These Wizards Trade Rumors Are GETTING INSANE!

These Wizards Trade Rumors Are GETTING INSANE!

Good evening, Wizards Nation. So, I want to talk about these trade rumors because I feel like they’re getting insane. You know what I mean? I feel like there’s new a new NBA report like now like like twice in the week now. It was the first one was Sabonis. Sabonis coming to DC. Now, it’s apparently Darius Garland that the Wizards are apparently interested in him. I keep using the word apparently because I don’t know if I’m buying stock into these type of reports. Honestly, like with the Wizards, like the first thing I’m thinking about is just like if you think about it, we could use anyone to come here and help us. These reporters are probably thinking to myself, I mean, these reporters are probably thinking to my bad. Hold on. Let me put chat right here. Um, Rod says, “I just saw the Garland trade rumors a couple seconds ago.” Yeah, like the these reporters are just linking everybody to us and, you know, just thinking, h well, the Wizards, you know, they’re the worst team in the league right now. They can use this dude, you know, or you know, and I’m just like, nowadays, we got to fish through the sea of rumors, man. We got to see the validity in these type of rumors and reports. But yeah, man. Um, let me turn this thing on real quick. Uh, if you enjoy this stream, please like and subscribe. What the hell is wrong with my laptop? Um, because like I said, last week it was Sabonis. Now it’s freaking Oh, what the hell? What’s wrong with my laptop? This stream has gone crazy so far. Hold on one second, y’all. Um, god damn it. The [ __ ] is wrong with this [ __ ] laptop? Hold on. Raj says, “Stots on giving up balau on a trade.” I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t do it. At least I was about to say not yet. Um, no, I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t. Too much too much potential there. Um, but anyways, let me let me finish this intro. Sorry about that. That was horrible start to the freaking string. What the hell? Um, let’s see here. Uh, so yeah, this report states right here by Jake Wangbash. Uh, Jade Waynebash NBA. I feel like now these NBA reporters, like you just attached NBA to your Twitter handle name and you’re automatically deemed an NBA reporter. See, I don’t know this dude. I’m not trying to dog on him or anything like that, but like what the hell? Like, you know, granted it was 946 likes. I’m one of them, but I only did it because of the stream I wanted. But I was just like, bro, you could put I don’t know, Alex Jones NBA, and then people will actually freaking buy into it. Like, what the [ __ ] is Alex Jones doesn’t know anything about the NBA? This dude, I don’t know. I don’t know where he works for. I mean, I don’t know. I’m not trying to dog on him, but like he probably knows more about basketball than I do, but Alex Jones NBA. The Washington Wizards are interested in Zion Willington. Anyways, he says the Timberwolves, Magic, and Wizards would be considered potential candidates to pursue Darius Garland for the Cleveland Cavaliers if the Cavs engage in trade discussions centered around a two-time all-star. Garland should receive strong interest from teams of needing of lead guard and duties. He basically didn’t state that we are outright interested in them. My bad. I got to move checks. I’m trying to read this. He didn’t state the Wizards have like contacted the Cavaliers or the Wizards have serious interest or not even serious just interest in general. He just said would be considered. I feel like this is more his take than actual yeah reporting being done. I don’t think this is anything that’s I don’t know. I I just don’t the NBA. That’s all I’m going to say. But um I mean he said this to circulate obviously around Wizards Twitter. Let’s see here. Uh, everybody says here, “I like Jaylen. I Yeah, Jaden Ivy, not Jaylen.” Uh, let’s see here. People are saying we can actually use both of them, Garland and Sabonis to include Kaminga transforming the team, but we’ll also take us out of a top pick. Somebody brought this up in the chat recently. You could trade for Sabonis and then just, you know, bench him for the rest of the season with a quote unquote injury. I was just like, h, this dude might be up to something. Like I said in the video, I’m not considering Sabonis until after the trade. I mean, I’m sorry, after the the lottery to see where we land. If we’re positioned to get Camboozer, what’s the need for Sabonis? No offense to Sabonis. Anyways, let me finish this real quick. So, this is Derek Garland. The first