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Josh Robbins

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

That's why I was so confused by it.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

Right.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

And by the way, he's only 20 and his body, as I said before or indicated before, has not filled out yet.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

And yes, did I think he'd make progress?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

Probably.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

But if you had pinned me down, so to speak, I would have thought it would be modest, gradual progress.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

I'm not saying he's an all-star right now.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

I'm not saying that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

I'm not even saying that he's the most improved player in the league.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

But the gap between last year to this year โ€“

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

has been immense.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

So no, I did not expect it.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

It has surprised me.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

And the Wizards are not giving any indication whether they're surprised or not.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

Not that that matters, because it's been a real improvement.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

And it's right now probably the best thing the franchise has going for it for the long term, other than the fact that it has stayed disciplined

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

with its long-term plan, which in the short term is like taking this yucky, disgusting, tasting medicine, the 3 and 18.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

But as some of my executive contacts and sources tell me, to get well, and this was a sick franchise, you have to take your medicine.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam

And in their case, unfortunately for them, the medicine is losing in the short term.