The Washington Wizards of the mid-aughts will always have this “what if” quality to them. Those teams provided the city with jubilation, but they only won one playoff series in four postseason appearances. Injuries and a locker room gun incident led to a tragic downfall. The John Wall era began months after the roster was broken up.
The main protagonist in the riveting basketball drama was Glibert Arenas, aka “Agent Zero.” He joined Caron Butler and Antawn to form a Big Three. Even today, Washington fans have affectionate memories of the sensational trio.
During these seasons, Ivan Carter was on the Wizards beat for the Washington Post.