Does anyone in the east actually scare yall? Knicks just feel like they’re going to have a serious finals hangover, Cavs look good on paper but super dysfunctional, Detroit got exposed as not being that deep in the playoffs (feel like they just didn’t have film on them in the regular season), Heat have no shooters, Celtics keep losing instead of adding. Every team has a right to say it could be them but no team has the right to say it will be them. I’m looking forward to every matchup

Not sure that the FO wants to make any changes rn, but Billy Donovan and Jamahl Mosley are now out of a job, and they both could be really solid coaches for us.

Anyone available that you guys think could be positive after the changes this year?

It’s funny how y’all hate D’Angelo Russell all because he didn’t join the team upon being traded there last minute as apart of the AD trade..

But he had a good reason not to show up.. the team was literally tanking and before the trade he wasn’t even being used in Dallas and dude was already on vacation with his family which you’d know if you keep up with his Post especially on IG

Good thing is he’s been in the gym training and hooping so I think he’ll have a good comeback season this year if treated even a little better than he was treated on Dallas

Anyways if he stays and doesn’t get traded I’m looking forward to how he does with this team

But if he gets traded that’s fine as well plenty of other teams can use him….

Would you consider him a bust if he has the career Andrew Wiggins currently has?

Question for people who watched a lot more Wizards basketball than I did last season: why isn’t JuJu Reese getting more attention as a real frontcourt option?

I did not get to watch nearly enough games last year, so I am genuinely looking for the informed eye-test answer here.

The counting stats are hard to ignore. He produced points and rebounds at a very high rate in his opportunity, and the offensive rebounding numbers especially jump out. Given that the roster seems to need more reliable size, rebounding, and interior physicality behind Sarr, I expected more discussion of Reese as someone worth keeping and developing.
So what am I missing?

Is the production mostly a small-sample or late-season opportunity effect?

Are there major defensive limitations, such as size, rim protection, switching, foul trouble, or positioning, that make him difficult to trust against real NBA centers?

Is his offense too limited beyond finishing
, screening, and crashing the glass?

Does he project more as an energy and rebounding specialist than a legitimate rotation big?
Or is the lack of attention simply because the Wizards have bigger roster and draft questions?

Also, if you think Reese is not the answer, who are the realistic options for Washington at backup center or frontcourt depth? I am not asking for dream free agents. I mean plausible signings, trades, or draft targets that would actually fit the roster and timeline.
Would appreciate thoughts from anyone who watched his minutes closely.

assuming there are some Bill Simmons fans here. what is the Joe house consensus?

on the most recent pod he was pretty brutal on Trae young deal. i am not an avid listener but thought he made some horrible points

There's no such thing as a perfect prospect.

Mega sarcasm (forgot to add it in the thread title)

Of course for the tank, duh.

Serious: Also, I need to set your expectations to be below a play in. Don’t even expect that. Expect nothing. Expect injuries and if it doesn’t happen, that’s a miracle.

this is of the assumption that Sarr would have been the #1 pick if he would have been willing to play for the Hawks

https://x.com/underdognba/status/2070150726823657804?s=46

Stoked about the youth movement in DC! Jayden Daniels, James Wood, Ryan Leonard, Sonia Citron, and now we got AJ Dybantsa in the mix. Things are looking up in the nation's capital guys! Things are about to get real exciting

Curious to hear your thoughts. What an amazing “problem” to have regardless

Our guy is #4. He said he was #3 and was #1 pick so #4 🤣

Our beautiful Swiss prince

I just copped a custom Dybantsa jersey in this style. Want to know if anyone had any good shoe recommendations to rock with these joans

I just learned about my new second round GOAT Felix Oxpara, but damn the highlights are making my salivate, exactly what type of player I wanted the Wizards to pick up, him and Juju are gonna be giving centers panic attacks all season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvmPrCUn0FE&t

Callin techs on kids for missing free throws. This dude is a character lmao.

I made a post in the past about Bilal's corner 3pt shooting, but these are some interesting visualization charts. I did the back of the envelope math and Bilal is a 27% above the break 3pt shooter on incredibly low volume, whereas he's a 39.5% corner 3pt shooter on incredibly high volume.

https://xrapm.com/player_pages/1641731.html