Change of managers, Bradley Beal sent to Phoenix, Kristaps Porzingis left for Boston, Jordan Poole recovered… The offseason was very eventful for Washington. The franchise and Wes Unseld Jr. will thus start from scratch.
A situation that can legitimately worry when we lose such executives and such talents, but the Wizards coach sees the bright side of things with this possibility of rebuilding.
“We have a new team, with a lot of changes in the squad,” he rejoices for the NBA website. “We lost our franchise player with Beal and a familiar face with Porzingis. We can’t ignore Bradley’s impact in recent years, but we have some serious talent and youth, with seven players under the age of 27. As well as flexibility in terms of our finances. So we have a lot of latitude for the future. The new leaders offer a return to zero with different standards. That’s exciting. »
“Several months” of work
However, there is work to be done to put this new group to music. “It’s going to take time and I don’t think we can speed things up,” already analyzes the Washington coach. “We must be diligent in our development. Some will progress faster than others. It’s going to take several months, although I hope it won’t be that long, but it takes time to put everything together. »
Bradley Beal, the team’s leader and top scorer for several years, is gone. Therefore, the cards are redistributed. Who should and will benefit the most?
“I expect players like Deni Avdija, Corey Kispert or Daniel Gafford to make a big leap forward,” warns Wes Unseld Jr. “Jordan Poole is extremely talented with a lot of room for improvement. Kyle Kuzma is a 27-year-old veteran who will play a leadership role. We will have to keep an eye on Kispert and Avdija. They had a good summer and I hope they stay healthy. These two should take a big leap forward. »
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Bradley Beal | 50 | 33.5 | 50.6 | 36.5 | 84.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 23.2 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 65 | 32.6 | 49.8 | 38.5 | 85.1 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 23.2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 64 | 35.0 | 44.8 | 33.3 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 21.2 |
| Rui Hachimura | 30 | 24.3 | 48.8 | 33.7 | 75.9 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| Corey Kispert | 74 | 28.3 | 49.7 | 42.4 | 85.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| Monte Morris | 62 | 27.4 | 48.0 | 38.2 | 83.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| Deni Avdija | 76 | 26.6 | 43.7 | 29.7 | 73.9 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 9.2 |
| Daniel Gafford | 78 | 20.6 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 9.0 |
| Will Barton | 40 | 19.6 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 77.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 31 | 14.1 | 44.7 | 39.2 | 90.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Delon Wright | 50 | 24.4 | 47.4 | 34.5 | 86.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| James Huff | 7 | 13.6 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 93.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 7.3 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 62 | 17.8 | 44.8 | 32.2 | 76.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| Quenton Jackson | 9 | 15.0 | 45.2 | 8.3 | 77.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| Johnny Davis | 28 | 15.1 | 38.6 | 24.3 | 51.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| Xavier Cooks | 10 | 12.6 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Taj Gibson | 49 | 9.8 | 52.0 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Anthony Gill | 59 | 10.6 | 53.8 | 13.8 | 73.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Isaiah Todd | 6 | 10.2 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Schakel | 2 | 3.1 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Vernon Carey, Jr. | 11 | 2.6 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Devon Dotson | 6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 1 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
