Before the season, we figured the Wizards would be good on offense and challenged on defense, but this is ridiculous. After last night’s 125-121 loss to the Orlando Magic, the 2019-20 Wizards lead the NBA in offensive efficiency at 113.2 points per 100 possessions, and they’re second worst in defensive efficiency at 115.2.
On offense, Washington is getting things done by being good in three of the four factors that figure into offensive efficiency. Specifically, they shoot the ball well (seventh best in effective field goal percentage) and get a relatively high number of offensive rebounds (seventh in offensive rebounding percentage), and they avoid turnovers (seventh).