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Anthony Davis was interviewed yesterday and gave a few answers that will fire up Wizards fans! If Anthony Davis can stay healthy for the entire season, how many games will Washington win?
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00:00So they were having a discussion, I believe, on NBA Today.
00:03I might be wrong.
00:04And Anthony Davis has been out there in interviews
00:08and was talking about his expectations for the Washington Wizards.
00:12Does he look like a guy who's desperate to leave at this moment?
00:14Right now, it does not.
00:15Right.
00:17He believes they can win 40 games.
00:20He answered kind of that he's going to play 82 games.
00:23That's kind of laughable.
00:25But here's NBA insider Kendrick Perkins responding to Anthony Davis.
00:30All right, at DraftKings Sportsbook, it's the Pacers that understandably,
00:33given what we just talked about with Tyrese Halliburton,
00:35saw the biggest jump from their preseason win total from last season to this one.
00:39The Wizards, the Jazz, they're both mired in that five-season playoff drought,
00:43and they're looking at bigger expectations this season.
00:47Anthony Davis, he spoke about what he is looking for for himself for the 2026-27 season.
00:53Can you predict your stat line this year and your record this year?
00:57Stat line, I don't really care about stat lines,
01:01but on record, we're going to have 40-plus wins.
01:05How many games played for you?
01:0782.
01:08Kirk, Anthony Davis is saying right now all 82 played.
01:13I believe him.
01:15Have y'all seen Anthony Davis lately?
01:17Just did.
01:18He's seen those workout videos circulating online.
01:20He looks in phenomenal shape, and I think, you know,
01:24people forget that when Anthony Davis is available, he's a top 15 player in the league.
01:30Anthony Davis is one of the most skilled power fours that we've ever seen in a game of basketball.
01:35Anthony Davis affects both ends of the floor.
01:39You put him with Trey Young, A.J. DeBalse.
01:41You put him with the kid, Trey, that they drafted last year in the lottery.
01:46This team is going to be okay.
01:47Hey, I love Brian Keefe, who's the head coach over there.
01:50This team is going to be right in the thick of things,
01:53and I believe that Anthony Davis will play at an all-NBA level,
01:57and the Washington Wizards, led by Anthony Davis,
02:00will be a top six seed in the Eastern Conference.
02:03Wow, top six seed.
02:04The last 40-plus win season for the Wizards, 2017-18, when they won 43 games.
02:12So it's been a bit of a drought for a 40-plus win campaign for the Washington Wizards.
02:18It doesn't feel like that long ago, but it...
02:19I mean, since then, it's been 32, 25, 34, 35, 35, and then they were like,
02:26okay, we're just on a hamster wheel here.
02:27We've got to start the tank.
02:2915, 18, 17, the last three seasons.
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02:48Will the Wizards finish above 500 this season?
02:51I answer yes.
02:52They should, if they stay healthy, which is a huge, huge caveat.
02:57My biggest takeaway is, A, you see that the national media now is starting to pay attention.
03:05They're starting to see, you're not hearing, like, when DeBenta was first drafted,
03:09and everybody was just, like, poo-pooing him.
03:11Now they're actually starting to realize the team that they've put together.
03:13So I like that.
03:15I also actually really like, as we kind of touched on before, Davis' sort of enthusiasm for the season.
03:21It's kind of flipped a little bit.
03:22It seems like it's kind of flipped a little bit.
03:24I think he's bought in along with the national media.
03:27Now, I don't think he truly thinks he's going to play 82 games.
03:29Just saying that.
03:30Nobody plays 82.
03:31Nobody plays.
03:31I also think it's actually kind of been refreshing that he didn't give a stat line.
03:37Like, he's like, I don't care.
03:38That was a good sign.
03:40Tell me that's not a sign that he's bought in.
03:42He's bought in.
03:42He thought about it for a second.
03:44He's the anti-JP.
03:45I don't care about stats.
03:47He came up with the right answer.
03:48Well, like, yes.
03:48He's like, so hopefully Trae Young comes in with that mindset, too.
03:51Like, these guys aren't just, like, all about, I've got to get my numbers.
03:54This is, they're buying into the team culture, to the team winning, get wins.
