DJ Wilson Drafted 17th By Milwaukee
[Marc-Gregor Campredon]
As first reported by the one and only Adrian Wojnarowski, the Milwaukee Bucks selected DJ Wilson with the 17th overall pick in tonight's NBA Draft. Despite missing most of the pre-draft process due to a lingering injury, Wilson rose from a fringe first-rounder to nearly making it into the lottery. He joins one of the most exciting young teams in the league; the Bucks earned the sixth seed in the East last year with a lineup featuring Giannis "The Greek Freak" Antetokuonmpo, Jabari Parker, Khris Middleton, Greg Monroe, and Malcolm Brogdon.
Milwaukee has some talented players in the frontcourt, so Wilson should be able to ease his way into the rotation—his defensive versatility and shooting are his keys to seeing the floor. Wilson is the eighth Michigan player to be drafted under John Beilein, all since 2011, and the sixth to go in the first round.
Wow. In the end, the pros recognized his potential, and he made the right choice to leave. He must have had some inside info! Lol.
All the best DJ.
I wish I could go back in time and convince them to just take Wilson at 13. Tyler Lydon and Trey Lyles... damn it all.
i thought he was getting bad advice!
couldn't resist. anyway - i can't wait to see how far he goes.
Wilson was a liability on defense? What? What world are you living in? Wilson was able to switch onto smaller players in impunity, provided great help defense and altered many many shots that he didn/t manage to block. He often was the sole force behind many defense stops last season. He needs to bulk up to defense heavier posts in the paint but his versatility saved us many times againt teams pick and roll and other screen actions.
DJ got bad advice.
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