thing I thought of was, all right, Sabonis last week, Darius Garland this week. Who would I want between those two dudes? And no offense to those two dudes. They’re both uh all-star caliber players. Uh granted, Garland is younger. I believe he’s 25 now. Sabonis is turning 30 in May. They’re both kind of fit of a position of need. Obviously, with Garland needing a primary ball handler, point guard. He will fit here. Sabonis as well uh will be a perfect front court mate to Alexar in my opinion. But the contracts, they’re ugly. This is Darius Garland contract. Darius Garland. Uh, yeah, he’s listening, he’s going to turn 26 soon. Uh, he is two more years on his contract after this year. He is due to make $42 million next year and then $44 million a year after that. And then after that, he’s a unrestricted free agent. Same thing with Sabonis. It’s kind of like the similar contract structure. They only have two years left in the $40 million range. One’s younger than the other. They both pretty much are defensive liabilities. So, who would you take? Who would you take? And I’m saying this with the utmost respect to Darius Garland. If I had to choose between one of the two, I don’t want to be a coward and back out. I don’t like content creators just say nothing and then back out. I honestly would lean towards Garland primarily the fact because of his age and also I mean hopefully there’s growing left to do with him and his game but but not by but but but it’s not it’s not a big it’s not a big bridge between those two dudes honestly it’s not the main thing that attracts you to Sabonis is that I feel like with Sabonis you’re not going to give up assets ass to get to get him. As a matter of fact, there’s reports saying that that the the the Kings may need to attach assets to Sabonis to get rid of him, which I honestly I’m not buying too much stock into that. I feel like the Kings might just get a second round pick here and there. That’s assets, you know. Um, you know, if Bradley Beal could be traded with this horrific contract, we got what pick swaps and you know what I mean. I’m pretty even though Sabonis has two years left. He’s 30 years old. I don’t know. I still feel like they’re gonna get minimal minimal value in return. If that with Garland, I don’t even think he’s available from the Cavaliers. I don’t even think the Cavs are making him available. I think this is more of a report from this dude with NBA next to his name. You know, Garland right now, these are his current stats for this year. He’s not having a good year. Let’s just be honest. We are being honest. He’s not having a good year. Um he has uh granted he’s played 11 games, but you know, it’s Garland. He is averaging right now 15.5 points on 36% from the field, 28% from the three. Granted, these uh shooting splits do not reflect on the type of player that he is. This is a guy who damn near averages 40% from the three, around 45% from the field. A rough start. I like to think he’s going to flip over. There’s been obviously injury. I believe he has a toe injury, but the thing that I that gets me with Darius Garland is well, we have Trey Johnson who’s going to be I feel like most of us already agree with this, our number two moving forward. our starting shooting guard. Are y’all comfortable with a back court of Darius Garland and Trey Johnson, bro? That’s barbecue chicken. Defensively, that’s going to be horrible. Every single time I see c the Cavaliers in the playoffs, opposing teams are targeting Garland like this. The Garland is just getting cooked defensively. teams are targeting him every possession in the playoffs. And I’m not trying to say because offensively Garland will offensively he would do wonders here. He would he’ll make players around him better. He can possibly elevate Bal’s game. You know what I mean? He’ll definitely elevate Trey Johnson’s game. That’ll be a match made in heaven. So offensively, you know, but defensively and in the playoffs, like, you know, and I think Trey Johnson’s gonna end up being somewhat of a a solid defender. He’s not going to be a plus defender, but he’s going to be like towards the middle. Um, but Garland, man’s 25, 20, 26, like I don’t see no up like I don’t see no uptick in that department with him. This is a trade that was just well was posted by a dude named Wizards Muse. I feel like most of y’all follow him on Twitter or X, whichever you call it. I’m going to run this by you guys. Would you guys do this trade? This dude said, and he’s a bit higher on Garland than uh honestly I am. I mean, I like Garland, but I just I the thing that turns me off about