Washington Wizards Will Probably Never See Tomas Satoransky

Remember Tomas Satoransky — the dude the Washington Wizards picked in the second round in the 2012 NBA Draft? He was supposed to be the John Stockton to Jan Vesely‘s Karl Malone. Sorry…

The 6’7″ Czech point guard is unlike Vesely because he actually has talent that’s transferable to the next level. He’s obviously super tall for a point guard, has an improved jump shot, runs the floor well and does a solid job at creating for others. He’s everything you would want in a backup point guard.

The problem is, Satoransky was never too fond of playing backup guard.

John Wall is a member of the team and he’s not going to take a back seat to Satoransky. He’s been the go-to guy everywhere he’s played, but that won’t be the case in the NBA. So far, Satoransky has been unwilling to take a mid-level contract from the Wizards to play a backup role.

Today, it was reported that Satoransky had agreed to a six-year extension with Barcelona — his current club.

What does this mean for the Washington Wizards? Well, they probably won’t see the 24-year-old guard in the nation’s capital anytime soon. Really, I’d be shocked if he ever wears a Wizards uniform.

As some of you have pointed out, the Wizards could theoretically buy him out of his current deal with Barcelona and sign him to a deal in the future. But, let’s not forget about the Wizards’ front office. When was the last time they made such a move? Instead, expect Satoransky’s rights to be traded in a deal involving DeJuan Blair‘s ghost.

Sadly, this isn’t the first time something like this happened to Washington.

It seems like they trade the rights to a forgotten European player every year. We had Nemanja Bjelica for a bit and Emir Preldzic, but neither have them ever stepped foot inside of the Wizards’ practice gym. That’s just the way things happen under Ernie Grunfeld.

Satoransky was supposed to fill the backup point guard hole next season, but it doesn’t look like that will be the case. Ramon Sessions is going to be an unrestricted free agent, so the Wizards could look to re-sign the productive backup. Having a player like Satoransky, though, who could play and defend multiple positions would’ve been ideal.

And, before you click out of this article, I want to offer a friendly reminder: the Washington Wizards picked Satoransky over Draymond Green. Sorry, again.