Andrew Schlecht

They need it.

Or at least need something.

Maybe it's not this pick jumping up, but they need something.

This franchise being this irrelevant for so long now, it's a joke.

It's an embarrassment.

They have incredible fan base, the best mascot, the best logo.

This franchise needs to matter again.

They need this pick or something equivalently awesome to happen to them.

And they're ahead of Utah and Memphis because...

I just think Utah's core is just significantly better.

And I just kind of trust Memphis drafting a lot more than Chicago.

So number four, Washington.

Kind of a similar thing to Utah in that they need it, but the Trey and AD trades do make a fall on lottery night not nearly as devastating as it would be otherwise.

But I still have them up here because I'm just less confident about the Trey and AD situation.

It is so weird.

So it definitely is a plan, but they need to pick.

Number three, Sacramento.

They need it.

Yes, it's only year one of this rebuild, but you don't know how many times Vivek is going to let you hit the tank button like you have this season.

And you also don't know how many times you'll have these kinds of odds in a draft like this.