LOVERRO: Wizards, who can't win for trying, try losing and calling it a win

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole, left, drives past Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton for a basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Washington.

This is supposed to be the first step toward a rebuild of the team — though the new brain trust abhors the word rebuild. But a rebuild is generally recognized as a necessary, if painful, process.Of course, in Wizards-like fashion, the timing isn’t great. This year’s draft is not considered the greatest. Plus, the odds ain’t what they used to be.

Turns out there was nothing to worry about. They traded for the biggest punchline in the league. Poole has been a disaster, the third worst plus-minus number in the NBA this year, at minus 552. You might think this is an unfair measurement for Wizards players, given their lack of winning. But the Pistons — the team with the worst record in the league — did not have one player among the 10 worst plus-minus season performances.

Kuzma, 28, was praised this year for telling Wizards management he preferred to stay here instead of being traded to the Dallas Mavericks.

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