Tag: Washington Wizards
User Note: This page is updated as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. After Wes Unseld Jr. was dismissed from his coaching duties midway through the season, the Washington Wizards asked (one of Unseld’s assistants) Brian Keefe to fill in as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Apparently, they were so happy […]
Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole is owed $95.54 million over the next three seasons. This is part of the four-year, $128 million rookie-scale contract extension he signed with the Golden State Warriors in October 2022. In July 2023, the Warriors traded Poole, Ryan Rollins, Patrick Baldwin Jr., a 2030 first-round draft pick, and a 2027 […]
Key Highlights: Deni Avdija is playing the best basketball of his career this season He’s made massive improvements to his 3-point shooting, drive game, and ability to generate free throws Avdija has the outline of a future superstar role player Over his last four games, fourth-year forward Deni Avdija is averaging 28.3 PPG, 11.5 RPG, […]
Deni Avdija became the first Washington Wizards player since NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone in 1987 to record at least 40 points and 15 rebounds in a game, during Wednesday night’s 133-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Avdija, 23, is also the first player with these stats since the team rebranded the franchise […]
Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma revealed in a recent interview with Josh Robbins of The Athletic that Wizards president Michael Winger had offered him the choice of whether he wanted to be dealt to the Dallas Mavericks prior to last week’s NBA trade deadline. Kuzma, 28, decided to stay put. “There was a point in […]
Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford grabbed a career-high-tying 17 rebounds against his former team, the Washington Wizards, in Monday night’s 112-104 victory. In addition to recording 17 rebounds, Gafford ended his performance with 16 points, two assists, two steals, and five blocks in 25 minutes as a starter. He also shot 7-of-13 (53.8%) from the […]
On Sunday, the Detroit Pistons traded forwards Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers and two future second-round draft picks to the Washington Wizards for Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala. The Wizards are reportedly receiving second-round picks in 2025 and 2026 to take on Bagley’s salary. Bagley is guaranteed $12.5 million for the 2024-25 season. The […]
On Monday, the Washington Wizards waived guard Ryan Rollins in what seemed like a normal roster move until other details emerged. Rollins, 21, is accused of stealing from a Target store at Potomac Yards in Alexandria, Virginia, on multiple occasions. According to Josh Robbins of The Athletic, in documents on file at Alexandria General District […]
Virginia state lawmakers are meeting Monday afternoon to consider a deal to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Capitals to a new arena in Northern Virginia, according to The Washington Post. Their new arena would be in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood. A Virginia stadium authority would own the larger complex and lease it to Monumental […]
The Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, and Washington Wizards are a combined 1-48 in their last 49 games this season. Detroit (0-19), San Antonio (0-16), and Washington (1-13) are currently on pace to finish with the best odds to secure the top lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Detroit is 2-20, and the club’s […]
