Another season of Washington Wizards basketball is upon us, so get out your G-Wiz T-shirts and Jahidi White thongs, and make your sacrifices upon the altar of Michael Ruffin‘s misshapen head.

Word is, the Wizards are going to try and play actual, modern basketball this season. Through three games, the results are in, and it’s the best/worst thing to ever happen in the history of the sport.

The Wizards obviously haven’t quite figured it out yet, but we’ve seen flashes of what the pace-and-space offense could look like fully realized, and the potential is considerable.

DC battled through uneven play to grab tough road wins to start the season against Orlando and Milwaukee, before Carmelo Anthony sent them to a watery grave Saturday night in the home opener.

There’s something there. It won’t be perfect right away, so let’s be patient.

And, also, for the first time this season, let’s grade.

John Wall: 22.0 PPG (46.7 FG%), 3.7 RPG, 6.7 APG, 2.0 SPG, 2.7 BPG

This is a different John Wall than we’ve ever seen before.

He’s still a superb and wonderful basketball talent in the same ways he’s always been superb and wonderful. He’s playing with a heck of a chip on his shoulder, but then again, he always has.

This 2015-16 John Wall… he’s mean. He’s angry. He’s fed up with feeling disrespected, and he means to destroy everyone in his path until he gets what he deserves.

I’ve been a season ticket holder since the Eddie Jordan era, and I’ve seen John play live dozens of times. The John Wall I saw Saturday night against New York was unlike any previous John Wall.

Wall has always liked to jaw at opponents a little bit after a big play, but he spat venom at Jose Calderon. When Jerian Grant was lined up on him, he tried to brutally embarrass the rookie in his hometown, for no other reason than “How dare that kid try to stand in my way?”

The boy has grown into the man.

Grade: A

Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Bradley Beal: 25.3 PPG (46.6 FG%), 4.3 RPG, 1.0 APG

Oh yo, what’s up Fully Realized Go-To Superstar Bradley Beal.

If John Wall’s swagger level is at “Super Saiyan” right now, Beal’s swagger level is at “Final Form.” This is a kid who knows that the big payday is on the horizon, and this Big Panda wants all the bamboo money can buy.

Shooting 59% from 3-point range will help – it also won’t be sustainable. What is sustainable is Beal’s aggression and scoring instinct, and we’ve finally seen the confident and assured Bradley Beal of the past two postseasons show up in the regular season.

Nobody can guard you, Brad. Beal has internalized the Swag Lessons bestowed by Swag Sensei Paul Pierce, and the world is not enough.

Grade: A

Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Otto Porter: 9.7 PPG (42.9 FG%), 7.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.7 SPG

Otto Porter is finally a starter, and I’m so proud of our spindly-limbed hero. The third-year forward does a fair bit of everything, and after two rough shooting nights against Orlando and Milwaukee, he finally got the offense going with 16 points against New York.

Through three games, Porter is second on the team in rebounds, second in steals, fourth in scoring, first in #OttoCuts, first in limb-length average and first in kind smiles and warm auras.

Otto just Ottos, bruh, and he’s so multitalented that he’s developed the ability to take a game over in all phases, like we saw when he singlehandedly turned the game around for the Washington Wizards in the third quarter against the Knicks.

Alas, the 3-point shooting hasn’t been there yet – just 2-12 so far this season – and try as he might, he couldn’t help but get barbecued by the Carmelo Anthony Supernova on Saturday.

Grade: B

Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Kris Humphries: 6.0 PPG (35.7 FG%), 4.0 APG, 1.0 APG

Kris Humpthrees exists. He is tangible. If you watch footage of Washington’s first two games, you can see him briefly flash into being.

But the Washington Wizards are going to need a heck of a lot more of the Humpthrees, and Randy Wittman might already be losing patience. Hump only landed two threes this week, and his time on the court has suffered – he only logged 14 minutes and two attempts against Milwaukee, and 15 minutes and zero attempts against New York.

The Wizards have something with the pace-and-space concept, but the roster construction still isn’t right.

They probably shouldn’t have counted on Humphries being the stretch 4, but they’ve put their eggs in this basket, and they have to hope he can live up to the potential he showed in the preseason.

Grade: C-

Marcin Gortat: 9.3 PPG (45.0 FG%), 7.3 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.0 BPG

For me, there are three big facets towards making the up-tempo offense the Washington Wizards are trying to make their own work.

First, push the ball. Always, always push the ball. Second, be very aggressive hunting for 3-pointers and driving lanes. Third, utilize the pick-and-roll. If you get to 12 on the shot clock and you haven’t found anything yet, that’s your safety net.

With Marcin Gortat, you’d think the Washington Wizards would be more than set on this last pointer. Instead, we haven’t seen Gortat get very involved in the offense.

I’ve used this space many times to complain about the Polish Machine’s usage in the Wittman offense, but I figured that the Wizards would be able to find a way to get him a steady stream of buckets in the pace-and-space.

Not so far, at least, and it’s something that needs to be fixed – DC needs an interior scoring presence to keep defenses honest, and Gortat is the only really viable option.

Grade: C