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The Wizards are on a seven-game losing streak, they've lost 10 of their last 11, and the schedule ahead is challenging. In this episode, Bleav In Wizards podcast host Matt Modderno joins us to discuss the relative merits of current Wizards players, whether the losing binge is actually a good thing for the franchise — and whether it should continue — and how to divvy up responsibility for the team's futility between owner Ted Leonsis, team president Tommy Sheppard and head coach Wes Unseld Jr.
Following up on the 2019 Rui Hachimura redraft Matt and Kevin did on Matt's podcast, we redid the first 15 picks of the 2020 Deni Avdija draft. Here's who we picked:
Anthony Edwards
Tyrese Haliburton
LaMelo Ball
Desmond Bane
Devin Vassell
Tyrese Maxey
Onyeka Okongwu
Immanuel Quickley
Jaden McDaniels
Isaiah Stewart
Saddiq Bey
Kenyon Martin Jr.
Obi Toppin
Xavier Tillman Sr.
Precious Achiuwa
We agreed that if the draft were rerun the same way it went in 2020, the obvious pick for the Wizards would have been Haliburton. We discussed who the Wizards might have taken if both Avdija and Haliburton were out of the equation, as well as where Avdija might get picked in a full redraft.
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