Last season, the Washington Wizards were one of the oldest teams in the league. With Nene, Paul Pierce and Marcin Gortat all in their 30’s, Washington desperately needed to get younger this off-season.
While Ernie Grunfeld and Co. are still focused on surrounding their back court with veteran players, it was clear that the team needed to address that roster issue. Simply put, you cannot have players like Pierce and Nene without supplementing the team with more young talent.
In this year’s draft, the Washington Wizards moved up to grab one of the youngest players available — Kelly Oubre Jr.