Hope everyone’s Halloween week went well, so let’s get to the top stories:
The Wizards are 1-7. They lost to the Clippers last Sunday and the Grizzlies last Tuesday, finishing a five-game Western Conference road trip from hell. Ultimately, that road trip raises questions like:
The Wizards appear to be headed to a point of no-return, even if they did make big turnarounds in 2016-17 and 2013-14 despite similarly bad starts. The bottom line is that the Wizards are a veteran team where many of the core pieces have played together for many seasons.