It is actually quite amazing that the Bullets/Wizards franchise has never even cracked the [bottom 50 of worst seasons ever](https://champsorchumps.us/records/worst-nba-regular-season-records#tab-most-losses). That seems sure to change this season.
Over the next handful of seasons as we sort this mess out, would it sit ok with you if competing for top lottery odds meant possibly flirting and (gasp) obtaining the worst record in NBA history?
I personally am not a huge fan of needing to go that low into the history books for a rebuild, regardless if it means top odds. Plenty of teams get a nice pick in the draft finishing 2nd or 3rd (last four No. 1’s have come from those positions). In fact 3rd place odds has won the lottery more than 1st place odds (9 to 8 I believe).
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no i dont want the wizards to be too high on the worst team of all time list.
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Conditionally, yes. If we successfully rebuild into contenders, then it was worth it. If we don’t, then it wasn’t. I just wanna watch a competitive, contending team for once in my life and I don’t care much how we get there
As long as we don’t permarebuild like charlotte or detroit yeah
I think they are generally considered a prime contender in the worst franchise conversation, especially since they are now the worst team in the NBA since 2000. So I don’t think it really matters or would change anyone’s perception of the franchise. They are the worst franchise, statistically. Might as well grab that title too.
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Edit….worst since 1990 and you can expect they will start getting into the 80’s since the TWolves are going to be good for awhile and that is who is beating us for last place—-Statmuse
It’s incredible they didn’t do this before last year knowing wenbenyama was the best prospect in quite some time and the draft overall was viewed as a strong class. Shows how directionless the franchise is
Yes. It’s much better watching younger players develop and lose (racking up draft picks) than watching our attempts at creating a big three suffer from constant mediocrity. I watch the games now to see Bilal, Kispert and Deni play.
It’s a meaningless record. I would prefer for us to have had several of the 50 worst seasons ever, because that would at least mean the organization had a direction other than mediocrity.
honestly at this point, who cares?
I’m struggling to find any reason why the Wizards still exist at this point.
Yep. I’m ready for the suck. Better to have as many bites of the pear as possible
It’s not happening. Do y’all not know basketball at all?
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It’s not surprising at all, we haven’t ever actively tried to tank to rebuild. We’ve had a couple terrible teams while still trying but not actually made a concerted rebuild effort.
I don’t think regular season bad matters at all. Maybe I don’t want to be in Detroit’s situation where we are that bad in year 3+ of the rebuild but I couldn’t care less about being bad while tanking.
That is the goal in a tank.
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