For years, fans of the Washington Wizards have had to hear lectures about "ethical tanking." This was the somewhat-naive idea that bottoming out and prioritizing long-term player development over padding nightly wins would somehow appease the basketball gods despite the lack of team-building avenues outside of the draft, and such a strategy had done this franchise no good over recent years. The last few summers of NBA Draft lottery announcement have left Washingtonians racked with pain and frustration amidst their long search for the right asset to meaningfully take the long-middling operation into the next era. This weekend, they at long last got that cathartic announcement at the live reveal, and the relief arrived in multiple phases. May 10, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view before the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery at Navy Pier.…