Washington Wizards: Goals for each prospect entering Orlando
By Jack Skolnik
Goals for Troy Brown Jr: More Reps/comfortability in current role
Troy Brown Jr’s tenure in the NBA has been a bit of a whirlwind up to this point. After being the 15th pick in the 2018 draft, Brown was buried at the end of the bench during his rookie year as a result of a Front Office and coaching staff that was hellbent on making the playoffs.
With the team focused on development this season, year two looked like it was going to be Brown’s time to shine.
Through the first half of the season, he flip-flopped between the starting unit and bench as Scott Brooks tried to figure out which role would suit Brown best.
When you can do many different things on the court at a fairly high level like Brown can, trying to figure out which role plays to these strengths is not the easiest job. He’s good at everything. But what is he great at?
Brown saw time as a primary ball-handler, time as a strict wing, and a bevy of other roles while experimenting earlier this season. The fact that Brooks can’t seem to find a consistent role for Brown is a bit worrisome.
When it comes to Troy Brown, he needs to get comfortable within his role.
As a 20-year-old second-year player who barely played in year one, Brown needed to find his niche before his confidence started to wane.
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Luckily, t looks like Brooks has found the best role for Brown moving forward. Brown plays at his best while playing with the second unit as a secondary ball-handler. He looks the most comfortable being able to play off of Ish Smith/Shabazz Napier but also being able to take over the reins of the second unit at any time and orchestrate with the ball in his hands.
Without Beal in Orlando, someone will need to have the ball in their hands more often. It looks like that will be Troy Brown.
Now it is all about the reps. Brown needs to use this stretch of games to improve on everything it takes to perfect this role, get comfortable, and develop close chemistry with some of the second unit guys.
It took a little bit of time for the Wizards to figure out Brown’s strengths, but he can be an invaluable fixture within their second unit moving forward. He just needs to get comfortable. Hopefully, with the pressure and the reins off in Orlando, he can.