Five Second Round Prospects the Wizards Could Draft

Another prospect who was largely believed to be straddling the line between rounds was Noah Penda, a defense-first forward who's plenty young and versatile enough to catch the noses of front offices. He's one of the more impressive physical stoppers in the prospect pool, hanging with anyone he guarded in the LNB Élite league with quick feet and natural instincts to go along with his 6'8" height and sturdy build.

Rasheer Fleming is another classic bet you see teams constantly take late in the first round, a 6'9" tweener big who looks to have an intriguing defensive ceiling along with having taken some noteworthy offensive strides. He profiles as an athletic defender, boasting a 7'5" wingspan, and has enough shooting promise to inspire belief that he could transition into a 3&D forward in the pros.

Should the Wizards opt for older, bigger guys who stand out as the more talented bets still availafter Wednesday, two have captivated the draft community like few others.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is perhaps the best bet of any remaining prospect to be an impact player the second he steps onto NBA hardwood, a shotblocker and finisher with some volume efficiency numbers that seem much too good to fail.

He's on the older side at 23 years old, but stands at a very real 7'1", hoists and makes 3-pointers at a good rate, if sparingly, and accumulates statistics on both ends of the floor like few others. The former Creighton star doesn't make it hard to imagine him backing up Alex Sarr and turning the paint into an impenetrable fortress.

Maxime Raynaud is another name to watch as another older big, though he offers much more flare to his game. While Kalkbrenner knows what he can and can't do and sticks to it, Raynaud is much more like Sarr in the sense of what he'll attempt to do, and has proven himself as a deadly presence when he put the ball on the deck at Stanford, where he became a star with his scoring and all-around play.

The Wizards have plenty of work left to do in figuring how to round out this suddenly-expanded class, and the team's fan base should get excited about potentially adding another young piece to Washington's talent hub.