Washington Wizards: How Tim Frazier improves the rotation

The Washington Wizards aquired backup point guard Tim Frazier for the 52nd pick in the 2017 NBA Draft in the hopes he can improve a lackluster bench rotation.

Tim Frazier has done his fair share of bouncing around during his short three-year career in the NBA. In this time, he has been on the Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans and now officially the Washington Wizards.

Bringing Frazier aboard comes with its own risky gamble, which it seems the Wizards are content with this offseason. Making an appearance in just 21 games his rookie season is the biggest eyesore on his resume.

Despite the Washington Wizards’ maneuvering this offseason with limited cap space, this may prove to be the wise and affordable option.

Tim Frazier will have an opportunity to solidify himself as a impactful role player on his two-year contract with the Wizards.

How he improves the Wizards’ shaky rotation

The first sign that points to Frazier being able to operate under pressure was him stepping in for a injured Jrue Holiday last season. He saw 20 starts in a bigger role and produced solid results.

On a struggling Pelicans team in that span of 20 games, he nearly averaged a double-double with 11.2 points and 7.6 assists per game.

What’s more is he was able to achieve a triple-double that led to a Pelicans victory over the Suns in December, finishing with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

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The Wizards were desperate for a reliable player in their bench rotation to prevent losing the leads that John Wall and Bradley Beal would provide.

Tim Frazier appears to be their answer as they have had their eye on him for some time. According to Candace Buckner of the Washington Post, the Wizards attempted making a deal for him, but were unable to reach an agreement.

His career marks over 127 games aren’t anything special. Averaging 19.7 minutes per game, he sports a 40.3 field goal percentage and 31.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc, both of which will need to be improved.

He is impressive, however, when handling the rock, nearly averaging as many assists as he does points per game. He is currently averaging 6.2 points per game and 4.4 assists per game.

While he is still young and slightly inexperienced with only 127 games played over three years, the Wizards preferred this over no experience and finding their backup point guard through the draft.

It should be exciting seeing a duo of Tim Frazier and recently signed Jodie Meeks coming off the bench.

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Tim Frazier will look to put the Wizards in a better position when relying on their bench to maintain a lead.