As soon as the Dallas Mavericks drafted Cooper Flagg, it was clear that P.J. Washington's role may change next season. Washington has been one of the team's starting forwards for the last two seasons, but since he and Flagg play the same position, this could force him to embrace a new role and move to the bench.
This isn't to say that Flagg and Washington can't play together, as Nico Harrison and Washington himself are confident that they can form a strong on-court duo, but assuming Jason Kidd starts D'Angelo Russell, Klay Thompson, Flagg, Anthony Davis, and Dereck Lively II to begin the year, Washington is going to be in the perfect position to become one of the best bench players in the league next season, and he should be in the hunt for Sixth Man of the Year.