The Wizards loss on Friday to the Kings—the team with the lowest payroll in the NBA—was the latest in a series of disappointing to losses to teams that shouldn’t be able to stack up against Washington’s talented, expensive roster. Still, the most disappointing part of the game wasn’t the loss itself but the process that’s led to this 1-4 start.
Defense has been a problem since Brooks took the job two years ago, and it has only gotten worse this season. This season they’re allowing 112.2 points per 100 possessions, the ninth-worst average in the league.