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Three former Wizards just won an NBA championship. Is there a deeper meaning to it?

With the Golden State Warriors’ recent championship, former Wizards Otto Porter, Gary Payton II, and Chris Chiozza became World Champions for the first time in their career. If this sounds like a common refrain, it actually is.

Otto Porter Jr., Gary Payton II and Chris Chiozza are now NBA champions. This makes it 6 straight years the title team had at least one former Wizards player. The Wizards remain a championship role player factory. pic.twitter.com/l4kbcdlryC

— Chase Hughes (@ChaseHughesNBCS) June 17, 2022

With these three former players winning with the Warriors, it marks the sitth straight year that at least one former Wizards player has been a member of the championship roster.