The NBA's Perfect Example of What Not to Do 

Washington has been so poorly ran over the past few years, but I’m glad they’re finally pushing the reset button💯

“Did he take y’all to the finals or something” 😂😂

The Washington Wizards need to be criminally investigated.

The Wizards have been irrelevant for most of my life. I’ve been rooting for them since we had MJ. Arenas + co gave us moments, Wall + Beal false dawns, but they never made real noise in the playoffs. No 50 win seasons or Conference Finals appearances in 40 years is grounds to fold as a franchise. I can only hope the new management know what they’re doing. The only positive for us is cheap tickets.

This is the 4th superteam KD has been a part of in the past 6 years. The funny thing is that Phoenix still has the same problem before the postseason started which is no bench.

The way Beal screwed the Wizard franchise and their own stupidity can never be understated...hope new guys do a better job😅

The wizards have Poole to look forward too now , I see him averaging 20 plus next season being the nunber 1 option

Washington is the only team I can think of that got finessed by two players both on 5-year supermax contracts that previously claimed they both wanted to be there for the long term. They really gave John Wall and Bradley Beal close to $500M in separate contracts and neither of them played it out for Washington. I know John Wall got injured repeatedly but he still got traded before that last year was up, and Bradley Beal requested a trade after being the only player in the NBA with a no trade clause.

I love the way everything is coming together for Spurs now. They get a generational talent that one day might be a top 5 in the league, the CBA works absolutely in their favor and they still have picks to trade for players whenever Wemby is ready to play for a title. Legit chance to get another title within 5 years.

He basically did to the team what teams usually do to players 😆

Watching this just as the wizards got Jordan Poole 😱

Beal fixed the system bro went to the team he wanted without taking a pay cut 😂😂😂

WELL SAID:...BEAL that type of player that would be great as a 2nd star but not as a 1st star....biggest mistake was not trading him after that STAT PADDING year ...WIZARDS could have fool a lot of teams...instead they gave him a huge contract that basically made him a player nobody wanted to trade for...

The money wasn't even the worst part of that contract. Its the no trade clause that really crippled the wizards and which makes that front office one of the dumbest in NBA history imo. You could kinda argue beal was worth 250 mil for the wizards when he was averaging 30ppg on crazy efficiency, for the simple fact he was a homegrown elite scorer that fans loved to watch. In other words he was a strong draw for fans to come out and watch wizards games. But when he became the SECOND option behind KUZMA I just shook my damn head like wtf the wizards thinking?? Why is kuzma getting more shots than beal?? To me that hurt beal's value even more cuz he went from 30ppg to a sad 23ppg real quick.

Swish is spot on with this one. Washington should’ve traded Beal a few years ago where they could’ve gotten quality assets for him. Now they’ve lost Beal, KP and possibly Kuz for not a lot. They could be in purgatory for a while, because they could’ve had multiple opportunities to help build this roster out better.

Happy for Beal, he put in the time and got that big deal!!

I just think it’s crazy the wizards got like no draft capital or even some young player you think could have potential for growth.

The offseason has been off to a crazy start with these trades the last few days. The Draft is tonight and Free Agency is next Friday. Idk what could possible happen next. It's going to be wild next two weeks.

Wizards…man I always think my clippers are doing something wrong but luckily the wizards are always there to make me look good lol

one of my favorite NBA youtubers man, the instrumentals are always on point and I always enjoy your takes even if I disagree, went to sub again and forgot I already was lol

Was waiting for your take on this. Then Chris Paul got sent to the Warriors. Now I'm waiting on that lol

Welcome to the DC Jordan Poole

Great video bro. I think you covered every angle of this.

I get why they wanted to keep trying, they definitely kept trying with no success but they did try but the time to just start rebuilding was a WHILE ago like a really good while ago, last off season was the best time to trade seeing as how inflated the trade market was, and I know it’s all hindsight but really just terrible moves all over. Feel bad for little wizards fans there are

The return for Beal was set when he was signed to that insane contract. The best Washington could hope for is payroll flexibility when moving Beal.

