Happy Monday everyone! It is Dec.. 29, 2025 and we have just three more days left until we ring in 2026. With that in mind, let’s talk about how this could relate to the Washington Wizards specifically. I’ll have a different post for the Mystics.
Calendar years don’t perfectly align with NBA seasons. After all, the Wizards are knee deep into the current 2025-26 season with a 7-23 record. But we still get to see them finish the calendar year, draft someone in late June, experience the chaos of summer free agency, see another Summer League and see the start of the 2026-27 season.
Here are some things I’d like to see in 2026:
1. **The Wizards finishing with 20 wins in the 2025-26 season (but still be a bottom 5 team because of … the draft) —** Washington has won four of their last seven games which is encouraging. But the Wizards also don’t want to see their 2026 first round pick go to the New York Knicks based on the parameters of a previous trade. I would like the Wizards to win more than 19 games this season because it sucks anticipating loss after loss. That type of environment is contagious after awhile, and it isnt’t good.
2. **The Wizards get the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft —** Washington needs a top pick which would be their third in franchise history. John Wall, the last No. 1 pick they had, led the Wizards to their best-ever playoff performances in the 21st century. Let’s see if the Wizards’ next No. 1 pick can help them go even further.
3. **The Wizards sign a deeent free agent who could play the prime of his career here** — Barring Washington trading Khris Middleton and CJ McCollum at the trade deadline for players who will be on the books past 2025-26, the Wizards could have $100 million in cap space in July. That means that they COULD, but not necessarily SHOULD, go after a high-demand free agent depending on the draft, etc. The young players on this team need veterans who have prime years left in the tank, not the twilight of their careers
4. **The Wizards start playing like a team that is on the rise in 2026-27 —** The last couple of weeks gave Wizards fans a taste of what this team could look like in a couple years. While I believe that the Wizards will still fall back to earth as the season goes on, this could be sustainable at this time next year. I don’t want to say that the Wizards must make a playoff push in 2026-27 just year. But the team also has to start making progress in the standings, not just with draft assets.
What is your wish list for the Wizards in 2026? Let us know in the comments below.
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