Do the Wizards really have reason to be disappointed after the lottery? The numbers gave them a 6.7% chance of getting the first pick and 32.9% for the eighth position. No miracle, it was the second option, which was the most probable statistically, which prevailed. The Washington franchise will therefore speak the eighth on the evening of the Draft.
“We are a little disappointed”nevertheless confesses Wes Unseld Jr. for The Athletic. “But the positive point is that we are not backing down. We got to where we were supposed to fall. It’s reassuring. Afterwards, ideally, we would have liked to go up a notch, if not to have the first choice. »
Too far, the Wizards will miss Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller. But like the Pistons, who got the fifth choice, the capital franchise believes that the 2023 vintage will be rich enough to pull off a good shot.
“ I think there are talents in this Draft”slips the Washington coach, without going into details even if we know that the Wizards would like to recover an athletic player, a good defender and able to make a difference offensively.
A pilot on the plane within a month?
The Draft Combine, to observe young talents closely and discuss with them, is therefore essential to find the rare pearl. “It will be an important week for us”confirms Unseld Jr.
Except the Wizards go into this event, which runs through May 21, without a GM — or even an interim. Admittedly, the search to replace Tommy Sheppard is progressing since the names of Trajan Langdon and Michael Winger are circulating, but it is not trivial to prepare for the Draft, scheduled for June 22, without a sports director…
” Not at the moment “, replies the coach when asked if this is a problem. “The question will arise in a month, when a decision will have to be made. But for the moment, on a daily basis, we act as if nothing had happened. We make sure we are ready. »
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
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| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Bradley Beal | 50 | 33.5 | 50.6 | 36.5 | 84.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 23.2 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 65 | 32.6 | 49.8 | 38.5 | 85.1 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 23.2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 64 | 35.0 | 44.8 | 33.3 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 21.2 |
| Rui Hachimura | 30 | 24.3 | 48.8 | 33.7 | 75.9 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| Corey Kispert | 74 | 28.3 | 49.7 | 42.4 | 85.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| Monte Morris | 62 | 27.4 | 48.0 | 38.2 | 83.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| Deni Avdija | 76 | 26.6 | 43.7 | 29.7 | 73.9 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 9.2 |
| Daniel Gafford | 78 | 20.6 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 9.0 |
| Will Barton | 40 | 19.6 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 77.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 31 | 14.1 | 44.7 | 39.2 | 90.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Delon Wright | 50 | 24.4 | 47.4 | 34.5 | 86.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| james huff | 7 | 13.6 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 93.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 7.3 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 62 | 17.8 | 44.8 | 32.2 | 76.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| quenton jackson | 9 | 15.0 | 45.2 | 8.3 | 77.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| Johnny Davis | 28 | 15.1 | 38.6 | 24.3 | 51.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| xavier cooks | 10 | 12.6 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Taj Gibson | 49 | 9.8 | 52.0 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Anthony Gill | 59 | 10.6 | 53.8 | 13.8 | 73.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Isaiah Todd | 6 | 10.2 | 16.7 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Schakel | 2 | 3.1 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Vernon Carey, Jr. | 11 | 2.6 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Devon Dotson | 6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 1 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
