Yo brandon, don’t let these people get on your nerves. You a good dude. Much love for you fr. Cheers to watching Bilal and Sarr become the next Shaq and Kobe 🥂
I was looking forward to seeing a defensive trio in Deni, bilal and sarr but I guess it wasn’t meant to be. If they don’t move Kuzma this off season that’s when I’m gonna have to start questioning the front office.
BScott, thanks and best wishes! My gut feeling is that the front office didn't get the value they wanted for Kuzma and Tyus (maybe can't find a S&T), and were very determined to stock up as much draft assets as possible. Offers on Deni were probably better so they pulled the trigger on the Portland one. I think that where it hurts the most as a fan is that again the franchise don't hold home grown talent.
Avidja scoring efficiency 0.56: Kuzma 0.50: Poole 0.49: Kispert 0.60. That’s why Deni was moved. He can get more draft picks than the other players. Kispert 0.60 scoring efficiency, he will be the next to go
Getting 2 firsts, 2 seconds and an expiring contract for Deni "we could have had Halliburton!" Avdija is something you have to do, regardless of timing. It's like telling one of your kids not to get married until the older sibling is still single. I have issues with the third pick-- Dadiet was still on the board, and with Bilal and Sarr, could have been a great recruiting committee for a Wemby free agent visit.
I am a Deni stan and I didn't hate you Brandon 😥 Thank you very much for your content, and my first instinct is that I'd rather see Deni with Wizards and not the Blazers. Thank you very much for your content! You and Ed.
Thank you Brandon and Ed, for really fantastic podcasts! Done from the heart, with knowledge and true love of basketball and the wizards. I think you had a group of devoted viewers from Israel, and we will have now to see if there is such thing as "Locked on Trailblazers"? Best of luck, you are really doing something good! Always friendly and knowledgeable. The fact that I sometimes listened to your live podcasts at 2-3-4 a.m local time speaks volumes about your content. All the best to you and the Wizards next year.
The Wizards' management publicly stated that they wanted a second lottery pick, consequently it should come as no surprise that a trade actually occurred on draft night. Simultaneously, though not publicly stated, they must have considered using this trade opportunity to dig into the minutes and shots that would normally belong to the forward position and allocate them to Billal's as well as this year's rookie draft picks future development. As a result, it is not surprising that either Kuz or Deni were the most likely to go. I believe that shortly after management began looking into trade options, it became apparent for various reasons how much the current NBA market values Deni over Kuz, who may not have the true demand as advertised, which is why Deni ended up being the one who was eventually moved.
Another thing..... I think they will trade Kuzma when the price is right. He's not slowing anyone's development, and he certainly isn't hurting our lottery odds. Be patient people. Hopefully one of these young guys BLOWUP!!!🤯
Deni fan here. really upset about this trade. not sure what to make of it. after 4 years of developing and wishing the wizards will go for a rebuild and finally they start looking like a team and u move my guy?? Damm a lot of appreciation to u and Ed. good luck in the future ❤
Yo Brandon. Deni fan here. U and Ed are the best. Thank you for all your high quality content. I was listening to the episodes after games and had a great time. Gonna keep watching the wizards for sure. You guys have a bright future with the new management. To bad Deni will not be a part of it...
I'm a fan of deni, I wanted to say that it was fun watching your podcast the last year that deni was in Washington. I wish you and wizards much success in the future
How many people would not get pissed when accused of something they didn't do. Of course he never hated on Poole. When someone said he did, he got angry. So what!!!.. he never cursed !!!!..... the show was pretty much over anyway, so it was a good time for the "peace". The ending was very professional
I'm totally blown by this organization. How do you give away Deni? He developed to a good player. How do we keep giving away stars to other teams. He'll probably win a championship now.
We the Deni fan club had fun. Shame it didn't last longer. Thanks for Locked on podcasts. Also why not trade him for a better team? WTF? Good luck Wizards.
