It took Scott Brooks a long time to realize that he has nothing to lose by making lineup changes.
Despite the constant threats of possible changes to the rotation, Brooks stayed with his regular group for far too long. The poor effort continued and the losses piled up. Then finally, he made a change.
Brooks benched Markieff Morris for Kelly Oubre Jr. and moved Otto Porter Jr. to the four. At that point, Oubre was one of the few players on the roster who consistently played hard. When a team plays soul-less basketball like the Wizards have been, playing hard is enough to get a player a spot in the starting five.