitting there, I wish we would have taken him. I do not want another project that might not even pan out.
I was expecting an exciting draft, and so far it has been BORING!!!!
Ernie, you better have something good up your sleeve. I am not a happy camper right now!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
talked to ernie before they announced the pick…..he was the top player on their draft board….obviously based on who they thought would be available……i don’t personally know much about him…but what ernie said…
McGee is athletic and can run the floor very well for a big man. He has good hands and plays above the rim
Comment from wizskinz00
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:51 PM
I think it is good pick. only I concert is McGee is not good at free Throw. only 0.514 in College. he only has 7 feet H, is that a little short for Center?
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
are you kidding me???
how can you say we dont need immediate help??
we cant win in the playoffs!!!
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Here’s one thing, for all that his rep suggest he’s got defensive issues, he led the draft in one key defensive ratio: blocks + steals per Personal foul. As far as the Wiz’ offense: he can hit a face-up shot, moves well without the ball, can catch and finish above the rim.
There are players ahead of him I would have wanted more, and there are player behind him I would like to have traded down for, but the fact is in order to pull off a trade like the Celts did last year you have to have developing assets. He gets to compete with Andray now for that back-up ‘big’(-ish) spot, and he and Pesh can compete to see which tall guy can throw a better three point shot. Whatever, point is the the Wiz can listen to offers for any/all of our surplus back-up Bigs. Hey, he’s pretty mobile with a face-up game, you can probably play him next to Brendan as a back-up power forward. No smallball there.
I’m more curious to see what happens with the second round pick.
Hey DJ what was the atmosphere in the room when Hibbert was taken? I suspect Eddie wanted him.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:52 PM
If you are picked 18th you cant be labled a bust…if he was a top 10 pick yes..but not 18th. If you just read the negativity about him and have not seen him play dont comment about how this was a terrible pick..
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:52 PM
so you’re basically using this pick to beat the same dang horse? Nothing happens until Gilbert moves on? Sweet, never heard that one before. Give us your team changing deal.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:52 PM
I laugh at our pick. Several teams will pass us this year. We’ll be swept from the 1st rd as an 8th seed. I’d rather be in the lottery.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:52 PM
i can’t stand ppl who say we don’t need help right now!! If we didn’t need any help then we would at least get to the second round and further!!!!!!!!!
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Picking 18 is not the same as picking at number 5.
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:53 PM
all im saying is that we shouldnt be looking 2 get younger, i mean we only have 3 guys 30 years or older, and none of them have played in a playoff game past the 2nd round, sad sad sad….
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Here’s one thing, for all that his rep suggest he’s got defensive issues, he led the draft in one key defensive ratio: blocks + steals per Personal foul. As far as the Wiz’ offense: he can hit a face-up shot, moves well without the ball, can catch and finish above the rim.
There are players ahead of him I would have wanted more, and there are player behind him I would like to have traded down for, but the fact is in order to pull off a trade like the Celts did last year you have to have developing assets. He gets to compete with Andray now for that back-up ‘big’(-ish) spot, and he and Pesh can compete to see which tall guy can throw a better three point shot. Whatever, point is the the Wiz can listen to offers for any/all of our surplus back-up Bigs. Hey, he’s pretty mobile with a face-up game, you can probably play him next to Brendan as a back-up power forward. No smallball there.
I’m more curious to see what happens with the second round pick.
Hey DJ what was the atmosphere in the room when Hibbert was taken? I suspect Eddie wanted him.
Comment from wizkid034
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Dave…can you ask Ernie if he expects McGee to play this year?
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:53 PM
all im saying is that we shouldnt be looking 2 get younger, i mean we only have 3 guys 30 years or older, and none of them have played in a playoff game past the 2nd round, sad sad sad
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
so the pick is not a popular one here…but ic an tell you he was their first choice…obvious he could have made a more popular choice but he has seen something…and ernie has had avery good track record for picking tallent….michael redd in the second round is one example…..
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
I will say the same thing I sat here and said last year -
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
WE NEED A BIG MAN!!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
SportzWiz — He isnt a bust just yet. He has probably the biggest upside of anyone ion the draft but he also has one of the biggest downsides. I just hope he proves me wrong. One of our big man projects hasnt worked out (Blatche) so what makes you think he is. He better put on some muscle like Dwight Howard. He looks super weak and seem like i could break him.
I still kinda disappointed. With all the talent left on the board (Chalmers, Arthur) we decided to go with him. But if you really look into it, at the beginning of this proccess all we wanted was a big man to rebound, block shots, and hustle. I looks like he can do all three if we make him focus on the defensive side of the ball 95% of the time. But looking that skinny not many people are going to be scared of going at him in the hole. Now if he adds muscle, thats a whole different story.
I think im basing my thoughts b/c of the way he looks. He is just so weak looking. It seems like you could karate-chop him and break his bones.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
if we were had all our players we would have made it past the first round
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
test
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
The key is still Gilbert, Caron and Antawn being healthy all year long.
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM
why dont the posts go up on the blog??
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:55 PM
We should have traded up for one of these young big men, or traded Gilbert for a Vet. big man- O’neal from Indy would have been sweet
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 9:55 PM
The sky is falling the sky is falling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh no we took a guy that 95% of you have never seen and yet he’s a bust!!!
Comment from the site admin guy
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:00 PM
OK. Server’s back up. Nothing like a nice big server attack on draft night.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Man, do any of you gusy think that the Rockets wanted McGee, this may probably be going some where. Also, We better find a way to get Chlmers. He is still on the board. We should trade McGee and something els for the next pick and get Chalmers.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:02 PM
I’m so glad Javale McGee fell to us! As you know, I’ve been calling for him for a week or so. He is going to be a stud.
