Other teams have had to go through this and some have been successful at it, others have, others have not. Cleveland and Oklahoma City are probably the best examples of those that have made it worse work. The Washington Wizards are an example of a team that's been trying it [rebuilding through the draft] for 25 years and it's never been successful. Yeah, and the thing is, the NBA draft makes it. It's a gamble. I mean, Cooper Flag is clearly a generational talent. And Utah, Washington, these teams are tanking for him. (2:13:18–2:13:24)
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Asserts that the Washington Wizards have unsuccessfully tried to rebuild through the draft for 25 years.
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