With the arrival of the NBA season, there’s an excitement level among fans, that has not been rivaled since the early 2000’s. The Washington Wizards are on a very short list of contenders in the Eastern conference.
That is an exciting statement, but also one that carries with it extreme trepidation. Why? The recent and not so recent history of utter futility of the franchises in Washington D.C., gives fans pause to fully embrace a team here. But, here for the world to see is the truth – the 2017-2018 Wizards are not like the other teams in D.