"With the recent injury of Alex Sarr, the Washington Wizards are in desperate need of help in the frontcourt. In fact, even prior to the Sarr injury news, Washington's need for big man help was already one of the glaring holes on the roster. To start the season, the Wizards gave the first crack to Marvin Bagley III, who's in the midst of his second stint in the DMV. In addition to Bagley, the Wizards have made it a point of emphasis to try their hand at small ball lineups that have helped teams across the league find success up to this point."
"Throughout it all, Washington hasn't found much success of their own. Instead, head coach Brian Keefe has found more inconsistency for his team from bigs not named Alex Sarr. As a result, the setback for the team's former No. 2 overall pick allowed for the Wizards to take a look deeper on their roster than they may have originally hoped for this early in the season. Fortunately, Washington may have found a hidden gem that has been sitting on the bench waiting for the opportunity to prove he could contribute all along. That gem? Tristan Vukcevic"
"Tristan Vukcevic could be a major answer for the Wizards Vukcevic is a former second-round pick of the Wizards, who when healthy has shown flashes of his versatility in the team's frontcourt. Signed to a two-way contract this offseason, Washington's young 7-footer entered the season looking to prove he's worthy of a standard contract and following his offseason work with mult-time MVP Nikola Jokic during FIBA EuroBasket play, expectations were raised for the Serbian native. However, to start the season, Vukcevic struggled to carve out a role in the team's rotation with his only minutes often coming in blowouts. Nonetheless, the injury to Sarr has resulted in the big man getting extended minutes over the last couple games and his ability to rise to the occassion may be exactly what Keefe nad the coaching staff are looking for. Over the last two games, Vukcevic is averaging 16 points, three"
Alex Sarr's injury has intensified the Washington Wizards' need for interior frontcourt help, a roster deficiency present even before the setback. Marvin Bagley III received early opportunities, while the team experimented with small-ball lineups that have succeeded elsewhere but produced inconsistent results in Washington. Coach Brian Keefe has encountered unreliability from bigs other than Sarr, prompting deeper rotation evaluations. Tristan Vukcevic, a former second-round pick on a two-way deal who trained with Nikola Jokic over the offseason, has flashed versatility when healthy. Vukcevic struggled for minutes early but has earned extended duty recently and produced notable scoring in limited games.
Read at Wiz of Awes
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]