him is just his contract. Uh also, I just don’t believe the Cavaliers are going to trade him. Um because he does for the type of player that he is, you’re not going to get the same amount of trade value in return for him. you might as well just keep him. Garland. Uh, this guy says Garland and Dean Wade, Craig Porter Jr. will come back here and we would trade off Middleton Kabali Carrington. Sorry, dude. I I’m out. No offense to this dude. I’m out. I’m out. Uh, I like this dude or dudet. I don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy. Uh, I I follow him. He’s a good dude. I’m sorry. This is way too much. I’m not giving up Kula Bali and Carrington and two first round picks. Granted, this one’s going to be a low first round pick. The pick number 30 this year, most likely from the Thunder. And then the assuming this is the the first round pick where he got from the Trailblazers. Hell no. No offense. No offense to this dude. Uh let’s see what chat says. Chat says hell no. Young Mill says crazy. Yeah, this is this is way too much, dude. With with Garland, this is what I’ll give up. This is what I’ll give up. All right. The most I will give up. I’m not giving up Kabali or Carrington. They’re out of the I wouldn’t even give up. No, I wouldn’t give up K waymore either. I wouldn’t I would either package a number of second round picks for Garland. You know, we got we got what three this year almost four. We got more in the future. I’d say three second round picks or I don’t even think that’s going to bite the Cavaliers and they shouldn’t do that. That’s that’s that’s honestly disrespectful for my end. It would be just that first round pick from the Thunder. Just that one. That’s it. And then Middleton for the uh the contracts. You know, I I I I wouldn’t give up Kabalio Carrington. Carrington like people are dogging on him, but he’s been playing better as of late. you you you can’t give up on a prospect who had a really solid rookie year for us. We were all on the hype train and then you know he has a bad a very bad I’m gonna be honest a very bad 15 g uh 15 game stretch here or the first 15 games but the past three to four no past four to five games he’s been playing much better. We’ve seen this before. We’ve seen Jordan P turning around, you know. No, no, no. I’m not. It’s way too early for Bob Carrington. Also way too early on Balak Kabali. As a matter of fact, I’m I’m pretty sure they’re gonna lowball him. Would y’all do it for the first round pick? Chris Middleton and a first round pick. Uh the Thunder one pick number 30. Would y’all do that one? See, I’m greedy. You know, whenever I go into the trade, I I can’t do this because if I go on the trade website, I immediately go to start with the with the the trade uh I can’t say the R word. Uh, but y’all know what I mean. Um, yeah, Young Mill, I agree too. Also, we’re not going to trade until the end of the season. Why are we gonna Why are we going to lot ruin our lottery our tanking odds? Now, with Sabonis, if people want to do that if if they’re that inclined, then okay, then bench Sabonis for the rest of the year with a injury. All right. Matt McCoy brought up a break point right here. Nah, save the cap space. I agree. This is a tweet that was just uh stated by uh Domo 8186. I This is a He’s the godfather of the Wizards um Twitter. You must follow this guy. He has the best Wizards take. Um I have a lot of respect for him, but he said this and and I feel like I got to reinforce myself with this every single time I hit the trade narratives. 72 million expiring this June for us. We got to hit the floor somehow. He says either trade for it now or overpay this summer, but definitely not gonna but definitely not going to hit with 12 rookie contracts, which we have, and Kispert, which if we have them, you know? And this is something that I sometimes forget because when I get in a trade frenzy, I start seeing red, then purple, then freaking blue, you know what I mean? Like I I start creating up scenarios and I was like, “Oh, fuck.” You know, like this is the most important thing right here. So, I was thinking that, too. I was like, I kind of feel like we might just overpay this summer for a free agent for a one-year deal. For granted, look, Keith Smith said this, a sneak peek at the six teams that are currently projected to have the most cap space next year. We are number one with 80.9 million. I thought it was 90. Well, 80.9 Ke. It’s It’s Keith Smith. And it’s also an NBA next to him, so you know he’s legit. What the [ __ ] Anyways, what’s up with these NBA dudes? But this No, this this guy’s a long time