Wizards nearly picked Klay Thompson in 2011

[HiphopRelated]

I knew Jan Vesely would suck.. some dudes names just have bust written all over it.

Festus Ezeli has really surprised me that he's still around

 

[STAN JONES]

@ "Vesely was considered a safer pick"

i dont know a single Wizards fan who liked the pick or thought Vessely would be nice

everyone called dude a bust since the day he was drafted but he was the safer pick?

 

[MikelArteta]

Eh...hard to second guess yourself here. Klay was not a blow away, cant miss talent by a long shot. He was a very questionable prospect coming out of college. Hes not a great athlete, had poor footwork, almost non-existent d, limited handles, was inefficient and inconsistent on offense...his ceiling seemed at very best to be a Jason Kapono type, and his deficiencies had "wont transition to the NBA" written all over it. I remember GS fans being underwhelmed with the pick when it happened.

Picking him at 6 would have been crazy, and might have put undue pressure on him that hindered his development. He kinda flew under the radar in GS, and was put into a great situation, with the right organization, and beat the odds. He might not have developed like this on the Wizards. Clap for him...the real problem in all this is drafting an unmitigated bust in Vessly or whatever the fukk his damn name is.

yeah i remembr him at washington state and the games I saw I wasn't really impressed, just looked like the regular college "shooter" type that are dimes a dozen

 

[tremonthustler1]

Yeah Flip learned his lesson. Now he goes completely out the box and picks guys who aren't basketball players.

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Yeah Flip learned his lesson. Now he goes completely out the box and picks guys who aren't basketball players.

Flip drafted Ricky?

 

[FAH1223]

Flip drafted Ricky?

David Kahn

 

[FAH1223]

Yeah Flip learned his lesson. Now he goes completely out the box and picks guys who aren't basketball players.

exactly

 

[Regular_P]

Yeah Flip learned his lesson. Now he goes completely out the box and picks guys who aren't basketball players.

"And with the first pick, the Minnesota Timberwolves select..."

 

[mastermind]

"And with the first pick, the Minnesota Timberwolves select..."

they select ?

 

[Dev2103]

Still cursed

 

[mrken12]

I still can't believe they picked Jan Vesely. I knew he was trash from the start.

 

[FaTaL]

I still can't believe they picked Jan Vesely. I knew he was trash from the start.

i think there was a euro fad during that time period, i think thats settled down now
everybody wanted the next dirk

 

[Regular_P]

they select ?

Spotlight on me, still look 20, still get money

 

[KillbertArenas]

They could of been set at the 2 guard and another position if they picked Klay.Imagine the Wizards with Drummond.

If they got Thompson. I highly doubt they would've been in lottery next season to get Drum.

 

[Grifter]

Who the fukk is Jan Vesely?