"In addition to McCollum, Washington bet on the upside of Cam Whitmore when the team made the decision to take the bait on the former Villanova star's ridiculously low asking price in a trade with the Houston Rockets. McCollum hasn't exactly lived up to his expectation, but as a 34-year-old veteran on a rebuilding team, it feels safe to say the fanbase wasn't expecting much from the playmaker."
"Fans expected the former projected lottery pick to use the fresh start to his advantage and prove exactly why the Houston Rockets made a mistake when they elected to move on from him too soon. Unfortunately, his start to the season isn't proving the Rockets wrong up to this point. Instead, the forward's disappointing start to his Wizards tenure is vindicating Houston's deicison to pull the plug on the Whitmore experiment in H-Town."
"Unfortunately, his inconsistency brought the team to a realization that his potential would take too much development, and instead they opted to make a win-now move and trade for Kevin Durant, who could immediately fill the role in the frontcourt. For Washington, the Wizards were willing to take the gamble that in the right situation. the Maryland native could be a much-needed answer for the team's long-term plans."
Washington added veteran CJ McCollum to mentor a young backcourt and selected Tre Johnson with the No. 6 pick while trading for Cam Whitmore from Houston. The team gambled on Whitmore's upside after acquiring him for a low asking price, hoping a fresh start would unlock his projected lottery-level potential. McCollum has not produced at high levels but carried tempered expectations given his age and role. Whitmore's early-season inconsistency and disappointing performances have so far vindicated Houston's decision to move on, raising doubts about Whitmore as a sustainable long-term solution in Washington.
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