I'm still able to rationalize what they, they did with Trae Young and Anthony Davis specifically by getting them.

I, I totally with you completely, and, and I immediately looked to see your guys' reaction when, when that came in.

And I told you, I haven't listened to [laughs] a ton of podcasts this summer, but that was, like, one of the, the most interesting things for me, was to see how everyone else judged it, because I had a very similar take you guys did.

Like, to me, Trae Young is a multiplier bonus for the whole rest of the roster.

How much of one is the question.

Is it a 1.1 multiplier? Is it a 1.4? Like, we'll see.

But they needed somebody that could actually break down a defense, get into the paint, create a few easy looks for other people, have some additional shooting gravity, and I think he does all of those things.

What are you most interested to see from Keyshawn George this year, but also what was most impressive to you about what he did last year?

Since we're talking about Trae Young in this episode, and I think most of us assume that he's gonna get a new three-year contract here, uh, where, what are we looking at in terms of long-term plan for Trae Young? Are you interested in being in the Trae Young business more than a couple seasons? Do you think they could look for a long-term answer at point guard later in this draft? Where are you at in that right now?

I, I think you would have to feel really good about your abilities, which I, I think they do, but, like, the long-term replacement for Trae Young coming with the 51st or, you know, whatever pick I don't think is, like, super realistic, which is why I would maybe aim for these, like, lower ceiling but higher floor, ready to go now kinda guys.

But-I don't know, like if they wanna take a bigger swing at...

Um, I'm trying to think of a name that, that may be around in that area that's kinda got some untapped upside and, uh, I don't know.

Nobody else is really shooting out here.

'Cause again, most of the second round now has become these older guys.

But is there a European prospect they could look at potentially? Another good, not guy, like I forgot to mention, like Tamin Lipsey from Iowa State could just come in and, and lock people up on the perimeter.

[laughs]

Start, bench, cut.

This is great.

My first ever full episode I can piss off as many, uh, disparate fan bases as possible in one swing here, uh, which is great, with one topic.

So let's, let's see, [laughs] let's see how we do this.

Uh, I'm gonna go a little different than what I own stakeholder stock-wise and go Tennessee number one here.

I am just like a Rick Barnes guy.

I buy the floors here.

Michigan, UConn, Arizona, start, bench, cut.

So who, who do you think the Wizards are actually going to pick at number one, and does that differ at all from what you would do?

No and no. Um, yeah, I, I think it's...

Debonta seems like the guy who separated himself a little bit just because of the, I don't even wanna say, like, concerns, but at least question marks that people have to answer with Peterson.

A- and maybe that's something they can tease out enough in the pre-draft interview medical evaluation process, and assuage any possible, uh, considerations there that they need to go through, and, and they'll feel so good about it.

Maybe it becomes truly 50/50.

You know, I don't really know.

But I, I think if you look at the things...

Yeah.

now if you'd like to what what what's uh what's your reaction when they traded for him and i guess what do you expect from from him this season

Yeah, I loved the trade.

Like for the Wizards, you should take as many swings at reclamation projects as you can.

You've stockpiled all these second round picks.

So to get a guy like that for two second round picks that at least at one point in time was viewed as a top seven or eight pick, like that's...

That's worth it.

And it's just some guys this like the fit isn't right or they don't vibe with a particular team or group and don't find their place.

What would you say to a Knicks fan that is worried about the Wizards' pace potentially being a problem in this matchup on Monday night?