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Weird. SportzWiz is on a different clock than us.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Dave — Can you ask EG what he thought when Roy Hibbert got taken? Also is he still trying to make a deal. Especially to get McGee out of here.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:03 PM
hey at least we didn’t draft Courtney Lee haha
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:03 PM
I think we make a trade, keep mcgee, and trade up in the early second late first to get chalmers
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM
yeah its about time we can post again i thougt we done turned into the NY wizards for a sec every one was hating on this guy
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM
sorry folks the blog should be back to 100% now.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Dave,
Can you at least relay to Ernie how upset the fans (The people who financially) support his team) at his terrible pick of McGee
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Tom are you crazy? I would have never taken McGee over Arthur or Chalmers
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Obiously Tom!
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:05 PM
did anyone put mcgee in for the contest??????
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:06 PM
We need to make a trade, pick Chalmers. Maybe package Pecherov for a pick and something else.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:06 PM
The Spurs took George Hill over Chalmers, there must be something im missing. Is he a crackhead, thats must be why we didnt get him right? NOT..im totally confused right now. WE MUST GET CHALMERS then i will calm down..
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Hey Sportswiz,
I picked McGee. Send me a large jersey.
What happens if no one got it right?
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:07 PM
at this point Arthur might be there in the 2nd round the way they are talking about his heath
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:07 PM
I am fine with mcgee, but i want us to make a trade somehow to move up and include some of our current players…daniels, songaila, pecherov…
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Blazers stocking up again. Arthur.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:08 PM
my apologies…just back up after technical problems….i am sorry it is not a popular pick….all i can tell you is that ernie has had a good track record with picking talent….mcgee was the top player left on his board…i goota be honest i don’t know much about this guy…going through an nba season i didn’t see much nevada basketball
i like the description of athletic big man with good hands
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Looking at it we took McGee over Batum and Douglas Roberts too.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:09 PM
the other caution point…we knew going in this was a young draft and if we did pick 18th we were going to get a player for down the road.
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:10 PM
I’m willing to give benefit of the doubt. Kid is darned ath-uh-letic for his size and we are officially now the biggest team in the league by a long stretch. If in fact we can play him as a back-up to Jamison that would be the surefire cure for smallball. Put Blatche at PG, Pech at SG, you know. Something like that…
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:10 PM
This is a guy the Wizards wanted, this is not a reach, I’m hearing a lot of names or players people wanted, again I trust the guys who watch these guys play 100 times over people who read an article or two.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Dave — Do you like this?
Strengths:
• Incredible physical specimen
• Great size
• Outstanding wingspan
• Huge hands
• Terrific athlete
• Solid frame
• Extremely fluid
• Ability to run the floor
• Intriguing skill-level
• Ability to face the basket
• Range out to 3-point line
• Ability to put ball on the floor
• Shot-blocking potential
• Late-bloomer
• Unlimited upside
Weaknesses:
• Extremely weak physically
• Struggles holding spot on the block
• Ability to finish through contact
• Poor fundamentals
• Footwork/Post-moves
• Left hand
• Shot-selection
• Free throw shooting
• Decision making
• Basketball IQ
• Lacks experience
• Atrocious defender
• Poor activity level/Doesn’t hustle
• Mental/Physical toughness?
• Soft?
• Long ways away from contributing
• High bust potential
He is soft and cant defend, just what we needed right! NOT
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM
if ernie asks i’ll tell him it is not a popular pick with some but i can tell you is confident with it.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Any chance we picked McGee for someone else?
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM
I was making a little joke but actually, w/ Hibbert and Speights gone, McGee started to look better. I definitely think that Chalmers was a reach at 18, and I didn’t want DA or DJ. I’m sure they were also considering Hickson, but they might think it’ll be easier to find a guy close to his potential in round 2.
It’s ok, Javale McGee is a Wizard now — time to look for the positives in him, guys.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:13 PM
DJ, you keep talking about Ernie’s track record- you seem to be forgetting that none of the “good” marks on his track record have been with us (except maybe Young)
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:13 PM
How’s his D look outside of being a shot blocker? Can he bang down low?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:13 PM
SportzWiz — But these people who make these articles (Especially DraftExpress), they also watch these guys play 100’s of times.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Oh, I doubt Ernie has any regard for what a bunch of amateurs like us might think about his pick!
I’m looking forward to what we come up w/ later tonight.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:14 PM
wizskins07…i like that last strength…• Unlimited upside…i think ernie says potential…..the guy to lead us to the promised land is not in the mid to late first round of this draft …
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Ernie got us:
Gilbert for “nothing.” Didn’t give up a thing.
Antawn for Stackhouse
Caron Butler for Kwame Brown.
I’d say Ernie has done an awesome job!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:15 PM
i will says this…ernie respects the fans…but i know he is confidnet in what he does and what his staff does and at the end of the day that’s all you can do…..
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:16 PM
I love the Wiz- but Ernie has to go!! I hate when I look at him on tv and he sits there with that little smirk on his face
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:17 PM
i have a book right here that lists strengths and weaknesses of all the potential draftees..we won’t know until we see how he develops.
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:17 PM
did anyone put javale mcgee for the contest??????????
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Now it’s time to calm down and look to the bright side. Maybe he’ll pan out to be better the guys we passed on.
