Anthony Davis wants the Washington Wizards to be a competitive team in the NBA next season, but conceded it will be a difficult transition to make.

The Wizards ended their 2025-26 campaign with a 130-117 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, marking their 65th loss of the season.

Washington's 17-65 record on the season was the worst of any team, while their 10-game losing run to end the term also led to their third consecutive campaign with at least 64 defeats.

Davis was traded to the Wizards in February from the Dallas Mavericks, but has yet to feature for the team, while Trae Young joined the Eastern Conference franchise in January.

Washington also have talented youngsters such as Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly and Tre Johnson on their roster.

Davis understands it will not be easy to make the Wizards a competitive team, but believes they are more than capable of doing so with the players they have.

"When the trade happened and I got here, I've said this place is not what people make it seem," Davis said.

"It's a testament to the organisation, the coaching staff, the players, everybody here.

The organization. The young core. The city.
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"I want to be able to have fun where I am. I want to be able to compete where I am. I want to be able to learn wherever I am - and this organisation has that.

"They know that I want to win. 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. Adding Trae and myself kind of can help change that.

"But I also understand I've been in this league a long time. I've been on losing teams, and it's very hard to be a losing team and then a championship contender."