"The Washington Wizards are on the rise, but they haven't managed to climb out of the bottom of the NBA standings yet. Over the last few years, the Wizards have constantly been stuck in the exahausting cycle of mediocrity and that exhaustion stems from both ownershup that wants to win, and a fanbase that desperately wants something to cheer for."
"The idea of this rule and the concept of electing to have a date in place that teams don't know about would be in hopes of eliminating losing efforts as teams don't know exactly what kind of record will be needed in order to secure a top pick. Despite that, those efforts could trigger the exact opposite as O'Connell mentioned in the video above."
The Washington Wizards have improved but still occupy the bottom of the NBA standings and remain linked to draft-lottery conversations. Ownership desire to win and an eager fanbase coexist with a fatigue from years of mediocrity. General manager Will Dawkins and President of Basketball Michael Winger assembled an exciting young core and pursued a superstar pairing of Trae Young and Anthony Davis to accelerate rebuilding. Continued exposure to the draft lottery prolongs connections to league-wide tanking debates. A proposed NBA rule to freeze lottery odds at a secret date and strip protections on non-top-four future picks aims to deter intentional losing but could unintentionally incentivize different strategic behaviors.
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