03:58I thought that was, that was a little bit of an eye-opener.
04:02Get this team out of the teens in winning and get to 40, 45-ish type wins.
04:07If he had said, oh, my stat line, it's like 25-10 when I normally do or something.
04:12He might go, he might cringe a little bit, but that would have been normal.
04:15And he says, no, I don't care.
04:16I don't care what my numbers are.
04:18I think we're going to, I'm going to play 82 games and we're going to win 40 plus games.
04:21That was a pretty great answer.
04:24It's going to be tough because they won 17 games, but I've agreed with your point all
04:29along.
04:29They were tanking.
04:30They didn't play their guys a lot.
04:31They don't know what they were capable of last year.
04:33They might have been a 25-win team.
04:34I'm not saying that's great, but they might have been a 30-win team.
04:37Who knows?
04:38It's less of a joke than you might realize.
04:40They wouldn't have the number one pick.
04:41I think they should finish above 500.
04:44If they don't.
04:44That's why they brought in Anthony Davis and Trae Young.
04:47It was to be competitive fast.
04:49Like, I didn't necessarily agree with it.
04:50I would have preferred to stay with the young guys and let them develop, but this makes
04:56the timeline faster.
04:57They need to have, I mean, they even call the off-season.
05:00They don't call it the off-season.
05:01They call it what?
05:03Jump season.
05:04Jump season.
05:04Jump season.
05:05I like that.
05:05And by the way, I've totally bought in the jump season.
05:07I just saw a photo just yesterday.
05:09I mean, I know the guys are there every day, but it was Trey and it was Keyshawn, and Keyshawn
05:14just looking more and more jacked.
05:16He's just developing into his body.
05:18How old is Keyshawn?
05:19Probably 22, I would guess.
05:2123, maybe.
05:22And, you know, Trey just looks happy, bought in.
05:25Yeah, well.
05:25And you saw Trey.
05:26212 million will make you happy.
05:28Sure.
05:28Trey Johnson, we all saw how different he looked just in the last few months.
05:34We saw him in Summer League.
05:36Keyshawn's 22.
05:37I think they're making huge strides in that gym.
05:40Could all four teams in the D.C. area finish above 500?
05:45Could, yes.
05:45Next year.
05:46On paper, they could.
05:48It's not likely.
05:49I don't know what the odds would be.
05:50I mean, right now, the Nationals are 500.
05:52No, I'm talking about for next year.
05:53For next year?
05:54In 2027?
05:55Yeah, for next year, let's say.
05:57The Wiz would be very difficult, but I think they could do it.
06:00It's doable.
06:01For the Commanders, if Jaden's healthy, it's doable.
06:05Correct.
06:05He has to stay healthy.
06:06Caps, I think, is a lock.
06:07Caps should be good.
06:09And then?
06:10And then the Nats next year.
06:11Who knows what they'll look like?
06:13By the way, I forgot about this.
06:13Keyshawn George, clearly my favorite Swiss basketball player of all time.
06:17That's where he was born?
06:19Yeah.
06:19Born in Switzerland.
06:20Yeah.
06:21Swiss?
06:22See a military kid?
06:24Why was he born in Switzerland?
06:26I don't know.
06:27It's a good question.
06:29Did I see that?
06:30Not sure.
06:30That Bob Carrington just celebrated his birthday.
06:33Did he just turn 21?
06:34Probably.
06:35He's young.
06:36He's drafted at 19, I believe.
06:38It's crazy.
06:39It feels like he's been around forever.
06:40He's just 21 years old.
06:42He's young, too.
06:43A bunch of youngies.
06:44That's why they brought in the vets, to help lead them, shepherd them along.
06:47There's a lot of potential with this team.
06:49If you want to chime in on the Wizards, do you believe they're going to be an above 500 team?
06:55Anthony Davis says over 40 wins.
06:57Kendrick Perkins said top six seed in the East.
07:011-800-636-1067.
07:04The thing is, when you go through the standings, it's hard to know who they would leapfrog.
07:12Detroit won the most games in the Eastern Conference last year.
07:16So I'm just going to say Detroit is going to be better than them.
07:18The Knicks won it all.
07:20So I think the Knicks would be ahead of them.
