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Washington Wizards

Considering the talent on their roster, a 43-39 regular season record followed up by a six-game first round playoff loss to the Toronto Raptors was simply unacceptable for the Washington Wizards.

As a result, the Wizards have already been one of the more active teams in the league this summer. First, they dealt center Marcin Gortat to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for guard Austin Rivers, and followed this up with the signing of free agent center Dwight Howard.

For the sixth straight season, the Wizards were led in scoring by their dynamic backcourt duo of Bradley Beal and John Wall. Playing all 82 games, Beal was selected as an Al-Star for the first time while averaging 22.6 points, 4.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Unfortunately for Wall, his season was significantly derailed by a knee injury, causing to miss a total of 41 games. While he still posted the impressive numbers of 19.4 points and 9.6 assists per game, his efficiency and productivity were significantly lower than the previous year, and was evidenced in the Wizards’ overall level of play.

Some other bright spots were the play of forwards Otto Porter Jr. and Kelly Oubre Jr. After signing a four-year, $106 million contract extension, Porter responded by averaging 14.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, while returning elite .503/.441/.828 shooting splits.

For his part, Oubre made great strides in his third season, averaging 11.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game. Notably, Oubre posted at least 20 points on five occasions, having not achieved this over his first two full seasons.

So while the Wizards have an intriguing mix of players, the fact that their core group has been unable to get past the second round of the postseason in their past four playoff appearances clearly indicates a need for change.