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM
The problem is he’s extremely far from reaching his full potential—so far that you have to wonder if he’ll ever make it considering the way he looks at times on the court. Struggles to establish position and finish in the paint, settles for some incredibly awkward off-balance shots, and is virtually a black hole with his passing skills—averaging 4 turnovers for every 1 assist. Looks very disinterested at times, doesn’t hustle, gives up on plays, late getting back down the floor, and might be the worst man to man defender we’ve ever evaluated in the post. Gets pushed around, gambles excessively for steals, has no stance or fundamentals, doesn’t move his feet, and is a complete non-factor even against the mediocre competition he faces. According to Synergy’s “PlayType QuickTable stats,†McGee was scored on 66% of the time when being posted up in the paint (against the likes of Fresno State, Utah State, Houston, etc). Is light years away from being able to compete on an NBA level defensively, if ever.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM
CG3 — Hell no he cant bang down low he is soft weak, and an atrocious defender outside of shot-blocking.
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM
That was from DraftExpress – in response to the question about his defensive abilities…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM
i remember reading all the stuff that said kwame was can’t miss…there was talk of teams trading up to get him…sadly it has not worked out for him…this is not an exact science..
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:19 PM
i just wish the Wiz front office would realize that they need to stop wasting draft picks!! There was great talent available when we picked at 18. I am scared who we willl take next, probably some loser from over seas
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:20 PM
people didnt like his strength, but the guys put on 10 lbs of muscle in the last 2 months. He’s got a body that cna definitely fil out.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Also, Ernie has:
Signed Brendan Haywood to one of the best value contracts in the NBA right now.
Signed Deshawn Stevenson as a free agent. (got him for less than a million first year)
Got Aundray Blatch as a 2nd rounder. (great pick!)
Did not match the contract for Jared Jeffries.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:20 PM
It’d be nice to get a PG in the 2nd rd.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:21 PM
again i go back to the fact that we are the people to pay these salaries by paying inflated ticket prices. I just think that Ernie should respect the fans and start trying to build a winning team
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:22 PM
i think we can relax. the 18th pick was not going to make or bresak this franchise next season but part of gm’s job is to also plan for the future…..
in the nba scouting book it says of McGee
EXTREMELY LONG ARMS ALLOW HIM TO BE AN EFFECTIVE REBOUNDER AND SHOT BLOCKER CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OFFENSIVELY BOTH WITH HIS BACK TO THE BASKET AND FACING UP
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:22 PM
You think he’s not trying to build a winning team? What kind of comment is that?
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I like the idea of an all 7-foot team though…
Blatche – PG
Pecherov – SG
Haywood – C
McGee – SF
We just need to draft a 7-ft PF. a tremendous ath-a-lete (runs like a deer, jumps outta the gym), with no defensive abilities, no footwork, no fundamentals, and a Poor Basketball IQ
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Props to Tom, I know thiis wasn’t ur choice, but guys he’s a Wizard now. He’s the guy this front office wanted, he has a lot of positives, I love the writing off of the guy before you see him and saying that Ernie needs to go… just doesnt make sense to me.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Anyone who we picked at 18 could not come in and start. Probably could not break into the regular rotation.
I am glad Ernie went for potential.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM
texman182 let me respectfully point out that in one year..he turned the wizards into a playoff team..and the wizards and pistons are the only two eastern conference teams to make theplayoff sin each of the last four seasons…when healthy this team had the best record iun the east in 2007…how is that not a winning team
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:24 PM
SportzWiz — if he can add 20 or 30 more of only muscle before season start, then i would be extremely happy with the pick. Right now the only problem with him is he strength he is soft. When he adds 20 more pds of only muscle then we can coach him up on defense, hes good enough on offense for what we need. What we need is DEFENSE, HUSTLE, REBOUNDING, AND SHOT BLOCKING (which he already has)
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:24 PM
EG ain’t an Isiah Thomas. I’ll respect his decision given his track record.
Comment from Rook
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Anyone who we picked at 18 could not come in and start. Probably could not break into the regular rotation.
You’re absolutely right… but the 17th pick could have…!!!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:25 PM
He’ll give you that wiz-skins. Again very few guys at #18 were NBA ready. These guys will take a year or two. But you look at his frame and it’s definitely something he can fill out.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:26 PM
CG3- Pecherov and McGee- yeh, that’s building for the future. Same with Sangalia- what the hell is wrong with Ernie? He has no eye for NBA Talent!
Comment from John50
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Im happy with the pick I thought either McGee or even Authur. These are players with great potential.
I trust Ernie. Hey we will hold it down.
See You all later, Viewing the draft.
Go Wiz!!!!!!!!!#1
J50
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Now, if only we could get Chalmers which will still be there in the second, or Kyle Weaver that would mean a lot, I would come out of the draft completely happy. Even if we got Joey Dorsey i might be happy. Dorsey IS what we need, a defender, hustler, shot-blocker, and rebounder.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Don’t even get me started on all of the “former” wizards who now have championship ringt- Hamilton, Wallace, Wallace (not to mention any names)
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:26 PM
We needed a big man and McGee was one of the best ones left. It was unfortunate to see Speights and Hibbert go in the two prior picks! I cringed when I heard the 17th pick. Oh well, if he puts on about 40 pounds he may be ok in the NBA.
Hey Guys we CAN’T trade Gilbert. He isn’t a Wizard anymore. We would have to sign him first before we could trade him. We can’t even start negotiations until july 1st.
Hoping for some magic in the 2nd round.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:27 PM
STICK AROUND FOR ROUND 2 .
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Tex, just bringing up players that were PRE Ernie…And you fail to mention Nick Young, a great pick!
Comment from neal
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Glad you guys made it through w/o me. I was tied up all day.
