There are two ingredients that make up the recipe of a winning basketball team at every level: talent and health.
If a team has one but not the other, there’s a solid chance that the season is going to end in disappointment. If a team is missing both, well, then they’re the Philadelphia 76ers or Brooklyn Nets.
The Washington Wizards believed to have a talented enough roster to build on their recent playoff success this past season, but they couldn’t manage to stay healthy.
Two components – bad luck and misjudged free agent signings – ultimately ruined the Wizards’ chances of making the postseason for the third straight year.