The season is spiraling out of control for the Washington Wizards. Their 10-3 start to the season seems eons ago. Following Saturday’s dreadful 95-80 loss to the Phoenix Suns, Wizards center Montrezl Harrell gave a brutally honest assessment not safe for work assessment of the team’s current mood.
“It sucks, bro,” Harrell said per Hoop District. “That’s the mood of the team. It f*****g sucks. Coming in here and teams are basically beating our a** from start to finish.”
The Wizards have now lost eight of their last 10 games, including seven of their last eight. With a 24-28 record, the Wizards are now 11th in the Eastern Conference, one game out of the play-in tournament.
Trade rumors have emerged following reports of locker room dissension among players. All why Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard has given his all to convince Bradley Beal to stay in Washington long-term.
Against the Suns, the Wizards scored 32-first half points to dig a huge hole. Despite outscoring the Suns 29-10 in the fourth quarter, Washington still lost by 15 points.
Beal did not play as he missed his third straight game with a wrist injury. Meanwhile, the Wizards offensive woes showed against Phoenix, the reigning Western Conference champions.
The Wizards shot 5-of-24 from three point range.
Harrell has been one of the main Washington players at the height of the trade rumors. Harrell had a team-high 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench in Saturday’s loss.
Another Wizards player speculated to be traded, Spencer Dinwiddie, came off his first career triple-double the previous game, only to shoot 1-of-5 from the field and score four points against the Suns.
Kyle Kuzma has been the usual leading star in Beal’s absence. However, he struggled too against Phoenix. Kuzma shot 3-of-12 from the field, and finished with nine points.
Harrell added no one has quit. The Wizards are just searching to find what works to stop the losing. Washington has just one game remaining before the Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline. Time may be running out on the current roster to fix things.
