Isaac Bonga began the season as the Washington Wizards’ starting small forward. He started the first seven games of the season, and through six games, was averaging 23 minutes per contest. Then, things changed.
Bonga was getting his minutes largely because of injuries at the small forward position. Troy Brown Jr missed the first three games of the season. C.J. Miles missed the first five. Once they came back, though, Bonga saw his minutes dwindle.
By the sixth game of the season, Bonga was down from his 23-minute average to just ten minutes.