The Wizards taking Jan Vesley over Kawhi Leonard

[Da King]

The Wiz messed up but at least they have actual NBA starters at the 3 spot, the Pacers have to be absolutely sick to their stomachs looking at George Hill & his contract, knowing Kawhi was theirs and they gave him away for a backup.

RC Buford

 

[Ohene]

Well, looking at it, you can't really blame them. They had Granger who was still injury free and a 20+ scorer and a young Paul George at the 3. They lacked any sort of play at the 1 (and 2) other than Darren Collison

And Hill was a rising player with the Spurs.

I agree that he's more like an SG but maybe they hoped he could play the point or IDK. Looking at it, the Spurs clearly came out as winners now but Indiana already had an all star type player and a rising star at the 3 position and Leonard wasn't expected to be that great iirc, nor can he really play the NBA 4 so it looked a bit justified at the time.

Can't count out Pop and the Spurs work for nurturing talent tho.

pretty much. lets chill with these threads brehs

 

[Mr swag]

I still would take Williams and kanter over him.

lets see him on the bucks

 

[duckbutta]

But anyone that watched Hill knew he wasn't a PG, dude has always been an undersized SG.

And realistically, if the Spurs call me up willing to trade a proven NBA player for someone that early in the draft I'm gonna be like

Breh...if Pop called me up for a trade...I'm telling him "hell no!"...taking whatever player he wanted...sign him to an extension asap...tell my trainers to spend some extra time with that dude...

Nah fukk that...Pop call me I am going to tell him no...then flip that player into a ton of 1st round draft picks...

Me: So I will give you Almost Outtheleague for your first this year, next year, and your 2nd next year

Other GM:

Me: Okay fine...I will just call Pop back since he was interested...

Other GM: Pop was interested ..Wait don't call him back ...let's work something out

 

[Hersh]

lmaooo pop bought to find the next goat pf contender in the second round

 

[mrken12]

Vesely was such trash.

 

[PS5 Pro]

To be honest Kawhi didn't really wow anyone at San Diego state. His jumpshot was broke and he looked to be a tweaner. If he was drafted by the Wiz chances are he wouldn't be the player he is right now. The Spurs just have a way of getting the best out of everyone they bring in. And ya drafting Vesley was terrible as well.

You are right about "If Kawhi came to Washington" but what you are miscalculating is Jan Vesely
He CLEARLY is very talented. Great defender, can get up and down the floor well
Plays passing lanes. But he too had to play for THE WIZARDS. A franchise who notoriously does not develop talent
Vesely was a good idea, but the Wiz were not in a position to develop him.. or seraphin..or blatch... or McGee/etc
That's why its been so important to have veteran big men on this team, and it still is
We now have a foundation, and Randy Wittman actually has a system him uses.
If the Wizards don't make the Eastern Conference Finals next year

Spoiler

Gary Williams for a year or two, then Sam Cassell if he still around

Unless a clearly better option is available and willing to come

 

[Ritzy Sharon]

You are right about "If Kawhi came to Washington" but what you are miscalculating is Jan Vesely
He CLEARLY is very talented. Great defender, can get up and down the floor well
Plays passing lanes. But he too had to play for THE WIZARDS. A franchise who notoriously does not develop talent
Vesely was a good idea, but the Wiz were not in a position to develop him.. or seraphin..or blatch... or McGee/etc
That's why its been so important to have veteran big men on this team, and it still is
We now have a foundation, and Randy Wittman actually has a system him uses.
If the Wizards don't make the Eastern Conference Finals next year

Spoiler

Gary Williams for a year or two, then Sam Cassell if he still around

Unless a clearly better option is available and willing to come

yeah, Jan proved he belongs in the NBA after the trade to Denver. I think once Shaw got him to move past that mental hurdle of being a horrendous FT shooter he showed he can be an effective energy big off the bench.

 

[Da King]

Bout to officially move to DC in a few days, this the trash I got to see


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