Speaker 1: So let's quickly shift backward to the Wizards, because we
Speaker 1: didn't get to it. Obviously, a rebuilding team, new GM,
Speaker 1: new completely new front office, same exact owner. They have
Speaker 1: the eighth pick, Like, they definitely need a guard, and
Speaker 1: we talked about this via text. They need a scoring guard.
Speaker 1: But I know that I'm seeing Oscar Thompson get mocked
Speaker 1: there too because of his upside. Would that be a
Speaker 1: mistake to you? Would that surprise you? And like, what
Speaker 1: do you think they actually do versus should do?
Speaker 2: I don't think it's a mistake because also Thompson is
Speaker 2: still a really good player. Like at this point where
Speaker 2: they're at in the draft at eight, like, there's not
Speaker 2: many mistakes that you can be made, and it's just
Speaker 2: more of wait and see because all these guys look
Speaker 2: really really good right now. But guess what, that's what
Speaker 2: everybody in every NBA draft looks. Everybody looks really really
Speaker 2: good right now. It just depends on when you get
Speaker 2: to the league, how you trained that player, how you
Speaker 2: developed that player. And so a guy that I had
Speaker 2: as a long shot was Nick Smith, Nick Smith Junior
Speaker 2: from Arkansas. This guy was number one overall recruited talent
Speaker 2: number one overall recruited talent last year, and then he
Speaker 2: comes had to flare up with his knee in the offseason,
Speaker 2: missed like six games early on, came in, had some
Speaker 2: really good outings, and then his knee flared up again,
Speaker 2: and that kind of took away as explosiveness last year,
Speaker 2: and people were saying his tank dropped now, like he
Speaker 2: should have just never played. He would have just had
Speaker 2: the college hype and he still would have been a
Speaker 2: top pick. Now there's some mocks that have him sliding, yeah,
Speaker 2: to the twenties, and it's like, this guy is still
Speaker 2: the first over Like in a year time, you can't
Speaker 2: go from number one overall in your class to now
Speaker 2: sliding into the twenties of the draft. So that's why
Speaker 2: I just think he's an interesting person. That he had
Speaker 2: a really good workout with Washington, he had a really
Speaker 2: good workout with Toronto. And look, just listen to the
Speaker 2: last few number one overall recruits in the draft class,
Speaker 2: starting with Anthony Davis in twenty eleven, he went number
Speaker 2: one overall, Narlans Noel, number six, Andrew Wiggins number one,
Speaker 2: Emmanuel Moode Lord I hate the Knicks. He went seven
Speaker 2: to the next to the Knicks terrible, and then I
Speaker 2: think they trade him to actually Denver, so I think
Speaker 2: he was at Denver sometime there. But he goes to Denver.
Speaker 2: Then you have Ben Simmons number one overall, Josh Jackson
Speaker 2: number four, Marvin Bagley number two, R. J. Barrett number three,
Speaker 2: Edwards number one, Kate Cunningham number one, Check Holgram number two,
Speaker 2: and then you have Nick sniff here for twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2: Everybody here is the top ten pick like regardless. And
Speaker 2: so while I get it, but if you just if
Speaker 2: you're telling me that it's just a physical, if he
Speaker 2: just has to pass a physical, and the team doc says, oh,
Speaker 2: this guy is clear cut good to go. Everybody thinks
Speaker 2: he's like one of the best scorers in this draft,
Speaker 2: and so you just traded away an all world scorer
Speaker 2: in Bradley Beal. It makes so much sense to just say,
Speaker 2: all right, we're gonna play scoring and scoring. Doner said,
Speaker 2: Nick Smith is healthy. This was just a one year
Speaker 2: thing that me is going to be good going forward.
Speaker 2: Why are we not going to take somebody who is
Speaker 2: explosive that can score on all three levels? So Nick
Speaker 2: Smith finding his way into the top ten after literally
Speaker 2: almost every single mount draft has him not even in
Speaker 2: the top fifteen. I think Nick Smith is somebody to
Speaker 2: watch out for, especially with Washington, because it sounds like
Speaker 2: they liked him from his workout.
Speaker 1: Do you like Nick Smith more than Anthony Black who
Speaker 1: is also his teammate at Arkansas? Because I really like
Speaker 1: Anthony Black's playmaking. He kind of feels like a Josh
Speaker 1: Giddy to me. Obviously not a great shooter, but plays
Speaker 1: incredible defense and get steals deflections, big body. I think
Speaker 1: he's what six' six sixty. Seven do you Like Nick
Speaker 1: smith more?
