A few months ago there was a lot of hope around the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards. On the West Coast, LA was welcoming the world’s greatest player to their already promising group of young stars. Back in the nation’s capital Washington was celebrating his exodus from the Eastern Conference, as well as the arrival of their own multi-time all-star in Dwight Howard.
However, things haven’t quite gone according to plan.
In their Summer predictions, ESPN had both teams entering the playoffs as 6 seeds. Projected records of 44-38 for Washington and 46-36 for Los Angeles would be major improvements over the previous years.