Brandon…Kuzma is still on the team because he is one of the reasons why people come to the games…he and Poole puts butts in seats. Nobody’s coming to watch the game if Deni is one of the main attractions. KUZ and JP are the only stars on the team. They are the ONLY jerseys 0f current players I’ve seen worn at any of the games I’ve gone to.
You find this nonsense all over the league when you are dealing with a popular player from other countries. They are fans of the player and not the team. What’s our Japanese fan base look like these days
Ah Deni in Rip City!! As a PDX resident this is the best news possible. Gonna miss catching up with the Wiz and Deni’s role on the squad 😢Thank you Brandon and Ed for giving us Israeli Deni-stans a real and level headed insight to how DC fans see his game (both the good and the bad). Looking forward for Rip City vs DC matchups this season!!! Keep up the good work ❤
Brandon, I follow and respect your content. I am bummed out we traded Deni, honestly for peanuts. Can’t get excited about Bub. My cat could’ve picked Sarr. I would’ve felt a little better if we had snagged Devin Carter. It was a disappointing night
An Israeli Deni fan here, just want to say thank you very much Brandon it was very interesting to watch your videos and I have a lot of respect for you. But I'm going to be a Portland fan right now, never thought this would happen.
I am an old timer who has been around back in the Bullets days and weathered management passing on the mailman who went on to star for Utah and watched them pass on Steph and just too many blunders to list here. I was finished when they had both the tallest and shortest players. Will is a breath of fresh air.
Here here, Dawkins seemed very pleased to get these 3 young players. Let Dawkins cook. I am sorry to see Deni go, he is just scratching the surface of what he can do.
To be fair to us Poole stans. We could clearly see that Jordan was struggling. We just knew there was a reason WHY. Once Keefe took over he saw it too and made the necessary changes.
The front office wants 1st round picks and teams were willing to give up one first round. Wizards are asking for two first round picks for Kuzma and teams aren’t willing to give up two first rounders. That’s the reason Deni was traded before Kuzma
Shoutout Brandon for another great draft night video. But real talk. All you disrespectful Poole and deni fans that keep coming for him need to back off. You guys are literally keyboard warriors and would never say this stuff to his face. Shoutout to you brandon fr
i like our picks but that trade just opened up some big holes on our team. lost our best rebounder, a top defender, a great off ball player, and our best slasher and replaced him with shooters who struggled to get to the rim. just feels like this core would be a great mesh with deni, but hope he takes off in portland
For all we know he couldve asked to be traded..Its a back log on his position anyway. He not the administrations pick so they here to rebuild with their brand of basketball. OKC look pretty dam good right now so if he wants to trade anybody on the roster I trust these people know how to build a team. I didnt care if he stayes or left we still 2 to 3 years away from making the playoffs. Kuz and all the other old timers are done its a matter of time.. Cory going to shine this year ..
The fact people are mad about losing Deni after seeing what we did last night in the first round is beyond me. I loved Deni but yesterday could not have gone any better in my opinion.
Like. Deni is a mid level starter with average upside. Wiz fans always over value our guys. Just like Rui. We got THREE first round picks for this man. Basically the Siakam deal. That’s A STEAL. Kuz is the best player on the team and we kept him for more potential assets. What’s not to like?
Deni was going to be good because they were going to give him the keys to the franchise. He didn’t want to be here. There were rumors that he wanted out for years now. I wanted to see what he would have done but if you don’t want to be here then good luck where you want to go. It’s Bilal with the keys now…
I woke up in the morning in disbelief. A terrible mistake. I don't understand this club at all. We sat and watched this year's playoffs reach the finals - the names of Wizards players who were with them were Gaffort and Poringis. Playing Games in the finals and are important players in games throughout the playoffs. Who gave them up? Why ? Have you decided to build a group? For what year 2030? . The Story is not Dani but in general this club that has such fans and have no say. In Europe it's not like that, . Thanks for the broadcasts.
Porzingis? He missed several regular season games & most of the playoffs. If he were on the Wizards & not the Celtics they would rely on him more & very likely he misses even more games. I am fine with moving on from him & other vets This team should be built for the future & not the present. They need to trade away even more vets to build for the future. You can't judge anything for at least a few years. As a fan that is tough, but it is the rt approach. I am also glad that fans don't have a say - leave it to the folks who do it for a living - hopefully they are taking the rt approach long term - time will tell.
