Washington Wizards: Biggest strengths and weaknesses for 2017-18

Weakness: Unproven improvements to the rotation

While the upside is the Washington Wizards retained their core and starting five without trading anybody away for assets or star power, this left some fans perhaps disappointed or surprised.

Being tight on cap space, the Wizards made their free agent acquisitions fast and early. This consisted of Tim Frazier, Mike Scott and Jodie Meeks, all of which have yet to prove their full value on the court.

While Tim Frazier certainly stepped up last year on the New Orleans Pelicans for an injured Jrue Holiday, he proved useful under pressure in stepping up to the role of starter. He certainly is not expected to fill any role of that sort in Washington this season, but he does have big shoes to fill for coming off the bench behind John Wall.

Last year he logged seven double-doubles and one triple-double, which is promising for a player who only made 62 game appearances in his career prior to last year.

Next, the Washington Wizards took a serious roll of the dice on Mike Scott to add depth to the 4-spot in their rotation. However, this is a risky bet. Though he began his career shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc, last year he shot a dreadful 14.8 percent.

That brings us to Jodie Meeks. As opposed to Frazier and Scott, Meeks brings a level of experience and decent all-around skills to the court. The downside is he has only appeared in 39 games in the past two seasons. If he is able to find a way to stay on the court, this may prove to be the team’s best offseason addition.

For his career, Meeks shoots 42.0 percent from the field and 37.6 from beyond the arc, averaging 9.8 points per game.

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If the Wizards can overcome their weaknesses discussed, their strengths should carry them easily through the regular season and hopefully into a deep playoff run once again during the 2017-18 season.