Aldridge saying this is death to Clingan at 2 stans
jSplashwell
Clingan is a safe pick. High floor, low ceiling. At 2nd overall I donāt think we should take the safe pick. We will be bad again next year anyway, so we should take another swing, just like we did with Bilal.
Wizards are not in the position to take the safe pick, and when has Dawkins/Winger ever made a āsafeā pick? They love raw guys with lots of potential.
z3mcs
>the Wizards shouldnāt overthink this. Take Connecticut center Donovan Clingan, if heās still available after the Hawks use the first overall pick in next monthās draft.
>Heās Brook Lopez 2.0, and last time I checked, Lopez just finished his 16th NBA season.
>Hereās what Clingan is not: a modern big man who can step out and shoot 3s and stretch defenses, at least not now. He shot nine 3s total in his two seasons at UConn.
>Hereās what Clingan is: 7-foot-2, 280 pounds, a grown-ass 20-year-old.
Eh. I guess. Just feels like why are we spending a top-2 pick on clearly not BPA. All that gets said is you go BPA, BPA, BPA. He is not BPA at #2. Aldridge saying “if he’s still available after the Hawks use the first overall pick” is a joke. Come on man.
>Clingan would not single-handedly raise the Wizardsā floor. But heād be a big, big piece to build around going forward. The NBA is going back toward big, or at least long. And Clingan is long.
Whatever you say DA. I don’t agree but when you cover a team for as long as he has, you have a sense for what will be a good move. Unless there’s some evidence he’s made similar proclamations in the past and been horribly wrong, okay.
SlappyPappyAmerica
Am I the only one who watched the national championship game? Edey dominated Clingan. How is Clingan ranked higher? Is it just because heās young, or because Edey doesnāt have the stamina?
blitzKriegzzz
If you want Clingan, you gotta try to trade down. I don’t think anyone around us is taking him. I think he’ll drop to like ~7.
Temporary-Mud-2994
Heās a Jakob Poeltl not really anything crazy
ledelleakles
I have been thinking about this some. If we think the potential for a ‘face of the franchise ‘ type lead player with superstar potential is low this year, why should we not “punt” and a take someone who seems like he’d be a lock to be an excellent secondary piece for the next decade? We’re almost certainly going to be bad again next year, and hopefully would get another high draft pick. Would it be worth just looking for that franchise player in the draft next year?Ā
sacaluljhon
i dont want no white boy
Los_Yeetus
Hereās the deal with Clingan: heās clearly not BP(rospect)A, but he is BP(layer)A. Thereās two ways to look at it.
The positive: Clingan is as close to a certainty as you can get in this class. Heās going to raise the Wizards floor.
The negative: Raising the floor is probably a bad thing and he doesnāt raise the ceiling, which is needed in a rebuild. Picking him could actually be a net negative in terms of rebuilding. If we get a stalwart defensive big that makes the team overall much more efficient: our chances for top picks in better classes goes down.
blkandoutside
Not at #2, brother.
crabmusic
I fully agree. Take him and continue the tank. Can be a starting center for the next decade. Seems like one of the sure fire picks in a terrible draft. Kid is going to be a really good NBA player without doubt
rueiraV
I don’t think Clingan is right for us. More importantly I don’t think Dawkins would take a drop coverage center at this early point in the rebuild.
The reality is our weak center rotation is our main tanking tool. Its not a bug its a feature
paulyv93
This dude is gonna have an Alex Len kind of career. Championships are built around facilitators. Trade down and find another European stud. It sucks we didn’t get the wemby pick last year, but don’t be a prisoner of the moment now
superworriedspursfan
hell nah.
dawnofthedunk_
Hereās my take.
I want Sarr or Castle. I like Holland and Risacher.
Dawkins and co know a lot more about basketball than I do. If they take Clingan, Iām ready to trust in this new management group.
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Aldridge saying this is death to Clingan at 2 stans
Clingan is a safe pick. High floor, low ceiling. At 2nd overall I donāt think we should take the safe pick. We will be bad again next year anyway, so we should take another swing, just like we did with Bilal.
Wizards are not in the position to take the safe pick, and when has Dawkins/Winger ever made a āsafeā pick? They love raw guys with lots of potential.
>the Wizards shouldnāt overthink this. Take Connecticut center Donovan Clingan, if heās still available after the Hawks use the first overall pick in next monthās draft.
>Heās Brook Lopez 2.0, and last time I checked, Lopez just finished his 16th NBA season.
>Hereās what Clingan is not: a modern big man who can step out and shoot 3s and stretch defenses, at least not now. He shot nine 3s total in his two seasons at UConn.
>Hereās what Clingan is: 7-foot-2, 280 pounds, a grown-ass 20-year-old.
Eh. I guess. Just feels like why are we spending a top-2 pick on clearly not BPA. All that gets said is you go BPA, BPA, BPA. He is not BPA at #2. Aldridge saying “if he’s still available after the Hawks use the first overall pick” is a joke. Come on man.
>Clingan would not single-handedly raise the Wizardsā floor. But heād be a big, big piece to build around going forward. The NBA is going back toward big, or at least long. And Clingan is long.
Whatever you say DA. I don’t agree but when you cover a team for as long as he has, you have a sense for what will be a good move. Unless there’s some evidence he’s made similar proclamations in the past and been horribly wrong, okay.
Am I the only one who watched the national championship game? Edey dominated Clingan. How is Clingan ranked higher? Is it just because heās young, or because Edey doesnāt have the stamina?
If you want Clingan, you gotta try to trade down. I don’t think anyone around us is taking him. I think he’ll drop to like ~7.
Heās a Jakob Poeltl not really anything crazy
I have been thinking about this some. If we think the potential for a ‘face of the franchise ‘ type lead player with superstar potential is low this year, why should we not “punt” and a take someone who seems like he’d be a lock to be an excellent secondary piece for the next decade? We’re almost certainly going to be bad again next year, and hopefully would get another high draft pick. Would it be worth just looking for that franchise player in the draft next year?Ā
i dont want no white boy
Hereās the deal with Clingan: heās clearly not BP(rospect)A, but he is BP(layer)A. Thereās two ways to look at it.
The positive: Clingan is as close to a certainty as you can get in this class. Heās going to raise the Wizards floor.
The negative: Raising the floor is probably a bad thing and he doesnāt raise the ceiling, which is needed in a rebuild. Picking him could actually be a net negative in terms of rebuilding. If we get a stalwart defensive big that makes the team overall much more efficient: our chances for top picks in better classes goes down.
Not at #2, brother.
I fully agree. Take him and continue the tank. Can be a starting center for the next decade. Seems like one of the sure fire picks in a terrible draft. Kid is going to be a really good NBA player without doubt
I don’t think Clingan is right for us. More importantly I don’t think Dawkins would take a drop coverage center at this early point in the rebuild.
The reality is our weak center rotation is our main tanking tool. Its not a bug its a feature
This dude is gonna have an Alex Len kind of career. Championships are built around facilitators. Trade down and find another European stud. It sucks we didn’t get the wemby pick last year, but don’t be a prisoner of the moment now
hell nah.
Hereās my take.
I want Sarr or Castle. I like Holland and Risacher.
Dawkins and co know a lot more about basketball than I do. If they take Clingan, Iām ready to trust in this new management group.