Yo brandon, don’t let these people get on your nerves. You a good dude. Much love for you fr. Cheers to watching Bilal and Sarr become the next Shaq and Kobe 🥂
😆🤣😂😹😆,
@@brando7266GOAT enjoy your night bro. Real ones rocking with you. Them Poole fans be disrespectful for no reason. They think he’s perfect
@@brando7266enjoy your night og. Tell them Poole Stan’s to F off 😂🎉 you a real one
I was looking forward to seeing a defensive trio in Deni, bilal and sarr but I guess it wasn’t meant to be. If they don’t move Kuzma this off season that’s when I’m gonna have to start questioning the front office.
BScott, thanks and best wishes!
My gut feeling is that the front office didn't get the value they wanted for Kuzma and Tyus (maybe can't find a S&T), and were very determined to stock up as much draft assets as possible.
Offers on Deni were probably better so they pulled the trigger on the Portland one.
I think that where it hurts the most as a fan is that again the franchise don't hold home grown talent.
Avidja scoring efficiency 0.56: Kuzma 0.50: Poole 0.49: Kispert 0.60.
That’s why Deni was moved. He can get more draft picks than the other players. Kispert 0.60 scoring efficiency, he will be the next to go
Getting 2 firsts, 2 seconds and an expiring contract for Deni "we could have had Halliburton!" Avdija is something you have to do, regardless of timing. It's like telling one of your kids not to get married until the older sibling is still single. I have issues with the third pick-- Dadiet was still on the board, and with Bilal and Sarr, could have been a great recruiting committee for a Wemby free agent visit.
I am a Deni stan and I didn't hate you Brandon 😥 Thank you very much for your content, and my first instinct is that I'd rather see Deni with Wizards and not the Blazers. Thank you very much for your content! You and Ed.
Thank you Brandon and Ed, for really fantastic podcasts! Done from the heart, with knowledge and true love of basketball and the wizards. I think you had a group of devoted viewers from Israel, and we will have now to see if there is such thing as "Locked on Trailblazers"?
Best of luck, you are really doing something good! Always friendly and knowledgeable. The fact that I sometimes listened to your live podcasts at 2-3-4 a.m local time speaks volumes about your content. All the best to you and the Wizards next year.
Our pleasure!
Love Deni but seems like good value for him. Excited by the draft and direction of the team
The Wizards' management publicly stated that they wanted a second lottery pick, consequently it should come as no surprise that a trade actually occurred on draft night. Simultaneously, though not publicly stated, they must have considered using this trade opportunity to dig into the minutes and shots that would normally belong to the forward position and allocate them to Billal's as well as this year's rookie draft picks future development. As a result, it is not surprising that either Kuz or Deni were the most likely to go.
I believe that shortly after management began looking into trade options, it became apparent for various reasons how much the current NBA market values Deni over Kuz, who may not have the true demand as advertised, which is why Deni ended up being the one who was eventually moved.
It looks like Wizards are keeping Kyle kuzma 🌡️🔥😂😂😂😂hahahaha
I’m so damn excited
The deni trade might be a fumble. Hopefully this makes sense when the dust settles.
Appreciate it
Nobody wants kuz they took what they could
Another thing..... I think they will trade Kuzma when the price is right. He's not slowing anyone's development, and he certainly isn't hurting our lottery odds. Be patient people. Hopefully one of these young guys BLOWUP!!!🤯
Hey Brandon, it has been fun while it lasted but now I'll be watching locked on trailblazers... Ugly!!
What a huge mistake by the front office...
YO BRANDON IT'S BEEN FUN WATCHING YOU guys', but YALL TRADED DENI TO PORTLAND OVER DALLAS SO IM OUT LOL
Deni is not a 20 point a nite player..even though he has other intangables..
plus it aint over.
