The Washington Wizards have desperately been searching for a player that they can build around and turn the page in their long-awaited and struggling rebuild.
Washington took swings on lottery prospects in each of the last few years.
Deni Avdija is thriving in Portland thanks to the Wizards lack of patience and desire to move on too soon.
Bilal Coulibaly has shown promise, but the idea of him becoming a premiere talent in the NBA still seems more unlikely than anything else.
Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George are raw prospects with plenty of upside, but even at their peak it's hard to imagine they alter the state of the Wizards rebuild.