The Washington Wizards front office finally gained the courage to fully commit to a rebuild over the last few season.
After years of seemingly trying to avoid pressing the restart button, the team undoubtedly finally looked reality in the eye and made the moves necessary to focus on the future entirely rather than trying to put bandaids on a bullet hole.
Or in other words, trying to add late lottery picks and veterans around Bradley Beal in hopes of a contender being formed by the works of a miracle.
After moving off of Deni Avdija and eventually Johnny Davis, Bilal Coulibaly and Corey Kispert remained as the most recent lottery picks by the Wizards.
However, with neither player seeming to warrant superstar potential, the Wiz ended up selecting in the top 10 in each of the last two seasons.
Headlined by the addition of Alex Sarr and now Tre Johnson, the Wizards young talent has went from one of the worst youth movements in the league to one of the most intriuging.
Still, it seemed like the Wizards could be facing a steep mountain in their climb to competing in the Eastern Conference once again.
And while that may still be true, the light at the end of the tunnel doesn't seem as far away as it has in previous years.
Washington has managed to gather an abundance of young talent and assets via the trade market and the NBA Draft over the last couple of seasons.
In addition to the young players, general manager Will Dawkins has managed to add multiple savvy veterans to the roster who could play a role in helping the Wizards young core grow up fast and be ready to make bold moves as early as offseason with what many expect to be a busy offseason with the Wizards' expected cap space.
If that is the case, Washington could be looking at the 2027 season as a realistic possibility to return to postseason contention whether that's courtesy of the play-in tournament or the Wizards securing sole possession of a playoff bid.
Regardless, there's rebuild that last as long as the Charlotte Hornets has, which seems indefinitely. And there's also rebuilds like the OKlahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets that allow for teams to get back on track in a handful of years.
With the right personnel in the fornt office, it seems like the Wizards have adapted strategies from both the Thunder and Rockets with the potential to end their rebuild sooner than originally expected.