Hour 2: How Good Are The Wizards?

First Take

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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First Take resumes with the new and improved Wizards? Ice Trae, AD and Dybantsa??? Is there any way this squad misses the playoffs? Then, the Bulls have been searching for a savior ever since Jordan abandoned them in '98. We thought D Rose would bring the glory back to Chi-Town, but injuries cut him short. Is 4th overall pick Caleb Wilson the man for the job? Next, Mad Dog is MAD at Shinnecock, PCA being called out at 2nd, and Stephen A.'s comments towards Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.6	So after much debate in the lead up to the draft over who should go first overall, we finally have our answers.
0:50.0	The Washington Wizard selected AJ DeBanza with the top pick, leaving Darren Peterson to go second overall to the Utah Jazz,
0:55.8	who he notably did not work out with in the pre-draft process.
0:59.7	What is the better fit, though?
1:01.1	Is it AJ DeVonza going to Washington or Darren Peterson now being in Utah?
1:05.5	Keith, what do you think?
1:06.9	I'm going to go with Darren Peterson being in Utah.
1:08.7	I've always been high on Darren Peterson being the best player in this draft.
1:12.8	Utah aren't far away from competing.
1:16.7	I wouldn't call him contenders, but he puts them in the position to be able to compete with marketing,
1:22.0	with Johnson, with a, with a...
1:24.4	Darren Jackson.
1:25.2	I'm sorry,'s another big guard
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