Justin Verrier

And then all of a sudden everything falls apart because they're going to have whatever window they have with AD and Trey.

And how long the window is with AD is definitely something worth talking about because he's due for a new deal, is looking for a lot of money and a heavy investment.

That's kind of an issue in and of itself.

But you have this window with these guys, and then hopefully there's a changeover moment where whoever that high lottery pick is in this year's draft, that they're ready to assume more responsibility.

They're ready to take over for Trey, you know, orchestrating the offense or whatever that looks like.

Like that's where the hope lies for me.

I think that defensive combination could be pretty sick.

Saar and AD together on the back line, I love that.

They just needed to go their way one time as far as that draft luck goes.

I get that this is bailing on what ultimately, if we're all acting responsibly here with no job pressure whatsoever, would be an even longer-term rebuild than this.

This is also a franchise that's made the playoffs one time in eight years.

Like, there are entire generations of Wizards fans, I say theoretically, because what child would opt into being a Wizards fan where they've never even seen their team play postseason basketball yet?

Like, I think giving...

the people invested in your team are reprieved from that is important.

And if you can do it without selling out the long-term vision, and it's not like they traded away even like Balakulabali to get a deal like this done.

They really just, as you said, Justin, it was just like Chris Middleton, Malachi Branham, Marvin Bagley.

I mean, God forbid you give up Marvin Bagley.

It all feels so reasonable because of the cost and because it doesn't really sacrifice or come at the cost of the vision of what you're hoping to accomplish.

More than any of us are making.

But you got to reserve the right to throw out the Trey Young, D-Lo, Jaden Hardy, Bob Carrington, Trey Johnson lineup.