He actually is since February
(19 ppg)
I'm glad we traded Deni. He's not that good.
Said no one, ever.
Go check the party in locked on blazers comment section lol😂
good luck to the Wiz, thank you for the opportunity 🇮🇱
Deni fan here. really upset about this trade. not sure what to make of it. after 4 years of developing and wishing the wizards will go for a rebuild and finally they start looking like a team and u move my guy?? Damm
a lot of appreciation to u and Ed.
good luck in the future ❤
Yo Brandon. Deni fan here. U and Ed are the best. Thank you for all your high quality content. I was listening to the episodes after games and had a great time. Gonna keep watching the wizards for sure. You guys have a bright future with the new management. To bad Deni will not be a part of it...
I appreciate that
I'm a fan of deni, I wanted to say that it was fun watching your podcast the last year that deni was in Washington. I wish you and wizards much success in the future
How many people would not get pissed when accused of something they didn't do. Of course he never hated on Poole. When someone said he did, he got angry. So what!!!.. he never cursed !!!!..... the show was pretty much over anyway, so it was a good time for the "peace". The ending was very professional
I'm totally blown by this organization. How do you give away Deni? He developed to a good player. How do we keep giving away stars to other teams. He'll probably win a championship now.
Thanks Brandon for the content over the last few years, I wish you and Wizards the best of luck
We the Deni fan club had fun. Shame it didn't last longer.
Thanks for Locked on podcasts.
Also why not trade him for a better team? WTF?
Good luck Wizards.
U think the wizards front office was happy that Gafford and Porzingis helped their teams to get to the finals? I don’t
Brandon…Kuzma is still on the team because he is one of the reasons why people come to the games…he and Poole puts butts in seats. Nobody’s coming to watch the game if Deni is one of the main attractions. KUZ and JP are the only stars on the team. They are the ONLY jerseys 0f current players I’ve seen worn at any of the games I’ve gone to.
You find this nonsense all over the league when you are dealing with a popular player from other countries. They are fans of the player and not the team. What’s our Japanese fan base look like these days
Ah Deni in Rip City!! As a PDX resident this is the best news possible.
Gonna miss catching up with the Wiz and Deni’s role on the squad 😢Thank you Brandon and Ed for giving us Israeli Deni-stans a real and level headed insight to how DC fans see his game (both the good and the bad). Looking forward for Rip City vs DC matchups this season!!!
Keep up the good work ❤
Brandon, I follow and respect your content. I am bummed out we traded Deni, honestly for peanuts. Can’t get excited about Bub. My cat could’ve picked Sarr. I would’ve felt a little better if we had snagged Devin Carter. It was a disappointing night
An Israeli Deni fan here, just want to say thank you very much Brandon it was very interesting to watch your videos and I have a lot of respect for you.
But I'm going to be a Portland fan right now, never thought this would happen.
I am an old timer who has been around back in the Bullets days and weathered management passing on the mailman who went on to star for Utah and watched them pass on Steph and just too many blunders to list here. I was finished when they had both the tallest and shortest players. Will is a breath of fresh air.
Here here, Dawkins seemed very pleased to get these 3 young players. Let Dawkins cook. I am sorry to see Deni go, he is just scratching the surface of what he can do.
Also had C Webb, Rasheed Wallace, & Juwan Howard on the team at the same time at 1 point. Smh
To be fair to us Poole stans. We could clearly see that Jordan was struggling. We just knew there was a reason WHY. Once Keefe took over he saw it too and made the necessary changes.
The front office wants 1st round picks and teams were willing to give up one first round. Wizards are asking for two first round picks for Kuzma and teams aren’t willing to give up two first rounders.
That’s the reason Deni was traded before Kuzma
Two 1'st round picks for kuzma! That's ridiculous!
I doubt they can get even one FRP for kuzma, that cheese percentage in offense and a ghost in defense.
What team would give a single FRP for that?
Sorry to see Deni go, but I like the potential we have with Bub. He can be special.
