Anthony Davis makes bold Wizards NBA Playoffs prediction before 2026-27 season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Bold declarations are nothing new before the start of any season. Some squads carry momentum into the new 82-game sprint, which is why they make these huge predictions about themselves. The Washington Wizards are not following that script. They have a relatively new core of AJ Dybantsa, Kyshawn George, Trae Young, and Anthony Davis. Despite lacking postseason experience, the team believes it can pull off an NBA Playoffs run.
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The last time the Wizards made the NBA Playoffs was during the 2020-21 season. Only one player from that roster is carrying over to their 2026-27 NBA campaign: Anthony Gill. So, there are a lot of question marks about whether this team would actually work out. Trae Young had barely played a full season. Meanwhile, guys like AJ Dybantsa and Kyshawn George are still super young to lead the squad. That leaves Anthony Davis as the natural veteran leader with championship experience among the Wizards.
So, what does Davis think about their roster? He boldly thinks the Wizards have all it takes to reach the NBA Playoffs, via Josh Robbins of The Athletic.
“We’re going to manage our expectations and make sure that we’re not putting pressure on ourselves. But we are going to come in with the mentality that we don’t want our season to be done in April,” the Wizards star big man declared.
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The Wizards have a lot to improve if they want Davis’ bold declaration to come true. For context, they were dead last in both defensive rating (122.7) and net rating (-11.8). Their offensive rating of 111.0 wasn’t much better, ranking 28th in the NBA.
