After a 1-4 start to the Wizards’ 2016-17 season, there are many causes for concern while reasons for optimism are few and far between. Trying to make sense of it all, here are five takeaways from the Wizards’ first five games:
The Markieff Morris trade is officially a success
Ernie Grunfeld and the rest of the Wizards’ front office has received a lot of well-deserved criticism in recent years, but the Markieff Morris trade-deadline deal has proven to be a great one.