The Wizards were in the headlines for all of the wrong reasons off the court last season. But on the court, and early in the season, one thing became crystal clear—the Wizards didn’t have the wing depth necessary in today’s NBA nor did they have the athletic frontline it takes to be a true contender.
Unsurprisingly, the debate of whether the Wizards needed to acquire another wing or a young and athletic big man was a season-long debate which spilled over to draft night. After drafting Troy Brown Jr. to sure up the wing position and trading away Marcin Gortat for Austin Rivers, the Wizards still found themselves lacking a young, athletic big man.