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The Wizards’ search for a big man this summer likely won’t have a happy ending

Horford had been incredibly intrigued with Wizards and there was a time that he preferred Washington’s talent over Boston’s. Wild finish.” - Adrian Wojnarowski - 4:26 p.m., July 2, 2016

Lord Adrian stood atop the rubble comprised of every team’s hopes of salvaging the summer of 2016 and announced the Washington Wizards – the last loser in the Horford sweepstakes – would join the masses.

Just hours later, the Wizards emerged from the debris and signed Ian Mahinmi to a four-year, $64 million contract that became a catastrophe before the ink on the paper even dried.