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general manager Will Dawkins is cooking like Gordon ramsy after adding three impact prospects into this year’s NBA draft but it comes at the expense of Denny AIA next on locked on Wizards you are locked on Wizards your daily Washington Wizards podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day what’s good everybody it’s your boy Brandon Scott and I appreciate you guys making lock on Wizards your first listen every single day we are free and available wherever you get your podcast and on YouTube part of the locked on podcast Network your team every single day and tonight’s episode is brought to you by Game Time download the game time app create an account and use promo code locked on NBA for $20 off your first purchase turns apply all right everybody the NBA Draft first round is in his closing stages and the Wizards added three impact prospects but Denny AIA is on his way to Portland so we’re GNA talk about the pros and the cons I look at each Prospect and then we’re gonna do comments at the end like we always do but very very good draft in my opinion three high impact prospects in my opinion but then again Den Avia is on his way to the Portland Trailblazers so let’s start with the number two overall pick in Alex SAR and obviously look a lot of us knew that it was probably going to be The Pick of number two especially with the reports that alexar indeed wanted to come to DC didn’t work out for the Atlanta Hawks um even though they held the cards even though there was a slim chance they still drafted him he fell at number two to the washing Wizards and look I’m very very very happy because this guy he’s 19 years old 71 220 pounds he’s a he’s got rent protecting potential he’s Swift on his feet he can move and transition I mean offensively he has a lot of weapons now they’re GNA have to be furtherly uh furtherly H further developed but his three-point shot in his mid-range is going to develop and he’s going to translate in my opinion he’s very high upside he he slate he definitely wants to play at the power forward position even though a 71 he can play the five but he prefers playing power forward so obviously subject to change obviously subject to further moves especially if you know looking at the wizard do they move Kyle kba or do they wait to the deadline you know um we just acquired Malcolm Brogden we’re gonna talk about that in a little bit so does he start out the gate we shall see because if he does he’s going to start theight you know obviously if kma stays till the deadline he’s going to be the power forward and you know a lot of questions I mean obviously we’re gonna we’re definitely going to talk about it a lot of questions about you know what’s the lineups going to look like you know who’s going to go where you know right now small for is wide open because Den ala was traded but we gonna talk about that but getting back to Alex SAR man at number two it’s what I wanted is what a lot of people won and I think that he is a really good Prospect in number two because 71 who can you know a guy who can move in transition he can shoot and I get it the shot the three-point shot the mid-range shot him playing with his back to the basket are all areas that he’s gonna have to get better at but you see the potential with his three-point shot you see the potential with his midrange you see the potential with his ability to attack the basket he’s a rim protector he’s a guy who’s going to be a big asset in defending the paint he’s gonna be a good health Defender he’s definitely gonna be a guy that’s going to help with defense overall and look at a lot of areas that we need help rebounding interior defense interior offense he’s going to help with all three areas and once he polishes his offensive game he this is going to be a scary team especially when you add him to BU kabali because right now it’s looking like it is gonna be blow’s team because kakuen name has been named or as a potential trade partner with the Boston Celtics and we might we might very well get the 30th pick now it’s just rumors right now uh and then Cory kissman has been named as a you know he’s getting trade interestes around the league right now so it looks more and more that it’s going to be Bala kali’s team and and it was said early on you know especially within the last couple months that he was the one commodity on his roster that was Untouchable so I’m not very surprised and that they’re handing the keys over to him as far as being that guy that they’re going to build upon because look we’re we’re going to year two of a rebuild and realistically we’re probably looking at you know two three more years of rebuilding till we start adding those certain pieces for a team to make a playoff run we’re looking at probably two or three more years of rebuilding and he fits the timeline he needs to be developed but look as we all know with a revamped scouting Department with Brian Keith and David vanpool leading this coaching staff you know who excel in development you know if you look at the front office which you know Will Dawkins did his thing now I’m gonna talk about it I’m not happy with the Demi trade but overall Will Dawkins showed while you know he showed why that is there’s adults in the building now gone on the days of Ernie grunfeld and Tommy Shepard this draft was a good draft you know a lot of people were down on this draft but this is a developmental draft which fits what the Wizards are trying to do we got three good players and it all starts with Alex SAR this kid can flat out play and like I said once he figures it all out once we properly develop him he is going to be an All-Star in my opinion now you know and I firmly believe in that you the same thing with bow I love the upside of bow so alexar really really good move and like I said I’m going to grade all the um the picks at the end and what I think about the draft overall so but before we do get into the next move which is Denny AIA was traded before the draft started and this is from Josh Robbins uh shout out to Josh Robbins big fan definitely if you don’t follow him on X and if you’re not a subscriber to the athletic I definitely recommend it and he said quot unquote in the deal that was send Denny AIA to Portland the second round picks the Wizards will receive will be in 2028 and 2030 So currently they’re in Middle School Washington also will get tonight’s 14th pick which ended up being bub Carrington and as reported El sir the second most favorable of Portland’s 2029 first round picks so in hindsight we got two first round picks and two second round picks now real quick how do I feel about that I mean easy man um I’m not happy and the reason for that is and I I said this you know I I made it known that I you