Potential Trade Targets

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Id take Kispert over Deni if I had my pick of non Kuzma Wizards players.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Id take Kispert over Deni if I had my pick of non Kuzma Wizards players.

That's interesting. To me, he is the guy that when I watch him play always seems overrated vs how people talk about him on here.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Deni would 100% take all of Hendricks minutes too btw.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

That's interesting. To me, he is the guy that when I watch him play always seems overrated vs how people talk about him on here.

He's a tall shooter who isn't terrible on defense.

I'm taking that over a connector/team defender without any standout skill

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

That's interesting. To me, he is the guy that when I watch him play always seems overrated vs how people talk about him on here.

Kispert is another interesting guy... less interesting than Deni imo. He isn't just a shooter as he moves really well off ball too. I think he's another guy on a real team or a good team that would be viewed as more useful.

I think you could do some yankee swap nonsense with guys like KO/Dunn/JC and get some ammo to pair with one of our picks and get both guys.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Kispert is another interesting guy... less interesting than Deni imo. He isn't just a shooter as he moves really well off ball too. I think he's another guy on a real team or a good team that would be viewed as more useful.

I think you could do some yankee swap nonsense with guys like KO/Dunn/JC and get some ammo to pair with one of our picks and get both guys.

I think it's just when I watch him he always looks like he's trying really hard. Don't get me wrong, I like guys that try hard, but it gets exciting when stuff seems really natural/effortless.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Wiz should not trade Deni for one pick. We absolutely should trade one pick for him. His contract is phenomenal even if he doesn't take monster steps forward. If you got two years down the road and wanted to upgrade you could recycle him for what you bought him for (if its one pick).

Just an FYI - his contract is 4/55M after this year and it descends in value. Last two years of the deal he makes 13M and 12M. The cap goes up 50% by then and our cap situation would be more complicated by then with extensions.

 

[KqWIN]

I’ve watched wayyyyy to much Wizards this year. Here are my thoughts on their players:

Kuzma - Not good despite the numbers. Deserves as much hate as Poole. Completely takes over the offense every time he touches it. If he doesn’t end up shooting, he will take 5 seconds to think about shooting before handing a time bomb off to a teammate. Plays “hard”, but in a summer league way. Not sure if he can tone it down and be an actual player on a real team.

Deni - Very good defender, smart offensive player. Skilled….but not a confident shooter. Think he would mix well with good players. I would not trade this guy if I was WAS.

Tyus - Extremely smooth player. Has improved his shooting and always seems to make the right. Does not have the defensive tenacity he had in MEM. Looks like a fish out of water given how everyone else wants to play. He’s a classic, get the troops together type of PG.

Kispert - Moves around a ton, and can move the ball around a little bit. And he’s….alright. Probably a worse shooter and better cutter than he’s given credit for. Release makes it a little awkward for him to shoot on the move. Terrible, terrible defender. Plays fake hustle defense at best.

The common theme when I watch the Wizards is that they got a lot of guys who play “hard” but completely reckless on both ends. Think of Sexton, THT, Clarkson etc when they are NOT cooking. That is their identity of their team, and anyone who tries to play within some kind of structure looks completely out of place.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think it's just when I watch him he always looks like he's trying really hard. Don't get me wrong, I like guys that try hard, but it gets exciting when stuff seems really natural/effortless.

He's kinda like Joe Harris before Joe Harris completely broke. He's bigger so better?

I'm not a huge fan and I think he is more likely a 20+ minute a night high level bench guy vs a starter but he could start on a team with stars that needs offball offense.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Deni is a better passer is the only thing I will give him over Simone. I watched Simone absolutely body Deni on a rebounding opportunity Deni should have had. Maybe he has an edge overall, but it's slight and contextual if anything

Yeah, one play means everything lol.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah, one play means everything lol.

Simone is also a tank. He thicc. Deni is a good defender and just a more fluid athlete. Simone is a straight line dump truck. Both guys are positionally fluid and I think would complement each other.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I have to imagine any player you free from Washington will feel like they were freed from a basketball prison and be like 10% better instantly.