NEWCOMERS: Russell Westbrook, Raul Neto and Cassius Winston
All eyes will be on the Wizards’ brand-new backcourt as the team opens the 2020-21 season this week against Philadelphia. After acquiring Russell Westbrook via trade earlier this month, the Wizards now boast one of the best guard duos in the NBA. Westbrook, a former MVP and nine-time All-NBA point guard, will run alongside Bradley Beal, who is coming off the best season of his career in which he averaged 30.5 points and 6.1 assists per game.
Together, they will create headaches for opposing defenses on a nightly basis and open plenty of opportunities for surrounding teammates. In the time that they share the court, they are eager to take some burden off the other’s shoulders.