00:00A.J. DeBotza making his debut tonight for the Washington Wizards.
00:06I guess that settles the debate if they're going to save him for a home game.
00:10A.J., on the court tonight, I mean, this is the most...
00:16I can't think of what I've been anticipating like this.
00:22Is it going back to wall?
00:25But it feels so different because DeBotza's coming to a team that has Anthony Davis and Trey Young playing at
00:31a pretty high level.
00:32But you tank to get the number one pick, and he was picked.
00:37As I think a caller yesterday said, this is somebody you're going to have that you pick to be homegrown.
00:46Anthony Davis, all his heroics are somewhere else.
00:49Right, and we don't know what he'll be here, right?
00:52I am incredibly fired up for this thing.
00:56Wiz, Cavs, tonight, 7 o'clock in Cleveland.
01:01I assume that's a monumental game.
01:03Joey, you can text me otherwise, but I cannot wait to hear Chris.
01:07I'm going to assume Drew on the call tonight.
01:11Drew's on me there, and I think John's going to be in all these games.
01:14John's in and out.
01:15I would think if his plan is to play tonight, John probably will be there.
01:21I would – we'll find out.
01:23Yeah.
01:23But this is –
01:24And if John is there, they had already planned this one, Jay.
01:27Could be.
01:28Because we heard that, oh, they're going to change it from doubtful to probable.
01:34And then now they say he's going to be available.
01:37Hold on.
01:38Is Wal call in the game tonight with Drew and Chris?
01:42I don't know.
01:42Because you might be on to something there.
01:45Because I imagine with John they agreed on dates.
01:47But guess what, though, Jay?
01:49It doesn't take you very long to get from D.C. or even North Carolina to Cleveland on a private
01:55jet.
01:55I think John might live in Miami, and I think you're still correct about the jets.
01:58Yeah, but if it's the old – you know, you're the right size.
02:02They got fast jets.
02:04Yeah.
02:04And them citations could get out there real quick.
02:06So I'm seeing right now on MSC and their Twitter account that John Wall is going to be on the
02:12pregame show with Wes Hall and Tony Massenburg.
02:15Oh, okay.
02:16So it sounds like –
02:17He's in D.C.
02:18Well, he might end up in Cleveland.
02:20You never know.
02:20Never know.
02:21The official Wizards account put out a cool video just hanging up the DeBonsa jersey with all the other jerseys.
02:27And it says, no more waiting at A.J. DeBonsa.
02:30So he's playing tonight, period.
02:32Do you start him?
02:35Yeah.
02:36Right?
02:37I mean, he's missed four games.
02:40He's a young dude.
02:41He's probably ready to go now.
02:42That's why they say he's going to play.
02:44He had the shoot-around already.
02:46Is he going to be on the bench for you?
02:48No.
02:48He's your starter.
02:49Start him.
02:50800-636-1067.
02:52800-636-1067.
02:55How fired up are you for the A.J. DeBonsa debut tonight?
02:58Is this more exciting than opening night?
03:05I would say yes.
03:07Opening night, you knew he wasn't playing, but still you were excited as hell.
03:10But seeing your number one pick play, yeah, that's going to be a little bit more exciting.
03:15800-636-1067.
03:17How fired up are you for A.J. DeBonsa to make his Wizards debut tonight?
03:21Is this more exciting than opening night was?
03:23Does this feel like when John Wall was a rookie?
03:26The difference to me from Wall's rookie year, and I want to pull the records because I want to be
03:33sure I'm accurate on this.
03:36When John got drafted and came to Washington, I remember where I was when the Wizards won the draft lottery.
03:43I was at Capital Lounge, RIP to a great bar.
03:46I was at Capital Lounge watching the draft lottery, and as soon as they got number one, everybody knew that
03:51that would be Wall, right?
03:53There was no debate.
03:55But that team had gone 26-56 the year before.
04:00There wasn't a lot of reason to believe, even with Wall, this team was going to be significantly better.
04:07This team this year, this Wizards team, they've tanked for three years.
04:13They didn't win 20 games over the last three years.
04:16Not combined, but per season.
04:19They add Trey Young, they add Anthony Davis, then you get the number one pick.
04:24Like, there's the anticipation of the number one pick, but there's also the anticipation of this being a good basketball
04:31team,
04:31which makes this, to me, feel very different than it has the best.
04:34I think it's even bigger than that.
04:35I think people look at this as a new era.
04:38Well said.
04:38You know, the people that are leading things now came in, and yes, they tanked, and they got things situated
04:42and put it where they wanted it.
04:44But you think about their track record of what they built, and you're already anticipating that that could be built
04:53here.
04:54Let's hit these phones.
04:56And A.J. is like that.
04:57A.J. is the biggest thing.
04:59They got some other guys that came before him that are going to be vital parts moving forward.
05:03800-636-1067.
05:05Anthony is in Clinton.
05:06What's up, Ant?
05:08What's going on with y'all, man?
05:10How y'all doing?
05:11We're good, brother.
05:13I'm glad to hear that.
05:14I'm definitely looking forward to him playing.
05:17Based off of what we've seen in the past, he's poised.
05:20He's ready to go.
05:22It seems like he could handle the moment, and it seems like he was made for the moment.
