The Washington Wizards botched summer ’15 and did their best to salvage the season by adding some players mid-season. J.J. Hickson, who was waived by the Denver Nuggets after the trade deadline, was a part of the last ditch effort to save the season.
Ernie Grunfeld failed to acquire any athletic big men during the off-season, instead relying on veterans. Unfortunately, when most of your roster is comprised of broken down vets, things are eventually going to fall apart.
When Nene inevitably got hurt and the other bigs – Kris Humphries, DeJuan Blair and Drew Gooden – became unplayable, Grunfeld reached out to Hickson.