The Washington Wizards have won just 33 games across the first two years of a long-awaited rebuild, and more losing is likely in store next season. However, things are trending up entering the team’s third offseason under General Manager Will Dawkins.
Not only did Dawkins deal Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis mere weeks into his tenure, but he’s also drafted four quality first-round picks (Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George), traded for another (AJ Johnson) and selected Tristan Vukcevic in the second round.
While Washington’s lottery luck hasn’t been great, they’re in a much better spot today than they were two years ago when they finished 35-47 for the second consecutive season and owed Bradley Beal $200 million across four more years of his supermax contract that included a full no-trade clause.