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Washington Wizards: Will John Wall’s legacy be like Reggie Miller or Charles Barkley?

By Jen Julie Smith

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards looks on against the Toronto Raptors in the second half during Game Six of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards looks on against the Toronto Raptors in the second half during Game Six of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2018 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2018 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Who’s on first?

Speaking of team: How could the Wizards play positionless basketball, when some didn’t even know their position?

Now to the roster itself, an athletic big is needed. It was needed at the end of the 2017 season. But loyalty trumped the reality of what Gortat could bring to the table.

After a big, the Wizards need a backup shooting guard. Those two positions have to be met in free agency.

Not even going to write that Washington needs a backup point guard. It doesn’t appear to be Tomas Satoransky for whatever reason.

But the Wizards can’t just keep throwing players to fill holes on the bench. Is Sato a guard or a forward? He’s going to be a jack-of-all trades and master-of-none.

Yes, the league is moving towards positionless basketball. I wrote that about the Celtics two summers ago. The Wizards do not play positionless.

Last season, some of them couldn’t even play their position.

But throwing bench players into roles that don’t fit them only hurts the team. Let them develop into their position, so they’re at least good at their designated role. Instead of having them be bad at two positions.

The Wizards are building their roster from a position of weakness. The team is not positionless, it’s rudderless.

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