The Washington Wizards rebuild is in full swing and the team has made every effort possible to find a player that they can build around moving forward.
Of the most recent additions of the Wizards over the last couple of offseasons, the two names that stand out the most are Alex Sarr and Tre Johnson.
Johnson is obviously the talk of the Wizards right now mainly due to how impressive he looked during Summer League for Washington, averaging 19.5 points per game, which alone put him in elite company falling short of only John Wall's summer league average.
Heading into year one, the hope is that Johnson can prove to be a player the team can build around, but there's still hope that Alex Sarr can be that guy for Washington too.
Sarr's career with the Wizards started off in the complete opposite way of Johnson's considering his summer league showing had Washington fans thinking they were only digging their hole deeper.
However, the 7-footer turned the pessimism into slight optimism during his rookie season in Washington this past year proving that his defensive skillset is among the most elite in the leagie.
The big man's impressive defense is enough to get excited about as a fan, but for front office brass who selected Sarr to be the next franchise player.
Defense will allow for Sarr to stay on the court, but his offensive inefficiencies will be the difference between him being a glorified role player and developing into a certified two-way star.
For Sarr to take that next step, it's become clear that the Wizards forward has to find a way to improve his offensive efficiency, His struggles around the rim and lackluster shooting as a floor spacer make it hard to put faith in him being able to make that jump.
Nonetheless, the only person who can help him get to take that next step is himself.
Sarr has to put in the work to improve his game. The more reps, the more he adds to his game, the better he becomes.
Look at players like Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics who was looked at as nothing but a slasher when he entered the league.
Now, Brown is one of the best two-way stars in the game because of his ability to lock down defensively and how much he's opened his game offensively solely because of his improved jumper.
Sarr has shown flashes already this offseason between summer league and international play of improvement, but he has to continue to keep working for him to make that leap and only he can help himself do that.