Welcome to Portland, Donovan Clingan!

Let us not forget that Edey is almost 2 years older than Clingan.

 

You’re late, rookie

 

Mazel tov, Donovan. Try for the sun.

 

Now you know you are blocked.

 

I mean I love what Deni has done in PDX - greatly exceeded expectations.

But losing Bub and whatever happens with that 2029 pick could be a huge loss. Wish there was a way we could've kept that 2029 pick. Celtics and Bucks both look like they could have major issues winning in 2029 and you never even know for certain if we could have a down year, plus how unpredictable the whole lottery can be. That could be a great lottery pick the Wizards get.

19 year old Bub would've been an exiting addition here as well. - although who knows if we would've taken him. But there was Jared McCain, Ware, Kneckt picked right after him which all have nice upside too.

 

Also, it could be a horrible lottery pick that the Wizards got and Bub would never be anywhere as good as Deni already s, while Deni goes on to become an All-star and finals MVP. I mean, if we play pretend...

Honestly, this kind of post means nothing - there was a guy the FO wanted / targeted - and they went out and got him for what they thought was worth the price. So far, it seems to be working pretty well - and that's all that you can do. They have a plan, it seems like a reasonable one, you now want to see what comes of that plan. There are only so many lottery picks you can have every year and at times, taking a flyer on a young prospect is the difference between being good while accumulating lottery picks or being great (See OKC, SGA).

Not saying that Deni will ever have the impact SGA has, but OKC without SGA is just a nice team, OKC with him are contenders...