The Wizards have been taking a thorough look at a wealth of NBA prospects in recent days. Washington possesses three picks in this year’s draft: the eighth selection in the lottery and the Nos. 42 and 57 picks in the second round.
The team announced (Twitter link) that it was auditioning six prospects in a pre-draft workout on Friday: Texas forward Timmy Allen, North Carolina forward Leaky Black, San Diego State forward Nathan Mensah, Connecticut forward Adama Sanogo, Ohio State forward Justice Sueing, and Indiana forward Race Thompson.
According to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington (via Twitter) another five league hopefuls participated in a a pre-draft workout Saturday. Virginia guard Kihei Clark, Missouri guard D’Moi Hodge, North Carolina State guard Jarkel Joiner, University of North Carolina at Greensboro swingman Keondre Kennedy, and Princeton forward Tosan Evbuomwan comprised that group.
There’s more out of the Southeast Division:
- The Hornets possess a whopping five selections in this year’s draft, headlined by the second pick in the lottery. Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Insider link) builds out the club’s ideal draft, suggesting Charlotte should select Alabama swingman Brandon Miller over G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson with the No. 2 pick. The club also has the No. 27 pick in the first round at its disposal, as well as three second-round selections. Givony suggests those picks would be best used on Santa Clara’s Brandin Podziemski, UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, and Missouri’s Kobe Brown.
- The Hornets brought in six NBA hopefuls for their latest pre-draft workout Saturday. Per Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter link), G League Ignite wing Sidy Cissoko, Detroit Mercy combo guard Antoine Davis, guard Jazian Gortman of Overtime Elite, Oklahoma big man Tanner Groves, Jackson-Davis, and Jaquez participated in the audition.
- Even if Jimmy Butler‘s Heat fall short of a championship, his legendary playoff run deserves to be remembered forever, opines John Hollinger of The Athletic. Hollinger notes that Butler’s regular season accolades pale in comparison to his postseason impact, especially when it comes to clutch scoring and play-making.
Which of these Texas basketball legends would you rather have on your team if you could have em their entire career, Dennis Rodman, Jimmy Butler, Clyde Drexler or LaMarcus Aldridge? Rank em 1-4 if possible…
1 Cylde Drexler
2 Jimmy Butler
3 Dennis Rodman
4 LaMarcus Aldridge
I dig this order. It would be tough to pass on this guy tho… link to m.youtube.com
Hopefully the wizards can aim a bit higher than Johnny Davis. Dude looked so lost last year, they sent him to the G-league.
He was terrible, even in the G-League. He got drafted and then forgot how to play basketball. Who did he workout for before the draft that thought he was good??
I said before that I thought he was overrated, though I liked his competitiveness. I thought they should have taken Tari Eason in that spot
I waiting to see what Hornets do with Bridges. It would seem if they take Miller. Then Bridges would be traded. Hornets still own his rights, I believe. This is a player Blazers could probably get cheap. Not a bad way to go.
As I’ve said, no matter what Jimmy has winning DNA. I dont care what anyone says. He will always be an all timer for me, and I’m sure his jersey will eventually end up in the rafters next to UD and Goran