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Wizards Remain Last in Power Rankings

The Washington Wizards have lost 11 straight games.

Jeremy Brener

Nov 24, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert (24) shoots the ball while Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Nov 24, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert (24) shoots the ball while Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
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The Washington Wizards have lost 11 consecutive games, giving them the worst record in the NBA.

They also have the lowest placement in NBA.com writer John Schuhmann's latest power rankings.

"The Wizards were competitive with the Celtics for about 45 minutes on Friday, but their losing streak is at 11 games," Schuhmann writes. "The Wizards are the only team that hasn’t played a rest-disadvantage game, and their first is Wednesday, when they complete a home back-to-back with a visit from the Clippers. They have a 20-game losing streak in the second games of back-to-backs, with the last win having come (behind a big game from Kristaps Porzingis) in February of 2023."

Not only are the Wizards losing games, but they haven't been particularly close in them either.

"Only three of the Wizards’ 13 losses have been within five points in the last five minutes and in none of those three games did they have a clutch offensive possession, because every time they got within five, the other team scored. Overall (including a clutch win over the Hawks), they’ve allowed 21 points on 14 clutch defensive possessions," Schuhmann writes.

The other teams in the bottom five alongside the Wizards are the New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

To see the Wizards in last place in the power rankings one month into the season isn't much of a surprise. The Wizards are a young, rebuilding team with a lot of pieces that need time to develop. It make take an entire season, or even longer, to get those players up to speed, but as long as Washington sees a little bit of progress after each game, the team is moving in the right direction.

The Wizards return to the floor tonight for their NBA Cup game against the Chicago Bulls at home.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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