Love when Swishout drops

2020-2021 season was the absolute perfect time to trade Bradley beal

Wizards must know something we don’t

But ironically , I know the wizards are really REALLY late with this, but these moves will finally get them in the right territory of getting a potential top 3 pick in the near future because they will be so bad

this is truly shocking they got not a single first round pick, not a single promising player. i actually can't understand why there weren't better options on the table? seriously someone please explain to me why a better deal for the wizards didn't exist out there where the salary works and shit?? it almost seems arbitrary that the celtics got porzingis, the suns got beal, and they chose to make THIS deal instead of like a million scenarios i can think of involving teams that would like those players. what am i missing?

Spurs mess around for a few years developing players and get a generational prospect!! Let’s goooo!!

Beal has an amazing agent lol

the only player who enjoyed playing in washington was john wall & the fans love him for that 💯

Swish just makes bangers only I swear 🙅‍♂️

Love this content

Oh yeah!!!! This is groundbreaking Swish!!! Poised for another Eastern Conference Finals exit!!! Let’s gooooo!!

bro immediately the wizards move cp3 for an actual good package making the beal deal seem not so bad now

It just shows you why the wizards are a poorly ran organization and why they are fully hitting the rebuild mode this next upcoming season and probably get the number one overall pick next year.🏀

Bright side, those Michelob Ultra Club tix about to be 50% this season

“They a friendly ass organization”🤣🤣

a new swish upload yay

Swish need a breakdown for the Jordan Poole trade

I think that even though this wasn’t a good rebuild it’s still our best option

Absolutely right bro, to think those GM making so much for this is disgusting

Woke up this morning and said IMMA COOK

It wasn't really the contract but giving Beal a no trade clause gave him the veto power to any trade. Just unbelievable stupid by the previous GM

Beal wanted to go to the suns, cool whatever, but the issue with the trade clause is they lock themselves into a package they don’t want, and also it didn’t help that the suns have literally ZERO first round picks 😭😭😭😭.

This off-season doesn’t give you time to breathe😭 Swish making this and then we find out wizards grabbed all their draft picks till like 2031😭 And warriors draft capital from warriors and Poole for 38 year old Chris Paul💀

Great video! I don't think it is that bad for the Wizards now that all the dust has settled. Pool and Kuzma are both worth first round picks for sure and their value is only going to go up barring injury. Coulibali and Vucevic both look like potential NBA rotation players with good upside. Tyus Jones, Avdija, Delon Wright, and Gafford are a fun defensive unit if nothing else and if there is one thing that competitive teams want its good defensive players. Corey Kispert is looking like the steal of his draft right now, and has nowhere to go but up with the amount of looks he will be getting in the new offense. That and the pick swaps which will be hitting right as GSW and Phoenix are starting their own rebuilds will give this team an interesting trajectory. The only problem that I see is that this roster might actually just be too good as constructed to fully rebuild.

friendly ass organization 😂

Wilt won MVP in his rookie year Wemby ain't doing it

As a sixers Boston fucked up by reading the grit guy on smart😂

Should of Waited until all the info came out with the Chris Paul and all the Bradley Beal trades. So add Jordan Poole, a future first. 6 more second rounders, 3 more pick swaps and cash so far.

Honestly, I hope Victor can stay healthy and gain some mass and strength so he's not injury prone.

I wonder how a cavs vs wizards ECF would’ve gone

hey after the CP3 for Poole +picks trade I got hope for the wizards if they rework the contract for Kuzuma

Wizards are gonna build with their youth. Kispert, avdija, and gafford are solid starter/rotation players.

They got finessed badly 😭

The Wizards would have gotten so much for Beal in 2020-2021…but this just reminds me of how bad the Bulls are with Lonzo busted up.

As a Wizards fan I always thought we would at least be a better team/organization then the Kings, but I was way wrong this organization is incompetent they make me die inside being a wizards fan

The principle of what you're saying is true. HOWEVER The competition for trades is so dependent on relationships with other NBA teams and many complex things that you just have no idea what challenges there are. You cannot even imagine the complexities involved. Talking heads.

