The Washington Wizards have made several moves this offseason as general manager Will Dawkins continues to fine tune the team's roster ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Washington has plenty of eyes on them heading into next season, largely because of the revamped depth chart the team has put together over the last couple months.
With intriguing additions to the roster such as CJ McCollum, Tre Johnson, Will Riley and even Marvin Bagley III, Washington has done their due diligence to add talented players that Brian Keefe can use to assemble a variety of different lineups.
Not to mention the return of several key players, such as second-year prospects like Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George, who all could be poised for a breakout season.
Not to mention. another player who could be poised for a breakout season is newly acquired forward Cam Whitmore.
Washington landed Whitmore from the Houston Rockets, after the team opted to offload the former first-round pick for an extremely discounted price.
Entering the league as a projected lottery pick before a pre-draft injury caused him to slide, Whitmore has plenty of upside to like for not only the Wizards, but nearly every team in the league.
However, with Washington landing the DMV native, the Wizards seem to be the perfect landing spot for the versatile forward to finally break out.
When he first arrived in Washington, it was a bit unknown how the wing would fit in to the Wizards front court.
It's clear Brian Keefe will make it a point of emphasis to get the Villanova product involved early, but with several talented wings on the roster, there was no doubt that a fight for minutes would come eventually.
Nonetheless, Whitmore may have already carved out a larger role with the Wizards and he didn't even have to break a sweat for that to happen.
With Bilal Coulibaly suffering an injury in EuroBasket play for Team France, the two-way playmaker is expected to miss the start of the season after landing a 6-8 week recovery timeline following surgery on his right thumb.
Coulibaly was expected to assume the starting role in the Wizards front court courtesy of his length, but that role could now be up for grabs with the former No. 7 overall pick expected to miss extended time.
If Whitmore can capitalize on the increased playing time, he very well could be the next breakout candidate to monitor this season.