There's no denying that the Washington Wizards are in the midst of a long rebuilding process moving forward.
Washington has prioritized stacking young talent and filtering veterans in and out of the lineup adding experience and leadership for their young players to learn from throughout the entire process.
From adding Jonas Valanciunas and Malcolm Brogdon last offseason to Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart ahead of the trade deadline in February all the way to CJ McCollum this offseason, it's clear that the Wizards have a plan.
The plan? Capitalize on desperate team's looking to offload contracts while adding viable veterans around their young roster.
It's a long-term plan and while the impact may not show itself immediately, Washington is giving themselves the opportunity to compete in the Eastern Conference sooner rather than later.
However, it may not be soon enough for fans who have been forced to watch mediocre play in the nation's capital.
The Wizards have the abundance of young talent on the roster after a series of moves over the last two seasons that instill plenty of hope for the future.
Between Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr and Tre Johnson, Washington's three straight top 10 swings in the NBA Draft over the last two years have given them the framework to be one of the league's top young teams.
In addition to the two high-upside prospects, the Wizards have done an outstanding job bolstering the roster with other first-round talents with the likes of Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George, AJ Johnson, Will Riley and now Cam Whitmore.
Between their variety of moves this offseason, the Wizards have not only added plenty of young talent, but financial flexibility heading into next summer that could allow for them to become aggressive if they choose to do so.
Obviously, the most recent rebuilding team to go down that route is the Houston Rockets and considering their move to land Kevin Durant this offseason after an impressive campaign in the West this past year, it's easy to see why fans may hope the Wizards opt to take a similar route this time next year.
Unfortunately, the fact of the matter is the Wizards just simply aren't at the point where becoming aggressive to land top players makes sense for them at this phase of their rebuild.
Patience is key at this stage for Washington and if they take their time, iy could benefit them in the long haul to avoid a rebuilding for the forseeable future after this one comes to an end.