long longtime NBA content creator. He’s he’s legit. He’s legit. Trust me, he’s legit. Dirty bucket approved, which means nothing. But uh we’re number one. Clippers are number two, you know. But look how much money we got. I’ve been saying this in streams and in videos, dude. this trade deadline. If teams need a third partner, they’re going to call us. If teams need to unload a bad contract, they’re going to call us. Let me put up chat real quick. Zoin says, “If we don’t pick the first pick, I’mma crash out.” Max says, “Same, bro. Can we franchise tag Bala? I need some minutes before I commit. I wish the franchise tag would be awesome in the NBA, man. That that would be freaking awesome. That would be awesome. But Adam Silver doesn’t like good things, so he won’t do it. Um, yeah. So lastly, I want to show you all this because Bleacher report came out stating every team’s in their opinion top three trade assets and this is theirs for us. They said our top assets are Cory Kisspert, Justin Champeni, and CJ McCullum/Chris Middleton. The name that sticks out here the most is Justin Champeni. I do agree with this assessment. I also add in Melvin Bagley. Uh people think that, you know, they want to keep it. I’m gonna make a video on Marvin Bagley tomorrow. Um because I want to ask y’all a question regarding his uh future here with us. But Champenni, although y’all know me, I’m a Champenny guy. I love me some Champenni. And I want him to be the Josh Hart for us moving forward. We already locked him up. He’s with us on the long term anyways on a cheap deal, but we have a crowded wing room. And who’s to say if Deb Bansa is available because right now Deb Bansa’s stock is going through the roof. I’ve read reports saying that Debonsa is now number one over Peterson. The bans is a wing three four. Champi is also a wing, but he can play two as well. If we are in position to get more wings, BPA in a draft, you might have to downsize. Now, would I trade Champenni? No. I like Champeni a lot and also primarily because his contract is super cheap and long-term with us. Like, you know, he’s going to be readily available anytime we need him. But he’s definitely considered an asset in my opinion. I agree with the sentiment even though I wouldn’t trade him. U but I’ll also definitely add Marvin Bagley in here as well. I feel like people are sleeping on Marvin Bagley in his play this year. But this dude goes on to say Kasper is approaching the career best levels of shooting from the beyond the arc. Uh yeah, he kind of but you know he also played a short stint like he’s been injured for a while. Hold on. Let me see. It’s all about the sample size, man. It’s all about the sample size. God forbid Kasper comes back. He’s rusty. He goes 0 for seven and he tanks his three-point percentage because right now he is shooting 40%. Last time I checked. Yeah, 40%. Hold on. Here you go. He’s shooting 40%. But man’s played just 17 games. So, and also he’s shooting 40% on less attempts per game. Granted, that’s mostly attributed to less minutes, but still. Um, it does look nice though. Look at look at the improvement from Cory Kissford, man. Last year, shooting splits of 45 and 36. This year, 50 and 40. Granted, his free throw percentage has gone down a bit. Um, but I’m not I’m not concerned about that whatsoever. It’s this right here. So he has improved. His game has improved this year. So he much better start to this this year than it was last year. Last year he was going through it. Um and he actually started picking up more towards March and April. So I don’t know if you listed this by ranking like who has the most asset like the most trade value. see with McCullum and Middleton like I keep saying like McCullum yeah he has trade value but McCullum we all know he’s an expiring deal. you would need to, you know, take on a bad contract with him and then that’s when the, you know, draft picks are attached to the bad contracts are for. But the difference between McCullum and Middleton is the McCullum can actually offer value this year to your team. A six-man off the bench, you know, every deep playoff team needs that. or a point guard. Do the Bucks want I don’t think the Bucks want them to call him honestly, but you know what I mean. Somebody in the West who they feel like, okay, you know, they want to get rid of a bad contract while also getting an expiring contract while also getting a player who could definitely help you make a playoff push. Let’s read what chat says. None of our high draft picks have ever gotten 14 rebounds. Maybe Sar and George. Do not move CJ or Bagley. Do not move. You mean uh Justin Champeni? Oh, so you want to keep CJ McCullum? Yep. M. McCoy hit it right there. Move CJ and give Trey the green light. That’s I think what we all want. Um that’s what we’re looking forward to in this second half of the season. 