The Washington Wizards continue to struggle after the offseason changes and losing Paul Pierce in free agency. This has led to internal conflicts and even players speaking out publically to rant about the team.

As per cbssports.com, Wizards big man Marcin Gortat has expressed his frustration with the team and the struggles as the season has begun.

"It's not easy but we got to cut the negativity we have coming from players, coaches, staff, media," Gortat said. "We just got to cut that. It's not even fun coming here anymore. There's so much negativity. I understand we're losing games but, damn, we just got to cut that right now, man. It's not fun at all."

Everybody felt we were going to go high, we were going to go to the conference finals, stuff like that," Gortat added. "But we didn't make any particular trades or signings in the offseason so it's not like we're supposed to be a three times much better team this year.

"We lost Paul Pierce, a guy who was a great leader and an experienced player. And we signed three players that they deliver good stuff to the table for us but at the end of the day, they are not all-stars. So expectations are high and we are not up there," he explained.

This has led to rumors surfacing that the team could ship the disgruntled center. Sources say that the Wizards are looking at Houston Rockets' soon-to-be free agent Dwight Howard. With the Rockets also struggling, the team has been strongly linked to the Wizards in a potential trade that would include Nene Hilario and Marcin Gortat for Howard.

For the Rockets, it would give them more reliable big men that don't have the health issues like Howard. As for the Wizards, getting a star center like Howard could possibly save their season.