know Denny was a tradeable asset I’m not saying he wasn’t he was definitely a tradable asset you know and the same thing Cory kissper you know the organization made it known that the only untradeable the only Untouchable was Bela kulali so I’m not shocked by the move but for him to get traded before veterans like Kyle kosma or landra shamut is what surprises me because you know I get it he had value I get it that you could flip in and I had no problem with what we had what we got in return we got draft picks you know malcol Brockton is definitely a guy that I look that were probably going to move at the deadline he’s obviously not a long-term piece um he he’s definitely going to provide leadership I’m a big fan of Malcolm Brockton you know injuries have been an issue but again you know he’s not a long-term piece but for a guy at 23 years old who he is homegrown you drafted him you developed him you watched him break out you sign him to an extension and you turn around and move him is questionable to me not because you moved him but because you moved him in front of Kyle kman I mean because the biggest argument that I saw with uh not moving Kyle kma is was having a teen Fring deal look at Denny’s deal I mean it was much more Team friendly than the KY Chrismas deal so it to me is very questionable to move him before you would move Kyle kosma and and Kyle kma he’s got reflexes like Muhammad Ali I don’t know how he managed to he manages to get out get traded for a couple years now even go you know I understand and like I said I made it known I like hman you know and and in an era where you have to constantly tell people that you like people because people think that if you criticize their basketball game you dislike them which is untrue I I like kyak kma as a player I like him as a person and if we were a team that was contending I wouldn’t mind him here I think he’s a good ass said but we are in a rebuild and I don’t you know I’m not questioning why they traded Denia I’m questioning why you decided to retain veterans and and I know what people GNA say yes we can turn around and flip them to the deadline we said that last year and then we asked him if he wanted to go and he’s still here so that’s my biggest problem I it’s not the fact that we moved Den AIA even though I’m a big Denny guy you know he’s going to do well in Portland you know he but I really question that before you trade a veteran like KY kma before you trade a veteran like landra Shaman before you trade you trade a 23y old guy who is homegrown you developed them you watch them finally break out you sign them to an extension and then you you ship them out and I like bub Carrington so that’s what I that that’s my issue with it you know I definitely wish all the blessings in the world to den AIA definitely want to see him excel in Portland till he comes here to play us um I definitely will be at that game and because he he played good ball here man and like I said there was a lot of 5050 on Twitter AKA X people that didn’t like Denny the people that do like Denny that understand and it’s whatever I mean if you don’t believe that the guy has high upside it is what it is but um because I I just get to the point where I’m not gonna argue with people on X anymore but um I think we can all agree that Denny was a nice young player who got better year and year out man whether you believe he was an All-Star potential or whether you believe he was a role player he was a young player who got better every year so it is what it is um we’ll see with Kyle right now I know the last time I saw there was a report that there was rumored that Kyle kma was they were looking at possibly trading him to Boston I don’t know those um I didn’t look at the source yet so don’t quote me on that but um and then there was news that Corey kissper was also drawing interest on the trade market so we’ll see we have some time so you very well could see them moved and they very well could be around till the deadline but that’s my issue you know the move of 23 year old in a rebuild before you move a 29y old is questionable all right we’re going to take a look at the next couple draft picks next Bud Carrington I’ll say I like this kid man I think that bud Carrington can play some basketball um he is formerly out of Baltimore he’s a local product man and you know what what do I like about him real quick now I’ll say this yes I’m not happy with the Denny trade but I think that once you look at the Dynamics of it’s not a bad move because bu bub Carrington is gonna be a really good guard in DC man a really good guard in my opinion because look he’s 65 you know he slotted to play the point guard position you know he could play two guard I mean he’s a shooter he’s a scorer man averaging 13.8 points I mean he shot 41% from the field 32% from three I get the numbers don’t point out to you but the cool thing is um and I I definitely double check this time y’all uh he is actually the second cousin of Rudy Gay um again another guy coming out of bore so um good lineage as far as you know having a family memory because Rudy Gay was a a really good player man stretching back to his days in Memphis and Sacramento big fan of Rudy gate but I mean good things to really look from uh bub k AKA um Carlton Carrington um look Katch and shoot threes good formal man good handles I mean good a willing passer good good Advantage Creator off pick and rolls in drives super fast so and you know this is a team that wants to push the pace so I love it you know this is a team that last year in the second half of the season was number one in pace so I love the capabilities we have with him as far as pushing pushing pushing a fast guard was size we’ve been saying this for a while y’all we need a guard with size we got we need a guard with sides who can move we got that so bub kington man he’s going to do well in DC in my opinion now what are some things he needs to work on poor percentages on pull up and mid-range jumpers so definitely you know for a guard um you definitely want to see him not only develop a mid-range and a pullup but get better in efficiency um processing information uh basketball IQ um is kind of mid you know um mid level of basketball IQ um finishing he he definitely needs to work on his finishing and defense is an issue um he’s not super impactful defensively so you definitely want to see if uh Brian Keith and David vanpool and uh whatever coaches they add because he did um we already covered a couple coaches they added but definitely need to work on his defensive game man but overall love what I see from bu Caron really good Prospect man um and like I said I didn’t know if we were going to trade back that he was probably one I did a video on all the prospects and probably the only one I missed