WASHINGTON — The fruit of the Washington Wizards’ 15-67 season finally came to bear Sunday in Chicago when they landed the No. 2 pick in next month’s NBA draft, one spot behind the surprising Atlanta Hawks.

This class of prospects isn’t nearly as marbled with star potential as last year’s group, which was headed by Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson, but for the rebuilding Wizards, that’s not a problem. Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger and general manager Will Dawkins aren’t looking for a surefire centerpiece to carry the team next season; they’re trying to pack the roster with as much young talent as possible. If those players need time to develop, so be it. The one resource the Wizards have in abundance is time.

They’re considerably less rich in hard-nosed defenders.

Having 25-year-old big man Marvin Bagley III start at center was a necessity this season after the Wizards sent Daniel Gafford to Dallas at the trade deadline in February. But when the team acquired Bagley from Detroit in January, it envisioned him more as a frontcourt anchor for the second unit.

Bagley also missed 15 of the season’s final 21 games with injuries. Though Richaun Holmes (and forward Kyle Kuzma at times) filled in aptly, beefing up the frontcourt and finding a player who could develop into a fixture in the post should take priority over adding another offensive-minded player alongside Kuzma, Jordan Poole, Tyus Jones and Corey Kispert.

With that in mind, here are four players to get to know ahead of this year’s two-day draft in New York. The first round is June 26, and the second round is June 27.

Alexandre Sarr, Perth Wildcats

You know what worked out pretty well for the Wizards last year? Drafting a French teenager with length, versatility and gobs of upside. The 7-foot-1, 217-pound Sarr turned 19 in April and would be an ideal long-term investment for Washington alongside 2023 first-round pick Bilal Coulibaly because of his size, athleticism and defensive prowess.

Sarr spent two seasons with Overtime Elite in Atlanta before heading to Australia’s National Basketball League this past season, when he showed off his potential as a rim protector and his ability to switch on defense thanks to innate quickness and a wingspan that measures about 7-5. Although Sarr is thought to offer less on the offensive end, the Wizards aren’t in dire need of shooters or ballhandlers. They do need defenders who can disrupt plays and run the floor as Sarr can.

As a bonus, the Wizards’ front office is familiar with Sarr — his brother, Olivier, is a third-year center for the Oklahoma City Thunder, with which Dawkins spent his entire career before coming to Washington.

Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite

If the Wizards would rather take a big man with a bit more to offer on offense, the 19-year-old Buzelis might be their guy. Born in the Chicago area to parents who were pro basketball players in their native Lithuania, Buzelis is a 6-10, 209-pound forward with good hands and a sweet shot. He averaged 14.3 points and 6.9 rebounds this season with G League Ignite, where he chose to play after passing up scholarship offers from elite college programs that included Duke and Kentucky.

Buzelis earns praise for his refined instincts as a passer and cutter who plays with tenacity, but he is also a skilled defender, particularly off the ball. Perhaps most relevant to the Wizards, who had success pushing the ball in transition and played at the fastest pace in the NBA this season, Buzelis shines in transition.

Donovan Clingan, Connecticut

Basketball fans might remember Clingan as a fixture for the buzzsaw that was the Connecticut Huskies, who took down fellow 7-footer Zach Edey’s Purdue Boilermakers last month to claim their second straight NCAA championship. The 7-2 Clingan cemented his lottery pick status in that game, in which he proved he was up to the task of guarding a bigger, dominant center (Edey has two inches on Clingan) — even though he will be going up against substantially stronger players in the pros. The Connecticut native can be the defensive anchor and has a true-center toughness the Wizards have lacked for years. His length makes him a good shot contester.

Like Sarr, Clingan needs work on offense. But there’s also an argument to be made for his intangibles. The Wizards are all about building culture at this early stage of their rebuild, and they prize maturity as well as talent. Clingan is sitting in a sweet spot; he turned 20 in February and has plenty more development ahead of him but has been a part of two national championship-winning teams. That rare experience holds special value in Washington.

Zaccharie Risacher, JL Bourg

Yet another Frenchman could enter the mix on draft day should the Wizards decide their desire for sheer talent outweighs positional needs. Risacher, 19, is a versatile player with two-way potential who works on the wing and would overlap with Coulibaly. But he has shown flashes of ability to create his own shot, and there aren’t many Wizards not named Poole who can do that. Risacher might not be a perfect fit for next season’s roster, but he has lots of upside, and every NBA team could use a versatile perimeter player. The Wizards could do worse than adding another 6-8 wing.