The Washington Wizards lost out on Al Horford in the summer of 2016, and quickly moved to sign Pacers big man Ian Mahinmi to a 4-year, $64 million contract. The defensive minded center seems to duplicate some services alongside Marcin Gortat, but his addition to the roster could help bolster a lacking defensive effort from the Wizards in 2015-16.
Washington ranked 14th in defensive rating last season, and was in the lower half of the league when it came to important stats like blocks per-game, post defense, opponent roll man scoring, and opponent field goal percentage inside of five feet.