I have the solution to all of our problems.
I think everyone in this sub agrees, that if the plan is to build with Beal, we need to get him a suitable backcourt partner. A PG who can play off-ball, but is a gritty defender. Somebody who can facilitate offense and be a true scoring threat when he needs to. A leader. Let me introduce you to [Fred Van Vleet](https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-24-at-8.51.48-AM.png), a 21.4 game scorer who has championship experience playing behind a ball dominate-guard. A 40% 3-PT shooter who is one of the best in the league at playing the passing lanes. The perfect counterpart for Bradley Beal.
But u/WatchMooreMovies, why would the Raptors give up FVV? Masai Ujiri is one of the smartest executives in the league; how could we possibly provide value that wouldn't completly blow up our future? Excellent question r/washingtonwizards. Masai is brilliant but he has one weakness. We will get to that later on.
But first let's talk about our off season plans. In the draft we are going to get Blake Wesley, a raw 6'5 guard with a 7'0 wingspan. An exciting prosepct right? Well don't get too attached. He won't be here long...
Next we will boot up the trade machine and call Sachin Gupta, the GM of the Timberwolves. "Hey Sachin, are you interested in a former champion 3 and D wing? How would one Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sound. All we ask is for Josh Okogie."t
Gupta will race to get the deal done, thinking he has fleeced us. Little does he know, r/washingtonwizards are the true masterminds \*insert evil laughter here\*
We will also have to call good ol' Sam Presti. You see, Sam has a pesky protected 2023 pick that would prevent us from being able to trade our 2022 pick. So we will make him the offer: an un-protected 2024 1st round pick for our 2023 pick back. We will also try to pick up Aleksej Pokusevski in the deal, so KP feels less self-concious about being the only weirdly lanky European on the team. Presti will take the deal in a heart-beat, thinking we are just some losers who have never won 50 games since the 70s. Little does he know, he is looking at a whole new Washington Wizards
Now back to Masai. You see Masai has one fatal flaw, an achilles heel if you will. He is amazing at spotting and developing NBA talent. An artist of roster construction. But he has a compulsion that he must sastisfy. Masai Ujiri has a fetish for long bois...
Yes! In Masai's dream world he boasts a roster of only the longest men the National Basketball Association has to offer. If you look at the list of NBA players by [how disproportionately long their wingspan is](https://craftednba.com/player-traits/length), you will notice that 3 of his starting 5 are in the top 64 most disproportinate. Gary Trent is no slouch either, about 4 inches longer than he is tall, though I'm sure Masai would like that rectified one day too, but there is one scourge that Masai must fix.
Fred Vanvleet is 6'0 tall with a 6'2 wingspan. Masai looks on from afar, proud of the undrafted player turned into an All-Star, but disgusted at the stubby hobbit of a man. He knows what must be done. Fred is one of his greatest accomplishments, but also one of his greatest shames.
And on this shame, we shall capitalize! We will fly out our new Wizards, Josh Okogie (6'3, 7'0 wingspan), Blake Wesley (6'5, 7'0 wingspan), and our young long buck Rui Hachimura (6'8, 7'2 wingspan) into Canada. The three men will march right up to Masai's office, stretch out their arms and give Masai a hug, wrapping their arms around him several times over. He will finally feel understood, his shame turning into comfort. He has finally had his dreams fulfilled-an army of longbois, ready to fight for Canada. Tommy will be waiting with pen and paper. Papers will be signed.
And just like that r/washingtonwizards Fred VanVleet is ours. Through expert psychology and careful negotiation we have assembled a starting lineup of 3 all stars, one of the clutchest players in the league, and uhhh...Deni I guess. Fear will be struck in the leagues hearts. The Wizards have been reborn. No longer will we be the laughing stock of the league. Now we will finally be able to give the Bucks a competitive 1st round series before respectfully losing in 6.
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TL;DR- But seriously, please stop making ultra-specific long-winded posts about what we should do in the off-season.