Wizards' Nene happy with Gortat acquisition

The early analysis of the Marcin Gortat acquisition for the Washington Wizards focused closely on the potential pairing of The Polish Hammer and Nene.

Nene is a more natural power forward but has had to play most of his career at the center position. His only reprieve from the pivot recently has been playing with Emeka Okafor, a pairing that was a major boost to the Wizards.

They will hope Gortat can have the same impact next to Nene, allowing the Brazilian to use his considerable offensive talents while taking less of a beating defensively.

This is not lost on Nene: