VIDEO: VP of Basketball Operations Asking Rui Hachimura if He Can Shoot Proves Wizards Are Doomed

After drafting Gonzaga star Rui Hacimura with the 9th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards received some flack, with many believing the pick to be a reach. To make matters worse, the Wizards had never actually met Hachimura before drafting him, and VP of Basketball Operations Tommy Sheppard showed that they really don't know all that much about the first-ever Japanese player to make it to the NBA.

Shepard asking Hachimura if he can shoot the 3 proves that the Wizards didn't put much thought into their pivotal draft pick. Obviously Hachimura is a great pickup for the Wizards and gives them someone to build around other than John Wall or Bradley Beal, but Sheppard's comments make the Wizards' draft preparation seem lazy at best.

Hachimura laughed at the question, but behind that smile was likely a feeling of pure dread. How could an executive of a team picking in the NBA Draft lottery not know if their guy could shoot a 3?

With no general manager running things for the team, this show could get a whole lot uglier, and fast. Clearly the guys churning the wheels in Washington didn't do their homework.

The Wizards' VP of Basketball Operations asking their biggest future prospect if he can shoot is pretty ridiculous. With any basic scouting report, he would've known that one of Hachimura's top statistics was his 3-point shooting.

Hopefully, for the Wizards and their fans, Sheppard was just trying to be funny by asking Hachimura that ridiculous question. If he wasn't, Washington could still be in trouble moving forward and trying to build around their latest draft pick.