The Washington Wizards added too many big men this past off-season. Ernie Grunfeld acquired Kris Humphries and DeJuan Blair through trades, and re-signed Marcin Gortat, Kevin Seraphin and Drew Gooden.

Even with the additional big men, the Wizards don’t have much depth in the front court positions.

Seraphin and Gooden are both unrestricted free agents, and Seraphin will likely be finding a new NBA home this off-season. Gooden unexpectedly became the team’s designated stretch four during the playoffs, ultimately taking Humphries’ spot in the rotation, but he’s going to turn 34-years-old before the start of the season.

Washington will add a stretch four during the summer — whether it’s through a trade, free agency or the draft. Still, the Wizards are going to need another big.

Blair has another guaranteed year left on his contract and failed to crack Washington’s rotation. Since he didn’t meet expectations, you could expect Blair to be on Washington’s trading block.

That leaves the Wizards with Gortat, Nene and Kris Humphries.

Humphries was exceptional this past season.

With Trevor Booker gone, Humphries replaced his production by spacing the floor effectively, rebounding and surprisingly playing solid defense.

Even though he replaced Booker’s on-court production, Washington still lacked Booker’s contagious energy.

Given Randy Wittman‘s reluctance to play rookies, the Wizards will probably add someone in the draft who’s capable of contributing right away. Simply put, they’ll probably draft someone who’s played college basketball for a number of years.

Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell has the tools to contribute right away and played three years of college ball, which is a good enough sample size to know what you’re going to get from him at the next level. Washington has the 19th overall pick, and unless they get extremely lucky, Ernie Grunfeld won’t find an All-Star with a late first round pick.

Harrell, a 6’8″ power forward, is capable of stepping into Wittman’s lineup and becoming valuable in his rookie season. In his third season with the Cardinals, Montrezl Harrell averaged just under 16 points and over 9 rebounds per game.

Harrell became a fan-favorite instantly, as he played with a ton of heart and treated every game like it was for the championship. I admittedly didn’t watch too many college basketball games this past season, but when I did watch the Cardinals play, it wasn’t hard to spot Harrell. His activity around the basket is certainly something that can translate over to the next level.

Washington really lacked athleticism last year. Paul Pierce, Gooden, Humphries, Nene and Gortat never really hindered the Wizards with their skill-set, but John Wall and Bradley Beal need players around them that are capable of keeping up in transition.

If the Wizards truly want to play fast next season, they have to add an explosive big man. Montrezl Harrell was one of the best rim-runners in college basketball and he even set the record for dunks. He reminds me of Kenneth Faried, which wouldn’t be a bad get with the 19th pick.

Even more importantly, though, Montrezl Harrell has been diligently working on his outside shot.

He’ll never fit the mold of a typical stretch four, but the Wizards need a player who’s capable of doing more than just hitting threes. Harrell’s jump shot improved in each of his three seasons with the Cardinals, and he expects to become a consistent outside shooter as he develops his game.

In terms of height, Harrell is undersized, but that hasn’t hurt his rebounding nor his ability to finish around the basket. The Wizards need a player who could run along side their back court and change the momentum with a SportsCenter worthy dunk.

If he’s on the board, they need to consider taking Montrezl Harrell.