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How continuity helps Wizards win

Paul Pierce (34) has fit seamlessly into an already close-knit Wizards team. Rob Carr/Getty Images

The Washington Wizards have come a long way since John Wall joined the NBA's wild bunch as the top pick of the 2010 draft. When he came into the league, he joined a team of talented but mismatched players who were collectively bad on the court, and sometimes off it, as well. The Wizards were a selfish, overpaid team with a remarkably low basketball IQ. Now the Wizards play as well together as anyone else, and as Wall's on-the-court demeanor has evolved, so has that of the team around him.