Are the Wizards preparing for a run at Kevin Durant?
After the Washington Wizards lost Paul Pierce to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, the focus on the future of the franchise has shifted a bit.
While the Wizards will still try and compete for a title this upcoming season, there might be a balance struck between winning and now and planning to build a dynasty down the line.
Here's more from Jerry Brewer of the Washington Post:
"Without Pierce, the challenge is greater, not because the 37-year-old future Hall of Famer is irreplaceable, but rather the Wizards are in a pickle trying to maintain progress and keep salary cap room available for 2016’s Summer of Durant.
As close as the Wizards were to the Eastern Conference finals — perhaps a John Wall hand injury or a sliver of a Game 6 second from extending the Atlanta series — there is no easy, immediate next step for next season, not with the franchise trying to preserve the hope of Kevin Durant returning home."
(h/t Washington Post)
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