I came in early to do work but have been sidetracked by the fact that "experts" seem to like the Washington Wizards draft. They could have had Ricky Rubio and DeJuan Blair (or a number of other prospects who fell to the second round) and instead have Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Granted, Rubio isn't ready to help from day 1 (in fact, that Dia Uno might not be until dos anos) but he has some trade value, more than Foye.

There's no worse article than Sean Deveney's piece for the Sporting News. In it, he claims that the Wizards were the ones that caused all of the crazy trades. He wrote, "Other teams around the East took notice of Washington's activity. And reacted."

No. They didn't.

To think that the Cavs and Magic were just going to stand pat but then the Wizards shook up the world is ridiculous. I mean, look at how Deveney describes the Wiz.

The Wizards started all of this. On Wednesday, Washington dealt away its No. 5 pick in the draft to Minnesota for guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Foye is a combo guard who had a breakthrough in the second half of last year, averaging 16.3 points. Miller is a nine-year veteran who has averaged 13.9 points and shot 40.1 percent on 3-pointers during his career.

 

Remember, these guys -- quality players both -- are likely to be coming off Washington's bench. Look at the Wizards, top to bottom, if they're healthy. The starting five is Gilbert Arenas, DeShawn Stevenson, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood with Miller and Foye (plus Nick Young, Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee) off the bench. You won't find a deeper team in the league.