30 minutes a night. Listen, Kona right now is getting on the limelight and rightfully so. he’s been balling this year. But, you know, I just keep thinking to myself, and maybe that’s just me being like a a jealous, you know, a jealous uh butt hurt Wizards fan, but I’m just like, man, you put a healthy Trey Johnson with Khan’s, you know, touches and all that stuff that he gets, he’d probably rival those numbers that he’s putting out right now. And I’m not trying to dog on Khan, man. Khan’s been shutting my ass up. He He’s been balling. I don’t know. Y’all read the report saying that uh they’re actually considering Kenobyl as the new face of the franchise for the Hornets over dudes like Lamelo Ball and Brandon Miller. But yeah, man. Uh Y Mo says CJ be may be the connect for Darren Peterson next year. Dude, I keep seeing this whole Darren Peterson falling in a draft. I don’t think it’s going to fall past three, but I keep hearing AJ Debons number one and then Darren Peterson number two. That’s crazy. If we get number two, like I’m I’m at that point where I’m just like, you know, get one of those two dudes. I’m not saying Boozer is a fallback option because he’s also a dog and he’ll fit here perfectly. But maybe Peterson might be attainable for us. That’d be crazy considering he was like the lock for number one coming into this season. He was the lock. He was just like, “Oh, this is the guy who’s going to be, you know, the best guard prospect in 10 years, the best guard prospect since Kobe Bryant.” And now Debb’s been playing so well that he might be falling. But anyways, going back to these trades, man, again, let’s go back to the first one. Jake Weinback NBA says that I think it’s too early to predict draft. Oh, yeah, that’s way true. I mean, I’m talking about not regarding the lottery. Obviously, yeah, you never you never know what’s going to hell happen with the lottery, but um the prospects I’m not going to lie, and y’all might get pissed off about this, but I always think doomsday scenario. Lately, I’ve been thinking, [ __ ] what if we get scored and we just get picked fifth and six now? Like, what are we going to do? And I’m looking at prospects at five and six. And I’m just like, you know what? I got to stop doing that. I got to stop doing that. I’m bringing all these bad vibes into my freaking brain. You know what I mean? Like, I’m just like, [ __ ] that. No, no, no. We got scorned last year. This year the See, there it goes again. And there it goes again. Now I’m doubting myself. But I’m just like, dude, it can’t happen two years in a row, right? Can it? Can it? I mean, it did happen for what, four years in a row. From 2020, no, 2019 till 2023. We kept getting the worst freaking possible odd. Pick number nine every single year. Can it happen again in a year that’s crucial for us? I know it’s true. The Bball gods, Adam Silver hates us. It can’t happen again. See, that’s what I’m saying. So, I keep thinking doomsday scenario. I I I just can’t. But like, [ __ ] man. We all need free health care, man. For being a Wizards fan. Free healthc care for us, dude. [ __ ] [ __ ] it. This is insane. But anyways, going back to this trade rumors, as this dude said, I think this is more of his take, not any background inside info that he obtained. So, I’ll leave it at that. I’m not buying stock in this report to be honest with you guys. Nah. No, he like the key words are there would be considered. He didn’t say they are considered or they have already inquired about Garland or they have already had internal serious conversations. You know what I mean? He keeps this. This is a hypothetical ass tweet. Like Garland should receive strong interest, you know, candidates to pursue if the Cavs engage. See, bro, this What the [ __ ] is this, bro? Like, you’re not Hey, man. I’m not trying to dog I feel like I’m dogging him. I’m not gonna dog him. Um, [ __ ] it. I’m gonna follow him right now. How about that? followed. Yeah, man. Now that I see it and you know this tweet ain’t n man. He’s probably trying to grow his Twitter profile. NBA All here we go. Here’s his background. NBA analyst and writer covering the league since 2019. formerly from fan sighted form. Okay, so he’s been on ESPN radio, Embassy Sports, Fan Duel, but he hasn’t been on a dirty bucket yet. No, I can’t I can’t sign. I ain’t [ __ ] dude. No, I can’t. I can’t. I’m I’m not