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@TedLeonsis @SportsPRSummit Ted please trust Dawkins. Please don’t ask for AJ. If we hear you pushed Dawkins to pick AJ and DP wins a championship we are coming for your job like Dan Snyder. If Dawkins thinks DP is easier to build around believe him! Please just let Dawkins cook we trust him.

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@lockedonwizards Perfect fit, 2 floor spacers DP cleans up Tre J defense and both can play-make on close outs. Easier to team build with this backcourt rather than with AJ. Bilal (added D), Key (a bit of everything) and Riley (driving, & cutting) Dawkins is smart he is taking DP.

I’ve seen some Wizards fans say there isn’t much of a difference between Darryn Peterson and Tre Johnson… What do you think?

@LTWizFan Which is why I think and hope Dawkins is smart enough to signal to Dallas AJ pick in a last ditch effort to get assets from Utah and DP. AJ is a phenomenal offensive talent but so much harder to build around than DP.

@Cooperlooped I dont believe there's a long term future with Trae & AJ. It's a really bad stylistic fit. That's like saying telling Brunson to work off ball. They would just lose.

Aight man. Since Michael "Job Security" Winger is only drafting AJ Dybantsa to keep his job, we'll roll with it. After drafting AJ, we need to trade Trae ASAP. AJ off ball is not going to work and at the deadline he's gonna bitch and moan and send subliminals to get the rock.

@lockedonwizards No one knows but my feeling is DP is easier to build a championship team around so DP will have gone deeper into the playoffs.

When it’s all said and done 5 years from now who will be the better NBA player between DP and AJ?

@Domo8186 What’s the lineup with AJ as a wizard that gives you spacing and perimeter defense?

There are legit arguments for DP over AJ They have 0 to do with winning Miss me with that stan fiction Better 3pt shooter Better team defender More esthetically pleasing game vs brute force rim/FT athlete

@LeifThulin You are not buying the smoke around DP and the Wiz? My theory is they signed CJ McCollum last year partially to get intel on DP and lure him to DC but when CJ McCollum helped them win too many game they moved off of him. Too outlandish?

@Cooperlooped I think they take AJ, but as a DP believer, it is hard to pass on him

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@dcaboveall12 @TotallyABurner_ None are freshman stats. Look AJ and DP are great. I personally think it’s harder to build a team around a SF with a def. BPM as low as AJs and an average 3pt% and Ft%. I think I’m just higher on the likelihood DP is the guy on a championship team than AJ.

@Cooperlooped @TotallyABurner_ You have to be careful when looking at college analytics. Denzel Valentine had a 15.6 BPM on 28.5 usg , Trey Burke 13 with 28 usg, even KCP 13 with 29 usg. All

If DP already possesses the hardest-to-develop offensive traits, why are we assuming AJ will develop them to the same level simply because he’s bigger and more explosive?

@dcaboveall12 @TotallyABurner_ List of Guards with BPM over 12 and usage over 30. This was also Steph’s sophomore and junior seasons. And kemba’s junior season.

@Cooperlooped @TotallyABurner_ I agree he moves efficiently but the greats have other aspects to their game that I didn’t see from DP. Like rim pressure, free throw line, post game, creating for other. Not saying he can’t develop it but just wasn’t there. Some saying top guard prospect in a decade is overblown

@dcaboveall12 @TotallyABurner_ I just have never seen the combination of reading/reacting to the nuances of the game(defender balance, foot location, etc) plus athleticism, length, defense & shooting at 19. I would be scared as a GM to pass on him in this draft. AJ is great I just think DP is special.

@TotallyABurner_ DP is very talented but I think we’re overrating his talent a bit too much. If we see the successful scoring guards in the league most have adopted the ability to turn a drive into a post up and work from there. I haven’t seen much of that from DP his film looks like Beal

@dcaboveall12 @TotallyABurner_ If you watch DP his game processing is elite, he knows where the advantage is before he has even caught the ball -no movement extraneous. I just think with space and pace he will excel. Richie Saunders helped AJ and Council’s lack of shooting hurt DP.

@Cooperlooped @TotallyABurner_ Would u attribute him dribbling a lot to such little space he has? I feel like nba spacing will allow AJ to attack closeouts and get to the rim without easier than seeing 2 or 3 everytime. I could agree he could get a better feel but he has the nba footwork and athleticism

@dcaboveall12 @TotallyABurner_ Well oddly BYU had much better spacing than KU. But I think NBA defenses will sag on him more. The dribbling is game processing/rhythm thing. He needs dribbles to get in rhythm and read defenses and nba defenses are going to game plan for that.

@dcaboveall12 @TotallyABurner_ I see DPs perimeter shooting and super efficient first and second moves to the basket are tailored for NBA game (spacing, bringing help out farther, and quicker possessions). I have a feeling DP efficiency goes up while AJs efficiency will go down until he makes quicker reads

@dcaboveall12 @TotallyABurner_ Valid but I worry about AJ getting his shots/ paint touches with a 24 sec shot clock. He was 4th in the NCAA in dribbles per possession and his 0-9 clutch shooting points to an offensive engine that might have been suited for a midrange heavy less spaced out bully ball NCAA game

@tclownfishy @TotallyABurner_ DP had an insane 58% clutch time shooting percentage…

@TotallyABurner_ Nah, darryn peterson got the choke gene. Clowns in the media try to compare him to kobe and jordan. Comp is ray allen, Bradley beal. Might not even be those players. Could end being a little bit better than Ben mclemore who was also compared to Ray allen comming out of college

@tclownfishy @TotallyABurner_ AJ was 0-9 shooting in clutch situations last year

@lockedonwizards Trust Dawkins he is building a championship team not a group of all-stars. AJ is just harder to build around - a SF that plays mediocre to minus defense and a below average 3pt shoot is so so hard to build around in today’s NBA.

I’ve seen some Wizards fans say they are ready to turn in their fan card if they pass up on Dybantsa, how would you feel?

@KJFlow @popahv3 @WizardsMuse1 @TheSteinLine Not even close.

@popahv3 @WizardsMuse1 @TheSteinLine There stats are pretty much identical from college, Flagg might be the better defender but defense can be worked on. You do know you can adapt your game and get better right?? Don’t just assume cause he didn’t excel at one thing in college, he won’t at the next level🤦🏾‍♂️

REPORT: THE WIZARDS COULD SERIOUSLY TAKE DARRYN OVER AJ (Via @TheSteinLine) "Multiple draft experts legitimately believe Washington could select Darryn Peterson over AJ Dybantsa" A LEGIT SOURCE IS SAYING DARRYN>AJ TO DC 👀👀

@DontStepOnMySht @WizardsMuse1 @TheSteinLine Haha no. CJ was healthy and winning them too many games ( winger has even said that). He was actively making it hard from them to get DP. Trae was cheap and injured. So no.

@Cooperlooped @WizardsMuse1 @TheSteinLine Sooo once Dawkins traded CJ for Trae Young… did that change things?