Wizards Defense is Slipping Up at the Perfect Time

Because of this, the Wizards have consistently found themselves in games they had no business being in. However, despite their consistent faults, Washington has found ways to pull through and lose said games, mostly through poor defensive outings.

To put into perspective just how bad the Wizards have been defensively recently, we’ll lay down a few numbers. Over their past two games, Washington has allowed a combined 305 points. The Wizards have held their opponents to under 100 points just twice in this calendar year, with the most recent being all the way back on January 29. And of course, the most notable defensive fault in arguably the history of the Washington franchise came on March 10, when the Wizards allowed Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo to score 83 points, the second-highest total in NBA history.

In short, the Wizards' defense is historically bad. However, as previously mentioned, the historically bad defense may actually be working in their favor, as each loss stacked up puts them in better odds of future success. It's no secret that this team is still in search of its franchise cornerstone, making the draft the perfect option to find said player. The process may be ugly and it may take some time for Washington to reap the rewards, but its current defensive faults may actually be exactly what the future of the franchise needs.