IMO, the Wizards would have been better off long term, had Bradley entered free agency.
I've gone back and forth on this a few times now. I mean I keep thinking to be a legit contending team you gotta have two stars...they've got one. It's about having that 2nd one to pair with him, and then having the cheaper support players. Where they keep screwing up is their drafting has been pretty awful. Even the ones they drafted with a little value they trade away for nothing later. They were stuck on drafting for need when they had Wall and Beal (all those athletic stretch 3s) and none of them were helpful.
They really should have just said screw mocks and projections and just taken the 2 best defensive players in the draft and called it a day, at least you know those could help at this level, and you hope they develop some offense later. I think Deni COULD be helpful in that sense if he develops a bit more. Kuzma is a great complementary player. If Kristaps can get back to where he was in NY, they COULD make a run as a mid-seed EC team...from there just gotta get hot and get some luck at the right time. They'll never be a favorite to win things, but could be in the mix.
Then again it's a lot of maybes and that's where I'm like just tear it all down and start over...again.
