Washington Wizards draft results:

First Round, 15th overall: Troy Brown, Oregon

Second Round, 44th overall: Issuf Sanon, Slovenia

Umm… Where do I even begin? Oh I know, I would start this draft at the center position. How in the world does the Washington Wizards grab ANOTHER small forward instead of a rebounding center? I want to know who Troy Brown beat out for getting picked at 15th because if Brown beat out Robert Williams, I’m going to blow my top!

I want to back up. This discussion has nothing to do with the athletic ability or the potential of Troy Brown. I really honestly don’t have an opinion on Troy Brown the player because his fit for the Wizards is so poor. Why is a third first-round pick being spent on a 6’7- 6’8 small forward? Porter and Oubre are still here, if they were to be gone, it would have been last night. There is no need for Brown.

Center was the need and the Washington Wizards steered clear of big men.

Grant Paulsen of 106.7 “Grant and Danny Show” had the best tweet in response to the image above, “This is the first ‘War Room’ I’ve ever seen with nobody in it.”

When I heard Troy Brown’s name for the Washington Wizards pick, I swear I thought back this tweet and thought, “Oh my, the Wizards are on auto-pick.” I’m serious, I thought the Wizards thought it was a fantasy draft and just had auto-pick on. The pick was that head-scratching.

There were six PF/C taken after Troy Brown and before Issuf Sanon, the second-round pick. Moritz Wagner, Robert Williams, and Omari Spellman were the big men in the first round between Wizards picks. I am in utter disbelief how the Washington Wizards brass saw a small forward and point guard as a better fit for the team than big men.

The Washington Wizards compounded their rebounding issue by not drafting a big man and staying with the inflated contracts.

I thought the Wizards were going to do something at the draft. Either draft a big man at 15 or move back and draft one later. The Wizards did neither. It is unfortunate that the Wizards fans are going to suffer another season of poor rebounding performances.

The fans are not comforted by the fact that the second round pick could be stashed. I hope Troy Brown has a long an successful career. He was just drafted at the wrong time. The Wizards should have taken a step forward during the draft, instead, they continue to spin the tires of mediocrity.

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