Nikola Radicevic is going to work out for the Washington Wizards…

Over the past several weeks, the Wizards had a number of point guards at the Verizon Center for predraft work outs. From Jerian Grant to Delon Wright, Washington has hosted a few very solid guards that might be available with their 19th overall selection in this month’s draft.

While I’m sure you’re familiar with both Grant and Wright, I’m also pretty sure you’ve never heard of Nikola Radicevic.

Serbian PG for Sevilla Nikola Radicevic, I'm hearing, headed to U.S. for workouts with Wizards and Thunder. — David Pick (@IAmDPick) June 8, 2015

After a quick, 5-minute research session (shout out to DraftExpress), I’ve learned that Nikola Radicevic is a 6’5″ 21-year-old point guard. Do you know who loves tall, European point guards? You guessed it: Ernie Grunfeld.

Let me refresh your memory. Washington sold their second round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers last season.

That pick turned out to be Jordan Clarkson, who made the All-Rookie team.

A couple years before that, Grunfeld drafted Jan Vesely‘s buddy — Tomas Satoransky with the 32nd overall pick.

Jan Vesely, who was picked 6th overall in 2011, is no longer in the NBA, and quite frankly, probably will never step on an NBA court again.

So, why did the Wizards pick Satoransky over Draymond Green, who was clearly the best available player when it was Grunfeld’s turn to choose in the second round? That I can’t explain. Satoransky seems to have the tools to be a successful player in the NBA — he’s tall, athletic and improved his perimeter shot. But, he’s also making more money in Europe than he would in the NBA. Oh, and he wants playing time.

Grunfeld has always had a weird fascination with international players, so it’s not surprising that *googles name…* Nikola Radicevic is heading to D.C. for a predraft work out.

Now, look. Nikola Radicevic might be a solid player. He really might. But given the history, the Wizards will probably take him with the 49th pick and he’ll never wear a Wizards jersey. Instead, he’ll get talked about by the fans who were hoping to see him eventually play for Washington, only to eventually see him get traded for a bench player.

Second round picks are valuable, but they’re not valued by the Washington Wizards, which is a sign that things should change. Unfortunately, they won’t. Last year, they traded Clarkson for cash considerations to the Los Angeles Lakers. Clarkson became one of the league’s breakout young players, while the Wizards used the open roster spot to sign 500-year-old Rasual Butler, who probably won’t be on the roster next year.

Rant. Over.

Nikola Radicevic might be good, guys. He really might be…