For all the changes the Wizards can make to snap out of their recent funk, tweaking the starting lineup will not be one of them.
Wizards coach Scott Brooks downplayed the idea of dramatically altering his starting five, in order to make a statement. Brooks’s frustration reached a tipping point Friday after a 103-97 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, telling reporters he needed to find five guys willing to play.
Brooks said Sunday he did not “anticipate” messing with his starters. In his two-year tenure, Brooks has stuck with John Wall, Bradley Beal, Otto Porter, Markieff Morris and Marcin Gortat, when they’re all healthy.