The Washington Wizards present an interesting dilemma coming into this season. Offseason moves kept the young team mostly status quo until the massive trade swapping John Wall for Russell Westbrook which occurred just as training camp began. Now, it seems the team is even further committed to pushing for a playoff position this year, not only to appease franchise player Bradley Beal, but also to maximize the (most likely) best chance at a near-prime performance from Westbrook in his age 32 season as he comes in healthy after an all-NBA campaign.
Both players will be expecting that the team pulls out all of the stops to gain the best playoff seed possible for this year.