Sometimes, it’s funny to think about how differently we perceive NBA teams.
Consider the Los Angeles Lakers. Any season in which they don’t at least compete for the NBA championship feels like a disappointment. Over the course of decades, those are the expectations this team has set.
By contrast, look at the Washington Wizards. Apologies to any Wizards fans reading this. We’ll try to be polite. More often than not, the Wizards are not expected to contend for the NBA championship.
Meanwhile, the Lakers won 33 games over the 2021-22 season. The Wizards fared modestly better with 35 victories.
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With that said, the Lakers season was viewed as a colossal failure, while the Wizards’ was seen as par for the course.
Either way, both were disappointing. Here’s a deal between the two teams that aims to get both on the right track.