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20. team. 142. Don’t look now but the Washington Wizards are no longer a complete dumpster fire! After upgrading to “lit cigarette in a bathroom trash bin,” the Wizards are now just two games out of a playoff spot. As long as John Wall and Bradley Beal can keep themselves from breaking down anytime in the near future than his team might be able to get back into the postseason this year. Beal has been on a scoring explosion of late and almost brought the Wizards a road win over the Indiana Pacers by going on his own scoring run to end the game. Scott Brooks is finally looking like he’s worth the huge five-year, $35 million contract that Washington handed him this offseason, as opposed to the reprise of Randy Wittman that he started the season off as. While the cupboard is pretty barren in terms of young talent, the Wizards could again be a team that makes a move at the trade deadline in hopes of it being the key to a playoff run. Last year, they brought in Markieff Morris and even though it didn’t work out in the end, Morris’ play this year has been key to the recent turnaround that the Wizards have undergone.. 12-15. . Washington Wizards