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The 2020 NBA Draft feels different for the Wizards, but the nervous anticipation is nothing new

Since they held the number one overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards have selected five players in the lottery: John Wall (2010), Jan Vesely (2011), Bradley Beal (2012), Otto Porter (2013) and Rui Hachimura (2019).

Four straight years of high lottery picks, 1st, 6th, 3rd and 3rd, respectively since 2010, paints a picture of a team stockpiling what they hoped would be franchise cornerstones and building blocks. Four years of rebuilding lead to some memorable playoff pushes — namely coming within one game of the Eastern Conference Finals in 2017 —but the fall back into the lottery last year put Wizards fans back in a familiar spot.