since the nene trade, the wiz have added three starters who are significantly more consistent, productive, experienced and mature than the people they are replacing. the team is a 2 guard away from a 35-38 win season and competing for a playoff spot. they wont be a good team yet, but that is not really the point. the team has to change the culture and start winning a few games in order to help wall develop and to convince him to sign his extension. The owner needs to team to win a few games to increase revenue and address the teams debt issue.

there arent any good UFAs that can help this team this year. there is no point in trading for/overpaying a RFA when you can just draft for your need (in theory). so why not tie up funds in the short term for tradable assets who will have an immediate impact on the quality of the teams play?