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The Wizards will pick second in the NBA draft. Here’s whom they could take.

There are no generational prospects in this year’s draft class but still plenty of options for the Wizards with the No. 2 pick.

Analysis by
Staff writer
Connecticut center Donovan Clingan is among the prospects who could be appealing to the Wizards in the first round of the NBA draft. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
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The fruit of the Washington Wizards’ 15-67 season finally came to bear Sunday in Chicago when they landed the No. 2 pick in next month’s NBA draft, one spot behind the surprising Atlanta Hawks.

This class of prospects isn’t nearly as marbled with star potential as last year’s group, which was headed by Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson, but for the rebuilding Wizards, that’s not a problem. Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger and General Manager Will Dawkins aren’t looking for a surefire centerpiece to carry the team next season; they’re trying to pack the roster with as much young talent as possible. If those players need time to develop, so be it. The one resource the Wizards have in abundance is time.