It’s time for the Washington Wizards to get to the next phase of the build.
When Michael Winger and his crew embarked on Washington, his task wasn’t to rebuild an organization, it was to build one.
A generation’s worth of poor management had stripped away the chance for a rebuild. The organization needed to be rebuilt from the ground up, like a new home.
In any sport, that’s a challenging task, but among professional sports in America, the toughest league to do so in is the NBA. The room for error isn’t what fans believe it to be, and veteran players drive winning in the league.
It’s why what Oklahoma City pulled off isn’t being properly appreciated. To win in the NBA with a roster as young as theirs wasn’t an easy feat.
Add in the fact that the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) drastically changed how teams can build teams for both the short and long term, and you’ll start to appreciate what Winger has to overcome.
