Dec 30, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Washington Wizards forward Jarell Eddie (8) warms up before playing against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Wizards 94-91. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

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Washington Wizards guard Jarell Eddie didn’t get much of a chance to play last year, but that will change now that Scott Brooks is in charge

After going undrafted in 2014 and having to prove himself in the D-League, all Jarell Eddie wanted was a chance to play in the NBA. Then when his first real opportunity came, he was stuck with one of the worst coaches in the NBA.

Randy Wittman was notoriously bad at developing young players. Really, it’s tough to even evaluate how he developed the young talent because those without a ton of experience never played.

Unless he had no choice but to play a young player, like with Otto Porter last year, Wittman stashed his undeveloped talent at the end of the bench and preferred to give run to broken down veterans.

Eddie joined the Washington Wizards in 2014 during summer league, was quickly forgotten about and went on to make a name for himself in the D-League, where he became a premier outside shooter.

Lacking depth in the backcourt due to injury, Washington called Eddie up from the D-League last year.

Eddie, who was cut by the Golden State Warriors just a year prior, bust onto the scene in his debut with the Wizards, drilling four 3-point shots in just minutes of action.

Following that performance, the Washington Wizards quickly locked Eddie up for the rest of the season. We never really got to see much of him again, because Wittman.

The rookie was busy waving his towel on the bench while Marcus Thornton and the ghost of Alan Anderson bricked contested jump shots on the court.

Those days are likely over, now, though.

Eddie surprisingly stayed with the Wizards for summer league this year and showed that he’s capable of playing at the next level.

New head coach Scott Brooks recognizes the need for players that can space the floor, and unlike Wittman, he’ll actually utilize his young players.

It’s because of the coaching change that Eddie likely decided to stay in D.C.

Eddie averaged over 15 points in the summer league, and more importantly, he knocked down an impressive 46.4 percent of his 3-point shots.

Even though he was asked to create off the dribble – something he’ll never do in Washington – he still made over 48 percent of his total field goal tries.

I recently wrote about Washington’s lack of shooting and how they could potentially be one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the NBA next season.

Since the team focused on adding big men this off-season, they failed to address their need for spacing, instead opting to depend on Porter, Kelly Oubre and a few more unproven pieces off the bench.

With that said, if given the chance, Eddie could be a legitimate threat from deep.

He moves very well without the ball and his quick release allows him to get his shot off without needing a lot of space. At 24-years-old, we pretty much know what to expect from Eddie.

He’s going to put up plenty of shots and virtually none of them will be from inside the 3-point arc. In that sense, Eddie fits into the mold of a young Anthony Morrow.

This upcoming season, Eddie will be given the opportunity to play. He’s apparently a lock to make the roster. If the People’s Champ becomes a regular part of the rotation, it won’t be too surprising.