The NBA Draft is tonight and the Wizards are well-stocked with needs. Due to the management skills of Ernie Grunfeld and Ted Leonsis, the team has a corpulent payroll while lacking elite performers and depth. That’s some kind of trifecta.
Oh wait, that was how my draft story began in 2018. And 2019.
In fairness, the situation is somewhat better than it has been the past two draft days. Under the leadership of general manager Tommy Sheppard, the Wizards shed sullen and expensive veterans and replaced them with young, cheap players with varying levels of potential.