I’m not crazy about the pick. His FT average of 53% tells me his coordination is not that of a guy with a lot of natural ability. If Wiz-skins07 is right about his being weak, a poor defender, and not a hustler, I definitely don’t like it. We’ve already have tall skinny guys who don’t like to bang inside. We need guys with the opposite characteristics in the worst way. The best thing I see is that he blocked 2.8 shots/game.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:28 PM
i think ernie’s track record is worth noting..he is no rookie at this from major market knicks to small mARKET milwaukee to here in washignton….HIS TEAMS HAVE MADE THE PLAYOFFS IN 16 OF 18 SEASONS
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:29 PM
I have said all night- I love the Nick Young pick- but that is it
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:30 PM
He also shot 35% from the 3 point line, he’s got to work at the line, but he’s a pretty good shooter which just doesnt reflect from the line Neal.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:30 PM
again, I cant wait to see what foreign no-name loser we pick next- just like Pecherov
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Well I’ve calmed down, and now think he’s not great but he was a pick that was all about POTENTIAL, and that is what he has. Im kinda happy now.
SportzWiz — True I cant go on a guy when I’ve never seen him play. I was just upset b/c of who we could have gotten. But
Ernie has proved us wrong before. NBA wasnt for JCN. DeShawn was well worth those 3 milli a year. I just hope he rove us wrong this time around.
Im still a Wizards fan, so i have to support McGee, and wish him the best throughout his NBA career.
Go McGee! Woo-Hooo
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Work your magic in the 2nd round Ernie.
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Since Ernie and Eddie have been here we have been in the playoffs 4 straight years and been over .500 4 straight years. for the 30 years before that we wern’t talking “playoffs” much.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:32 PM
bottom line..wizards are a winning team…we will hve to see how this plays out over time..pecherov was an 18th pick overall..he is still developing…. and bringing hamilton and wallace is just pointless
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Chalmers and DeAndre Jordan still available. Wow!
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:33 PM
lol GR we were not talking 10 wins for alot of that time and we had good players and still could not buy a win
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I apologize for getting all fired up, i just get tired of watching teams around the league make great draft picks and trades while we sit around and don’t even try any trades and make terrible draft picks
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Block shot and rebound comparison of the 1st round centers:
Brook Lopez: 56 and 221
Robin Lopez: 83 and 204
Roy Hibbert: 75 and 216
JAVALE MCGEE: 92 AND 242
Alexis Ajinca: foreign
Kosta Koufos: 67 and 247
Looking at these stats Javale had the most Blocks and almost had the most rebounds out of all the centers.
If he has the most potential then KUDOS to ERNIE.
I like the pick.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:33 PM
These are all guys we should be look at at getting. Move up and get Chalmers, CDR, or Kyle Weaver
Mario Chalmers PG KANSAS
DeAndre Jordan C TEXAS A&M
Chris Douglas-Roberts SG MEMPHIS
Jamont Gordon SG MISSISSIPPI ST.
Kyle Weaver PG WASHINGTON STATE
Richard Hendrix PF ALABAMA
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:34 PM
trade up to get DJ white…and bolster the frontline…COME ON ERNIE!!!
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:34 PM
We need to package the 47th and a future 2nd to move up in the early 2nd (31-35).
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:34 PM
I have been a season ticket holder for 5 years and am just tired of seeing Wiz teams that can’t win in the playoffs
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:35 PM
White’s going to Seattle.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:35 PM
my bad DJ was picked….what wiz-skins said though…LOL
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Now we’ll find out if Ernie made a trade.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Even if we cant get Chalmers or CDR, I will still consider this a great draft if we can get Kyle Weaver
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:36 PM
from ernie on mcgee
JaVale has a chance to be a solid addition to our team,†said Grunfeld. “He’s a seven-footer with a 7’6†wingspan, he runs the floor very well, and he’s an excellent shot-blocker.â€
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:36 PM
I would trade our 47th, memphis pick and package of player(s) and move up to get an early second and player(s)
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:37 PM
WizSkins…. What’s that kid’s name? The point guard that battled cancer. What do you guys think of him in the 2nd round? I don’t think he is even projected to be drafted. I’d love Dorsey, but, don’t see him falling that far
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:37 PM
wizbulletman — DJ who DeAndre Jordan is still available. And what so funny?
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Maybe JaVale can be a Tayshawn Prince from the Center position.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:38 PM
if you go on youtube and look at his highlight tape this kid looks lke a lottery pick. he was dunking on everybody and blocking shots so what hes a little skinny in a few season this guy could possibly be a great player. you shlud never judge sombody until he plays for a few seasons. he got long arms he can block shots he can scoreas far as we know he could be the next dirk or maybe better. so i like the pick. if you think about it who else was out there.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:39 PM
GR — Chris Lofton. He would be good too. But i think we can get him as a free-agent
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:39 PM
I don’t ever remember the Wiz/Bullets ever moving up in the 2nd round. You normally just stay where your at and take the best available.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Im senseing Ernie made a trade with Houston. Them picking Batum just doent add up n my books.
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Got Ya… Thanks Bud
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:40 PM
texman182 i am truly sorry you are as frustrated as you are but the 18th pick inthis year’s draft wa snot going to be the difference maker next year..this is a pick for the future…ernie’s intent was not make you mad…but his job is not to make a paick just to please people for one night….we are all frustrated by the playoiff exits…but i did’t thinmk that has anything to do with this pick
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:42 PM
WOW!
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:42 PM
they choose walter sharpe i know ernie mad
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:42 PM
sharpe going high!
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:42 PM
not your fault Dave, and of course I am still going to be a diehard Wiz fan- I was just hoping for some immediate help tonight for next season
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:42 PM
jmpalomo — You said exactly what this guy said in this pre-draft vid with Andray.
