Marvin Bagley has taken up a leadership role with the Washington Wizards this season.

The Wizards are, for the most part, far behind most of their opponents in all of these categories. This is a young team and roster that arguably has less talent than nearly all of its opponents. This is apparent when Keefe burns timeouts early in games, and it also speaks to Keefe’s coaching style and the team’s overall developmental priorities.

The Milwaukee Bucks face the Washington Wizards Monday at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., with tip-off set for 7 p.m. ET.

On Friday, Dec. 12, the Cavaliers will be taking on the Washington Wizards in the team's first ounce of action since last weekend. In the early hours of Friday, the injury report was released with four Cavaliers being ruled out.

The Wizards must thread the needle better between accomplishing their draft capital goal and also using competitive losses to help their young talent develop in the meantime. Getting a veteran point guard by the Feb. 5 NBA Trade Deadline would help accomplish that, as their offense would improve with better facilitation.