Anthony Davis hopes to turn Wizards into a contender next season

Anthony Davis hopes to turn Wizards into a contender next season

Washington Wizards forward Anthony Davis told reporters that he plans to play for the team next season.

“Yeah, I’m under contract,” Davis said with a laugh. “I love my money.”

While playing for the Wizards may be obvious to Davis, he has yet to make his debut since joining the team before the NBA trade deadline in February. Davis played only 20 games this season and last appeared on Jan. 8 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks.

The Wizards finished with a league-worst 17-65 record and placed 15th in the Eastern Conference. They also ended the season on a 10-game losing streak and finished their third consecutive season with 64 or more losses.

Davis said the team is not what people make it seem and that he expects to compete.

“They know that I want to win,” he said. “I’m sure that they want to win as well. Nobody wants to lose. I know we have a lot of young guys, but like I said, I mentioned it about the young guys—how talented they are.”

One of the players Davis expects to help bring a winning culture to the Wizards is Trae Young. Young was also added before this year’s trade deadline in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks. He has also struggled with injuries this season, playing five games for the Wizards and 15 games total before being shut down.

While Davis is optimistic about the Wizards’ future, he understands the difficulty of turning a losing team into a championship contender.