00:00B. Mitch and Finley, 106.7, the fan.
00:04I mean this seriously.
00:07I think of the five of us right now,
00:09we got strobes in for White Brian,
00:11who's somehow stuck in Dallas or something.
00:13Good luck, buddy.
00:14We go longest back with Jeffrey.
00:18Jeff, we have completely packed phones
00:21for a Wizards topic on a Monday in the summer.
00:23Has this ever happened?
00:25Thought I'd never see the date.
00:29All right.
00:30Uh, Dino is in Oxon Hill.
00:33Dino, what's up?
00:34How you feeling about the Wiz?
00:36I'm doing good.
00:37Hey, look, man, I'm driving in the rain right now,
00:39but I'm feeling like the Wizards got to make that decision
00:43to get younger from BYU,
00:44and I'm feeling like they got to do a name change also.
00:47But the buzz around the city is we ready,
00:50and just like the commander's going to do their thing,
00:53the Wizards, if they make the right pick
00:54and build around Youngin and give him the weapons he needs,
00:57we're going to be a problem.
00:59Hell yeah, man.
01:01All right.
01:02Appreciate the call, Dino.
01:04Do you feel like it should be demands and no questions?
01:06I can't say that just 100%,
01:10but I believe that the people who are going to be making this decision,
01:13they now get the chance to sit down and dissect everything,
01:18cross, dot every I, cross every T,
01:21move every damn rock,
01:22and find out everything they can to make that decision.
01:24because, yes, as fans, we fall in love with certain people,
01:30but they may know stuff we don't know.
01:33So my whole thing is it's five guys, I think, that are legitimate,
01:39and I believe whoever they decide on, you got to hit with it, though.
01:43Who's your fifth?
01:43Acuff?
01:44Yeah, I love him, though.
01:47My only thing, listen, I really like Caleb Wilson.
01:51Like, this draft is loaded.
01:52Who's the bad man?
01:53This draft is loaded.
01:55Peterson, Peterson, Boozer, Wilson.
01:58You know, Acuff, listen, bro,
02:00if you want a point guard that's going to be able to run something,
02:04but see, then you already got, what, trade?
02:06That's my thing.
02:07But trade is going to be how long?
02:08How much longer is he going to be here?
02:10I don't know.
02:10Those are all real questions.
02:12People really like Flemings, the Houston point guard,
02:15because he plays really good D, too.
02:17The kid Wagler from Illinois I liked a lot.
02:20I mean, this draft is loaded.
02:21I say this.
02:22So we were in there having a conversation about DeBanza and other people.
02:28Is DeBanza been in the cup?
02:30I mean, Cooper Flagg?
02:31Probably not.
02:32I probably think not.
02:34So the question was, he's probably top five,
02:37and we went and looked at the last ten number one picks.
02:40At this present time, I don't think you can say he's in the top five.
02:45DeBanza of the past five?
02:46Yeah.
02:47No, of the past ten.
02:48I mean, the two that jump out to me are Flagg and Wemby, right?
02:52That's two great ones that jump out.
02:54I mean, it is.
02:55Ant was fifth, wasn't he?
03:00Anthony Edwards was number one?
03:02I mean, what a game that dude has.
03:04So, I mean, when you look at those, it's just like, yes, every year we make one guy that guy.
03:14Last year you knew one guy was that guy.
03:16This is, I think it is DeBanza, but I don't know that the level of separation is close to what
03:23it was with Flagg and Wemby.
03:25If you checked out the game, would you automatically assume DeBanza?
03:29That's a fair question.
03:30Dude, so my daughters last night, or when we were driving, were like, oh, so daddy, like, does it,
03:37I had to explain what the number one overall pick meant, right?
03:41And they're like, so is he like LeBron James?
03:43And I was like, no.
03:45Like, there's only one of him.
03:47But then what I said to her is, I was like, but the best player in the league right now
03:51is a guy named Shea Gilgis Alexander.
03:54And he wasn't the number one overall pick.
