Wizards may be dreaming too big about contending this quickly

After starting the season 4-3, the Washington Wizards have since lost five straight games. The optimists of this Wizards group could chalk up losses to the Pistons or Thunder as understandable, being that those teams are rightfully considered contenders. Yet, after losing to the 3-8 Tyrese Haliburton-less Pacers, it is clear that despite improvements and the hope that this year would be different, the Wizards have not turned a corner into prosperity yet.

This team continues to be less than the sum of its parts

Whether it’s the continued disappointing play of Trae Young, the seemingly disappeared jump we thought we saw last year in big man Alex Sarr, or the continued underwhelming play of a…