The NBA is a tv show- the 8 or so teams they show are entertaining and have good story lines. Occasionally they trot out the washington generals (be they the wizards or kings) onto tv to play the stooge, but in general, the nba is good about limiting exposure to entertaining teams. The only way for an out team to get relevant is to luck into a great draft pick, and I trust Ernie to find a way to even blow that. On the plus size, Wall was enough of a disappointment that we won't have to deal with a season of articles about where he's demanding to be traded
