The way in which the OKC Thunder went about their six-year rebuild is truly remarkable, and the recent debacle between Marcus Smart and the Washington Wizards only strengthens this notion.
Over the last few months, Washington has fully committed to steering into their roster teardown by selling off their upper-echelon on-court assets with the hopes of not only bettering their odds of landing a high-end lottery pick but also acquiring commodities that they could look to flip for more draft capital down the road.
As far as enviable draft placement is concerned, this tank has already gone according to plan, as the ball club just managed to scoop up SEC Freshman of the Year Tre Johnson with the sixth overall pick in this past June's festivities.