“Javale McGee…He’s a 7 foot Tayshaun Prince..†LOL
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I think Ernie is going to take a foreign player to stash for a couple of years like he did with Juan Carlos Navarro. It is going to be hard for any 2nd rounder to make this years team with so many players under contract.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:43 PM
do you think we can make a trade and get CDR or possibly bill walker
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:43 PM
It wouldn’t have been nearly as frustrating a night if it hadn’t been for Speights going 16th and Hibbert 17th. That’s just like rubbing salt in the wound lol.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Wow — Sharpe went super high. I wish he would sawp spots with Kyle Weaver though. Sharpe was expected to be there at 47 for us. I now hope Weaver will be there.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:44 PM
well put Grifon
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Wouldn’t Tayshaun look good in a Wiz uni?
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
yes he would
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
jmpalomlo — Ernie never took JCN — That was MJ. Ernire was never a fan of JCN’s
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
texman182 i am with you……i am tired of that numb feeling going home after a cleveland loss…..but i am not just drinking kool aid….i think when healthy and yes we do need to get better–we can be an effective team…i have heard the one about all teams getting injuries….but usually it is spread out….it is not the same two players over again
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
WOW — Dorsey super high also. Bummer i was actually think out of all the guys I like he may be the one for us.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:46 PM
At least MJ netted us a potential future 1st.
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:46 PM
A 7 Foot Tayshaun Jmpalomo! lol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:46 PM
and texman182 i appreciate your passion…i have been through some lean times here.,..but with ernie in charge i do not see those time coming back
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:47 PM
thanks Dave,
haha I wasn’t going to drink tonight(needless to say I have had quite a few since our pick) haha
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:47 PM
jmpalomo — Im not sure any of these guys look good in a Wizards uniform. I tell you who does look good in them though. The WIZRDAS DANCE GIRLS!
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:47 PM
NOOOO Dorsey is gone already????? Rats
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Lots of guys people wanted are still on the board this late, i think that says something.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:47 PM
I think the best solution is to make sure we don’t have to face the damn Cavs in the playoffs next year!!! haha
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:48 PM
how come nobody has drafted CDR damn ernie try to get this guy
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Dorsey was such a great college player.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:49 PM
SportzWiz Says:
June 26th, 2008 at 5:40 PM
by the way im expecting 400-500 posts on this topic tonight, minimum!
Wow my friend were up too like 600 already, expect another 100 when we make our next pick.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:49 PM
wouldnt that be funny if DeAndre Jordan fell and we got two projects
THIS BOARD WOULD EXPLODE
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:49 PM
dude, i love the Dance Girls!! haha
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:49 PM
I would actually love to have Jordan!! Way better than McGee
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:50 PM
# of posts has Got to be an all time record… By FAR
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:50 PM
actually jordan is said to be very athletic but NO SKILL WHATSOEVER
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:51 PM
deandre jordan was somebdu the wizards were high on..but it was probably always going to be a long shot
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:51 PM
texman — Im totally with you on that one. DeAndre Jordan would have been my #1 choice for a project.
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:51 PM
way to jinx it texman
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:51 PM
any trade rumors?
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:52 PM
clippers took him…there goes my idea
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:52 PM
If the NBA would ever enforce the “traveling” rule, Cleveland would suck.
They got no one but Lebron. Take away the four feet the ref’s give him and they would go to the bottom of the league.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:52 PM
you should realy go check out youtube on McGee this guy looks good to me and he seems to be alot faster than any center in the nba if he cant bang down low he could blow by anyone its worth a look
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Dang it..DJ was just taken by the Clippers.
Dave — So whats going on in the war room — any possible trades?
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:52 PM
maybe we made a deal to get chalmers…who knows
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:53 PM
phone just rang???
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Remember, Dominique McGuire was a great 2nd round pick last year but hardly got in the games.
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:53 PM
It has “exploded” a couple times tonight. SportzWiz and (I saw Will), and no doubt a host of others have been keeping us going. Even if we get Jordan lol
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:54 PM
forget chalmers lets get CDR what the hell is wrong with u people
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:54 PM
wizbulletman — True but what would we give them. I pretty sure they wouldnt want McGee.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:55 PM
CDR would be a flat out STEAL
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:56 PM
What’s up Dave? Was the phone call interesting??
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Wow guys way to step up with the posts!
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:56 PM
we could give them the 47 pick and mcguire
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:56 PM
We could give them etan and Dsong for walker….and also the 47th pick and memphis pick
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Dave — Fill us in — Cant you like wire tap the phone?
Mex — Heck screw CDR, get Kyle Weaver. he is the best defender ion the draft he help SHUT-DOWN — alot of the lottery picks.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:57 PM
I’d love CDR.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:57 PM
yes trade and get CDR or BILL WALKER
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Wow. What a reach by the Bucks.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:58 PM
the bucks got a GREAT defender…we coulda used him
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:58 PM
McGuire was another example of a terrible EG pick!
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Sportwiz,
Did anyone guess Javale McGee for the Antawn jersey?
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:59 PM
With Dorsey gone I was thinking Kyle Weaver too
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:59 PM
jmpalomo…great point…..unless we were able to move up..this was always going to be a draft about the future…it is hard to make it in this league no matter waht your colege resume is…….i remeber last year at this time the battle cry was to get navarro..well it really didn’t work out for him…..and of course july 1st starts the free agent period
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Kyle Weaver should not mention with CDR but i got a feeling that the bobcats will pick CDR
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 10:59 PM
McGuire was a great pick!
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Dmac was a good second rounder what the hell are you talkin about..solid rebounder and defender
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:00 PM
man i love this board
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:00 PM
texman now i know your crazy Dom was the best deal in round 2 hands down
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:00 PM
terrible
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:01 PM
yes come on and get CDR
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Dang it Charlotte just took Weaver — Okay lets go for CDR!!
