Dan is joined by Quinton Mayo (@RealQuintonMayo) of BetMGM, Audacy and Blue Wire Pods for a deeeeeep dive into the Washington Wizards ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They talk Bradley Beal’s future, Daniel Gafford’s development, Rui Hachimura’s absence from training camp and prospective role, the Russell Westbrook trade, Spencer Dinwiddie’s fit, the importance of Deni Avdija, the frontcourt rotation, trade candidates and so much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:00 – Intro 2:57 – Impact of the Russell Westbrook trade 6:17 – Spencer Dinwiddie’s fit 10:15 – Expectations for Daniel Gafford 16:00 – Importance of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope/Kyle Kuzma 21:01 – The frontcourt rotation with/without Rui Hachimura 24:03 – Rui’s offensive ceiling 26:11 – How Wiz will play under Wes Unseld Jr. 30:15 – Does Washington have enough secondary playmakers? 31:58 – Sophomore expectations for Deni Avdija 35:21 – Corey Kispert 38:14 – The perimeter defense 40:42 – Bradley Beal’s future 45:58 – Best crunch-time lineup 47:54 – Quirky lineups we want to see 50:20 – Win-total prediction/Washington’s place in the East 54:30 – Montrezl Harrell’s role
55:43 – Trade candidates