2018-19 NBA Season Preview: Washington Wizards

Opportunities and Threats

The Wizards' season is in Brooks and Wall's hands

Washington has the opportunity to be a fast-paced team. They have Wall, who is one of the fastest players in the NBA, even while dribbling, two 25-year-old wings in the starting five and athletic young bench pieces in Oubre, Brown Jr. and Bryant. The Wizards were at the bottom half of the table in pace last year, but mostly because of the coach's system. Scott Brooks should use the players he has smarter and let them run the floor more often.

However, what threatens Washington's success this year is the chemistry between the players. We all know Wall and Beal are not really the best of friends, and this past season just made everything worse. Gortat is out, but Dwight Howard isn’t known for being the friendliest of teammates from his stints in LA and Houston. If they will not be able to put their ego aside and get along with each other, Washington's season will go downhill very quickly.

Scott Brooks has a solid squad to work with in the Eastern Conference, but has a lot of work to do in order to maximize on their full potential.