The Washington Wizards have a nice core of young players. The French connection of Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr are raw but has All-Star potential. Bub Carrington is a crafty combo guard who's a microwave scorer.

The turning point of Poole's tenure in Washington was Keefe's decision to make Poole the team's sixth man last season.

It took 57 games for the Washington Wizards to hold a team under 100 points this season. Marcus Smart and the Wizards held Brooklyn to 12 points in the fourth quarter of their 107-99 victory over the Nets on Monday night.

Playing in just his third game with the team out of the nation's capital, Smart took a fourth-quarter charge while guarding Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford—and drew a foul. He then proceeded to get himself off the floor with a kip-up and fired up the Washington crowd.

Portland plays Washington for a non-conference matchup. The teams square off Wednesday for the first time this season.

Kyle Kuzma’s post on the Bucks winning streak sparked conversations, putting the struggling Wizards back in the spotlight.

Khris Middleton showed his vulnerable side when he recently spoke about getting traded by his longtime team, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were fittingly Middleton's first opponents in his debut game in a Washington Wizards uniform. The 3-time All-Star tallied 12 points and five rebounds in a 104-101 loss against plenty of familiar faces.

After taking a charge on Trendon Watford, Marcus Smart popped up with a flawless kip-up, sending the Wizards’ crowd into a frenzy.