The old saying goes “You are what you’re record is”. By the same logic, you are what you’re seeding is. However, there are very few coaches and NBA evaluators who would rank the Washington Wizards as the eighth best team in the Eastern Conference.
Yet, this is the draw that the Toronto Raptors have landed. As the number one overall seed there is certainly no team the Raptors should fear, but I’m guessing if you got them at an honest moment, the Raptors would admit the Wizards wouldn’t have been their first choice either.
By every statistical measure the Wizards have been an average team this season.