Quick question from a Wizards fan...

Foye should be viewed as an instant offense 6th man. He’ll jack it up, but don’t expect much on the defensive side of the ball.

Weirdly, he’s actually an effective shotblocker for his size, but other than that…in answer to your question, not so much.

Not quick enough to stay with PG’s. Too small to guard SG’s. Makes almost no effort to close out perimeter shooters.

Timely opportunistic. The same way he can come up in the clutch sometimes and knock down some huge shots, he’ll show up defensively at just the right moment with a key block or steal.

I suppose it cuts both ways, though, as there are also times where he just seems to disappear offensively for stretches, with similar disappearences happening defensively as well.

My memory is that for us, it seemed like he’d win us (or keep us in) some games we’d otherwise lose due to a timely stop and some clutch scoring. But there’s no telling how many games he might have cost us either—probably at least as many as he helped us win.

Welcome to Randy Foye (not meant in a mean way, just that this is what it’s like when you’re trying to figure him out).

no.

Or below average if you want to be optimistic. His Defensive PER is around 18 for his career, and his Defensive Rating is about 4-5 below average. Even if you think he still has room for improvement, he won’t be any better than below average on D.

The bigger question you should be asking is: what position will he be playing as a Wizard? As a SG he’s pretty good on the offensive side despite his inconsistency, and if he does improve and stays exclusively at the 2 he could be a plus player overall, where his good offense will make up for his defensive limitations. But as a PG his offense is significantly worse, he’s not even a decent backup there. Saunders should be savvy enough to realize he can’t play the point and keep him at SG, but if Arenas isn’t healthy and Flip is forced to play Foye at the point a good part of the time you’re not going to be too happy about it.

Keep track of where Foye plays this year; if he gets more than 20% of his minutes at PG then something’s not right.

Foye played under Wittman the first half of last year, and seemed to lose his legs a bit with Witt undercutting him on both offensive decisions and defensive lapses.

By the end of Wittman’s coaching tenure the entire team had checked out, and Foye is a great, eminently coachable kid. There’s a history there, though.

I really hope Randy F. comes around. He’s a terrific guy.