The Washington Wizards think they’re something they’re not. And there’s nothing worse than being removed from reality.
On Monday, just 72 hours before the trade deadline, the Washington Wizards lost at home to the 17-win Atlanta Hawks. Less than a week ago, the Wizards lost to the then 10-win Cleveland Cavaliers.
Washington is now nine games below .500, tied with the Orlando Magic in 11th place. The playoffs, which were already an increasingly unrealistic goal for the Wizards, shouldn’t even be discussed at this point.
If this span of losses — including an embarrassing blowout against the first-seeded Milwaukee Bucks (wait, do the Wizards really want to aim for the 8th seed, just to play Giannis four more times?