The Washington Wizards only won 23 games this past season and will pick sixth in the upcoming draft. The Washington Post reports that there is at least one player who would really like to find himself in D.C.: 6-11 Enes Kanter.
“If I had the choice, I like Washington,” Kanter told reporters, according to the Post. However, Kanter, who grew up in Turkey, is expected to be selected before the Wizards get a chance, the paper notes.
The Post suggests that more realistic options for the Wizards are San Diego State sophomore swingman Kawhi Leonard, Texas freshman forward Tristan Thompson, Kansas twin junior forwards Markieff Morris or Marcus Morris, center Jan Vesely from the Czech Republic, or Lithuanian forwards Jonas Valanciunas or Donatas Motiejunas.
The Wizards met with Kanter Wednesday and have an interview set up with another possibility, Arizona Wildcats forward Derrick Williams, but the Post notes that he too will likely be gone by the time the Wizards pick.
The 18-year-old Kanter is currently an assistant coach at Kentucky because he’s been ruled ineligible to play in the NCAA due to receiving money from a team in Turkey.
via Turkish center Kanter hopes Wizards pick him – Scoop Du Jour – MLB Blog – Yahoo! Sports.
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