John Wall asked for help, and the Wizards provided it. Now he needs to return the favor.

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Caption Close LAS VEGAS - On paper, the Washington Wizards unquestionably have gotten better this summer. Trading Marcin Gortat for Austin Rivers not only improved the balance of Washington's salary cap sheet, it also removed a personality conflict from the locker room. Subsequently adding Dwight Howard - his own issues aside - meant the Wizards not only moved on from Gortat but upgraded on him talent-wise. The one key contributor from last season who left in free agency, Mike Scott, was adequately replaced by Jeff Green, and first-round draft pick Troy Brown Jr. showed flashes of potential here during summer league play. But even after all of those moves, something else will determine whether

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