05:26He doesn't shy away from, you know, being aggressive with the basketball.
05:31And not only that, I think it makes the team better in totality.
05:35I love what Anthony Davis is doing.
05:37I love what Trey Young is doing.
05:39Now to add, like, a forward swing man that can shoot and also get to the basket and be effective,
05:45I think that's going to serve a great amount for the team.
05:48But not only that, fellas, now my par laser and my one-leg bets are definitely going to hit.
05:55Because guess what?
05:56I've got them covering that thread tonight, and I might take them outright.
06:00I like that.
06:01I like that.
06:03He says all about his bets, man.
06:06800-636-1067.
06:09How fired up are you for the A.J. DeBonson debut tonight?
06:12Does this one feel even bigger than the opener when you finally got to see Anthony Davis on the court?
06:17Jeff, where are you at?
06:18A.J.'s back.
06:20It's going to be a hell of a night for Wiz fans.
06:22You already know.
06:23I'm already optimistic out the roof.
06:26But I'm excited, J.P., for the first time, we're going to see all our starters on the floor in
06:33the regular season.
06:34And a question was asked in our group chat.
06:37This is the biggest debut since when?
06:39I'm going to say it's the biggest debut since Jaden bleeping Daniels for the Washington Commanders.
06:44We have been waiting for so long for a pick like this.
06:48And the way he looked in preseason, the city's going to be turnt tonight.
06:53It's going to be turnt.
06:54I know we wanted him to play at home.
06:57I feel that.
06:58But we're here.
07:00He's arrived.
07:01We're about to see that start in five and see what potential the Wizards truly hold.
07:06That's a good call, Jeff.
07:07I like that.
07:08Biggest debut since Jaden.
07:09It does feel like Harper when he got called up.
07:15Like the Strasburg debut was electric at Nats Park.
07:18It feels like one of those.
07:19You know what I mean?
07:20Yeah.
07:22When Ryan Leonard played, this feels bigger than that.
07:26But that's probably just because basketball to me is bigger than hockey.
07:28But I don't know, man.
07:30This is a really exciting night for the city.
07:33800-636-1067.
07:38A.J.
07:39DeBonta on the court tonight.
07:40I assume that means Bilal goes to the bench.
07:44He's been starting.
07:48Or Keyshawn?
07:49I don't think it's Keyshawn.
07:51No, I think Keyshawn and you want Keyshawn on the floor with him.
07:54Yeah.
07:55I think that means Bilal goes to the bench.
07:57So Sar, A.D., A.J., Young, and Keyshawn.
08:05Young, Keyshawn, A.J., A.D., Sar.
08:08Yeah.
08:09That's how I would view it.
08:11Now, that does – I mean, obviously, Bilal – you think they'll probably limit the minutes tonight?
08:14I'm guessing, right?
08:15Possibly.
08:18I can't imagine they're going to let him play 30 tonight.
08:22But it's wildly exciting.
08:25My man, White Brian, was all over DeBonta throughout the pre-draft conversation
08:30as, like, the Darren Robinson conversation, all that was going.
08:33White Brian, you fired up to watch this tonight?
08:36Yeah.
08:37I think this is going to be the best version of what the Wizards look like this year
08:41and they're a playoff team.
08:42So, he'll probably be on a minutes restriction, but even with that minutes restriction,
08:47it'll look fun.
08:47Yeah.
08:48I'm okay with a minutes restriction, too.
08:50Like, young man's just coming back from an ankle injury.
08:54It's going to be electric.
08:56And I think, to you and Barry's point, say he puts up 18 points in 23 minutes,
09:03that just builds hype for Friday night at home.
09:05Yeah.
09:05I think the hype is there no matter what he does.
09:08Let's go to –
09:10Elijah's in D.C.
09:11What's up, Eli?
09:11You fired up for AJD tonight?
09:14What's going on?
09:15Pete Mitchell, Philly.
09:16Thanks for taking my call, man.
09:17I'm very excited.
09:18And I think everybody's been saying it.
09:20This is the first legit time I've even considered buying tickets.
09:24Like, I think we've – so, they've knocked it out of the park to even have that on people's minds.
09:30It's like, man, do I want to get tickets?
09:33The fact that people are even parting their lips with, like, man, I'm thinking about making something happen,
09:38that's good for them, and that should be a nod to them, like, okay, we're moving in the right direction.
09:43I love that he's coming into a situation where he doesn't have to be, like, it's all on me.
09:48That's what I wanted for my main man.
09:50I know we're talking about basketball, so I'm keeping on basketball.
09:53Man, I'm glad he's coming into the situation that he's coming into, and he's a dog.
09:58So, we haven't been able to see them put that extra gear on top because he hasn't necessarily been there.
10:04I'm just curious to see what the next gear looks like with him on the floor.
10:08Man, he's beating his chest and certain stuff that he's going to do after he scores that's going to make
10:12the place electric.
10:13That's also going to feed it to the team.
10:16And so, I'm just glad to see that they put the pieces, how they're putting it together, man.
10:20So, just be excited, man.
10:22So, man, let's get it, man.
10:24Let's see what we get, baby.
10:25Let's go.
10:25Let's go.
10:26Thank you, Eli.
10:27Great call, man.
10:28I think fans are going to be really excited about this.
