{"id":712659,"date":"2026-04-17T19:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712659\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:39:28","slug":"anthony-davis-just-nationally-gave-the-wizards-a-shoutout-that-should-quiet-the-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712659\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis just nationally gave the Wizards a shoutout that should quiet the noise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">Since the regular season came to an end, there&#8217;s been more negative talk surrounding the future of Anthony Davis in Washington than there has been any positive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5n\">The future Hall of Famer has made it clear that he plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/wizofawes.com\/anthony-davis-just-put-pressure-on-wizards-without-saying-it\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have internal conversations<\/a> with the team this offseason; conversations that will allow him to dictate if the team&#8217;s future goals align with the goals of his own.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">Many took those words the wrong way, and his comments on why he was <a href=\"https:\/\/wizofawes.com\/anthony-davis-blunt-response-wizards-commitment-says-it-all\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">committed to the Wizard<\/a>s didn&#8217;t help much at all either.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">However, the star forward recently gave the Washington Wizards a national shoutout during his appearance on ABC, and with his newfound perspective of the organization finally coming to light, it should be the exact comments that put the noise to rest once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Davis shines light on Wizards infrastructure<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">In a recent interview on ABC News, Davis talked openly about his fit with the Wizards and discussed how the league-wide perception of the team doesn&#8217;t tell the whole story.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">\u201cPerception is not always reality, especially when it comes to the Wizards,&#8221; Davis said. \u201cFrom the outside looking in, it can look a little different, maybe not what people expect, but when you get there, it\u2019s actually a great organization, and that\u2019s what I realized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">The big man isn&#8217;t wrong. Over the last few years, Washington&#8217;s been viewed as the organization no player wants to come to, whether that be in free agency, on the trade market, or in the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">That perception, though, has slowly been turned around, and it started with the trend of Alex Sarr forcing his way to the DMV during the 2024 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">Following Sarr, Davis&#8217; running mate Trae Young listed Washington as his preferred landing spot when his time with the Atlanta Hawks came to an end.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">And now that Davis has publically said it, it&#8217;s time Washington gets the respect they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>The nation&#8217;s capital will soon be back on the map<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">Nobody wants to admit it, but what general manager Will Dawkins and President of Monumental Basketball Michael Winger are building in D.C. is special.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">The Wizards have an abundance of intriguing young talent, and they&#8217;re set to add another top prospect this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">With the leadership of the team&#8217;s newly formed duo of Young and Davis, there&#8217;s no reason the Wizards can&#8217;t be back in the playoff conversation sooner rather than later,<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">And with Dawkins making it clear that the big man is a <a href=\"https:\/\/wizofawes.com\/wizards-gm-just-shut-down-all-anthony-davis-noise-one-statement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">key piece to the team&#8217;s plans<\/a>, it&#8217;s clear that they view Davis as the player who can help them get back on the map.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow wizofawes.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=wizofawes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since the regular season came to an end, there&#8217;s been more negative talk surrounding the future of Anthony&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3796],"tags":[7,6,478,470,4073,4072,675],"class_list":{"0":"post-712659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-pelicans","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-new-orleans","11":"tag-new-orleans-pelicans","12":"tag-neworleans","13":"tag-neworleanspelicans","14":"tag-pelicans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116421746916546750","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}