It’s looking more and more like the Wizards have at least eight games left to play. But no matter when that happens, John Wall almost certainly won’t be participating in them.
The NBA plans to propose a 22-team return of the 2019-20 season to its board of governors Thursday, our own Shams Charania reports, which somehow gives the Wizards, the league’s 22nd-best team, another life and a chance to sneak into a newly formatted postseason, which could include a play-in tournament for the eighth seed.
Washington is currently five and a half games back of the No. 8-seeded Magic — five in the loss column. Under the new rules, if it finishes within four games of eighth, it forces a play-in. The No. 8 seed has to win one of two games against No. 9 to make the playoffs. No. 9 must win two of two. Each team will have eight regular-season games to sort out the final standings. All games will take place in a “bubble” at Orlando’s Disney…
