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Return of Junior Mafia!

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With the 15th pick the Wizards selected Kelly Oubre Jr. We should all be excited for the following reasons.

1. The return of a great nick name is back! Kelly Oubre Jr. replaces Glen Rice Jr. as part of the Junior Mafia along with Otto Porter.

2. Speaking of Otto Porter, I cannot wait for the Otto v. Oubre battle in training camp. Assuming Paul Pierce leaves it is going to be an open competition for the small forward position. When Wittman talked about this, he said that Wall and Beal came in and proved that they deserved to start at a young age while Otto took some time. He said it will be up to Kelly to decide if he wants to get big minutes early. I would definitely say the door is open for him to steal a starting spot either this year or next year.

3. Finally the Wizards have a young athletic wing in their rotation. I was tired of us trotting out old men with back problems and getting run out the gym on some nights. If Paul Pierce leaves, I'll say that Kelly Oubre and Otto Porter will make us a better regular season team because they have young legs and can play defense more consistently in the regular season.

4. For the last couple of years, there has been an athletic steal of the draft at the 15th pick and for once I feel the Wizards got the steal instead of the scrub. Hopefully, Kelly Oubre becomes a great player. If this works out, then it means we finally have the front office of a pretty good team.

Last note: I do want to get some opinions on how people see the training camp battle playing out so let me know what you think.


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