The Washington Wizards have made every move necessary to put themselves in perfect position for a young player to emerge as a cornerstone for the franchise.
At least, that's the hope.
Washington drafted the likes of Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, Kyhsawn George and most recent and arguably most notable is the bucket-getter himself Tre Johnson.
In addition to the young core the team drafted, the Wizards general manager Will Dawkins has done his fair share of extra credit work landing multiple talented young players in trades with AJ Johnson, Cam Whitmore and Malaki Branham coming to mind.
Of those names mentioned, Whitmore may have the most upside and considering the ridiculously low price the Wizards were able to acquire him for, there seemed to be now downside to taking a swing on the Villanova product,
Whitmore has all the talent to be a premiere scorer in the NBA between his athelticism, elite slashing ability and improvng jumper.
However, for him to develop into more than just a sparkplug scorer off the bench for Washington, Whitmore will have to put in the work and improve this one major area of his game.
Cam Whitmore must improve as a passer
As mentioned above, Whitmore can put the ball in the hoop, there's no doubt about it.
If the Wizards need a bucket, they could look at the young forward and put their trust in him to do exactly that.
Nonetheless, the team is banking on Whitmore to develop into more than just a versatile scorer off the bench. The hope is that the former first-round pick can take an increased role in Washington and improve every area of his game, not just polish his scoring abilities.
For Whitmore to take that next step, he'll have to put in the work to find a way to improve his playmaking ability.
Through two years in the league, he's shown plenty of flashes of what he can do on the floor, but none of which consisted of him facilitating the ball.
Now, that doesn't mean the Wizards need him to develop into one of the best passing wings in the league like Jayson Tatum.
Instead, Washington just needs Whitmore to be willing to swing the ball, set up his teammates and open up the offense for head coach Brian Keefe.
If he can do that, Whitmore's potential to develop into a star in Washington all but increases.