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On Thursday, Washington Wizards General Manager Tommy Sheppard and Head Coach Scott Brooks held a press conference with the media after the conclusion of the team’s 2020-21 NBA season campaign.
During the press availability, Sheppard remained non-committal toward whether the Wizards would offer an extension for Brooks, whose extension ended this season. However, he also praised Brooks for keeping the team together during the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic, which included when the team missed six games due to a team-wide COVID-19 outbreak in January. He said that the team will have a full review before making such decisions.
Let’s take a look at how well the Washington Wizards head coach is doing based on his defensive performance. In part two of my attempt to use objective data in the evaluation of Wizards coach Scott Brooks and his counterparts around the league, I’m going to dive into defense.