Speaker 2: For it depends WHAT i? Need, yeah what DO i?
Speaker 2: Need DO i need a playmaker or DO i need a?
Speaker 2: Scorer because SOMETIMES i just need a scorer that'll go
Speaker 2: out there and get a. Bucket AND i mean you
Speaker 2: Have kyle khu'sm over. There they do.
Speaker 1: Needs trying to get rid of them, though Right, YEAH
Speaker 1: i think at some, POINT, kuzi.
Speaker 2: At some point you probably should just to. Reload you
Speaker 2: didn't get a first round pick For Bradley. Beal you
Speaker 2: gotta start. Reloading and if you're gonna commit to, That
Speaker 2: that's the issue THAT i have with some seams is
Speaker 2: they don't want to commit to the. Rebuilt they kind
Speaker 2: of want to be one, in one foot, in one
Speaker 2: foot Out. Portland the definition of one, foot one foot
Speaker 2: out to the. Rebuild are we in a? Rebuild? No
Speaker 2: because we Have Dame. Lillard should we be in a?
Speaker 1: Rebuilt.
Speaker 2: Absolutely all these teams that are now trying to commit
Speaker 2: to the rebuild after the greatest prospect that everybody says
Speaker 2: Since Lebron james is now gone is really really crazy to.
Speaker 2: Me BUT i think that it depends on What i'm
Speaker 2: looking for between those. Two If i'm looking for somebody
Speaker 2: that's a pure scorer AND i just NEED i don't
Speaker 2: need you to do all these other aspects of the.
Speaker 2: GAME i don't really need you for. DEFENSE i feel
Speaker 2: like THAT i can coach up defense OR i have
Speaker 2: a good defensive. Team, OVERALL i just need somebody that
Speaker 2: in the last minute of the game THAT i can
Speaker 2: go to to get a. Bucket i'm gonna go With
Speaker 2: Nick smith BECAUSE i think he if he develops right
Speaker 2: with the right, staff he could be one of those
Speaker 2: guys that can lead the league in scoring one.
Speaker 1: Day, yeah Like Bradley beal did a couple of Years.
Speaker 1: AGO i think they were Paying.
Speaker 2: Tea, hey you know the wizardship actually try to get
Speaker 2: a guy Like Brady. Bual they should see if he's
Speaker 2: on the.
Speaker 1: Market speaking Of, guards a guy who may not make
Speaker 1: it to, ELEVEN i think he's. Fascinating he's really not discussed,
Speaker 1: much AND i think it's, because Like, kentucky guys just
Speaker 1: always fly under the. Radar it's. Crazy calipari really does
Speaker 1: sell these like these players, short all of a, sudden
Speaker 1: you had a couple of twins AND i forget their twins,
Speaker 1: Names And Devin booker was just sitting sitting, there, yeah
Speaker 1: Both wiggins and Like Devin booker's just sitting there as
Speaker 1: a fourth.
Speaker 2: Option.
Speaker 1: Right you Had Karl Anthony. Towns you had he like
Speaker 1: barely shot any threes With. Kentucky you Had Emmanuel quickly, who,
Speaker 1: like all of a, sudden now he's a scoring. Machine
Speaker 1: Tyrese maxie fell in the, draft Bam adebayo slightly fell
Speaker 1: in the. Draft all these guys are very very GOOD nba.
Speaker 1: Players So casey And, Wallace i'm fascinated to get your
Speaker 1: take on because a team Like utah could really use.
Speaker 1: Him a team Like detroit who needs a, guard even
Speaker 1: though the fifth probably that would be a reach team
Speaker 1: like The rockets team like the Rock raptors as. Well
Speaker 1: mocked eight to FIFTEEN yep top ten not top ten
Speaker 1: best Fit Dallas.
Speaker 2: Dallas it TELLS Hm dallas BECAUSE i don't Think kyrie's,
Speaker 2: staying AND i think they, know really If Kyrie, lee
Speaker 2: even If kyrie doesn't, leave they still need to backup guard.
Speaker 2: Death BUT i THINK i think there's a more than
Speaker 2: not chance That kyrie decides not to stay With. Dallas
Speaker 2: and if you, don't then How jason kids run that
Speaker 2: offense With Jalen brunson And luca With Kyrie jry Like
Speaker 2: Jaye hardy Don't they don't trust. Them they clearly don't trust.
