NBA Draft and college basketball analyst Ryan Hammer weighs in.
On yesterday’s Bleav in Wizards podcast, NBA Draft and college basketball analyst Ryan Hammer joined to discuss who the Washington Wizards should consider with each of their 2024 NBA Draft picks. Hammer has been providing really insightful coverage of these prospects throughout the pre-draft process so right after the NBA Draft Combine seemed like a great time to have him on.
The Wizards currently hold the 2nd, 26th, and 51st picks so we talked through the most appealing options at each spot and who is a realistic bet to still be on the board then. There’s also been some rumors the Wizards may try to make a trade to end up with another pick later in the lottery so we also covered some of the potential options in that range as well.
Below are just some of the names we covered at each pick. Some guys we spent longer on than others so if there’s anyone you would like additional analysis of, just let me know in the comments for future episodes.
2nd pick
Alex Sarr, 6’11.75, center, Perth
Ron Holland, 6’6.5, wing, G League Ignite
Donovan Clingan, 7’1.75, center, Connecticut
Rob Dillingham, 6’1, guard, Kentucky
Reed Sheppard, 6’1.75, guard, Kentucky
Nikola Topic, 6’6, guard, Red Star
Zaccharie Risacher, 6’9.5, wing, Bourg
Stephon Castle, 6’5.5, guard, Connecticut
Matas Buzelis, 6’8.75, forward, G League Ignite
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Potential extra mid-first round pick
Isaiah Collier, 6’2.5, guard, Southern California
Carlton “Bub” Carrington, 6’3.75, guard, Pittsburgh
Kyshawn George, 6’7, wing, Miami
Johnny Furphy, 6’7.5, wing, Kansas
Tristan Da Silva, 6’8.25, forward, Colorado
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26th pick
DaRon Holmes, 6’8.75, forward/center, Dayton
Yves Missi, 6’10.75, center, Baylor
Kel’el Ware, 6’11.75, center, Indiana
Zach Edey, 7’3.75, center, Purdue
Ryan Dunn, 6’6.25, wing, Virginia
Nikola Djurisic, 6’7, forward, Mega Basket
Ajay Mitchell, 6’3.25, guard, UC Santa Barbara
Baylor Scheierman, 6’6.25, guard/wing, Creighton
AJ Johnson, 6’4.25, guard/wing, Illawarra
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51st pick
Trevon Brazile, 6’9.25, forward, Arkansas
PJ Hall, 6’8.25, forward, Clemson
Jonathan Mogbo, 6’6.25, forward, San Francisco
Garwey Dual, 6’3.5, guard, Providence
N’Faly Dante, 6’10, center, Oregon
Adama Bal, 6’5.5, wing, Santa Clara
Baba Miller, 6’10.75, forward/center, Florida State
Jamal Shead, 6’0.25, guard, Houston
Keshad Johnson, 6’6.25, forward, Arizona
Enrique Freeman, 6’7.25, forward, Akron
KJ Simpson, 6’0.25, guard, Colorado
Bronny James, 6’1.5, guard, Southern California
Tyon Grant-Foster, 6’5.75, wing, Grand Canyon
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