Official 2023 Wizards OFFSEASON Thread

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #641 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:07 am

tleikheen wrote:
This iteration with KD doesn't defend well at all. Bradley Beal won't make their defense any better. Also, there is only one basketball.

Did you watch the playoffs between Phoenix and Denver ,KD and Booker made all the right plays passing the ball to the right man and playing their best defense but they were outgunned and got worn down and now they addressed that problem with getting Beal .For some reason ppl think KD and Booker want to look good scoring points and not sharing the basketball but if you watched them play they did do the right BB plays .They just lost to a better offense with more options.

I want to see the same sharing between three players.

But like I said above I think defense will be the undoing of that trio.

gambitx777 · Post #642 » by **gambitx777** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:08 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
gambitx777 wrote:
payitforward wrote:Just hope that there's a market for Kuz which makes a sign 'n trade possible.
I predict the suns for christ Paul and a number of seconds.

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Surprise!

The Wizards decide to gift the Suns.

Hey look at that I was right on the money.... Wrong player though lol.

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tleikheen · Post #643 » by **tleikheen** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:06 am

Rui Hachimura , gone ,Bradley Beal gone ....incoming Kendrick Nunn & (3 ) 2nd rd picks & 44 yr old Chris Paul , Landry Shamet.& (6) 2nd rd picks . The rebuild is moving forward with (9) 2nd rd picks , Nunn /CP3/Shamet probably all being moved (Look for CP3 adding to our 2nd rd haul of draft picks.)

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #644 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:11 am

tleikheen wrote:Rui Hachimura , gone ,Bradley Beal gone ....incoming Kendrick Nunn & (3 ) 2nd rd picks & 44 yr old Chris Paul , Landry Shamet.& (6) 2nd rd picks . The rebuild is moving forward with (9) 2nd rd picks , Nunn /CP3/Shamet probably all being moved (Look for CP3 adding to our 2nd rd haul of draft picks.)

The Go Go and our summer league teams will be great. Yippee. Let’s eat some cake

smoothSeph · Post #645 » by **smoothSeph** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:40 am

tleikheen wrote:Rui Hachimura , gone ,Bradley Beal gone ....incoming Kendrick Nunn & (3 ) 2nd rd picks & 44 yr old Chris Paul , Landry Shamet.& (6) 2nd rd picks . The rebuild is moving forward with (9) 2nd rd picks , Nunn /CP3/Shamet probably all being moved (Look for CP3 adding to our 2nd rd haul of draft picks.)

Plus our current #8, whatever is returned for Porzingis, and top 5 picks for the foreseeable future.

No one thought this would be pretty (or at least shouldn't have). But we're finally free from bad contracts and have a fresh slate. I'm perfectly fine with having 5 2nd rd picks every year til 2028. We brought in a front office that's supposed to be able to hit on a couple of those guys.

Gig18 · Post #646 » by **Gig18** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:41 am

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:
tleikheen wrote:Rui Hachimura , gone ,Bradley Beal gone ....incoming Kendrick Nunn & (3 ) 2nd rd picks & 44 yr old Chris Paul , Landry Shamet.& (6) 2nd rd picks . The rebuild is moving forward with (9) 2nd rd picks , Nunn /CP3/Shamet probably all being moved (Look for CP3 adding to our 2nd rd haul of draft picks.)

The Go Go and our summer league teams will be great. Yippee. Let’s eat some cake

Yeah. I hear they're workin on a deal to let us play in the G league next year...

queridiculo · Post #647 » by **queridiculo** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:19 am

tleikheen wrote:
This iteration with KD doesn't defend well at all. Bradley Beal won't make their defense any better. Also, there is only one basketball.

Did you watch the playoffs between Phoenix and Denver ,KD and Booker made all the right plays passing the ball to the right man and playing their best defense but they were outgunned and got worn down and now they addressed that problem with getting Beal .For some reason ppl think KD and Booker want to look good scoring points and not sharing the basketball but if you watched them play they did do the right BB plays .They just lost to a better offense with more options.

The main issue I see with that team is durability.

A lot of people have lost sight of the fact that Beal is an incredibly lethal scorer and playing alongside Durant and Booker is going to open up so much space that I am fully expecting him to turn up some heads and for him to get some of that national media attention that he should have gotten over the years.

I'm rooting for him, and I think the Suns will do great.

Tyrone Messby · Post #648 » by **Tyrone Messby** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:57 pm

I don’t see it. Beal is the third best player on the Suns and will defer to Booker and Durant. He wasn’t even in charge of the Wizards while Westbrook was here. And I’m sure Dinwiddie was calling out Beal and a couple others when he left.

payitforward · Post #649 » by **payitforward** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:44 pm

tleikheen wrote:Rui Hachimura , gone ,Bradley Beal gone ....incoming Kendrick Nunn & (3 ) 2nd rd picks & 44 yr old Chris Paul ...