03:56So, like, sometimes guys, like, to me, why it's DeBanza and not that close for me, the ceiling.
04:06We have no idea where this thing could go.
04:08I think Cam Boozer's going to be a really good pro.
04:11I think he's the highest floor, but I don't know how much higher the ceiling gets.
04:14I think he'll develop a really good three-point shot and be a really good NBA player.
04:19Some people are split on that.
04:21I like Caleb Wilson.
04:24Who did we have on last week?
04:25Maybe it was Chase that said he reminded him of Sean Kemp.
04:29I mean, Sean Kemp's one of my favorites ever.
04:32Let's let these folks chime in.
04:34Clyde is in Arlington.
04:36Clyde, what's up, man?
04:37Wiz got number one.
04:39Hey, listen, let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
04:42A long time, we're just fans.
04:43And I want to enjoy this.
04:46Let's think back to the buildup.
04:48So, I was texting all my friends, get your lucky rabbit foot out and so forth.
04:54So, on the day of the draft, there I was with my wizard's pint glass that one of my nephews
05:00gave me years ago.
05:01I had it filled, waiting for the fifth pick.
05:05And then we got past the fifth pick and saying, now I think we're on a roll.
05:10We get to the fourth, go down to third, and now I'm really interested, and I think it's going to
05:16happen.
05:17And it happened.
05:18And I'm telling you, I think we are turning the tide.
05:21We're, you know, sometimes we're between the fourth or the sixth relevant sports team in this town, you know, behind
05:29the, might be the Mystics, might be the Spirit, or DC United.
05:32But I think we can bump up to number three.
05:36Bro, they can go to number two.
05:38If the Wizards are good again, like people kind of, basketball is, some people love.
05:43I mean, listen, football rules, let's put that out there.
05:48But they could be number two if they just started winning some damn games.
05:52Like, during the Gill run, during the Wall run, they were number two.
05:57Whatever it was called then, MCI Center, Verizon Center, Cap One, whatever that building's been called, bumped during those years.
06:04It was awesome going to games.
06:06You go to Clyde's before, you go to Rocket Bar after, like it was awesome.
06:10Not to mention, I think because all the construction so far has been kind of out of sight to the
06:16public, the new arena's going to be sick.
06:19Which will also, like, add, I mean, I don't know, I think by the Wizards season opener this fall, right,
06:27whenever that, late October, I feel like they usually start, that arena's going to look different, too.
06:33Oh, yeah, it will.
06:35That, Wiz could become a hot thing.
06:37But you know what it is?
06:38Win games.
06:39Totally.
06:40Nothing helps like that.
06:41In the arena, it's going to look better because people be there to discuss it and talk about it when
06:45they leave out.
06:46Jared is in Rockville.
06:47Jared, what's up, dude?
06:50Hey, boys.
06:50We were very similar to you yesterday, JP.
06:52We had soccer from two to three.
06:54And right as it went off, we had, you know, we had to put it on and we were just
06:59pumped in the car.
07:00My eight-year-old, we were so excited.
07:02But one gripe was like, shouldn't they go four, three, then announce one, and then number two?
07:07That annoyed me a little bit.
07:09Why?
07:10Why announce one, then number two?
07:12Because once they say two, you know who's number one.
07:16Yeah, I get that.
07:17But it's almost like announce the number one and then go from there.
07:22And I don't know.
07:23I feel like it's a little bit more exciting.
07:26You build up to get that explosion at the end.
07:30You know who it is.
07:31And then when you say it, then now you can go there.
07:34I think if you go four, three, one, two, it takes a little bit away from them.
07:38Instead, like, if you ever notice in golf, if the guy watch golf, the other guys are, the other one,
07:45the guy that's about to win the tournament is an inch away.
07:48What does he do?
07:49What does he do?
07:49He marks it.
07:50And the other guys get out the way so they can leave it for that person to be the last
07:55one there.
07:55Because that's the person that's supposed to be getting all the accolades.
