The Wizards had their eye on top pick Rui Hachimura for some time according to interim president Tommy Sheppard. We think he’s got potential to be a tremendous two-way player,” a jubilant Sheppard said after his first pick as the leader of the draft process. Inside the Wizards’ draft room, Sheppard said he had to politely end a slew of phone calls from rival general managers. “It means a lot to me and all my family.”Read more on the NBA:Wizards’ draft pick may need to be relied on sooner than other recent selections2019 NBA draft: Zion Williamson goes No. 1 overallGoga Bitadze is everyone’s favorite NBA draft pick after his sad photo with Zion Williamson

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2019 02:18 UTC