Washington Wizards have emerged as one of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference, but will they still make a trade before the NBA Deadline?
As I mentioned in the most recent Mailbag Monday, I used to look forward to writing these pieces because it gave me an opportunity to escape the horrors that come with covering the Washington Wizards.
The team hasn’t been good in a while, but the fans are always incredibly supportive and optimistic. So while my job isn’t to pump out #PositivePixels, it still doesn’t hurt to cover a winning team.
This season started off on an awful note and it looked like the Wizards were headed for a disastrous ending. There was talk about potentially trading John Wall and rebuilding for the future. People questioned the Scott Brooks hire, too.
But now the Wizards are seven games above .500 and have a real shot at climbing to the second seed in the East. It’s been decades since the Wizards had this much of a chance to win.
Does that mean the Wizards should become complacent? Absolutely not.
Believe it or not, the NBA Trade Deadline is less than a month away.
Washington’s bench, while improved, is still one of the worst in the league. They’re last in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. The second unit is pretty much bad at everything, but occasionally play well enough to generate hope.
Washington might not win a championship this year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t push any team in the league right now.
For the team to realize its full potential, they might have to consider making a move or two before the deadline. That was the topic of this week’s Mailbag.