Prior to the beginning of training camp, the Washington Wizards already had 15 players under guaranteed contracts — the most allowed by the NBA.
For a player on a non-guaranteed contract to earn a roster spot, team president Ernie Grunfeld would either have to waive a player with guaranteed salary or move a player in a trade. That scenario — one which would force the Washington Wizards to essentially eat money — wasn’t very likely.
With that said, Washington still didn’t have much trouble finding players to accept training camp deals.