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Washington Wizards Loss to The The Spurs Is A PAINFUL Reminder That They NEED Lottery Luck



Washington Wizards Loss to The The Spurs Is A PAINFUL Reminder That They NEED Lottery Luck

In this episode of Locked On Wizards, Ben Strober and Abdullah Ayubi break down the Washington Wizards’ recent loss to the San Antonio Spurs and emphasize the critical importance of this year’s NBA draft lottery for the team’s future. The hosts discuss how lottery luck has propelled teams like the Spurs, Magic, and Pistons towards competitive relevance, while the Wizards continue to struggle with rebuilding and fan frustration. They analyze the development (and struggles) of young Wizards players like Bilal Coulibaly and Bub Carrington, react to fan comments, and reflect on the challenges of watching and covering a rebuilding franchise. Plus, the episode features a fun look at team gestures and the ongoing hope for a true franchise-changing player in DC.

[00:00:00] Wizards’ Loss & The Importance of Lottery Luck
[00:04:52] Painful Lottery History & Rebuilding Struggles
[00:10:50] Fixing the NBA Lottery System
[00:16:57] Player Development Focus: Bilal Coulibaly
[00:25:03] Fan Comments & CJ McCollum’s Role
[00:30:38] Final Thoughts & Team Morale

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13 Comments

  1. If they fall in the draft again this year pick the best player and hire one of the top coaches sitting at home (Michael Malone)

  2. You two are a couple of downers…. They are going to be fine…. They've got some talent it needs to be developed but they'll find the players they need this offseason

  3. Owners got to pay off somebody to make sure that they don’t give them again because that’s what happens. We all know what happened in this past draft the NBA draft where they wanna want in Washington the NBA wigs the NBA draft let’s just be honest it wasn’t rigged. They would tell us. They don’t reason because they tried it.

  4. So much to say. Anyway with Bilal playing like he is Cam should be killin it at practice! He sittin the bench like a player being traded any day now. I hope that’s not the case. Anyway, I hope he gets some time to prove himself especially after tha Mamba video. Hopefully BC can at least get healthy and have 5 consistent games under his belt.

  5. I trust WD. IF they fall, we will have the money and that top 10 pick to get a more ready player in trade or FA. It still took us 4 years after we drafted JWall before we sniffed the playoffs. Have faith.

  6. Content idea: how does this rebuild compare to the highly criticized “Trust the Process” rebuild from Philly that led to draft lottery reform? Progress, timelines, how long it took for them to be successful, etc.

  7. Mikel Brown Jr needs to get some attention on this channel. Compared to Darryn Peterson, I see his game translating better in a number of ways to the NBA with a more true positional fit. Peterson is NOT A PG.

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