out on was buff Carrington and I held back because I didn’t know we were gonna trade back um because I knew he was we weren’t going to get him at 26 um so good addition final Edition in the night at number 24 and we actually traded the number 26 pick and the number 51st pick in the second round for the chance to trade for Kean George my guy a guy that I predicted would be a good fit around 26 and we grabbed him at 24 and again all it costed us was the 26 overall pick the first round in the 51st overall pick um in the second round and let’s go ahead and pull him up man and like I said big fan of him also I wanted him here and there’s a reason for that because the kid can play basketball out of the University of Miami aka the you um looking at him again 68 a 68 guard who could probably play four or2 um looking at his shooting percentages I mean 40 42% for the field 40% from three Lord I love what I hear from that I mean what could he do possesses the skill and the size and the skills to be a versal Swingman with significant potential man I mean fast breaks he’s money again another guy who’s going to eat on transition good moves he gets pass Defenders man good good footwork uh improve proving the ball control reliable passer but the biggest thing with him is shooting that is if you take his strongest skill is shooting proficient and pulling up for shots catching and shooting uh the list goes on man he is a really good shooter and we need Shooters man so big fan of kesan George man now what are the weaknesses because where every Pro there is a con all right so weaknesses not the quickest guy so I know we heard that it before with Johnny Davis but what does Johnny Davis not have a shot so not the quickest guy he definitely compensates with his ski with skills and understanding of the gang which basketball IQ is through the roof in my opinion so footwork and basketball IQ is is GNA be a lot of part of his package man as far as his success man because he you know he doesn’t have the the speed kind of like Johnny Davis is going to blow past anybody but finesse footwork and understanding the game are going to be areas where is really going to help him out with his transition to the NBA so again everybody was definitely welcome Alex s with the number two overall pick to DC but also bub Carrington and keesan George to the watching Wizards definitely um so where do I where do I grade this draft I’m gonna give it an a I want to give it an A+ but I’m not happy with Denny with the Denny trade it’s not because I don’t think we should have traded him because this was an argument I had all night on on X right it’s not that I’m saying we shouldn’t have traded him and I’m not saying I’m upset with the picks per se even though you know the picks you’re looking at you know if you want to scout these picks man you need to get hurry up and go get to the middle school man but um my problem is this man is that you traded a young player before you traded a vet and now it’s like I mean at what point do we move him from Kyle kman man I mean what point what point do we move him from Landrew Shaman and I get it he’s not guaranteed so you can just move on without having to move him even though he has you know trade value and the same thing the list goes on so that’s my only problem you guys comment below let me know what you’re thinking so we’re gonna get into the comments I know everybody is here to celebrate a I’m giving him an a man you know and the only thing that keeps me from A+ is that’s the Denny trade not that I don’t think we should have traded him I just felt like we should have moved some of these vets before you decided to move one from Denny man so definitely let’s move on to comments but before we do tonight’s episode is brought to you by game time so as you guys know I am a sports head man baseball oh I love my NS and O’s man basketball my Whiz Kids and George Mason baby and football is my commanders the DC Defenders and jamu man I love sports but I’ve been through every ticket app and to me game time is the goto easy the three ma three main reasons why number one last minute deals save up to 60% off buying last minute tickets not only for sports events but for concerts comedy shows theater Etc what else all in pricing talking in this feature shows the total upfront with no surprise 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the lock on podcast Network your team every single day all right fam let’s get into comments because I know everybody is ready to talk about this trade man like I said we have 225 people in the chat man I appreciate y’all taking the time to talk boy talk ball with your boy man and celebrate this shook Biz one says we getting s absolutely my brother I wanted him and two we got him we got him baby um yeah said but we lost Denny WTF if you don’t know what that means I can’t say it here but kind of know what I’m saying I’m with you and and again we all kind of knew that you know he was not untradeable he wasn’t Untouchable you know he was a he was a player that this organization liked absolutely but Bel kulab was the only Untouchable because he was the product of this new front office you know obviously Denny Cory Kiser Johnny Davis um I mean really H Murr but he ain’t here but are all Tommy Shepard guys so the Loyalty you know wasn’t there and I get it man but but but my my biggest problem is this man you moved him before you moved K kma like I said I like kzo man and but I’m not the guy who’s gonna sit here and and blow a bunch of steam to keep players happy man as you guys know man I’m a guy who one speaks his mind two I have media credentials for the Wasington Wizards and I have no problem you know asking these hard questions and I you know look it’s the name of the game this is a business man and I don’t understand how you move a 23 year old before you move Kyle K man I don’t understand that I’m not saying we should have moved Denny man because again y’all man look I’ve had this conversation with people man I’m not saying that what I’m saying is I don’t know I mean I want to learn boxing skills from Cruz man because I don’t know how keeps deflecting man I mean I mean I don’t how you get out me this is my thing um let’s see E I guess that’s it a free Denny ah I’m not even to that um let’s see the best in the north Denny for brocken who could become a first round pick we got 14 second future seconds and a 20,29 second we got for ransom from Denny um I Brock is going to be a piece that we’re going to move at the deadline at the latest I mean he’s not a long-term piece and yeah he would be good for leadership you know I I don’t deny that man and know it’s done against Brogden is that you know in the picks to a certain degree I don’t mind it’s just I I don’t know how you retain a guy 29 and you