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BF February mailbag answers: John Wall’s return, Wizards offseason needs, more

Thank you to everyone who asked a question for this month’s mailbag. Selected questions are below.

When will Ted Leonsis make the financial commitment necessary for the Wizards to seriously compete for an NBA Championship? For example, when was the last time the Wizards overly exceeded the salary cap to pay a significantly large luxury tax? — Dennis Dillard, email

Albert Lee: The Wizards are making the financial commitment necessary to compete for an NBA championship. They have only exceeded the salary cap once in 2017-18, but since then, they have remained below the cap, which is the right thing to do.