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Ok I’m back from that “draft party…†blah – all I gotta say…
I skimmed through all the comments; SportzWiz, that was funny when you were like: Mike Jones (who?). I swear I do that every time I hear that name…
I’m satisfied with McGee. I would imagine how stressful it is – all this draft commotion – so I can’t help but to give EG his props. To tell the truth, who’s to say that one draft pick is better than the other? I’m convinced that some of you guys would want to draft a rooster if he was ranked high on some draft list in an article. Cok-a-doodle-doo!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:01 PM
What is so special about Bill Walker why do you guys seem to like him so much?
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:01 PM
McGuire a terrible 2nd round pick? Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever heard that one before? I think, given more court time, McGuire is going to develop into one of the better defenders in the league
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:02 PM
come on ernie i know you have a trade up your sleeve
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:02 PM
i liked sonny weems…..dang
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:03 PM
I dont know how many people guessed McGee but i know several did.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:03 PM
yes please trade and get CDR i know i keep saying it but until sombody draft him im going to keep on saying it. hes a beast
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:03 PM
i can tell you there are ten players left on the wizards draft board with 7 picks to go and then there is still one that is fairly highly rated
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Hiya Bridgy
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:04 PM
CDR wasted.
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:04 PM
If you ask me, some of these second-rounders look better than the first-rounders…That’s just me though
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:04 PM
we should have got him damn new jersey got a steal
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM
okay 9 players left on the board
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM
again, an East team getting a great draft pcik
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Hey Dave? Who is top of the list? I know you can’t tell, but, I had to ask.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I have a feeling the most sought after free agent is going to be Antawn Jamison.
He would make teams like Houston soar up the charts.
Thank God for the salary cap. No good team is going to be able to sign him straight up.
They would have to work a sign and trade with the Wiz which I am sure Ernie will have to squash.
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM
What up GR! (and DJ!)
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Still looking for Bill Walker, Richard Hendrix.
Then Gary Forbes, Pat Calathes.
Chris Lofton. Sean Singletary, Jamont Gordon.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Dang it now go for DeVon Hardin or Richard Hendrix. Tom said he would’ve considered Hendrix even at 18.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:06 PM
bill walker is a monster when healthy so ihope we get him or that jamont guy
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:06 PM
I am so sick of this crap, we sit around and watch the entire Eastern Conference get better with young talent while we just throw away our picks and dont even try to make any good trades
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:06 PM
DJ,
Is Ernie looking to send Javale overseas for at least a year or two before giving him a contract?
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:08 PM
DANG… Got Hello’d at the same time Dave Johnson did. And his were in parenthesis??? WOW
Hope you had a good time at the party
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:08 PM
doclinkin….one of those players will be there and any of them…I will be fine with
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:08 PM
for the record there has been trade talk..and not just tonight…but nothing that has worked…rememeber trades are easy to pull of on call-in shows then in reality
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Then pray for a miracle texman, gosh.
Our team is fine – we just got bad luck with injuries!…
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Dave — Im guessing the one that was rated highest was CDR. But he got taken so know it seems to me like The Top 2 could consist of DeVon hardin and Richard Hendrix.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:09 PM
haha i know, maybe we need to draft a new trainer or team doctor!! haha
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Hey Doc… long time no see. You like Lofton too? It might be you and me on that one
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
there goes singletary
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
and i am watchign ernie conference with his basketball staff…these guys wrok extremely hard…the time theses scouts oput in is off the charts…the miles to europe and back etc..and there go the phones again
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
WOW – Sacramento with a major reach for Sean Singltary.
Comment from Jason C
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Whats up everyone, and sportswiz and DJ, long time.
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Hey Jason C… Welcome back
Comment from Jason C
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Good to see no one is overreacting over guys that probably will not see much playing time next year =)
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Dave — Hope we can get Kyle Weaver in a trade. Mabe if they want Jamison really bad they will give him too us along with DJ Augustin in a sign and trade. They have major cap space so we could get a deal to work.
Comment from Jason C
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Hey whats up Grif.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Wow. Another reach by the Kings.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:13 PM
another familiar name ewing jr…hey jason c good to hear from you….eddie and the coaches are back in the room
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:13 PM
take James Gist!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:13 PM
WOW — Sac with another reach selecting Patrick Ewing Jr.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:13 PM
wow this is boring to me because i dont know anything about a draft i just wanted to see what u guys had to say about all this
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Sorry man – Ok, you can get your own; (gosh you’re soo possessive lol). What up GR…
No I didn’t have fun btw. Do I look like a Bucks fan 
(imagine that little yellow face as mine lol). I like to have fun, so I just went thinking it would be. We about to be pretty loaded here though with Rich Jefferson and that pick that they just got (the prince)…
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:14 PM
JaVale called it. I agree with Tom I think he will turn out
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:14 PM
i think we can get bill walker
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Grif– Yeah I loved him last year, this year he’s recovering from cancer, but when fully healthy he can hit some insane shots from deeep NBA range or in traffic. This offense makes mediocre gunners look good, but Lofton’s a quality gunner when he has a little space to shoot.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Dave,
What do you think Eddie thinks of the pick so far tonight?
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:15 PM
who r we taking at 47?
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Keep us plugged in Dave.
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:15 PM
we need a sg or pg
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Walker or Hendrix would be tremendous. Pray hard, folks.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM
My guess who the wiz pick:
Goran Dragic 6-4 180 PG Slovenia
Tony Parker comparison who do not have to sign this year.