freely let go of a guy who’s 23 I mean it it should have been vice versa you know Cruz should have been the first guy to go because it’s supposed to be a youth movement we got to get younger we got younger I mean we just picked up three guys in the draft who 19 18 years old and I got to check out the age for Kean George man but these guys are young they’re I mean these are guys are going to have to be developed the name of the game has to be development man you know de scouting and development takes presidents over everything else and so it’s not to say that we are not going to move Kyle kman because it looks like we potentially will I mean the latest is gonna be the deadline but it’s just that’s my problem man I mean it’s you know I’m not you know this is definitely a look will Dawkin rocked his draft out man but I’m gonna be honest with my thoughts man so on the best of the north a 2029 first I mean oh I got you brother um in valid says man it sucks scene didn’t he go yeah man it does but you know like I said bow the keys have been handed over he is now the guy that are going to build around so and I don’t have a problem with that I mean I’m big big Denny fan it was really cool seeing him develop here in DC man and and that’s what I’m saying man you know you watch guy develop you watch guy finally break out offensively and you know so free move him and then you know so we’ll see um I I’ll tell you this if we move Kyle kman before the deadline it gets an A+ will Dawkins look give him give it credit words dude I’ve been a big supporter of Will Dawkins Michael Winger Travis schlink the entire time I said give them some time let them cook and they did that this is a good draft this is not a bad draft this is a really good draft two out of the three players I slated we were gonna get so this is a good draft man um let’s see the best of North C I’m glad for Denny he deserves to go to a contender last year he showed he’s ready for that not a rebuild brother I hate to break it to you man but I mean Portland ain’t contending for nothing but another top 10 pick but I asked see what you’re saying man um I definitely see what you’re oh had had already kind of hit that nail in the head thank you brother um but I I get you what you’re saying man um Jos says thank God no more listening to Denny St I’ll be honest man this last year they weren’t even the problem not to me I mean the year before they hated me with the with a passion man I mean if if if hating Brandon Scott was a sport I mean they got gold medals man but this year wasn’t so much the problem man it was Jordan pool stands man and and the only thing was is that for some reason they didn’t understand that he was struggling the first half man and the fact that I am a big Jordan pool fan I guess you know it’s whatever um Sheldon T says haha John some of his fans were cool but a couple were awful yeah I’m with you most of them were cool but it was a few anyway good luck to Denny but I like the fact that we got a first and other picks from yeah I mean the pcks I don’t have a problem with I mean it was a good trade for w dawers nothing will do man definitely like it my only thing is this man is that you know we we have moves to make and and you know like we all know there’s a lot of dominal need to fall so I’m G let them cook man I’m not going to get in I don’t like the trade to a certain degree but it’s not a terrible trade to a c it’s weird man I because y y’all know man the biggest issue is ky kman he would have been the first guy to go or Landrew Shaman to me they would have been the couple the first pieces to go but you know again we’re not in the war room with Will Dawkins and Michael Winger you know we understand the process process to it so I’m going to let him cook man because I’m very impressed with his draft in my opinion man uh uh John says devastated about didn’t getting traded yeah I’m with you man you know it’s tough to watch a guy that is homegrown develops he breaks out you sign him to an extension and so it is a tough one man because you know like I said um I like that man he know he’s a really humble young man who who had a work ethic man you know he was he worked his tail off to get better so he’s gonna eat in Portland man Portland’s got a crazy sneaky nice little roster over there man if scoo could figure it out and really reach that potential shad and sharp the list goes on man um let’s see the best in the north compare us to anyone but Nets are contenders oh Lord um we got yeah let’s see Michael O says Denny is gone great day to be DC can I trust his front office I mean I take it you don’t really like Denny that’s fine I mean look I’m not here to try to sway anybody like nobody man I mean you know we all got opinions and I respect everybody’s opinion man but you know like I said I think we all can agree that he was a young guy that got better every year whether you you know liked him or not he was a young guy who got better you can’t say that about every pi I mean we still waiting on if Johnny Davis can average Five Points so I mean you know give credit where it’s due man he improved every year I’m not going to trash on the way out I’m just not um Uptown Dre says yo we got s and Bud but lost Denny salute new chapter yeah I mean and that’s a great way to look at it yeah I get it you know a lot of us aren’t happy about losing Denny but you gotta move on man you know like I said I great comment Uptown Dre new chapter moving on man you know I’m not going to harp too much on the D trade don’t like it but I respect and like Will Dawkins and to me he did a dag on great job with his draft man new chapter absolutely we’re Hing in a New Direction uh idian said the GM is great at drafting but trading is very questionable I mean we’ll see like I said I’m not happy with the Dy trade but I’m ready to move on and and look I support this organization man I support this team have you know I’m not always happy with them but you know and my job is to report on them analyze them and I do that unbiased but um but I you know I like what they’re doing I like this front off man uh Amir L says cheer up Brandon you just got rid of Israeli Fant oh man you trip I mean Israeli you know hey I wish a lot of them look man you know really you know like I said um I you know look I got love for 99.9% of y’all man there’s always that few quacko out there that always have an issue but um look man you know this past couple years man he’s been he been cool man lot lot of dialogue talking ball a lot of iseli fans man a lot of dny fans what I like is that we could sit there and talk ball up you know they yeah had a few quacks out there man but a lot of them just like talking ball man so like I said definitely blessings of Denny over in Portland man but you know like my man Uptown