I’d like to believe that NBA fans are somewhat rational, but that belief goes out of the window during NBA Summer League.

If you’re a fan of a team that has a lottery pick, chances are you’ve already made up your mind on said pick following the summer circuit. After you watch the player participate in a few exhibition games, it’s very easy to become either excited or super discouraged.

I’ve been caught in the trap, too. After watching Glen Rice Jr. tear up the summer league, I firmly believed that he’d become a part of the Washington Wizards‘ core. Then he got waived just a few months later once the regular season began.

This year was no different.

Kelly Oubre gave me hope for the future as he flashed potential all throughout summer league. Even when he didn’t play very well, Oubre still displayed a skill-set that will transfer to the next level. In his final game, Oubre scored 30 points and displayed a much improved jump shot.

Washington’s second round pick, Aaron White, was essentially the complete opposite.

Ernie Grunfeld surprised everyone when he decided to use the 49th overall pick, and even more surprisingly, he didn’t use it on an unknown international prospect.

Instead, he took Iowa’s Aaron White with hopes of having him develop overseas before signing a deal with the Wizards.

While that was Grunfeld’s original plan for White, it seemed like they would leave the window for him open based on how well he played during summer league.

Even though summer league is pretty meaningless, it gives front office members a decent look at how far along a player is in his development.

Aaron White probably could’ve gotten a roster spot if he played excellent basketball during summer league. At the very least, he could’ve made Grunfeld and Co. consider giving him a spot this upcoming season. That’s not what happened, though. In fact, quite the opposite happened.

In six games, Aaron White averaged just 3 points and 4 rebounds per game on less than 31 percent shooting from the field. He was billed as a “stretch four” coming out of college, but White missed all 9 of his three point attempts. White started for Washington at the beginning of summer league, but eventually lost his spot.

White still showed flashes of why Grunfeld took him with the second round pick. He’s capable of running the floor and showed great athleticism at times. His basketball IQ also seems to be high and he does the little things that often go unnoticed.

Aaron White showcases his athleticism on a sweet putback slam. http://t.co/yZx1WXWmli https://t.co/wcYky5xyOE — Bullets Forever (@BulletsForever) July 11, 2015

Unfortunately, he’ll need more than jumping ability before he contributes at the next level. I mean, just ask Jan Vesely. We all know how that story ended.

To maker matters worse, Oleksiy Pecherov (yes, THAT Pecherov) lit Aaron White up in his final game — he scored 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in less than 20 minutes of playing time. That’s bad.

I don’t know if Aaron White will ever become an NBA level player, but I’m glad Grunfeld at least took a “chance” on him. If he ever develops a consistent jump shot, White will eventually crack an NBA rotation.

He’s basically a jump shot away from becoming valuable. Right now, though, he’s simply not good enough. He’s got to become stronger and, again, needs to develop a jumper.

He was the 49th overall pick, so expectations are pretty low on Aaron White. As always, we’ll try to keep an eye on him while he plays overseas. We probably won’t be seeing White play in a Wizards uniform until next year’s summer league. Until then, let’s hope he’s spending time in the gym getting better.