We had Etan Thomas on the Bleav in Wizards podcast last week and I asked him about the Wizards young centers. As a defensive-minded center, I wanted to get his take on their development. Due to their age and a handful of other factors, he thought the jury was still out on both of their ceilings.
Overall, Thomas believed that this year was just too weird for the organization to draw any meaningful conclusions on players’ long-term fit with the franchise. Between the injuries, absence of John Wall, shifting roles for all of the young players, and shortening of the season, he didn’t believe the team could make major personnel decisions as easily as they do most years.