Ten games into the 2021-22 season, the Washington Wizards are 7-3 and sitting 4th in the Eastern Conference. If fans are feeling lightheaded, it may be caused by the rarified air.
Here’s the complete list of times the Wizards/Bullets/Zephyrs/Packers started a season 7-3 or better:
- 1974-75 — 8-2
- 1968-69 — 7-3
- 2014-15 — 7-3
That’s it. That’s the list.
That 1974-75 team was probably the best in franchise history. It was led by Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes and Phil Chenier, and coached by K.