07:23You keep going down the list.
07:25I have the Wizards in seventh because Boston's still going to be good.
07:32The Cleveland Cavaliers, we don't know if they're going to get LeBron, but the Cavs last year won 52 games.
07:38The Raptors, now the Kawhi Leonard thing is up in the air.
07:41They were the five seed last year.
07:43They add Kawhi Leonard.
07:44They should be better.
07:45What if Kawhi has an injury-riddled season?
07:49Well, again, they were a 46-win team last year.
07:53If Kawhi is banged up, they definitely could slip.
07:57But I think that they have gotten better.
07:59I think the Hawks have gotten better.
08:01The Sixers have definitely gotten better.
08:02So you keep going down the list.
08:04It's like, who are they going to leapfrog?
08:05I think they could leapfrog teams like Charlotte and Orlando.
08:09By the way, Miami should be better with Giannis.
08:13Remember, Charlotte two years ago won 19 games, and they jumped to 44.
08:18So it's possible.
08:19Yeah, they took a big step.
08:19But also, last year's win totals are inflated because so many teams were tanking.
08:24Sure.
08:24So you've got to factor that in, too.
08:26But I think they could jump over the Bulls, the Nets, the Pacers, the Bucs.
08:33You know, they're going to be in that play-in territory, probably, in my opinion.
08:37Yeah, I don't think they're the six seed, but I can see them being that 7-8.
08:41I don't know.
08:41Right?
08:427-8?
08:42I don't know.
08:43I mean, what you say makes sense.
08:44If they're in playoff contention, that's a success for the 26-27 season.
08:49And the LeBron piece is a big piece because if he goes to the Sixers, all of a sudden,
08:54the Sixers probably are the favorite in the Eastern Conference.
08:57If he goes to Cleveland, they are one of the favorites.
09:00It's not necessarily the favorite.
09:01You might still favor the Knicks.
09:03I think they're one of the top two or three if he goes to Miami.
09:06Probably so.
09:07Yeah.
09:08Well, yeah, because Miami, what did they win last year?
09:1142?
09:1243-39.
09:13And they add LeBron and Giannis?
09:16Yeah, come on.
09:16Yeah, that could be easily in the 50s.
09:18But they lost Tyler Hero.
09:21I think that's amazing.
09:22Bam's not happy.
09:23I don't know why.
09:24I'm surprised you don't think that that's kind of a no-brainer to go play with Giannis.
09:28Why did Bam steal him in the face?
09:30They just had beef with their player?
09:32I think Tyler Hero said something.
09:34Yeah.
09:34I don't know if it was to the media or on a podcast.
09:38It was something that Hero said.
09:41Bam's not happy.
09:42He saw him in Vegas.
09:43But I think there's a potential here.
09:45I think as long as Jaden is healthy, he's probably – the Commanders will always be the sexiest team in
09:54town.
09:55But the Wizards are right there.
09:56They're like 1A, 1B.
09:58Like with AJ.
10:00I'm ready for August 13th already.
10:02That's the NBA schedule release.
10:04I need to see who the Wiz open up with.
10:07Why?
10:07Who cares?
10:08Because it's going to be exciting.
10:10Opening night.
10:10You have AJ DeBonta.
10:12I don't know.
10:12Anthony Davis.
10:12I don't care who they play.
10:13I'm going to be excited regardless who they play.
10:15It doesn't matter the opponent.
10:17That's my opinion.
10:18I'd like to see if they give the Wiz a Christmas Day game.
10:21Oh.
10:21They're giving the Wizards the proper respect.
10:22How many games do they play on Christmas now?
10:24They play a bunch of them.
10:24They play like five or six.
10:25Yeah.
10:26We're going to be a Christmas Day team.
10:28You think so?
10:29Already?
10:30I bet against that.
10:31I think we're one of the sexier teams.
10:33I'll bet against that.
10:33I think it might be a year off.
10:35Can we bet 10?
10:36No.
10:36Dollar.
10:37Another dollar bet between me and EB.
10:39I think they were just a sexy team.
10:40The standard junkies bet is now $2.
10:42$2 bets.
10:44Always forward.
10:44Never go backwards.