Shoutout Brandon for another great draft night video. But real talk. All you disrespectful Poole and deni fans that keep coming for him need to back off. You guys are literally keyboard warriors and would never say this stuff to his face. Shoutout to you brandon fr
@@iknowball8776 I'm a Deni fan, never disrespected anyone in the wizards nor Brandon and Ed, we love them
The Wiz wanted 2 first round picks. Kuz wasn't getting those offers, and the team needs veteran leadership
What does kuzma have to do with leadership lol
Wizards stinks. no Deni no future for them !!!
Deni stans out 👉🚪be gone
Poole dumb fan girls😂
i like our picks but that trade just opened up some big holes on our team. lost our best rebounder, a top defender, a great off ball player, and our best slasher and replaced him with shooters who struggled to get to the rim. just feels like this core would be a great mesh with deni, but hope he takes off in portland
Great report Brendon. We here in Israel will miss you and your reports. You always have so much positive vibes ❤.
Deni is inconsistant and kuzma was the best player on the team
Cooking like Gordon Ramsey. Nice! 😂
For all we know he couldve asked to be traded..Its a back log on his position anyway. He not the administrations pick so they here to rebuild with their brand of basketball. OKC look pretty dam good right now so if he wants to trade anybody on the roster I trust these people know how to build a team. I didnt care if he stayes or left we still 2 to 3 years away from making the playoffs. Kuz and all the other old timers are done its a matter of time.. Cory going to shine this year ..
@@DunesBGaming 4 to 5 years away from playoffs imo
The fact people are mad about losing Deni after seeing what we did last night in the first round is beyond me. I loved Deni but yesterday could not have gone any better in my opinion.
Sarr is a no brainer. but the rest, I don’t see it
Draft wise A+
Deni trade? lol winger is being league's joke right now, go check locked on nba, open wizards twitter page..
@@Pete-n1bur crazy if u don’t see why they would take Kyshawn George at 24
@@rsgomlftw slow footed, meh. but maybe that opens the door to trade Kispert. We are burning down the house so….
@@Pete-n1b I like George but I see why people aren't in love with that pick. But I am ecstatic about Bub and think he'll be a real game changer
Like. Deni is a mid level starter with average upside. Wiz fans always over value our guys. Just like Rui. We got THREE first round picks for this man. Basically the Siakam deal. That’s A STEAL. Kuz is the best player on the team and we kept him for more potential assets. What’s not to like?
Deni was going to be good because they were going to give him the keys to the franchise. He didn’t want to be here. There were rumors that he wanted out for years now. I wanted to see what he would have done but if you don’t want to be here then good luck where you want to go. It’s Bilal with the keys now…
He very much liked to stay, I know for a fact he's disappointed being traded away.
Great show. Thank you for all the time you put in to make this happen. Don't let small minded get to you. We appreciate you.
if they keep kuzma for the season the deni trade doesnt make any sense to me but if they end up moving kuzma then deni getting traded is fine
Cya Brandon, it was good while it last, will miss you and Ed
😅
Locked on blazers! There we go 🎉
Bye 🎉
I woke up in the morning in disbelief. A terrible mistake. I don't understand this club at all.
We sat and watched this year's playoffs reach the finals - the names of Wizards players who were with them were Gaffort and Poringis. Playing Games in the finals and are important players in games throughout the playoffs.
Who gave them up? Why ? Have you decided to build a group? For what year 2030? .
The Story is not Dani but in general this club that has such fans and have no say. In Europe it's not like that, . Thanks for the broadcasts.
Porzingis? He missed several regular season games & most of the playoffs. If he were on the Wizards & not the Celtics they would rely on him more & very likely he misses even more games. I am fine with moving on from him & other vets
This team should be built for the future & not the present. They need to trade away even more vets to build for the future. You can't judge anything for at least a few years. As a fan that is tough, but it is the rt approach. I am also glad that fans don't have a say - leave it to the folks who do it for a living - hopefully they are taking the rt approach long term - time will tell.
Because maybe nobody was giving up anything of worth for Kuzma. Maybe you are overvaluing Kuz. My god, is it really that hard to understand?