Wizards Roll Out Chaotic Starting Five Against Bucks
The Washington Wizards are starting Trae Young, George, Bilal Coulibaly, Johnny Davis, and Alex Sarr against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
HotTakes Editorial TeamUpdated 1 min read
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The Washington Wizards are officially rolling out a starting five of Trae Young, George, Bilal Coulibaly, Johnny Davis, and Alex Sarr for Wednesday night's game. If you read that group of names and immediately felt a headache coming on, you are not alone.
According to Underdog NBA, this is the group tasked with taking the floor against the Milwaukee Bucks. It is the kind of lineup that looks less like a cohesive basketball team and more like a random assortment of guys you get when you simulate ten years into a franchise mode and let the computer handle free agency.
"Lineup alert: Wizards will start Young, George, Coulibaly, Davis, Sarr on Wednesday. (via Underdog NBA)"
Washington is coming off a brutal 107-106 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans over the weekend. Now they have to bounce back against Milwaukee with a rotation that heavily relies on a 7-foot center in Sarr and whatever magic Young can pull out of his hat at point guard.
For anyone staring at the prop markets, this lineup is a chaotic puzzle. Young is going to have the ball in his hands for 90 percent of the shot clock, which means his usage rate might actually break the arena's scoreboard. Meanwhile, Coulibaly and Davis are out there to run around and hopefully catch a pass when the defense inevitably collapses.
We will see if this experiment actually translates to competitive basketball or if it just turns into a track meet. Tip-off against the Bucks is set for Wednesday night, and it should give us a very clear picture of just how weird this Wizards season is going to get.
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Wizards lost to the Pelicans 107-106 on October 17.
Alex Sarr is a 7-foot center.
What's next
The Wizards will test this starting five against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night to see if it can produce a win.

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