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM
W4L… LOL. I don’t have the draft.. only this. I’m just waiting for someone to say who we drafted in the 2nd round
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Wow — Mario Chalmers on his way to Miami with Beasley, D-Wade, Marion.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:17 PM
he is sitting across from me……i will try to talk to him after our 2nd round pick….
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:17 PM
I think Eddie likes this pick. One less rookie he has to worry about. He can leave JaVale to the assistants.
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Same here W4L and GR -
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:18 PM
thanks!!! Tell him that as much as I have complained tonight- I LOVE EJ! He is the best coach in the NBA and the best fit for this team!! i hope he never leaves!!
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:19 PM
No Bridgy. I was honored to ge Hello’d at the same time as Dave
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Were going to select in this order in prefernce:
1.) Richard Hendrix
2.) Jamont Gordon
3.) Bill Walker
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:20 PM
texman 183, you kill me!
love/hate/love/hate/love/hate/love
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Goodnight all – the Wiz pick is coming so after this I’m calling it a night…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:20 PM
long commercial break….seattle is up
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:20 PM
no no, I hate EG, I love EJ
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:20 PM
What pick are we up to?
Comment from Bridge
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Oh ok -
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:21 PM
hope the sonics dont pick bill walker
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:21 PM
wiz skins seems to know what we need here so i will just hope for his guy that way we can call him out if the guy is a flop
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:22 PM
just an fyi..team doctors and lawyers alos in the room and involved in the process
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Nite Bridgy. Sorry your party wasn’t a good one. no doubt see ya tomorrow
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:22 PM
My pick went to San Antonio. Dang.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:23 PM
BILL WALKER BILL WALKER BILL WALKER
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:23 PM
yes DJ-WizardsRadio ernie or eddie to pick bill walker please this is a huge drop fro him. jay bilas has him 1 on the best availble
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:24 PM
My new wiz pick guess:
Anton Ponkrashov 6-7 200 PG
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:24 PM
YES! BILL!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:24 PM
you called it wizbulletman0
Comment from wizards_fusion
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:24 PM
The McGee pick is fine. The Wiz don’t need more offense – which is what I sensed from reading why other bloggers don’t like him. If the Big 3 is reunited, more defense is the way to go for a team that needs to improve on the defensive end.
I can’t comment on McGee’s stats because he played at Nevada. Not the SEC, Pac 10, Big 10; but the WAC.
Wiz second round pick of Bill Walker is a big steal – no matter what his injury status is. I like the gamble!
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Bill walker !!!!
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:24 PM
yes yes yes we got em hes gonna be a monster you see how fast we picked
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:25 PM
real good value
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Make sure you all are sitting down…. I ACTUALLY LOVE THIS PICK!!!! WHAT A STEAL!!!!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:26 PM
well walker was porjected mid to late first round..and he was the top player left on the wizards board…his knee injury prevented him from being talked about higher…but if healthy could be a steal
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Bill Walker’s down side:
2 prior ACL Tears. If healthy he seems to be a real good pick.
If healthy.
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:27 PM
of course, we don’t need any more health issues
haha
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:27 PM
i just fainted texman182
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:27 PM
well im outa here for tonight glad some one is happy with the 2nd pick even tho i think the 1st round guy looked good on a few youtube videos to me have fun and ill check in 2moro and see the block buster trade we made
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Thanks Everyone. Great Blog night. We set records I’m sure. See everyone tomorrow.
Wiz in 08-09!!
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:28 PM
He could be the backup SF we’re looking for. He will compete with Dominic McGuire for the backup spot or a roster spot. I really like the pick. A potentially explosive scorer and good rebounder for his size if his knee is fine.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:28 PM
i mentione dteam doctos before this poick becasue it seemed like they were conulting with them…athletic trainer eric waters is also in the room
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:29 PM
hhahahahah
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:29 PM
I like the two guys Ernie picked.
GREAT UPSIDE! ESPECIALLY JAVALE MCGEE.
Comment from doclinkin
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I’m very very happy on the Bill Walker thing. Hopefully either he or Caron is healthy at any given time, he’s got a lot of Caron’s game about him and is a seriously smart player. He was often the best player on his team this year– a team with Michael Beasley on it. A serious badass. Makes me very happy. But, uh, can we please send him to a different medical staff than our usual ones? No offense or nothing…
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Dave — WOW — Mid to Late 1st Round, possibly even lottery if healthy. Man we got a steal.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:30 PM
gang thanks so much….i ‘ll check in again.. and we will be blogcasting games this year starting with the pre-season
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:30 PM
haah nice Dj- you know I love this team regardless of how tonight went!!!! Dude, quci questions before I go- are you(or used to be) on TV with Comcast Sportsnet?
Comment from Jason C
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Thanks for the coverage DJ, the regular season can’t get here fast enough.
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:31 PM
If the team comes back intact. We just got a lot deeper. see you guys tomorrow.
Thanks Dave, SportzWiz, Will, and all
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:31 PM
lol, blazers stocked up again.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:33 PM
texman 182,
Dj’s the guy that does the soccer games!
Comment from texman182
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:34 PM
i knew it!!1 haha
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:35 PM
DJ is the voice of the wizards on the radio. He is excellent. (He also does soccer)
Comment from Jheiser3
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Should the Wizards trainer really be commenting given their history with Hayes, Arenas, Caron’s hip misdiagnosis? I just messed up my knee. If the Wizards offered their people for free I would still get a second opinion.
