“I was asked point blank, ‘Are you going to tank?,' which was a really interesting question. You can’t go to your organization, to your players, to your coach, and say, ‘Let’s plan to lose.’ . The Wizards have gone 3-3 since that trip, and at 22-29 they remain 2½ games out of the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot. “I love when [fans] go, ‘Trade Bradley Beal, trade John Wall, trade Otto Porter,’" Leonsis said. I just won’t do that.”Read more on the Wizards:Tomas Satoransky’s confidence is surging as Wizards' starting point guardBradley Beal, Wizards start fast and cruise past Pacers‘We talked’: DeMarcus Cousins to the Wizards was a fantasy that never really had a chance

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2019 19:20 UTC