Dre said I’m looking towards the future man so you know definitely definitely agree with that it says uh Omar says uh thanks for always being fair and honest Brandon it was blast yeah look look man I report on on the court production Denny you saw the potential from the get and so you know when I when you know anytime I criticize anytime I show love is based on on the court production or lack of production man I’m fair with everybody you know people you and that’s what I’m saying that I think we’ all agree in this era man in this generation man very you know when people take a lot of people can’t take criticism and or people think that if you criticize is because you don’t like them and it’s not that it’s that the NBA the NFL Major League Baseball sports and period is a performance it’s about performance you know you either perform or you don’t and you know and so I I I definitely appreciate that man because like I said a big Denny fan but like I said he’s going to eat in Portland man but I’m definitely looking forward to the future idian said no one is trading up these picks I thought they said it was gonna be a weak draft again you know a lot of these experts was a weak draft but you know for a team like the Wizards is a developmental draft perfect for the Wizards you got three kids who not how to play Man bub Carrington and kishan George are gonna be nice man I’m telling you you guys should be just as excited for them as you are as Alex are because we got three really good prospects three really good Prospect man so you know my unhappiness about the Denny trade does I don’t want that to overshadow you know get G flowers to Will Dawkins because in my opinion he did a great job um thean says bye Denny stands no more Israel fan of y’ leave a man alone um C says no more talk to D fans yeah I mean you know they were passionate very very passionate man but you know what you know they they know they know their ball man you know like you said and that’s the one thing I like about the NBA as opposed to the NFL and mjor League Baseball and I love all leagues and all sports man I’m a sports head but the diversity of of basketball the fact that we have players missor players from Africa players players from the Middle East players from Europe players from Australia players from every area of the United States I love it man this so many different pieces of man I love it so uh re Oaks says uh Dawkins C the night point guard of the future and power forward of the future with BB and SAR absolutely let the man cook like I said I don’t want my dislike of the Denny trade to overshadow the fact that will ders did a heck of job he did a heck of a job in my opinion um he also said I’m not I’m not going to miss Denny fans love isra T what’s good it’s been a fun ride I hope you do well other than playing versus the Blazers of course hey man like like I said all love man all of y’all man definitely go over there and get the Blazer some smoke man but you know Denny is gonna do well and like I said um I also look forward to the future for the Wizards man because the Will Dawkins for the second year in a row rocked out the draft man and did a heck of a job on link says if we get Brock then C and TI us off the team I understand why would they want to get rid of Denny and that is because they weren blow to play his role but it sucks because Denny was finally getting good and that’s my that’s my problem man but it is that you watch a guy that is homegrown who you develop who broke out who you signed to an extension you move in and and I get it going to the draft he wasn’t unable nobody was but except for bow and I get it because bow is the product of this front office same thing uh Tristan V I get it I get all that man you know I have no problem it’s just you know to trade him before a vet is questionable to me and I’m just gonna leave it alone because you guys have heard it I enough danan says SAR bub and kishan a plus draft kishan will probably play with the Gog go this year um we’ll see man but look he’s got talent I mean he could play you know I know the Hurricanes aren’t known for their basketball Talent as opposed to football but this kid could play he could shoot the ball man um lockon law says Denny was a definition of the mid there are hundreds of Denny’s in the NBA you know I I see your point man but I mean I guess the fact that he was homegrown is really the point I’m making but you know like I said um everybody’s got an opinion man I mean like I said I’m not saying he’s the next Luca which has been something that’s been said no what I’m saying is that I respect his game like most of the guys on this team include guys kma and L shamon I respect his game and you see the potential with didn’t man in the right system he can’t you know it’s all about system and fit man so I get that um I get why people think he’s mad I get what why people think he’s great I get you know I get all of it you know you know y’all know me man I’m a guy who I try to look at every perspective man you know I get all that so with you uh William C uh William Lee my bad bro um said no more watching Denny complain to the refs allowing mismatches on the other end of the floor I get you on that man that that was thing I didn’t like was arguing with the rest man but he’s a young guy man he’s gonna learn you know um he’s gonna learn be all right um lock law says no more Israeli stands flooding the NBA chats with nonsense like I said most of them were cool but you know you had the the weirdos out there man but most of them were actually really really cool cats man um Red Wings 01 said uh losing dny kind of blows but man what a hall we walked thank you this hul man wow I mean this is a good draft Man U let’s see n vman said not going to lie happy with the trade and the picks and he said uh rumor has it we might trade C for 30 and future Pi yeah that’s what you know there’s a rumor that we’re trading him for number 30 so you very well can see CS get moved and I’ll tell you what man Lord have mercy I’ll tell you what it’s definitely A+ if they trade CS like I said I’m not like trying to go knock on cr’s door and say brother it’s time to go put your bags in the car let’s go no you know get every perspective that it’s just y you already know so uh let’s see gotta get more than that for kman lock the law says I mean if you look at Mel Bridges man I can kind of see the argument with that um see Cory lot what’s good what’s good with you uh well if you do trade for the 30th pick who do we acquire with that pick good question man because uh you saw some people slip you know in the draft man but so we’ll see maybe you take a chance on trist Newton another guard out of Yukon man maybe um khil Williams said we might as well hold on to CS to the deadline I mean I