[Source](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1t2CoKk37G8OmzX5hGsHMB?si=2mpiAQRbQ0uecOC5hnmQ4w&t=980&context=spotify%3Acollection%3Apodcasts%3Aepisodes)
>Can you confirm that Johnny Davis is a real person? Did they [the Wizards] just get on the clock, not know who to pick and just thought it would be funny to draft a fictional person?
>He could walk in front of my house right now and be like “Hey Zach, I’m Johnny Davis from the Wizards. I just happened to be in your neighborhood.” I would have no idea who it was.
Not gonna lie guys; When the Wizards selected Davis, I said “Hey, that’s the guy from the Taco Bell commercials. Didn’t know he’s an actual basketball player.”
by lopea182
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As someone who liked Davis a lot coming into the draft, not looking like one of my finest moments
Can someone explain why he isnt playing or what the deal with him is?
pretty disrespectful to a player who’s shooting 100% from the free throw line
Always nice to see such a great method actor get his big break.
Why is he not playing for the Wizards?
Asking bobby marks about nba FO decisions is like asking DJ khaled about a players jump shot
i thought the guy in the taco bell commercial wasn’t a real player tbh
Johnny Davis seems like a name NBA 2k would make up for you if you chose random name
dude zach lowe is so funny haha got me slapping my knee
I get it’s fun to shit on the wizards, but most mock drafts had Davis as a top 12 pick, and he was big 10 player of the year over other studs like Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren. I’m not trying to defend him being non existent this year, but let’s not rewrite the past just to get a joke off and act like Davis being a high pick was super unexpected. It’s just unfortunate he isn’t playing/sucks atm
I can’t believe it’s 2022 and NBA teams are still drafting guards that can’t shoot
Johnny Davis always gave me Jarret Culver vibes
They could have had Brogdon instead….
No wants to address that the Wizards are the worst drafting team the past 20 years
I knew he was gonna be terrible… not cuz I had seen any of his college film… but because WE drafted him.
could be worse. could be the 2nd pick in the draft that was drafted 2 years earlier than davis
Average number of mvps from players drafted in or during Taco Bell commercials?
One
Can’t blame Washington for the decision at all
He has a really weird basketball themed commercial with a local lawyer. Only time I have ever seen him
I watched almost all of his games last year and thought at minimum he could be valuable role guy.
He outplayed or matched both keegan murray and ivey with lesser players surrounding him. His shooting numbers dropped when teams would just double or triple him, but always had a nice midrange game.
His intangibles stood out tho. Above avg rebounder and defender for his size. A real tough player too, someone who could easily find a role in a good team. Its still early but what i saw in college pointed to a useful player. 20/8 is not nothing in a good conference for a 6-5 guy.