In Washington D.C., it’s not uncommon to see the Wizards as the “fourth place” team of the “Big Four” sports leagues. However, it’s not necessarily a given that the Wizards will stay fourth place just because the NBA is a very popular sports league.
I wrote earlier this year that DC United could overtake the Wizards for fourth place sooner rather than later. And depending on how you view things, the Washington Mystics could be in position to overtake the Wizards after their WNBA championship last October.
But let me cut to the chase for this piece.