NBA Power Rankings: Will the Warriors ever lose again?

142. The Washington Wizards haven’t done a whole lot to jump from the league’s second worst team to where they are ranked this week, mostly the teams ahead of them a week ago lost more games than they did. I don’t know if my first move after lifting Bradley Beal’s minutes restriction would have been to play him him nearly 80 minutes combined in two games. Doesn’t necessarily look like the greatest of moves to do with a player that was placed on a minutes restriction before turning 24 years old. So far it hasn’t backfired on the Wizards, but the Wizards still are the Washington Wizards and if anyone can have something blow up in their faces than this is that team. The Randy Wittman to Scott Brooks transition hasn’t brought as much change as the fan base probably hoped. Brooks, known for getting the Oklahoma City Thunder to consistently be a top 10 defensive team, has the Wizards sitting 23rd in defensive rating at 109.39. The Wizards should have been a team that was challenging for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Through 15 games only the Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, and Philadelphia 76ers have a worse record in the East.. 6-10. Previous: . Washington Wizards. 24. team