Over the past several weeks, the Washington Wizards have hosted pre-draft work outs. Other than Delon Wright and Jerian Grant, the Wizards haven’t had many first round projected prospects visit them at the Verizon Center.

Washington has the 19th overall pick, and unless something unexpected occurs, they will use the selection on the best player available.

Rakeem Christmas, a 23-year-old center from Syracuse University, is the 38th best player in this month’s NBA Draft, according to DraftExpress. However, a player of his size and athleticism could end up sneaking into the first round.

According to Josh Newman of ZagsBlog, Rakeem Christmas will work out for the Washington Wizards soon:

Sources told SNY.tv on Wednesday afternoon that Christmas has six more workouts to go. He will visit the Utah Jazz on Sunday, Denver Nuggets on Monday, Houston Rockets on June 17, Washington Wizards on June 18, Cleveland Cavaliers on June 22 and Chicago Bulls on June 23.

As I mentioned earlier, the Wizards aren’t missing a single piece before making a run at the NBA Finals. Although they are missing guard depth and a stretch four, they also might need to add a backup big man since Kevin Seraphin‘s departure seems very likely.

Washington hasn’t had an explosive big man on their roster since they traded JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets in 2012. While both Marcin Gortat and Nene are skilled and certainly capable of producing, neither are explosive nor excel in transition. Both bigs are 30+ years old as well.

Last season with the Orange, Rakeem Christmas averaged over 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. He is a reach with the 19th overall pick, but if he performs well during his predraft work outs, a team might consider taking him late in the first round.

If Washington ends up trading back in the draft, Rakeem Christmas might be available.

Rakeem Christmas isn’t going to “wow” anyone with his outside shot nor his post-skills, but he does possess the athleticism that’s necessary in the NBA nowadays. He seems to be solid defensively as well, so that’s certainly a plus.

John Wall hasn’t played with a lob-threat in a long time and Rakeem Christmas would be a good fit. His skill-set is going to translate to the NBA — ability to finish, catch lobs and protect the rim. Christmas also shot over 71 percent from the free throw line last year in Syracuse, so he’s got decent touch for a big man.

Rakeem Christmas is going to make a living by running in transition, catching lobs and protecting the rim. At 23-years-old, NBA scouts pretty much know what they’re going to get out of him. He’s definitely a reach with the 19th pick, but it’s good to get an understanding of every player in the draft, especially if they become available in a trade during draft night.