Wizards analyst Glenn Consor emailed me his thoughts on the selection of Nick Young. Here’s what he had to say:

Every Draft someone slips, and with a little luck, you get the player you thought would be off the board. When Philly picked Thaddeus Young at 12 and Detroit picked Rodney Stuckey at 15, Nick Young slid into DC.

I had chance to broadcast Nick Young’s first and second round NCAA games for Westwood One in Spokane Washington this past March with a birds eye view. Nick can flat out score in a myriad of ways. A great mid range player that can find ways to score off the bounce as well as off the ball. Nick at 6′7 ” possesses many offensive weapons consisting of a monster cross over, a stop and go game al a Steve Nash, a lightening quick pull-up off the dribble, and great body control which gives him the ability to make tough and off balance shots.

Has a great understanding of the screen and role game, and like Rip Hamilton really moves well without the ball and knows how to rub off screens, read defenses, pick and probe, and score. I think he’s better off the bounce than Rip Hamilton at this stage. This is where he will fit beautifully into Eddie Jordan’s system and will be the ultimate scoring backcourt mate with Gilbert. Really runs the floor and was one of the top 5 finishers in transition in college basketball last season. Loves to run the floor and runs like a gazelle.

Nick, who can stick the three , shooting 44% from downtown, plays with a ton of emotion and passion for the game, he’s very animated. He will need to add strength and a focus on defense to develop into a complete player, as expected. He has all of the physical tools to defend two’s and threes in the NBA. I think this young man can contribute right away in Eddie’s system. Wizards fans should be extremely happy with this pick at 16. I loved him in the NCAA’s.

Glenn Consor has been an NBA/Wizards analyst for 17 years and has served as an NCAA College Basketball analyst for Westwood One and SportsTalk 980 for 10 years. He has also served as an analyst for NBATV for the past four years. Consor, a four year starter at point guard for Rick Pitino’s Boston University teams in the late ’70s, played professional hoops for Maccabi Haifa (81-82) of the European League.

7:50AM: It is the morning after the draft and I can tell you I left a very happy Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld last night–getting a player you want will do that to a basketball guy. And we can probably have more confidence in knowing that Ernie received several phone calls from teams that wanted that 16th pick once it became clear a quality player would be available. It is also clear when evaluating this draft 7 foot forward Oleksiy Pecherov has to be considered part of this draft class because that is how the Wizards approached this draft. In case you missed it the Dominc McGuire (forward from Fresno State) selection was based on defense. He averaged close to four blocked shots a game and he is an athletic player who can guard two or three positions. And it was really cool watching Grunfeld and company work in the draft room. Between picks 10 and 16 it got active in the room but the group always seemed in control.

The Wizard selected Nick Young with the 16th overall pick of the 2007 NBA Draft. Young, a 6-6 200 pound guard, averaged 17.5 points last year for the USC Trojans.

Career Highlights: Earned First Team All-Pac-10 honors his sophomore and junior seasons. Also earned All-District honors from the NABC and USBWA both years. Finished collegiate career as USC’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,486 points.

In the second round, the Wizards selected Dominic McGuire from Fresno State.