The Wizards need new leaders — and their tax brackets don’t matter
Kyle Kuzma reported for his first day of work looking like a seasoned veteran. Ambling up the stairs from the players’ parking garage underneath Capital One Arena to the event level, where Kuzma and the rest of the Washington Wizards would go through a day of photoshoots and interviews last week, he sported two ice bags taped over both knees.
Day one and already the old man — ahem, 28-year-old forward with dyed blue hair — needed pain relief? Maybe he’s worn down from the weight of his newin an effort to start an earnest rebuild, with Kuzma emerging as the team’s most marketable asset, this new duty has been a heavy lift. Or maybe it was something else.Six long years as an NBA player and, yes, you too might feel inflammation ahead of media day.
With that patient approach to developing players, the locker room’s newest leader should emerge in the same manner. Organically, and over time.
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