Are you sick of the off-season and patiently waiting for the Washington Wizards‘ season to begin? Well, if you’re really desperate for some basketball, you could check out the Eurobasket Tournament.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: but I want to watch the Washington Wizards play. Believe it or not, there are a number of players on the team that are participating in this year’s tournament.

First off, Marcin Gortat is probably making his final appearance for the Polish national team. While the team doesn’t have much NBA talent, the Polish team is scrappy and surprisingly competitive.

I mean, they were a Gortat corner three away from taking the French national team to overtime. The Polish Machine is averaging roughly 11 points and 6 rebounds per game in less than 26 minutes per game.

But, we all know what to expect from Gortat. He’s consistently good and dependable. If you’re really not into watching Gortat pick-and-roll teams to death, you’ll probably enjoy the Czech national team.

Ernie Grunfeld, for whatever reason, loves prospects from the Czech Republic.

I’m not sure if you guys remember a guy named Jan Vesely — Washington’s sixth overall pick in 2011.

That’s the same guy that got picked over the likes of Kawhi Leonard and Klay Thompson, only to get traded for a 506-year-old Andre Miller just a few seasons later.

Vesely is out of the league now and probably won’t return anytime soon.

I’m hoping we get to see the Airwolf soar on an NBA court again, but I wouldn’t bet on him rockin’ a Washington Wizards uniform ever again.

Regardless, it’s pretty easy to look at a guy like Vesely and wonder why the Wizards picked him sixth overall.

In hindsight, none of us would pick him in the first round. But, when you watch him play in Eurobasket, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype, like I’m sure Grunfeld did before it was his turn to pick:

Jan Vesely is averaging 18 & 9 in Eurobasket. He's seriously the Czech Kenneth Faried: https://t.co/17p5XsFCS5 — Ben M (@BenMehicNBA) September 7, 2015

Vesely is very athletic — which is a cliche thing to say about a professional athlete. Look, the dude can really jump and he’s freakishly long. The tools he has make him an impressive player at the lower level. The players he matches up against don’t have his level of athleticism.

Without Vesely, the Czech team wouldn’t be as competitive as they are. He’s putting up about 17 points and 9 rebounds per game and is coming off a 20 point, 13 rebound performance against Croatia and Dario Saric.

Vesely is an impressive player at the lower level, but we can all agree that he’s not made for the NBA. He can’t shoot, like, at all. He still sucks at free throws too; he’s made just 46 percent of his attempts in Eurobasket. More importantly, though, everyone in the NBA can jump high. At that level, Vesely is nothing more than a volleyball player attempting to play basketball.

While we won’t see Vesely play for the Washington Wizards again, we will eventually see another Czech star suit up for the nation’s capital: Tomas Satoransky.

Like many of you, I hated this pick in 2012. I wanted the Washington Wizards to pick Draymond Green out of Michigan State, but Grunfeld opted to take the 6’7″ Czech point guard. At the time, it seemed like Grunfeld was just trolling everyone on the blogosphere. Did the Wizards really need Satoransky?

Fast-forward a couple of years and it looks like Satoransky will finally make the jump to the NBA soon, and the Washington Wizards will have a spot for him to fill.

I was skeptical of the pick and would obviously want Green instead, but Satoransky actually has the tools to become a solid player at the next level, which cannot be said for Vesely.

Satoransky has improved his outside shooting, possesses great court vision, runs the floor well, can play multiple positions and defends well. In six games, Satoransky has averaged 13 points, 6 rebounds and nearly 9 assists per game. He’s basically the Czech version of Magic Johnson…

Washington Wizards basketball is just over a month away, but if you really want to watch some of the guys play, tune into Eurobasket.

Tomas Satoranksy will be a Wizard pretty soon and you’ll get to watch Vesely play meaningful basketball. The Czech duo will never play together in the NBA, but they’re still enjoyable to watch.