Every NBA fan—even casual ones—know about the Washington Wizards’ young backcourt.
Even in training camp, the debate has raged over where John Wall and Bradley Beal rank among the backcourts in the league (with Dion Waiters adding the latest fuel to the fire).
But after a season of making additions to the frontcourt in free agency, not enough people are talking about the lack of depth in the backcourt.
If the Wizards want to be a contender in the Eastern Conference and be mentioned in the same breath as the Chicago Bulls for the No. 2 seed, the Wizards need more out of their backups at the guard positions.
At point guard, Andre Miller was a very serviceable backup for the second half of the season and into the playoffs. He helped the team far more than Eric Maynor, but then again, any other point guard would have been better than Maynor after the abysmal first half he had.
Still, Miller is 38 now and is on the 18th hole of his career.
Then, there’s Garrett Temple, who will likely be utilized more as a point guard this season than a shoo ...
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