Comment from mex
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:37 PM
i just seen bill walkers highlight reel on youtube i have not seen nobody besides vince carter dunk like this man. im not saying hes vince carter but this man is the best dunker on the wiz roster hands down
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:38 PM
so this is what our roster looks like pending RMJ does not resign
Arenas/Daniels
Stevenson/Young
Butler/McGuire/Walker
Jamison/Songaila/Blatche/Pecherov/McGee
Haywood/Thomas/Blatche/McGee
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:39 PM
walker and Nick young are gonna have fun after practice
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Ernie just spoke, they are very happy with the value they got from Walker
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Walker is a steal. I think he will be ahead of Dom on the depth chart if he can stay healthy.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Arenas, Young, Butler, Jamison, Haywood
then:
Mason, Stevenson, McGuire, Songaila, Blatch
then:
Daniels, Walker, Pecherov, Thomas, McGee
Hoping:
Young, Pecherov and Blatch break out
Comment from wizizLYF2me
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:45 PM
jmpalomo, do u watch wiz basketball, cuz ur post makes no sense
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Chaka Kan just drafted by Seattle in the second round! LOL
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:49 PM
James Gist to San Antonio. Great place for him. He can probably win an NBA Championship 2 or 3 time before Timmy gets too old.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:50 PM
I hope Jamont Gordon doesnt get drafted as well as Chris Lofton, and we bring both of them in for Traning Camp.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:51 PM
I predict Houston and San Antonio go hard for Antawn on July 1.
Great news for James Gist. He has a shot.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:52 PM
I’m exhausted from this marathon — my analysis tomorrow. Coming up w/ Walker at 47 was pretty good, I’ll say that, although maybe Hendrix would have made more sense? Still… this guy was projected pretty high not too long ago.
More in the a.m. Maybe there’ll be a new “what do you think?” thread.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:52 PM
OMFG! LOL! I QUIT
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:52 PM
BILL WALKER GONE! TO THE LAKERS FOR CASH
\WOW!
Comment from FantasticWiz
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:52 PM
The Wizards just traded the rights to Bill Walker for cash considerations.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:53 PM
we traded bill walker WTF
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:53 PM
If Charlotte goes hard for Jamison, they better be willing to give up DJ Augustin and/or Kyle Weaver in a sign and trade deal.
Comment from Jason C
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
wait im confused now…
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
We got to beat the Celtics. Not give them help.
What up Ernie?
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
I laugh at our draft. Disgusting.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
we get only cash out of it…come on ernie….right when i was happy
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
WTFT — Dont worry it means what the french toast — LOL — But seriously are we stupid.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:56 PM
No future 2nd. No 1st round with contingencies. No picture of Megan Fox.
We got nothing.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Man, I thought we had a steal in the draft. Now we only have a possibly BUST.
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM
we better make another trade
Comment from nickman
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM
wtf wut r we doing, there better be something up EG’s sleeve
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Just cash. Pacman jones at the club kind of cash.
Comment from CG3
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Nice Deron Washington pick, GO HOKIES
Comment from nba2389
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:58 PM
So basically we got nothing out of this draft but cash considerations.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Wow — It looks like we might be able to get Jamont Gordon and Chris Lofton as free-agents.
Btw. — Deron Washington actually got drafted.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 26, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Should’ve drafted a foreign player and stashed him away for a couple of years than get cash. What are we, the Seattle Sonics.
Comment from Jason C
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:01 AM
I am confused as how this “Ernie just spoke, they are very happy with the value they got from Walker” turned into cash.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:02 AM
We better be getting that money so that we will be able to go over the luxury tax threshold. Abe Pollin is greedy enough already. Does he really think we are gonna get some where without going over the luxury tax?
Comment from SportzWiz
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Value = asset. They got somebody they felt they could get something for. During the presser ernie said in exact words asset. We were waiting on it but it was pretty obvius he wasn’t staying . Sorry.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Maybe Abe told Ernie that his big house lost alot of value and Ernie needs to find a way to recoupe it. Thus Bill Walker for Cash.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Yes, We better sign Jamont Gordon and Chris Lofton. Gordon was thought of as a early 2nd Rounder.
Comment from nickman
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:04 AM
What was the point of this draft, can somebody explain this to me?
Comment from Jason C
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Oh ok I get it now sportswiz…didn’t see it in that way.
Comment from jmpalomo
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:05 AM
I am sure Abe had nothing to do with this trade. It was probably already made with Boston. Ernie just did not want a second round pick because they might not have made the team.
Comment from nickman
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:05 AM
are we gonna make trades or get free agents?
Comment from nickman
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Bring in Jamont Gordon
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Man, I was so hyped up for this draft, and nothing happens. We get my most disliked player, and then we get more money for Abe’s old greedy self. Disappointing day for me.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:09 AM
We better bring in either Jamon Gordon or Chris Lofton or both.
Comment from nba2389
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Any room on the Blazers bandwagon?
Comment from wizbulletman0
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:09 AM
this draft got alot of hype…and it basically was not what i expected.
If we kept both draft picks i would have gone to bed HAPPY but now im just a little disappointed.
Comment from nickman
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:11 AM
I am very disappointed, if we don’t make moves or bring in players its gonna be an avg year we need to make a blockbuster trade
Comment from nickman
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:13 AM
which team had the worst draft, honestly?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:13 AM
Jamont Gordon is said to be very god defensively, helping Mississippi State be one of the top defensive teams in the NCAA. He also can create his own shot as wel as anyone.
He averaged 17.2 pts 6.6 rebs 4.9 asst 1 stl per game — That really good in my books for and undrafted free-agent.
Comment from nickman
Time June 27, 2008 at 12:14 AM
I agree wiz-skins
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time June 26, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Dave — Whats up man! It seems like the last Wizards game has been a long time ago. Hey do you think you can update us with anything that might be going down in the draft room, like trades we rejected or the rejected to us or rumors or what Ernie is looking to do? Thanks man. I will be back on here tonight.