Speaker 2: Them and maybe it's because the defensive side of, all
Speaker 2: but it you remember When kyrie first got, there and
Speaker 2: there was this stretch where it was Either kyrie playing
Speaker 2: Or luca, playing and Then Josh green was stepping, Up
Speaker 2: Jaydon hardy was stepping. Up but as soon As luca
Speaker 2: And kyrie were back in the, Lineup josh Hart Josh
Speaker 2: green's minutes went, Down Jaydon hardy didn't even see the.
Speaker 2: Floor so defense, now, yeah and so that's WHAT i
Speaker 2: think that as something really good for A Jason kidd
Speaker 2: if you sit here and, say all, right we're not
Speaker 2: going to be able to Retain Tyrie. Akyrie it was
Speaker 2: very good. Experiment we tried to make it, work it didn't. Work,
Speaker 2: Fine we're moving. On Cason wallace is a guy THAT
Speaker 2: i would love to have next To luca that can
Speaker 2: also handle the. Ball, like there's so much importance of
Speaker 2: having two capable ball handlers in TODAY'S. Nba and you
Speaker 2: saw it with The mavericks run to The Western conference
Speaker 2: finals the year prior With Jaylen, brusson and now look
Speaker 2: At jaylen bruss and he went and got a bag
Speaker 2: and went To New york and played really really. Well
Speaker 2: it's because there's so much stock and having two point,
Speaker 2: guards two capable ball handlers that'll be able to keep
Speaker 2: the offense flowing and not getting the trap, situation stuck
Speaker 2: situations kind of get stagnant with the. Ball SO i
Speaker 2: think that a sleeper pick for me Is. Dallas BUT
Speaker 2: i can absolutely see A utah saying, no we're not
Speaker 2: letting this guy go go, pass especially with The Collin
Speaker 2: sexton experiment scene like it didn't.
Speaker 1: Work, yeah and they say they're still committed To Collin
Speaker 1: sexton because he was working through some injury. Issues But
Speaker 1: i'm not so.
Speaker 2: Convincing sometimes it's just a bad taste in, himself and
Speaker 2: the best form of ability is, availability and sometimes some
Speaker 2: people aren't.
Speaker 1: There he just never is another fascinating player That i've
Speaker 1: seen go as high in mocks as four and as
Speaker 1: low in mocks as like. Eight AND i love this.
Speaker 1: Kid he's a kid who started off injured but ended
Speaker 1: up being a real difference maker For Villanova Cam. WHITMORE
Speaker 1: i think he's, BOUNCY i think he's. BIG i think
Speaker 1: he'd be a phenomenal fit for The. ROCKETS i think
Speaker 1: he'd be really good For. Detroit like do you think
Speaker 1: he makes it out of the top? Five do you
Speaker 1: think he is a top five?
Speaker 2: Guy so that's What i've been struggling, With and that's
Speaker 2: WHAT i was looking up today and trying to figure
Speaker 2: out WHAT i liked today Was i'm pretty Sure Amen
Speaker 2: thompson goes before. Him is he better than the Other thompson.
Speaker 2: Brothers that's my problem, Player and that's really the question
Speaker 2: that betters of the drafter looking. For that just fans
Speaker 2: of the. Sport how many? Players what is the gap
Speaker 2: Between Amon thompson AND. Asr? Thompson what is the gap?
Speaker 2: There is it just A Cam? Whitmore is it that
Speaker 2: these brothers are so good that they're going back to?
Speaker 2: BACK i think That Cam whittmore might be the gap
Speaker 2: player in between them that keeps them from going back to.
Speaker 2: Four Six, yeah, yeah then, Five and that's what it
Speaker 2: feels like to. Me maybe he falls a little bit
Speaker 2: less than. Six maybe it just wasn't the right. Fit
Speaker 2: BUT i Think Cam whitmore is definitely in contention for,
Speaker 2: four But amon is gonna win out and THEN i
Speaker 2: Think Cam whitmore goes To detroit.
Speaker 1: Five how much better Is Cam whitmore Than Sidik?