respect your opinion but I disagree um I mean you very well could see him still here to the deadline but I mean yeah you already know uh desan says why would you grade our why would you all grade our draft tonight because they traded the 51st overall pick in the second round and this is pretty much our draft so baring any future moves our draft is done till they make another move so um the the Son of God I like that the son uh darkness is the TRU FL allow three great picks and [ __ ] out D fans I’m with you man I and I get y’all man I get it we we had our experience with fans but like I said I’m not gonna judge the whole phandom you know bad eggs because you know Jordan P has some crazy fans too man I mean KY kumma got people that willing to like go into the fire for him not to leave DC so I mean every everybody’s got the fan you know fans and so I’m not gonna blank it make it to everybody but there were some people that made things a little hard man I ain’t G I ain’t gonna lie to you Cory said I’ll give it a B+ I respect that I I definitely respect that I mean a lot of comments about the fans man I get it I get it um let’s see I’m G try to get through all the comments tonight y’all like I said I know everybody is very very happy and we’re only at 32 minutes Mark man so let’s get the 40 let’s let’s get the talking man let’s get through some of these comments man um let’s see vaxman says good trade him later in the season yeah it’s probably we’re going to do this whole song of dance at the deadline again um let’s see Lane Peach okay I’m not that high on BB Caron he gives me uh Nel Alexander Walker Vibes I think we mess up not selecting Tristan de I mean here’s the thing man I mean ain’t nothing wrong with him being a role player I mean I mean everybody thinks that one through 30 is gonna be a starter or a star I mean plus people w’t even high on his draft anyways I mean if he ends up being Nel Alexander Walker who is currently a role player I mean he’s in the league right I mean look how many role play I mean look Robert Ory you can call him star I mean but he how many rings he got I mean sometimes a role player man you know I mean let’s goes on I mean J javel McGee rooll player how many rings you got I’m just saying like you know that everybody’s gonna be a starter uh John hickin said I love what we did in the draft I’m with you man great draft great rck draft lame also said jacobe Walter is better than K now I will say this man I I feel you on that one because I was advocating for jacobe Walter right before we got bug Carrington like said I like bug Carrington but jobi Walter kind of a three and D type of two guard man which I think could really be a nice right nice next to uh Jordan P um because again if you have a point guard who is an offensive minded point guard having A2 guard who can defend is a big plus man so because we saw how tyus Jones and Jordan P having an undersized back court who can’t defend we’ve seen that already so I a with you on that Joe says that dny trade was cheeks I love it um let’s see Will Dawkins uh this is uh tall ax that is a mouthful brother uh my bad uh will dawers was cooking tonight we got SAR CB and Kean absolutely I love the draft man uh let’s see Yo No Breaks new what’s good bro we got SAR a call on the day the lottery was announced yes you did man you calling a lot man look we going that you look Monument of sports I owe you some money man you didn’t mean look be cools on you and then you you call Sor man so look Monumental owe you some money on the fly man I see uh I’m even happy with bub and Sean went as well as it could have giv up Denny for bub and xra was tough but yeah I’m with you it’s tough and I you know I get the move man like I said not happy with it but I don’t want that to overshadow Will Dawkins man you know I don’t because Will Dawkins did a great job in his draft um antisocial extrovert that is a mouthful also I hope kissper isn’t traded he’s the best shooter on the team yeah but that’s the thing how do you I mean you know you trade Denny you trade kisper I mean if the if the if the argument is you traded Denny because he was drafted by another front office and you retain Cory kber I don’t understand that and and that’s what I’m saying I’m G to let things settle you know I’m G let things settle I’m G let the dust settle before we really let because you you very well could see Kyle kma land shamut um get moved at some point and like I said front office is doing his thing and you know I made the comment on X if you guys have caught it that when a big fan of Denny trade but I don’t want to overshadow What Will Dawkins did tonight he did his thing tonight we finally have a legitimate General manager man who is doing the right things I these last two drafts I’m a big fan of I mean so we’ll see about next year but I’m going off the sample size I’m giving about Will Dawkins and he he is as advertised in my opinion you know he did this is a good draft in my opinion so um Joe says this team will win six games next year I mean if you trying to get Cooper flag then there you go um let’s see Mike lry said baby OKC Thunder yeah that exactly um trying to get through this guys my guy man big supporter Garrett how you doing brother hit the like button subscribe support Brandon appreciate you bro as always man appreciate you wizard fans should be happy tonight you guys should be very very happy and like I said in beginning the show you should be as happy for bu bub Carrington and kishan George as you are alexar because you got three guys who are gonna be really good prospects in my opinion G be very very good players in the future um let’s see we don’t have to trade C or CZ tonight it can still happen yeah yeah yeah I think it’s going to happen there’s a lot of Buzz around um the Celtics I mean I don’t know the celt are we the minorly team for the Celtics apparently I don’t know but I’m with you on that man um Marl said Denny Richie selling I I don’t know man I mean you know I’m not advocating that he’s gonna be a superstar but um I think that he’s a system guy you know you hear a lot about system guys in the NFL more so the NBA but he’s a system guy in the right system his depending on the system is where his value at that’s how you judge the value of Denny is is the system you know he did well here you know but if you look at the coaches when he first came to Washington he didn’t his they didn’t play him his strengths he was not a corner you know catch and shoot guy but you when he found coaches that knew how to utilize him he did well so you know hopefully he finds the right system man so I’m with you to you know I definitely agree with that uh as far as his system fit um New Vision Studios what’s good said I’m glad Denny is gone good luck in Portland okay fair enough