The team had new ownership and a household name joining the franchise to kickstart a rebuild.
The Washington Wizards were the face of optimism around the NBA—John Wall was coming to “clean up the Wizards.”
That was nine years ago. And the Wizards are just as uncertain about their chances as ever—and without time to fix it.
Wall was supposed to be the team’s savior. He had the talent, the confidence and the marketability. He was gracing the covers of magazines, had his own signature shoe before ever stepping onto an NBA court and was often compared to the league’s elite point guards.