Washington Wizards: Is it time to move one of the core pieces?
After the rough start and constant pointing of fingers, is it finally time for the Washington Wizards to trade one of its core pieces?
The Washington Wizards have gotten off to a 1-4 start and they have a bottom third offense and defense. John Wall is really struggling with his shot, and the team is already beginning to grow antsy.
That’s evident by the Wizards already beginning to point the fingers at each other, named Bradley Beal after one of their most recent losses. This is not really anything new. However, with that said, at what point does this dance become old?
I feel like this is a reoccurring theme for the Wizards, nearly every year. Once they hit their rough patch, we always seem to get a back-handed compliment, or an under-the-table slap. This just happens to be coming at an earlier than expected point in the season.
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Heck, it’s been a week and a half and the Wizards are already going at each other’s throats. What will this ilk like if the team continues to struggle over the next few weeks? One thing is clear, it won’t be pretty.
Which leads to a bigger question that needs to be answered by this team. At what point does this team decide that it’s time to make some changes?
At what point will they finally get the point of no return, where they conclude that it’s probably better to shuffle this team’s core rather than just to patch it up and place their dirty laundry under the bed.
It could – and probably, should – be sooner than you think. After falling one game short of the Eastern conference Finals in 2017, the Wizards disappointed last season as they finished 8th in the conference and lost to the Toronto Raptors in the first-round of the playoffs.
And they’ve already gotten off to a bad start this season.
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I’m not sure if shaking up the core of the roster is the answer, and deciding which big piece to keep won’t be easy, but at this point it might be worth the try.