The Washington Wizards knew this may be a troublesome season, however they did not count on it to be fairly this robust. Nonetheless, the Wizards aren’t altering course. They continue to be centered on the event of their younger gamers.
“We’re immersed in a really tough stretch proper now,” Wizards common supervisor Will Dawkins instructed The Athletic.
“However we stay dedicated to the long-term sustainability of the group,” Dawkins added. “Our workers and gamers have continued to work, and are rising. We are going to proceed to stack the optimistic developmental positive factors and, on the finish of the season, put correct perspective on the totality of the yr. Don’t fear about the entire thing proper now; on the finish of the yr, let’s lookup and see what we completed. They’re getting higher, and so they’re nonetheless working, and that’s the principle factor. What we signed up for is tough, and we all know it.”
Earlier than the season began, Dawkins stated that Washington was nonetheless within the “deconstruction” part of their rebuild. Which means proceed to maneuver veteran gamers on and off the roster in numerous offers. With veterans coming and going this season, the Wizards have stayed true to the purpose of getting their younger gamers as a lot expertise as attainable.
2023 first-round decide Bilal Coulibaly and 2024 first-round picks Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George make up Washington’s younger core. All 4 gamers are averaging between 26.2 and 34.8 minutes per recreation.
