Alex Speers

Because two weeks ago, the wheel landed on the Washington Wizards.

Now, at that time, the Wizards had lost 12 in a row.

We were wondering whether we'd be talking about a franchise-worst losing streak when we finally got around to talking about them.

But...

By the power of the wheel, the Wizards shocked us all, going 2-5 in their last seven with wins over the Hawks and the Bucks.

They also had a one-point loss to the Bulls.

In the win over the Hawks, C.J.

McCollum scored a season-high 46 points, his second 40-point game of the season.

Now, did they also lose games during the span by 30, 33, and 45?

Yeah, of course they did.

We're still talking about the three and 18 Wizards who per cleaning the glass had the 28th ranked offense and 30th ranked defense.

Andrew, if the Wizards are our favorite team, who is our guest?

Well, something that has been a surprise, I would say, is Wizards second year player Alex Saar, who got off to a blistering start this season, improving pretty much every aspect of his game compared to his rookie season.

Now, there still will be ups and downs as three point shooting has cooled off lately, as an example.

But what improvements in Saar's game feel the most real and sustainable to you?

Were you expecting this at all?

When you were talking to Wizards coaches over the offseason or in the preseason, were they saying, like, we want him to be doing more of the traditional big man stuff?

So I want to ask you about Cam Whitmore, because once upon a time, he was a draft day steal for the Rockets after he dropped to 20 in the 2023 draft.

He was seen as this player with very high upside, but also some glaring flaws, most notably his lack of playmaking or just passing in general.

Wizards took a flyer on him this summer.