The Washington Wizards have a ton of cap space and even more options during this free agency period. Which free agent should they target and avoid?

Over the past couple of years, the Washington Wizards have been gearing up to make some sort of splash in 2016. They’ve had their eyes set on Kevin Durant, but the likelihood for the hometown hero coming back to the nation’s capital is low.

As writers, analysts and fans, we’ve tried to figure out what the Wizards will do if Durant opts to stay in Oklahoma City or chooses to play elsewhere.

Even with Bradley Beal coming back on a five-year max contract, the Wizards will still have the ability to sign another player to the max contract.

Washington is going to be competing with virtually every other team in the NBA to try to land another star player once the Durant domino falls. But, who should they avoid and who should they pursue?

Our writers are all passionate about the team and we have different opinions, especially when it comes to the players we believe the Washington Wizards should attempt to sign this summer.

David Statman isn’t the biggest Dwight Howard fan and Oz Baig thinks he could give the Wizards a much-needed boost.

Collectively, our ideas about the Wizards’ off-season plans vary. That’s why we decided to come together for this piece.

We each chose one player that we believe Washington should pursue and one player they should absolutely avoid.

We’ll start with Nithin.