On Tuesday night, the Washington Wizards began preseason by getting manhandled by the Miami Heat, who have lost both Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh this off-season.
Without John Wall and Ian Mahinmi, the Wizards were also shorthanded, but no one expected a Heat team that was scrapped together during the latter half of free agency to dominate the way they did.
Washington’s defense, in particular, was just as bad as it was last year.
Marcin Gortat typically struggles against long, athletic big men and not much changed against the Heat.