One of the main themes surrounding the hiring of Scott Brooks has been player development.
Brooks was an assistant then head coach during the development of the Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder rosters that included Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams, Thabo Sefolosha, and Reggie Jackson and others.
How much credit he deserves for developing the respective players is up for debate, but he undeniably played a role and that has been a major selling point as to why Brooks was hired in Washington and a major goal for the team as they move forward.