Last year, the Washington Wizards concluded their 41-41 season with an 11-6 record over the last month. But, as hot as they were, their efforts were too little too late. The Wizards finished 10th in the East and missed out on the playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 campaign.
During the following offseason, the front office decided to keep the core together. Instead, it added depth to the bench, fired Randy Wittman and hired former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks as Wittman's replacement, in hopes that Brooks would bring a winning culture to the D.