07:58The number one.
07:59Not the other guys.
08:01Let them go.
08:03Thanks for the call, brother.
08:04I'm going to take another one in.
08:06Chico is in Baltimore.
08:07Chico, how you feeling about the Wiz?
08:09What's up, man?
08:10Hey, how you doing, B-more?
08:12Hey, I'm happy.
08:13It's about time.
08:14I feel it's about time.
08:16And I feel that the Wizards should learn from the Mystics, probably from this draft.
08:25You said they should learn from the Mystics?
08:28What do you mean?
08:29The Mitts, well, getting all these draft picks to turn around their team.
08:33Especially if they get the guy from BYU.
08:35You understand that?
08:37I understand what you're saying, but right now, what they're doing is very similar.
08:42They got a ton of players on the scene.
08:44They have consolidated the power base where it's monumental basketball.
08:49So they're trying to build the same way.
08:51They're not a winning team.
08:52Yeah, they're not a winning team right now.
08:54And then again, you got to look at the level of competition that they deal with on a regular basis,
08:58too.
08:59Yeah.
08:59And where they were in trying to build back up.
09:02The Wizards were winning already.
09:05And the Wizards were at the bottom.
09:07Yeah, and the Mystics won a title in, what, 2019?
09:11When did the Deladon title happen?
09:13Yo, can I point just one thing out, to be fair?
09:17How many teams are in the WNBA?
09:20Ten?
09:21Eight?
09:21Well, yeah.
09:21They're still associated, you know.
09:23And do you think that the Mystics should get some of the Maryland women's players there?
09:29Sure.
09:32Yo, like, it's a lot easier for the sticks to load up on draft picks.
09:37Because there's only, how many teams?
09:40Ten, eleven?
09:41Eight or ten teams.
09:42So, like, if you have two picks, that's 20% of the first round.
09:48Right?
09:49Am I crazy?
09:50No, you're not.
09:51Like, you're going to have a lot more picks.
09:55All right.
09:56Yes, but, like, in general, that caller's right.
09:58The Wizards are 15 teams.
10:01Fifteen.
10:01So, if you have two first rounders.
10:03And it's, like, 30 in the NBA.
10:03Right, it's double the amount of picks and teams you're competing with.
10:08But, yes, Michael Winger's in charge of all of it.
10:10So, they're trying to build it the same way.
10:12I just thought that was a, am I crazy?
10:14Was that kind of a weird call?
10:15Hmm.
10:17Yeah.
10:17I think it was more about the Mystics than it was the Wizards.
10:21Jim is in Manassas.
10:22What's up, Jim?
10:25Jim, you're up, bud?
10:26Jim, the Aquarium boys.
10:28What's up, dude?
10:29Yeah, we got you.
10:31Yeah, okay.
10:32How y'all doing, man?
10:33I'm so excited.
10:34JP, you actually, where I was when I heard, I was actually at work.
10:39I was talking to my supervisor, and I got a notification on my phone.
10:42I had to keep myself from freaking out in front of her, man.
10:46I love that.
10:48Yes, for sure, for sure.
10:49But I know, JP, you always talk about the arenas era.
10:52Like, I was too young to really experience that.
10:55I mean, but Pete Wall and Beal and all those teams, man, like, that was it for me.
11:00And so when they made it to Game 7 in 2017, almost made it to the East Finals.
11:05I mean, there was no better time for me to be able to defend than just a portal of suck.
11:12Portal of suck is a good term.
11:16So they get to this point where we finally win the lottery after years of bad, bad luck.
11:22I mean, just Michael Winger, Will Dawkins, they've just done a tremendous job.
11:26I can't wait to see who we get.
11:28And Beam is just right.
11:29I fully trust them to make whatever this is they deem right for the team.
11:35And thank you, Ted, for stepping back.
11:36Thank you all.
11:37Appreciate you, buddy.
11:38Good call right there.
11:39We'll keep the calls going.
11:40John Wall is going to join the program at 1 o'clock.
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