This was a momentous offseason for the Washington Wizards. The team last won a playoff series in 2017-18; they last finished with more than 35 wins in 2018-19. They had been stuck in NBA purgatory, too good to win the top couple of picks in the lottery but too bad to accomplish anything significant.
At long last, the Wizards are pivoting and embracing the rebuild they have needed to undergo for years. Whether owner Ted Leonsis came to the realization himself or was convinced by his newly-hired front office, the Wizards have stepped off of the hamster wheel and are going to try to do something to change their future.