Kelly Oubre selected by the Washington Wizards with the 15th pick of the NBA draft

The Washington Wizards saw something they liked and felt that they just couldn't wait.  They traded the 19th pick and a couple future second round picks to move up to the 15th spot to select Kelly Oubre.

Washington will send Atlanta the No. 19 pick tonight and two future second-round picks for Kelly Oubre, league source tell Yahoo.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 26, 2015

Without diving too far into lineups, this seems like a big gamble for the Wizards, but may be a bit of insurance in case Paul Pierce decides not to return to the team this coming year.  Whether he comes back or not, Oubre will get a chance to prove himself fairly early unless Washington really puts in some work to shore up the 3 spot, as the roster looks pretty thin right now.

The most intriguing part of this selection is the chance that Oubre might get to work with the Jayhawk great should he re-sign.

For more coverage of Kelly Oubre's selection, head over to our SB Nation blog for the Washington Wizards, Bullets Forever.