10:46All right.
10:46$2 bets.
10:47All right.
10:48Come on.
10:48We have standards here.
10:49I think we're a sexy team.
10:51I think they're pretty sexy, too.
10:53But again, I'm a homer.
10:55I think they're a ton sexier.
10:58They might be better, but I'm not sure they're sexier.
11:02Well, whoever LeBron goes to is sexier.
11:05I don't know.
11:06He's kind of a threat.
11:06Knicks are sexier.
11:08LeBron, in my opinion, is kind of old news.
11:10I mean, you just start.
11:11They're going to put on Christmas the Knicks, the Lakers, the Celtics.
11:18You can go down the list.
11:19Oh, by the way, the Spurs.
11:22You can be better, but not be sexier.
11:23I'd actually put it at 0% chance they put the Wizards on.
11:26Yeah.
11:27I'm almost at 0% too.
11:28There's just too many good big market teams with stars.
11:31Right.
11:32And at night, they put the West Coast teams.
11:34Christmas.
11:34Okay, but how many?
11:35Christmas 2027.
11:37There's five or six games, right?
11:39So there's going to be 10 or 12 teams?
11:41I don't.
11:42Yeah, but again.
11:42There could be 15 games.
11:44They're going to have the Knicks, the Lakers, the Celtics, the Spurs, and Wemby.
11:47They're going to have Shea, you know, KC.
11:48You find out more than me.
11:49They're going to have the new.
11:50I'm going to bet on them.
11:51The new 76ers.
11:52They're going to be one of the sexier teams.
11:54You're in because you're a local dog.
11:55The national audience doesn't care about the Wizards.
11:57They're coming around.
11:58They're coming around.
12:00They might be, but not enough to watch them and to put them on the schedule in August.
12:04Boston's always going to be above them.
12:07The Knicks will always be above them.
12:08Wherever LeBron goes, they'll be.
12:10Your only shot would be the Knicks playing at noon and then the Wiz at New York based off
12:18of scheduling.
12:19Yeah, but they're going to put two glamour teams.
12:20The Wizards are not one of the glamour teams.
12:23It'll be Sixers-Knicks or Knicks-Heat.
12:26I don't think the Sixers are sexier than the Wizards.
12:28They just traded for Jalen Brown.
12:30Are you kidding me?
12:30Yeah.
12:31They're going to be pretty sexy.
12:33I don't think he's so sexy.
12:34He's a star.
12:35You ever heard of Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid?
12:38They're going to be one of the favorites in the East, probably.
12:41Yeah.
12:41All right.
12:42I'm not saying that, again, I think there's a difference between the best team and a sexy
12:47team.
12:48I think we're one of the sexier teams.
12:51Well, we'll see.
12:53When does the schedule come out?
12:54August 13th.
12:55They're going to schedule it, obviously, before the season starts, so they could be surging
13:00in as sexy as I think and then still not get it.
13:03Why are you laughing at me?
13:04I think we're sexy.
13:05You're an HTTW guy.
13:09I am an HTTW guy.
13:10You're just in the tank.
13:11Homerism's got you.
13:13I think we're going to surprise people.
13:16I love our young talent.
13:17Maybe you did see the Odyssey with all that Homerism.
13:21Go ahead.
13:22You go on the record.
13:23I'm on the record.
13:25I'm on the record.
13:26I think we're a playoff team.
13:27You go on the record.
13:28We're not a playoff team?
13:29Yeah, I'm not.
13:30You're not?
13:31Valdez, you're not?
13:32I haven't decided yet.
13:35What do you consider a playoff team?
13:36Well, like I said, I think it's top eight.
13:38Okay.
13:38But you guys who want to go top six, okay.
13:41No, no.
13:41If you're in the top eight, if you get into the play-in in advance, you're a playoff team.
13:45That Will Dalkin siren song is loud.
13:47But if the Wizards are nine, hey, Richie Ricardo, if the Wizards are nine and they don't get
13:54in, they're not a playoff team.
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14:02I'm all in on the Wiz.
14:02We're the Junkies.
14:03Be right back.
14:04I want to see you.
14:04I don't know.
14:04I don't know.
14:04What is the Junkies?
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