The Wizards felt it would be mutually beneficial to swap Christian’s and Richman’s roles before this season. Christian coached for five years in college and five more in the G League. He is used to working with young players. And the Wizards have a bunch of those on their NBA roster. His expertise would be invaluable. And Richman, meanwhile, would get a chance at running his own squad. He started as a grad assistant for Mark Turgeon at Maryland, where he was also a practice player for the women’s team. The Wizards hired him as a video coordinator in 2013. He rose to assistant coach from there. And so far, he’s impressed in his new gig. “I think Ryan’s doing a terrific job. He’s a good coach. I don’t look at him as a good, young coach. He’s a good coach,” Brooks said. “He’s gonna lead that team and be a big part of our organization and change things up. And we’re all one.”