got you um let’s see I hope kman is gone before brogon we’ll see and that is uh an INS sombro What woo um I I get that too um let’s see JH said Denny was cool not amazing I I I agree with that okay fair enough um let’s see iton Melody said whiz front office are drunk I mean it’s a good drunk man it must be all it a’t it ain’t whiskey because it’s not a bad draft man so I’ll take that buzz um let’s see Chris hutchon said and that was a stupid trade Trader Trader don’t um let’s see don’t trade Denny Sor was a good pick after I don’t agree with that everything else um yeah I mean the tra I mean like I said I get all angles man all perspectives I get that I really really do um link says it’s been a w I’ve been a Wizards fan for a minute but seeing dny in a Blazer Jersey will be much weirder than seeing bill in the Suns jersey uh yeah man the suns are all over the place man I don’t know if you guys heard man but there’s rumors that the Houston Rockets looking at ad KD so Bradley Bill might be the super max guy on Phoenix man so I don’t know let’s see um try get through a lot more guys like I said we have 284 people in the chat so I’m not going to be able to to get to everybody um let’s see I’m G try to do two more comments man um let’s see like I said um I’m not gonna get everybody’s comments but um this week coming up we’re gonna get into lineups and fit and you know you guys know me I try to look at every possible outcome and in perspective man so we’re gonna be very busy this week coming up um let’s see um JH says Q has a Team friendly deal gotta have some veteran presence also heavy at Wing Denny was disposable I I I don’t know man I mean how is Denny more disposable than Kyle kman I mean and if the pretense is a team feeling deal then he made less and if you’re going off leadership go get Anthony Gil I I I I’m I don’t buy that I mean I’m sorry got love for you man but I I don’t entirely buy that you know because is a A Team friendly deal Denny’s deal was less and I you know as far as you know heavy at wing if you’re heavy at Wing why trade a 23 year old before 29 year old if you’re year two in a rebuild that’s all I’m saying um got love for you but I don’t agree um let’s see after that Mel Bridges trade we should at least get three first round picks for kma I mean we’ll see man um we’ll see I mean I’ll say this how many teams view Kyle kusman the final piece but Mel Bridges looks like it could be for the Knicks especially now that ogan and noi is going back with a five-year deal um let’s see nope no politics U let’s see CD said Den he was our best player I he was one of our best he was one of our best um let’s see and let’s see uh try to get through this guys because like I said I’m G try to knock out everybody’s comment but it’s gonna be hard because we got a lot of comments tonight so um let me knock out a few more guys and call it a night um like I said I’m trying to hit everybody up man uh let’s see lame uh peach says Brandon you be hating on pool where have you been at man I mean I where am I hating on PO I I when he got traded this is gonna be the last comment I’m just gonna I’m gonna spend my time on this one okay Brandon you be Hayden first of all gramley is free all right number two Brandon you be Hayden on pool keep that energy when did I ha it on him I’ve just spent all the content from when it offseason started for the Wizards calling him the point guard of the future when he came over from Golden State I I said he could be the future of the Wizards when he struggled I said he needs to figure it out he’s too good not to figure it out when he figured out a six-man I game his flowers when he replaced tyus Jones’s starting point guard I game his flowers so watch the videos and stop looking at the title because in no shape and form if I hated on Jord where have you been and and that’s what I’m saying like I mean out of 99% it’s always that 1% where it’s like do you even watch the videos I be hating on pool keep that energy fair enough all right fair enough all let’s do one more because I don’t understand that you guys whatever um let’s see let me do one more man because matter of fact we’re gonna go ahead and call it now y’all um like I said uh I will say this in closing that you should be just as excited about alexar as you are or let’s flip that you should be just as excited for Bob Carrington and Kean Jor and you should as you are for alexar because we have three High pick impact guys so I’m gonna go ahead and call it tonight because I’ve had my feel um like I said appreciate you guys man 99.9% of you guys the rest of y’all just don’t come back but um definitely should be very very excited about this draft guys because like I said will daas give his flowers did a great job so um lockon has launched the first national sports 247 streaming Channel on YouTube and now it’s also available on Amazon Fire TV and a free Fire TV channels app lock on sports day is here for you 24/7 covering the top sports stories of the day with the local experts locked on plus our national show shows covering every League find lock on sports today now available on the free Fire TV channels there all right so everybody have a blessed night it’s Wednesday night really it is Thursday morning so again appreciate you guys taking the time to rock with your boy man like I said love y’all man I will see you guys tomorrow night we going to It Up live um oh not on Friday we going to chop it up live tomorrow we going to talk about um future moves and where do these three young men fit as far as roster fit so definitely definitely appreciate you guys so Hail to the Wizards and peace see you guys tomorrow night
Brandon reacts to the Washington Wizards drafting Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, and Kyshawn George.
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26 Comments
BScott, thanks and best wishes!
My gut feeling is that the front office didn't get the value they wanted for Kuzma and Tyus (maybe can't find a S&T), and were very determined to stock up as much draft assets as possible.
Offers on Deni were probably better so they pulled the trigger on the Portland one.
I think that where it hurts the most as a fan is that again the franchise don't hold home grown talent.
The fact people are mad about losing Deni after seeing what we did last night in the first round is beyond me. I loved Deni but yesterday could not have gone any better in my opinion.
I'm glad we traded Deni. He's not that good.
I am an old timer who has been around back in the Bullets days and weathered management passing on the mailman who went on to star for Utah and watched them pass on Steph and just too many blunders to list here. I was finished when they had both the tallest and shortest players. Will is a breath of fresh air.
