WASHINGTON - Seasons are long in the NBA. There are 82 games that stretch out over just about six months. And within those six months, different narratives manifest themselves inside and outside a team’s locker room — both good and bad.
But last season for the Wizards, it was almost all bad. From Alan Anderson not being able to play until way too late in 2016 to Bradley Beal continuously getting hurt to John Wall having to finish the season on the bench after knee issues, there weren’t many positive notes for Washington to finish the season.
A year ago around this time, the team was talking about having the goal of making it to the Eastern Conference Finals after making it to the conference semifinals two seasons in a row.