Overview
- An anonymous NBA player poll by The Athletic named Brian Keefe the league’s least impressive coach, with Keefe drawing a poll‑high 22 votes.
- One player said, “I don’t even know who’s coaching the Wizards, but whoever coaches the Wizards,” and another cited Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game to justify the choice.
- Adebayo hit 83 against Washington on March 10 on 20-of-43 shooting with 36 free throws, a performance players pointed to as a sign of the team’s failings.
- Washington finished 17-65 and dropped 26 of its final 27 games as it leaned into development and draft positioning during a long rebuild.
- General manager Will Dawkins said in April that Keefe will return in 2026-27, and this marks the second straight year players in the poll labeled him least impressive.