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NBA Draft – Thanks for the Interest
The NBA draft will be held on Thursday.
There is lots of speculation and theories and of course fan comments on the order of players to be picked in the draft and what Ernie will do with our picks. See this article and comments within. I have received many emails as well from fans asking my opinion and requesting to know who we will pick.
Here is what I can tell you.
I don’t know who we will pick.
It all depends on who is picked before we get to our draft position or if trades are made before us. Or by us. And it is all up to Ernie and his staff.
I don’t make the picks. I haven’t done the scouting and I am NOT a professional in this regard. I believe in our scouts and in our front office and know they have been working hard and have seen – countless times – most of the top prospects.
Confused Yet?
The NBA draft is a blur with lots of deals, lots of money being passed back and forth, and lots of picks moving around.
When the smoke settles, I hope we will have added two guards, a tough and mature forward, a promising fast-developing big man, and a really big defensively-minded center. Five new players added to the roster.
We will have received money back to offset some of the expense.
And most importantly, we will have stayed on strategy.
We added an additional first round pick — moving up in the draft so we could have ended the night with four draft picks pending approvals.
We may have added a vet player as a mentor — a great influence on the team in the locker room – and of course the number 1 pick in the draft, John Wall.
That was a lot to do in one night!
Stay tuned. Lots to get approved and lots of work left to do.
Thanks to all of the fans who attended our draft party last night.
It was so great to meet you all.
Tonight
Tonight there will be plenty of coverage surrounding the No. 1 overall selection in the NBA draft. Follow all the action, including live blogging, on WashingtonWizards.com. And tomorrow you will have an opportunity to see the top pick in person at 11:30 a.m. when he arrives at Verizon Center’s F Street entrance.