What is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger. Those are the words of George R.R. Martin, author of the Game of Thrones series. When he penned those words, he probably never envisioned some basketball blogger in D.C. using that phrase to describe a middling NBA franchise, but here we are discussing a team that has somehow survived many deaths (so far).
On April 9th of the year 2016, the Wizards’ obituary ran on this very site, and it marked the death of the 2015-16 season. That 112-99 loss signified the end of the Randy Wittman era, and as we usher in a new age of Wizards basketball under the tutelage of Scott Brooks, it is important to note that this current team is very much alive.