One line from a Wizards announcer tells you everything about the team's future

"The Washington Wizards haven't been viewed as a team with a bright future for last couple decades, if ever. Washington's glory days have come in brief stints with the likes of Michael Jordan, Gilbert Arenas, John Wall and Bradley Beal all being tied to the seasons in which the fanbase had hope. Since then, it's become a never-ending cycle of medicority over the last few years as Washington has continued to find themselves at the bottom of the NBA standings missing out on postseason play."

"Part of that reason came due to the team's negligence on pressing the restart button when they had the opportunities to which led to the value of their top trade chips dropping significantly. As a result, the Wizards' rebuild was pushed back years which alone put them behind the eight ball in comparison to team's like the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are fresh off the franchises' first-ever NBA Championship and even the Detroit Pistons, who now find themselves atop the Eastern Conference midway through January."

Washington experienced brief successful stretches with star players but endured decades of mediocrity and repeated postseason absences. Failure to reset the roster when opportunities arose reduced the value of key trade assets and delayed the rebuild by years. The delayed rebuild left the team behind franchises that rebuilt more effectively and quickly. Over the last few seasons the organization finally began rebuilding, accepting some draft misses while assembling a promising young core. The current record remains poor, but fan optimism and on-court signs suggest the team may be trending in a more positive direction.

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