Marcus Atkinson Sr.

The Wizards have had a very interesting first week plus of free agency. We have seen only a few signings, but we have seen a lot creative trades that interim General Manager Tommy Sheppard has used to fill out the roster. Although these moves have added talent in circumstances that seemed challenging to even do so, there is an elephant in the room that still needs to be addressed, which is the team’s putrid defense last season.

Hi all, Here is the second part of our mailbag, where our writers wrote fuller answers to some of your questions. I wasn’t able to get everything in on Wednesday and Thursday was a big news day, so here are the answers. Thanks! — Albert Daniel (email): I want to believe Rui Hachimura will grow into a complete NBA player, but there are a lot of draft analysts who insist that his lack of “feel” for the game will prevent him from ever being an effective defender or passer in the league.

Last Sunday, I asked you to comment or email me questions on the Wizards and Mystics for a mailbag. This is so we can answer your direct questions on where we think the teams are going. We received a lot of questions and our team came back with the answers. I originally asked everyone to answer in a paragraph. But I get that sometimes, it takes more than just 100 words to explain a point. Ultimately, I decided to break up our mailbag into several parts.