When the 2025-26 season officially opens later next month, the Washington Wizards will be chuck-full of young prospects as they continue to navigate a rebuild. The Wizards are not going to be contending for anything anytime soon, but they have managed to assemble an intriguing group of prospects . Playing time is going to be crucial for development, and that could result in a shuffle of the Wizards’ starters during training camp.

The Wizards jettisoned most of their higher-priced veterans with the buyout of Marcus Smart this offseason , and by trading Jordan Poole to the New Orleans Pelicans for CJ McCollum’s expiring contract. With McCollum essentially replacing Poole, one could say that his starting spot is the only one pretty much guaranteed coming out of Pelicans’ training camp.

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