I keep freaking stupid things in my I keep thinking like No, I don’t I don’t want to say it on stream. I can’t. No. Uh, but yeah, man. I’m going to end the stream here. Uh, y’all let me know in the comments section regarding what y’all would do. Who would you choose between Sarland? Sarland Garland or Sabonis. I’m end this with this. My take is I’m not doing it until after we find out where we pick. Could you imagine like if we trade for Garland and then we also get or we’re in position to get Peterson and I’m just like, what the [ __ ] like you know we were it’ll be stupid for us like no man even like I feel like Sabonis like okay you trade for Sabonis and then like you get Boozer Sabonis is your six like your sixman the first big off the bench okay you know he’s at the downside of his career right now turning 30 years old but even then like I wouldn’t trade for either of these two dudes until after I found out where I pick now I’mma end this tweet with this said This Garland and AJ Debansa or Camboozer or Peterson and Sabonis or Zion? I thought about this too. Which one would y’all take? Which scenario would y’all take? I love this. This is why he’s the best, man. What the [ __ ] This is why he’s the best. This is why he’s the best. Um, you know, I would take between one of those two dudes between these two scenarios and this is honestly this is he should add one more ore in my opinion or Wizards get scored in the draft and Garland or Sabonis because that’s also a very viable scenario. That’s also a very viable scenario. It’s going in the draft. They we we pick five. You know, we’re Mike, you definitely should be in uh Mikuel Brown Jr. range. So, Muel Brown Jr. See, if we pick five, I’m trading for one of these dudes. I I I’m not I’m trading I would seriously consider it. Yeah. I’m going number one, too. I’m going I’m I’m going with Garland and AJ or Camboozer. Zion here? Would Zion work here? Bro, man. He’s going to be in freaking Rosebar 247, boy. No, he’s never on the court, Mill. He will be at Rosebar. Are you kidding me? John W will show him the ways, but no, bro. [ __ ] man. Zion. He was supposed to be one of the faces of the league. Every year he’s been giving me hope. See, I’m actually a big Zion fan. Oh, I was. I’m just like in the last the last time the Pelicans were in the playoffs, Zion was actually fit, balling. What happened? Like there’s been the past two Pelican stint in the playoffs, the story has been, “All right, Zion’s gonna come back fit and healthy for the next season. What happened? I can’t anymore. I’m out. I’m out. I’m out. I’m out. I just can’t. I can’t, dude. I can’t. I’d rather have Sabonis. I can’t. And he’ll be so much fun to watch, but I the fuck.” Yeah, man. Um, talking about Rosebar, I used to love that place. It used to be low-key lit, lol. I’ve never been there. I’m gonna be honest. I’ve never been. I only know it because of John Wall. You know what I mean? Somebody said, uh, freaking C Whitmore is at Rosebar right now. Somebody at Somebody I think somebody was trolling me. They were just like, “Oh, I’m at I’m at Rosebar right now and Kent Whitmore’s here. He’s waving his jersey around.” I’m like, “Bro, take a pick. Take a pick. Let me see. Let me see a video real quick. Um, I think bro was trolling. Anyways, y’all, I’m gonna call it quits. Um, yeah, expect a lot of these trade rumors, man. Expect a lot of them to happen. This is not the bro, next week it might be freaking I don’t know, Luca Donuch. Like, are you kidding me? All right, it’s not gonna be Luca. It’s not gonna be Luca, but um I wonder who it is next, man. And who’s the next big veteran to be linked to us? H I don’t know. But I will make a video soon on Marvin Bagley. I want to ask y’all what your thoughts on him. Like what would y’all do with him in the future? You want to keep him? You want to trade him now that he should have trade value? What do you want to do with him? So I’m going to talk about that in the next video. I also want to talk about these restricted free agents that we have because like Domo said, we have to spend cash this off season because we got to hit the floor. We got so many expirings this year. So, I like dudes like Jaden Ivy. Uh he’s one guy that I’m looking at honestly, Jaden Ivy, but he’s coming off an injury. So, also we can, you know, I I don’t know. I don’t know. There there’s a couple of bigs out there that I’m looking at right now. Um, but that’s going to be another video. All right, y’all. I’mma call it quits. Take care, everybody. Uh, if you enjoyed the stream, please like and subscribe. I truly appreciate it. See y’all.