The Washington Wizards’ Unexpected Rise: What’s Fueling Their Sudden Surge?
During that process, the Wizards kept making their draft selections with an eye on the future. They chose Alexandre Sarr second overall last summer, and traded for the 14th pick in Bub Carrington and the 24th selection in Kyshawn George.
The year before, they made a draft-night trade to secure the rights to Bilal Coulibaly, and this year they walked away with Tre Johnson and Will Riley as their main pieces.
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The Wizards are in the process of loading up on young talent, per the trust-the-process playbook. But while doing so, they veered off the path ever so slightly by bringing in multiple veterans who are both costly and rather old.



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