Wizard have major chemistry issues. Something changed with John Wall. I feel like the playoff exits turned him into a single minded player that backfired on team cohesion. He's all bulked up now and trying to be some other type of player. He was a guy that got others involved and flew up and down the court. He's a bit too Westbrook-like now.
Porter or Oubre will be available.
My read on both:
Porter- Good all around wing who can even play a little smallball 4. Was a good defender and shooter, but seems effected by the chemistry issues. Also in the Scott Brooks doghouse. I find it odd that he got picked out by the team for effort issues when plenty of guys on that team don't play defense or are mentally checked out. Austin Rivers tried hard tonight infront of his family, but he was terrible on defense versus the Kings. Jeff Green and Marcus Morris were talking trash. Someone at the game said they were daring Belly to shoot? So he shot and buried them. There's something about that whole attitude that has infected the team. All talk, no walk, and plenty of dumb. Porter may be hard to judge until he gets out of the situation, as he had improved play every year before this season.
Something that stuck out to me was Porter and Wall played good defense on a Kings drive. Got the shot block and Porter went hard to get the loose ball, but his feet got tangled up and he was called for traveling. This got him pulled from the game. I couldn't understand the logic.
Oubre- His threes are falling. He's athletic and he can score. The worry is what he offers on the nights his shot is off. I am unsure about his defense or his defensive awareness. I think he's taking advantage of the situation and a contract year to score, but will he be as successful elsewhere? He's aggressive right now. He was 2-12 tonight and didn't have much impact.
edit: Other worry with Oubre is his insanely low assist numbers. Again, I like his talent, but he's getting up more shots because everything else is so ****ed up on the Wiz.