The Washington Wizards have long been considered one of the worst teams in the league. However, thanks to the new front office regime of general manager Will Dawkins and President of Monumental Basketball Michael Winger, change seems to be on the horizon. Between the team's talented young core filled with high-upside prospects, a head coach in Brian Keefe, who's seemingly built something that players can buy into and the assets accumulated over the years to make bold moves, Washington has slowly but surely rising from the mud.
BY THE TIME the giant bag of ketchup and In-N-Out special sauce was put on the table outside the Washington Wizards' locker room on Jan. 14, it was ripped and falling apart. Only a gigantic group order of burgers and fries could've necessitated such a haul of condiments. And on this night, only one player for the Wizards had reason or compulsion to place such a massive order.
The Miami Heat played no part in the blockbuster Trae Young trade to the Washington Wizards, but there's no question they can learn a valuable lesson from it. And it's this idea that if they're not decisive with the future of their flawed star, it could lead to an undesirable ending.
