Draft Experts Agree on How Wizards Should Approach Draft

Jeremy Woo made a respectable case for the 7-foot-2 prospect to go in the top six in an ESPN column debating value vs. fit, and fellow analyst Jonathan Givony agreed with that value placement in stating why he'd make a good Wizard.

"Alex Sarr has long fancied himself more of a power forward than a center, shooting more than five 3-pointers per game last season while continuing to post pedestrian defensive rebounding numbers, as he has for much of his career," he said.

"Enter Maluach, a true center at 7-2 who projects as a defensive anchor in the paint, giving the Wizards another long-armed big man to play behind or with Sarr in the type of twin-tower lineups that are becoming increasingly en vogue in the NBA (think the Cleveland Cavaliers)."

Both Sarr and Maluach are notably at their most helpful when playing the five. They're both more theoretical than currently realistic as reliable floor-spacers, and each offer devastating wingspans to throw at opposing slashers in helping to guard the paint. Sarr is more defensively versatile, but Maluach knows what he's good at and keeps his game simple compared to his highly-drafted French counterpart.

Neither of the seven-footers have much to offer as scorers without a guard to feed them, making this look more like the pick the Wizards would make if they were absolutely sure that Maluach is the best player available at No. 6.