People like to have both ways & complaining about taking but love the spurs, jazz & thunder despite doing clear tear downs

This logic could also apply to NBA cards collection. You only buy cards of generational talents. Ironically, my friend spent big $$$ on Zion Williamson in 2020, now the value of his cards significantly reduced.

Washington Wizards: no W's in their future despite the W's in their name 😅

The cp3 warriors video finna be even crazier than this 😂

At least they managed to flip Chris Paul for (what I would consider) some good stuff in return

Thoughts and prayers for Wizards fans

please talk about the jordan pool cp3 trade next

u flew too close to the sun swish. this offseason said it ain done yet 😭

With that technic Wembanyama is going to be left without shoulder and elbow. Don't let this dude throw a baseball ever again.

Man I be waiting on your vids when I see anything happens in the nba I’m like where is his vids at

Their former President of Basketball Operations had to suit up just to put butts in their seats and make them a bit more competitive.

Popovic is the goat of TANKING. His whole career was based on tanking for Tim Duncan, now for Wemby.

In all reality Porzingis had all the leverage to just opt out and become a free agent so they had to get whatever they could out of that deal as well

They sure bounced back to get Jordan Poole

Most teams that become a dumping station for the league are there permanently because they don't do it with a strategy. If you do it with a plan over a period of like 4 years where you strategically gain assets while helping teams make deals, dump cap and buyout stuff you can slowly amass a wealth of options. If you competently gather some role players in free agency as well you can be sellers on most deadlines. In the end once you want to go for it and start using the assets to build then you simply stop taking in trash and cleaning it for others. Just requires a the will to do it.

Ayo chris smoove got himself a gm job that's crazy

D.C. as a city state ( not really ) we are terrible when it comes to sports . No matter what sport it is you want that bag come to Washington we gonna flex they bag when you out your prime 😔

Hey man at least you're not a Magic fan. I'ma leave it at that 😂

The spurs tanked the whole season yet we applaud them for it. It's so interesting. That organization was the one fueled the load management epidemic but no one seems to blame them for anything.

It’s okay Washington just values loyalty which isn’t good for business

poor will dawkins, hopefully he can turn the wizards around because man that’s a rough start.

DCFamily, we lose together and we cry together

I respect the wizards for finally realizing they need to tank for real cause they ain’t going anywhere

I think the wizards are a perfect team for somebody like Jordan Poole. He already has a ring, he gets his money, and he gets to take as many shots as he wants. The wizards suck as a franchise but they are perfect for players like Poole to be the guy and improve lol

Just got Jordan Poole if that helps 😂

The shadow realm frl😭☠️

They got Jordan Poole, they might be good.

Can't agree on bringing Kuzma back on big money if the plan is to move him later. The new CBA is causing teams to fill their rosters out now or prepare for building through young players and the draft. Don't think the market is going to be very good for a huge money Kuzma. Not impossible but feels unlikely if the plan is to simply trade him later, because the money I'm guessing you're talking about is for 1 or 2 options, Kuzma is 3 at best and once again, the new CBA isn't friendly for teams looking to max out more than 2 players.

now we understand why Gilbert Arenas lost his mind, the wizards have the coolest theme/topic in sports but they just can't make a good move to save their lives

We can’t have it both ways it can’t be we want to see the franchises be loyal to players but then say I don’t know why they stayed loyal. They should have built properly. They need better management

Woah woah woah , yea yea yea yea

man, Them John Wall and Beal teams were feisty

full tank mode

AHEM New video alert lmao

probably should have waited to make this vid, the wizards got a pretty great return for CP3. obviously eveeyrhting else is an enormous L, though. i think with the new management they're finally headed in the right direction - similar to the Nets in 2015-16

Jordan Poole on the wizards now.

It would be funny if Murray went back to the spurs next year as free agent to play with wemby 😂

They might have gotten a few more for Beal but that no trade clause is a big no no

i think they got a very good deal for bradley beal they basically got 4 first 4 seconds and jordan poole and landry shamit not bad