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Is Washington Putting Pressure on Charlotte and the Southeast Division?
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Is Washington Putting Pressure on Charlotte and the Southeast Division?

Charlotte Hornets On SI·Owen Watterson·18 days ago
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Charlotte’s Southeast Division foe, the Washington Wizards, has taken a lot of swings recently. Trae Young and Anthony Davis made us curious; they raised our eyebrows (no pun intended) as people who follow the NBA… That was the extent of the reaction, though. My reaction, at least. Davis spent his short stint in Dallas after the Luka Doncic trade with the Lakers, trying to find his place, often injured, and left marred by the Dallas fanbase for a trade he had no control over. He’s also 33 years old now, and closer to the back half of his career than the Defensive Player of the Year version of himself we once knew. That version of AD, combined with the often-cited ‘defensive liability’ in Trae Young, would’ve done more than raise an eyebrow. Alone, these moves by Washington felt like long-shot redemption opportunities, with a chance to rub their experience off onto the Wizards' younger pieces.…

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