LOL... Actually, I think he's 144, isn't he?

payitforward · Post #650 » by **payitforward** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:51 pm

tleikheen wrote:Rui Hachimura , gone ,Bradley Beal gone ....incoming Kendrick Nunn & (3 ) 2nd rd picks & 44 yr old Chris Paul , Landry Shamet.& (6) 2nd rd picks . The rebuild is moving forward with (9) 2nd rd picks , Nunn /CP3/Shamet probably all being moved (Look for CP3 adding to our 2nd rd haul of draft picks.)

Oh, it's so very sad. They've broken up that 35-47 team we loved.

Imagine being foolish enough to trade a tremendous player like Rui Hachimura! How could they...?

Imagine exchanging Bradley Beal, who has gotten better every single year of his career (just like Rui Hachimura, btw) for a broken down bum like Chris Paul who has lost... I don't know... dozens of minutes to injury over the last few years.

I tell you... things just keep getting worse!

dckingsfan · Post #651 » by **dckingsfan** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 6:36 pm

Now, let's make sure we don't sign Kuzma and it will be a solid off-season.

FAH1223 · Post #652 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:32 pm

We got Woj doing propaganda for the Bullets now. Never thought I'd see the day

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tleikheen · Post #653 » by **tleikheen** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:39 pm

Oh, it's so very sad. They've broken up that 35-47 team we loved.

For 2 yrs the Wizards have had the worst PG play in the NBA. With a top 15 PG it could have been the other way around .
Even now the Wizard lack a quality PG.

TGW · Post #654 » by **TGW** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:52 pm

tleikheen wrote:
Oh, it's so very sad. They've broken up that 35-47 team we loved.

For 2 yrs the Wizards have had the worst PG play in the NBA. With a top 15 PG it could have been the other way around .
Even now the Wizard lack a quality PG.

They had a top 15 point guard a couple of years ago and got swept in the first round as an 8th seed playin team. Not exactly what I would call a winner.

DCZards · Post #655 » by **DCZards** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:00 pm

tleikheen wrote:
Oh, it's so very sad. They've broken up that 35-47 team we loved.

For 2 yrs the Wizards have had the worst PG play in the NBA. With a top 15 PG it could have been the other way around .
Even now the Wizard lack a quality PG.

A top 15 PG would have probably meant 5-6 more wins at most.

Kanyewest · Post #656 » by **Kanyewest** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:47 pm

TGW wrote:
tleikheen wrote:
Oh, it's so very sad. They've broken up that 35-47 team we loved.

For 2 yrs the Wizards have had the worst PG play in the NBA. With a top 15 PG it could have been the other way around .
Even now the Wizard lack a quality PG.

They had a top 15 point guard a couple of years ago and got swept in the first round as an 8th seed playin team. Not exactly what I would call a winner.

Wizards lost 4-1 to the 76ers. Hopefully it's not the best moment of this decade.

Jay81 · Post #657 » by **Jay81** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:59 pm

payitforward wrote:
tleikheen wrote:Rui Hachimura , gone ,Bradley Beal gone ....incoming Kendrick Nunn & (3 ) 2nd rd picks & 44 yr old Chris Paul , Landry Shamet.& (6) 2nd rd picks . The rebuild is moving forward with (9) 2nd rd picks , Nunn /CP3/Shamet probably all being moved (Look for CP3 adding to our 2nd rd haul of draft picks.)

Oh, it's so very sad. They've broken up that 35-47 team we loved.

Imagine being foolish enough to trade a tremendous player like Rui Hachimura! How could they...?

Imagine exchanging Bradley Beal, who has gotten better every single year of his career (just like Rui Hachimura, btw) for a broken down bum like Chris Paul who has lost... I don't know... dozens of minutes to injury over the last few years.

I tell you... things just keep getting worse!

If Paul is better than Beal...than why isnt Dallas, LA or GS asking us for him for a 1st

Jay81 · Post #658 » by **Jay81** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:33 pm

Payitforward is John Hollinger?

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80sballboy · Post #659 » by **80sballboy** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:36 pm

Jay81 wrote:Payitforward is John Hollinger?

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Right, let's forget about the playoffs. He's arguably my favorite non-Wizards player for the last 20+ years. But that's always the issue with CP3 and while yes, he's still a pretty damn good player in the regular season. Isn't the ultimate goal of the Clippers or Lakers to win a title?

tleikheen · Post #660 » by **tleikheen** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:14 pm

Wizard rebuild has started but I dont know how fast it will go building the Wizard team up through 2nd round draft picks .........