Deni fan here. really upset about this trade. not sure what to make of it. after 4 years of developing and wishing the wizards will go for a rebuild and finally they start looking like a team and u move my guy?? Damm
a lot of appreciation to u and Ed.
good luck in the future ❤
Deni was going to be good because they were going to give him the keys to the franchise. He didn’t want to be here. There were rumors that he wanted out for years now. I wanted to see what he would have done but if you don’t want to be here then good luck where you want to go. It’s Bilal with the keys now…
I'm totally blown by this organization. How do you give away Deni? He developed to a good player. How do we keep giving away stars to other teams. He'll probably win a championship now.
An Israeli Deni fan here, just want to say thank you very much Brandon it was very interesting to watch your videos and I have a lot of respect for you.
But I'm going to be a Portland fan right now, never thought this would happen.
Brandon, bruh you are so petty. You need to listen to others as you expect others to listen to you. No one knows everything yet you act like you do 🤷🏾♂️! You have a hard time with people disagreeing with you.
I’ll miss Deni but sometimes sacrifices are necessary to move forward. In this case I get it.
Off-season free-agency hasn’t arrived yet. Kuzma and others will likely still be moved with the right deal, same as Deni. Just have to give it time & stop being so arrogant as if you know everything!
Yo Brandon. Deni fan here. U and Ed are the best. Thank you for all your high quality content. I was listening to the episodes after games and had a great time. Gonna keep watching the wizards for sure. You guys have a bright future with the new management. To bad Deni will not be a part of it…
Brandon, I follow and respect your content. I am bummed out we traded Deni, honestly for peanuts. Can’t get excited about Bub. My cat could’ve picked Sarr. I would’ve felt a little better if we had snagged Devin Carter. It was a disappointing night
Brandon…Kuzma is still on the team because he is one of the reasons why people come to the games…he and Poole puts butts in seats. Nobody’s coming to watch the game if Deni is one of the main attractions. KUZ and JP are the only stars on the team. They are the ONLY jerseys 0f current players I’ve seen worn at any of the games I’ve gone to.
Avidja scoring efficiency 0.56: Kuzma 0.50: Poole 0.49: Kispert 0.60.
That’s why Deni was moved. He can get more draft picks than the other players. Kispert 0.60 scoring efficiency, he will be the next to go
Like. Deni is a mid level starter with average upside. Wiz fans always over value our guys. Just like Rui. We got THREE first round picks for this man. Basically the Siakam deal. That’s A STEAL. Kuz is the best player on the team and we kept him for more potential assets. What’s not to like?
Sorry to see Deni go, but I like the potential we have with Bub. He can be special.
To be fair to us Poole stans. We could clearly see that Jordan was struggling. We just knew there was a reason WHY. Once Keefe took over he saw it too and made the necessary changes.
If Deni isn't a part of their future, Poole is definitely not a part of the future
good luck to the Wiz, thank you for the opportunity 🇮🇱
Deni is inconsistant and kuzma was the best player on the team
Appreciate it
Ah Deni in Rip City!! As a PDX resident this is the best news possible.
Gonna miss catching up with the Wiz and Deni’s role on the squad 😢Thank you Brandon and Ed for giving us Israeli Deni-stans a real and level headed insight to how DC fans see his game (both the good and the bad). Looking forward for Rip City vs DC matchups this season!!!
Keep up the good work ❤
Getting 2 firsts, 2 seconds and an expiring contract for Deni "we could have had Halliburton!" Avdija is something you have to do, regardless of timing. It's like telling one of your kids not to get married until the older sibling is still single. I have issues with the third pick– Dadiet was still on the board, and with Bilal and Sarr, could have been a great recruiting committee for a Wemby free agent visit.
Brandon are you really that petty to remove a like😅😂😝🤪😜. Shows the type of person that you truly are. I heard that you are the same on Twitter, very combative.
You ask people to give their opinions and when they do & you don’t agree, you throw tantrums. Bruh, nobody knows everything. No one is always right. It would behoove you to understand this!
I know just as much about basketball as you, yet I still listen to others…. It would behoove you to respect others opinions as you expect them to respect yours. Petty asf!
Thank you Brandon and Ed, for really fantastic podcasts! Done from the heart, with knowledge and true love of basketball and the wizards. I think you had a group of devoted viewers from Israel, and we will have now to see if there is such thing as "Locked on Trailblazers"?
Best of luck, you are really doing something good! Always friendly and knowledgeable. The fact that I sometimes listened to your live podcasts at 2-3-4 a.m local time speaks volumes about your content. All the best to you and the Wizards next year.
Another thing….. I think they will trade Kuzma when the price is right. He's not slowing anyone's development, and he certainly isn't hurting our lottery odds. Be patient people. Hopefully one of these young guys BLOWUP!!!🤯
The Wizards' management publicly stated that they wanted a second lottery pick, consequently it should come as no surprise that a trade actually occurred on draft night. Simultaneously, though not publicly stated, they must have considered using this trade opportunity to dig into the minutes and shots that would normally belong to the forward position and allocate them to Billal's as well as this year's rookie draft picks future development. As a result, it is not surprising that either Kuz or Deni were the most likely to go.
I believe that shortly after management began looking into trade options, it became apparent for various reasons how much the current NBA market values Deni over Kuz, who may not have the true demand as advertised, which is why Deni ended up being the one who was eventually moved.