Mock Draft 3.0 – Predicting how the dominoes fall, with view to fit, shifts, and OKC Thunder best bet
142. . PF. International. Sekou Doumbouya. 9. player
If you’re asking yourselves how Ted Leonsis and the Wizards avoided a tampering fine when they immediately leaked news of targeting Raptors GM Masai Ujiri less than five minutes after they laid hands on that gold ball then join the crowd.
ESPN Sources: The Washington Wizards are preparing to make a prolific offer to Toronto's championship architect Masai Ujiri -- as much as $10M annually -- to run its basketball operations. https://t.co/KQf18YUkLN
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 14, 2019
For the moment they’ve avoided punishment but arrive at draft night with no General Manager which makes what they’ll elect to do even more puzzling.
Still with depth needed at virtually every position and a bloated salary sheet the Wizards are in desperate need of adding talent across the board.
Frenchman Sekou Doumbouya has jumped up boards in recent weeks as has Goga Bitadze and the Jaxson Hayes also remains an option. Yet, the combination of Doumbouya’s fundamental skill set and potential upside not only fills a gaping hole up front but he fits the type of swing big effort the Wizards like to make.