Last night, the Wizards drafted 6’11” Czech forward Jan Vesely with the sixth pick in the first round of the NBA Draft. Vesely sounds like he’s a solid prospect and all, but the crowd in Newark last night was most impressed by his, uh, scoring ability.
No surprise here as the Washington Wizards selected John Wall as the #1 draft pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. The SEC Player of the Year was one of five University of Kentucky Wildcats selected in the first round as Leonsis and Co. hope to kickoff a new era for the Wizards franchise. In fact, the organization is already selling “Wall: Game Changer” t-shirts. I mean, no point in wasting time, right? The Wizards have…
A lot of teams use the annual NBA Draft how it’s supposed to be used: a way to spruce up rosters by selecting talented young players from various universities and overseas. As a result, teams usually end up with a younger lineup than they had before. That’s if you want to be all conformist about it. The Wizards decided this year that they’d take their own little nihilistic spin on what the draft is supposed…
Last night at the NBA Draft, the West got better by picking some young talent (Greg Oden to Portland, Kevin Durant to Seattle) and the East got better by trading for talent (Zach Randolph to New York, Ray Allen to Boston). The Wizards got better by selecting USC shooting guard/small forward Nick Young. Young averaged just over 17 points per game last year at SoCal and is known for his mid-range jumper and fearless…
Sometimes you need to clean yourself up, get serious, and move in with daddie for a few months before you head to Latin America for a new gig. The District bids Jenna Bush adios. D.C.-based television shows have an elderly audience and DCist has some suggestions to fix that. They’re also throwing Butterstick the panda bear a birthday bash. Yeah, we may have a few issues with our World Cup broadcasters here, but this guy…
Maryland juniors Ekenna Ibekwe and D.J. Strawberry are reportedly entering the NBA Draft. This isn’t cause for alarm for Terps fans, though. Neither player is expected to hire an agent, meaning they’ll retain their eligibility to return to college. The pair are merely seeing where their draft stock lies and taking the opportunity to compete for NBA scouts in pre-draft camps. Barring incredible performances in those workouts, they’ll both be back in Terps uniforms…
(Editor’s Note: DCist would like to welcome another new member to our Sports staff. Hayden Alfano will be covering the local college hoops beat as well as assisting in our upcoming coverage of the 2005 NBA Draft.) After a grueling season, college basketball coaches have little time to relax. The recruiting trail beckons, and they lay awake at night worrying if any of their players will declare early for the NBA Draft. Local hoops coaches…
Shaq or no Shaq, the Wizards fell once again to the Miami Heat on Saturday and with it brought the end of their season. We could pull a Tony Kornheiser and run around screaming “Remember the Caps?” or listen to Mike Wise when he says that a “bright future” doesn’t always turn out the way you envisioned it. We could do that, but we’re not going to. Instead let’s focus on what the Wiz…