The team building is extremely chaotic. After changing four cores in five years, I still can t make it to the playoffs. This team is so bad!

As the offseason enters, many teams have started trading. In addition to clearing large contracts, they also hope to strengthen as much as possible, so as to ensure sufficient competitiveness next season. Among them, there is one team with a relatively large number of transactions and signings, that is, the Washington Wizards. However, compared with other teams, their deals are a bit difficult to understand. Except for the fact that Cam Whitmore is quite cost-effective, the other deals do not seem to be of much value. Perhaps the only explanation is that they continue to train new players next season.

In fact, they have never been able to make the playoffs since the 20-21 season. You should know that compared with the West, the overall competition in the East has not been so fierce in recent years, but they still cannot seize the opportunity and are always hovering in the ranks of the bottom of the fish. What disappoints the fans even more is that their team building ideas seem very chaotic at the moment. In the past five years, four different team cores have been replaced one after another, but they can never find the feeling of winning. What’s worse is that these four former core players have left one after another. Let’s take a look at how they operated!

1. Russell Westbrook's playing time data: 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists and 1.4 steals

Playing time: 1 year

First of all, let's talk about Westbrook. Although Westbrook had already declined when he joined, as the former MVP, his ability to provide a good bottom-up ability when this team is not strong. In the 20-21 season, the 32-year-old Westbrook, as the core, can still contribute an astonishing 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists and 1.4 steals, which is his fourth season in his career to average triple-double. Many fans may have a lot of impressions, thinking that Westbrook is a "data brush". But the problem is that it was precisely the year Westbrook played for that year, and the Wizards made it to the playoffs, which is the only time the team has entered the playoffs in the past seven years. Moreover, Westbrook's arrival also activated Bradley Bill. In that year, Bill averaged a career-high 31.3 points per game, which he had never performed before. So, even though Westbrook had declined, at that time, he was at the level of the league's first-class point guard in terms of scoring, organization, and defense. Therefore, it was completely a wrong choice for them to send Westbrook to the Lakers. They lost a historical star in vain, and the result was that they completely fell into decline and ranked last in the Eastern Conference for many years.

2. Bradley Bill's playing time data: 22.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists

Playing time: 22}

Let's talk about Bill. Although he has never been a dominant guard, he has to admit that Bill is definitely one of the banners of the Wizards in the past decade. Since he was selected by the team in 2012, he has never left him. Regardless of whether the team's record is good or bad, he will do his best to help the team win every night. In the past 11 years, he averaged 22.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He was selected into the All-Star lineup once and entered the All-Star lineup three times. Even though these honors are a little shabby, he is the second-ranked team in addition to John Wall. Moreover, if Bill is kept, even if he starts to decline, he can still be the team's veteran, play a leading role in the locker room, and can determine the direction of the game at critical moments on the court. Therefore, it is actually irrational for them to send him to the Suns in the summer of 2023. And after two years, it also proved the failure of that transaction that year. The Wizards lost the team's leader in an era, and the team's culture suffered another heavy blow.

3. Kyle Kuzma's playing time data: 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists

Playing time: After 3 and a half years, it was Kuzma's turn. After swapping clubs with Westbrook, since the team still had Bills at that time, he was not exactly the core of the team, but even so, he played an even better performance than in the Lakers. With the arrival of the 22-23 season, due to the empty inside of the team, Kuzma also accepted the team's arrangements and began to focus on the No. 4 position. Unexpectedly, this activated Kuzma, who averaged 21.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, becoming the team's inside core. In fact, Kuzma performed well at that time. After receiving a new contract of $102 million for four years, he continued his outstanding form in the 23-24 season, still able to contribute 22.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists. But helplessly, as the team selected Alexander Sal, Bilal Coolibali also needed to be trained. Therefore, in just two years, he has fallen from a short-term core and was directly traded by the team last season, which is really surprising. Of course, it is understandable that the team wants to train new players, but it is indeed difficult for fans to see hope so frequently.

4. Jordan Poole's playing time data: 18.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists

Playing time: 2 years

Finally, let's talk about Poole. Two years ago, the team sent Bill away and at the same time sent the obtained Chris Paul to the Warriors, just to get Poole. Therefore, since the first day of Poole's joining, he has been regarded as the team's outside core. Although he struggled a little after losing the Warriors system in the 23-24 season, Poole's progress this season is still obvious to all.. He averaged 20.5 points, 3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, maintained a three-point shooting percentage of 37.8%, and his total three-point shooting reached 235, ranking 9th in the league. In this regard, he already has the ability and output to be the core of the outside line. But even so, the Wizards still sent him as a bargaining chip to the Pelicans not long ago, and the trade was given to CJ McCollum, who was 7 years older than Poole. This is indeed a bit difficult for fans to understand. Even though McCollum's ability to hold the ball is indeed stronger than Poole, Poole is only 26 years old and still has room for improvement in the future. Moreover, even if he cannot be the core, his output is enough to help the Wizards move forward. Therefore, it is still a bit surprising to trade him this time, and behind this is the problem of confusing Wizards' team building ideas, which fully reflects the problem.