when they traded way their starting center of the last five seasons to the Los Angeles Clippers for Austin Rivers. Although he was far from a fan favorite by the end of his tenure, Gortat should be credited with being a solid contributing member of the Bullets/Wizards second-best era in the history of the franchise, behind only the championship team of 1978. Gortat helped the team reach that level by showing a level of consistency that is honestly rare in sports nowadays.
The best ability is availability and Gortat played in 402 of 410 possible regular season games as a Wizard, fielding averages of 11.