[Bryan88]

DraftExpress: NBA Team Needs: Southeast Division

Washington Wizards (43-39 in 2007-0

Draft pick: No. 18, No. 48

Depth chart

PG: Gilbert Arenas* / Antonio Daniels
SG: DeShawn Stevenson / Nick Young / Roger Mason*
SF: Caron Butler / Dominic McGuire
PF: Antawn Jamison* / Darius Songaila / Oleksiy Pecherov
C: Brendan Haywood / Andray Blatche / Etan Thomas

*Potential free agent

Could use help at: Point Guard, Forward/Center, Overall Depth

Bottom line: The Wizards had a very good season considering the fact that they played without their superstar Gilbert Arenas for the vast majority of their games. Injuries tempered any shot the team had at making a playoff run, and while the Cleveland dispatched of them in the first-round, they played with a lot of resolve for a team without its best player. General Manager Ernie Grunfeld will look to solve the continuity problems that have faced his team by attempting to keep Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas. The Wizards feel like their three best players match up well with the top trios they’ll face on any given night of the season, and would like to give this group another chance to prove itself while healthy.

Draft outlook: Washington doesn’t have any glaring holes, and unless the team goes into rebuilding mode and fails to resign its stars, they may opt to take the best player available. They would most likely want to find a point guard who can play both with Gilbert Arenas in the backcourt as well as without him, but it’s not quite clear how they would feel about reaching for Mario Chalmers. A local player they may wind up looking at is Roy Hibbert, who provides a nice scoring presence on the low block and would be a quality backup behind Brendan Haywood from day one. Kosta Koufos could fit the same bill and offer more long-term potential. It is entirely possible that the Wizards will wind up taking whatever player falls out of the first-half of the first-round. A guy like DeAndre Jordan or JaVale McGee could be in play depending on how they work out, as could Darrell Arthur. With their second-round pick, Ernie Grunfeld may be able to add depth to the Washington backcourt. Jamont Gordon, George Hill, Kyle Weaver and Mike Taylor would all probably get looks considering their versatility. The Wizards haven’t been afraid to take a European player in the past, and if Goran Dragic is around, he may be a good fit.

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, something tells me they should really look long and hard about getting a PG to replace Arenas, ya know?