There's no more comforting sight for a Bullets/Wizards fan than @SteveBuckhantz and Chenier. NBA is back. #dcRising pic.twitter.com/vDB3EJUFYO
— Ledell's Place (@LedellsPlace) October 6, 2015
The biggest off-season question was answered 30 minutes before tip-off when the starters were released. Randy Wittman warned not to read into preseason lineups, but it was impossible to ignore a healthy Nenê starting on the bench—especially when his replacement (Kris Humphries) could barely sniff a minute in last year’s playoffs.
The Brazilian big man is now a backup center in Washington’s new-age, run-and-gun system.