Thomas Bryant

While injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic conspired to reduce Bryant's 2019-20 season to just 46 games, the emerging big man made good use of his opportunities. The fourth-year pro finished with averages of 13.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 blocks while putting up 9.1 shot attempts across 24.9 minutes per contest. Each of those numbers represented a career best for Bryant, who now has 89 career starts under his belt and could be ready to take his game to yet another level in the 2020-21 campaign. Bryant's play in the Orlando bubble was especially encouraging, as he posted a trio of double-doubles over eight games on the way to averages of 18.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.4 steals across 31.0 minutes. The big man was particularly aggressive on the offensive end, averaging a robust 4.6 three-point attempts during that stretch and draining them at a 40.5 percent clip. If that type of usage carries over into the new campaign, a Wizards team that's once again likely to get involved in plenty of shootouts due to questionable defense could afford Bryant a chance to up his scoring average for a third consecutive season. The expected return of star point guard John Wall from the Achilles injury that cost him the entire 2019-20 campaign could be a factor, but that remains up for debate -- Wall will reportedly have his minutes monitored and won't be deployed in the second game of back-to-back sets, and he could certainly be an excellent facilitator for Bryant down in the post as well.