Washington entered this season in a precarious position at point guard. All-Star John Wall was sidelined with a torn Achilles, and will likely miss the entire 2019-2020 campaign. They let Tomas Satoransky depart, which meant a complete redo at the position. Enter veterans Isaiah Thomas and Ish Smith — veterans stopgaps until Wall gets healthy.
After returning from a nagging injury of his own, Thomas supplanted Smith in the starting lineup. Thomas, who’s looking to resurrect his career and earn one last big contract, has been pretty good on the offensive end, averaging 13.