Wizards President on the No. 1 Pick, Wemby & the Spurs Bounce Back, Plus Future Lottery Pick Nate Ament
The Ryen Russillo Show
Barstool Sports
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Ryen and the crew continue live from the NBA Combine in Chicago! He opens with the Spurs taking a 3–2 lead over the Wolves and why Wemby is the most fun player to watch in the NBA. Then, he chats with Wizards president Michael Winger about what it was like being in the lottery room when Washington landed the No. 1 pick, how many guys are really in the mix to go first overall, and how that player would fit alongside Trae Young and Anthony Davis. Next, he talks with former Tennessee star and future lottery pick Nate Ament about the draft process, how close he came to returning to school, and some funny Rick Barnes stories. Finally, Kyle and Ceruti join for some listener-submitted Life Advice, including hostility with a brother-in-law and whether a guy is too loose with his spending. WEMBY / SPURS BOUNCE BACK (1:36) Wemby is the most fun watch MICHAEL WINGER, WIZARDS PRESIDENT (13:37) Behind the scenes of winning the lottery (18:25) How many players would you take No. 1? (26:49) How the No. 1 pick fits with Trae & AD (34:00) His team-building philosophy (39:03) Darryn Peterson evaluation NATE AMENT (45:27) Combine check-in (47:12) Could he have actually gone back to Tennessee? (47:44) Funny Russillo/Rick Barnes story (53:02) Playing with and against other guys in this class (54:32) No way he’d miss March Madness (55:44) Expectations for the draft LIFE ADVICE (57:19) _ _ _ _ _ Learn more at https://m365copilot.com/work _ _ _ _ _ Join the Shell Fuel Rewards program and save. _ _ _ _ _ Get your tickets and get courtside for the playoffs, at https://Cosm.com _ _ _ _ _
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| 0:23.6 | We are pumped about the show. |
| 0:25.0 | We are live at the Combine here in Chicago. |
| 0:28.3 | We have Michael Winger, who is president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards. |
| 0:33.7 | They won the lottery. |
| 0:35.0 | I was in there, and we're going to sit down and talk about his team. |
| 0:38.6 | So that's going to be a lot of fun. And a lottery pick out of Tennessee, Nate Amen, 610. |
| 0:43.6 | Measured great. Huge week for him on the measurements, not a pun. We've got life advice as well as my recap of the Spurs, |
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| 2:03.0 | See sportsbook.draft kings.com slash promos. Limited time offer. A lot to get to today, but we'll start in San Antonio with the Spurs emphatic win against the Timber Wolves. When I've watched this series, I think you'd probably agree when the two teams are right, when there's nothing weird going on, you know, shot variants or absurd, you know, spikes or, you know, just kind of the Wembe thing not being around for game four. |
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