Speaker 2: BAY i think substantially, better just than the fact of, Explosiveness,
Speaker 2: yeah explosiveness and spam and just maybe it's not really
Speaker 2: more of the fault Of Sidek, bay but just how
Speaker 2: he was. Coached he was just coached to be a
Speaker 2: one track, pony Like i'm gonna try to hit a
Speaker 2: bunch of. Threes but if you look at, him especially
Speaker 2: when he got to The, hawks he was slashing more
Speaker 2: to the rim cuts look amazing Like Sidek bay got
Speaker 2: digs do more in The hawks offense Under Quinn. Snyder
Speaker 2: got to do a lot more With Quinn. Snyder so
Speaker 2: NOW i Think cam. Whitmore is it FIT moni? System,
Speaker 2: yeah and possibly. DOES i think That mani's gonna have
Speaker 2: a really really good time with, this just the young
Speaker 2: talent and having all these options to go to instead
Speaker 2: of having to pigeonhole it through A Devin, booker, who,
Speaker 2: YES i would love to have the problem OF i
Speaker 2: gotta find a way to Make Devin booker work in.
Speaker 2: Offense but now you don't have that. Star but that's
Speaker 2: so much more free because everybody can touch the. Ball
Speaker 2: everybody can and you can go around all five players
Speaker 2: and as long as j, yeah, Yeah Jay knivey's not,
Speaker 2: passing but it can touch four out of the five,
Speaker 2: guys and then in With ivy on a good percentage.
Speaker 2: Look and that's WHAT i like about The pistols this
Speaker 2: year THAT i, think no matter what they go at,
Speaker 2: five they're gonna pass the ball so, much And he's
Speaker 2: gonna get them playing together that they're gonna get the
Speaker 2: best look. Possible you Think.
Speaker 1: Auscer is a bad fit because he can't shoot that shot.
Speaker 2: Is no, buts but he does so much. Else he's a,
Speaker 2: playmaker he's a he can, defend he can do all
Speaker 2: these other THINGS i think you want. TO i don't
Speaker 2: know if point guard is the. Term you, know the
Speaker 2: Shot phillips and he has this. POSITION i don't think
Speaker 2: if point guard is the right term for.
Speaker 1: Him is it like but point?
Speaker 2: Forward maybe like a, hybrid kind of like a hybrid.
Speaker 2: Combo and of, course like not having a shot right
Speaker 2: now is probably the best thing for you in TODAY'S
Speaker 2: nba because so many players are working on their. Shot
Speaker 2: outside Of Ben, simmons everybody else is working on their
Speaker 2: shot and making their shot a better. Shot like even
Speaker 2: the Great Lebron james didn't have a good shot at,
Speaker 2: first and even in about halfway of his career still
Speaker 2: didn't have a good. Shot now his shot feels a lot.
Speaker 2: Better he's found something and even though it's probably one
Speaker 2: of the ugliest three Pointers i've ever, seen it works for. Him,
Speaker 2: yea and so. Now and that was the same thing with
Speaker 2: The Dylan brooks. Situation everybody wasself On Dylan. Brooks, well
Speaker 2: if shooting is your only, issue you can work on.
Speaker 2: That so many players worked on That Jimmy butler shoots
Speaker 2: the ball a lot better than when he. Started so
Speaker 2: we're with A i feel like you just got to
Speaker 2: be committed to him because if you look at, him you're, like,
Speaker 2: hey if we get this guy a, shot he can
Speaker 2: surpass his. Brother that's the only thing that he could
Speaker 2: surpass his. Brother so AND i think that's probably the
Speaker 2: reason why he didn't work on a shot as, much because,
Speaker 2: hey If i'm playing with a men every single, TEAM
Speaker 2: i just get the ball to him and he go
Speaker 2: ahead and does. It and that's WHY i Like asar
Speaker 2: in The drift so much because looking of what he,
Speaker 2: played how he played with his brother for so. Long
Speaker 2: he's so. Unselfish, yeah such an unselfish. Player and so
Speaker 2: if you put a bunch of guys that can score around,
Speaker 2: him and that's Why i'm really, Like i'm torn at
Speaker 2: five between him And cam because insert him into that
Speaker 2: lineup With detroit and you put A Kate cunningham who's
Speaker 2: going to have fun playing off the ball with, him
Speaker 2: A jay And ivy who's always looking to. Score you
Speaker 2: have the bigs down low that he can get the
Speaker 2: ball to really. Good, YES i don't, know, Man i'm really,
Speaker 2: TORN i don't know WHERE i want to go at.
Speaker 2: Five IF i Was cam way more TO. Asr BUT
Speaker 2: i think both of them fit that system, really really.
Speaker 2: Well