This was a momentous offseason for the Washington Wizards. The team last won a playoff series in 2017-18; they last finished with more than 35 wins in 2018-19. They had been stuck in NBA purgatory, too good to win the top couple of picks in the lottery but too bad to accomplish anything significant.
At long last, the Wizards are pivoting and embracing the rebuild they have needed to undergo for years. Whether owner Ted Leonsis came to the realization himself or was convinced by his newly-hired front office, the Wizards have stepped off of the hamster wheel and are going to try to do something to change their future.
How did the Wizards do this summer?
The start of any rebuild is painful, but perhaps in a cathartic kind of way. Not every rebuild works, but trying to survive in the middle rarely does. Each move in tearing down a roster sets up a team to take a step forward in the future that is meaningful instead of futile.
With that narrative in place, how did the Wizards do this offseason? Did they properly execute their plan, or did they stumble along the way? Let’s grade each individual move of the summer, putting together an “Offseason Report Card” to grade the Wiz on picks, trades, signings and even hirings. How does the report card look like when it’s all put together?
We’ll assign an “A” for an excellent move, “B” to a move clearly worth making, a “C” to a questionable decision and anything lower to a disastrous move. How did Washington do?