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The start of the regular season is just two weeks away! It’s time to continue the countdown with Part-4 of our series on what needs to occur for the Washington Wizards to make the NBA Finals. (To quickly recap, Step 1 focused on improving the offense, Step 2 described the need to play better basketball at home, and Step 3 was geared towards the need for continued improvement by John Wall and Bradley Beal)

Onto Step 4- the Wildcard

Who, if anyone, will step up and be a surprise contributor that exceeds expectations had for him heading into the season? Two years ago it was Martell Webster, who had a career year starting 62 games and averaging 11.4 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field and 42.2% shooting from the 3-point line. Last season it was Trevor Ariza, who also had a career year averaging 14.4 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field and 40.7% shooting from the 3-point line.

Here are three players that could potentially become major contributors in the nation’s capital this season.