Washington Wizards: 3 takeaways from 118-110 loss to Brooklyn Nets

Let Troy Brown Jr cook

The Washington Wizards might have finally figured out how to use Troy Brown Jr.

Not even finished with his second season in the NBA, it feels like Troy Brown Jr has been around for a lot longer. Maybe it’s because the Wizards have tried doing so much with Brown, and none of it has really seemed to work.

They’ve tried him as a starter. They’ve tried him off the bench. They’ve tried using him as a three and D wing. But what they’re trying in the bubble looks like it’s finally working.

So far, the Wizards have put the ball in Brown’s hands and let him go to work. Usually deferring shots and ballhandling responsibilities to Beal, Brown has been somewhat uncaged in the NBA bubble as the Wizards’ young guns take center stage.

Brown raised eyebrows in the team’s first scrimmage vs. the Denver Nuggets with 12 points, six rebounds, and five assists, but he wowed vs. the Nets with 22 points, ten rebounds, eight assists.

Able to dictate and orchestrate on offense, Brown looked smooth and confident vs. the Nets, whether he was pulling rebounds off the rim and pushing the break, penetrating in the half-court, or finding teammates with perfectly timed passing (Brown finished with a 33.6 percent Assist Rate for the game).

Brown definitely has the size of a wing, but his skillset leaves one to wonder what he might look like as the point-forward making things go on the second unit. We’re getting a preview in Orlando and so far, so good.

https://twitter.com/WashWizards/status/1290029865282936832?s=20