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The Washington Wizards’ 123-118 loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday was already destined for the history books, but not for anything that happened during the four quarters of play. Instead, it was about Trae Young, who managed to get ejected from his team debut without actually playing a single second, becoming the first person […]

There was a new face for the Washington Wizards as they hosted the Houston Rockets at Capital One Arena on Monday. However, WNBA star Angel Reese could be quite familiar with him. Her brother, Julian Reese, made his debut for the Wizards after previously spending the season with the Capital City Go-Go in the G […]

The Washington Wizards have had a rough 2025-26 season, but things reached a comical new low on Monday night. Trae Young, the team’s blockbuster mid-season acquisition, was expected to finally make his debut against the Houston Rockets. Instead, he made news for all the wrong reasons. Young was ejected from the game before playing a […]

The Trae Young era for the Washington Wizards has already started — sort of. Young has yet to see action on the floor as a Wizard, but he’s now part of the story of Monday night’s game between his Wizards and the Houston Rockets at Capital One Arena in Washington. That’s after he got surprisingly […]

The Washington Wizards pulled off one of the biggest blockbuster deals of the trade deadline when they acquired star point guard Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks. Young has yet to make his Wizards debut as he’s been recovering from an injury, but that is about to change this week. Trae Young is on track […]

The Washington Wizards have gone full steam ahead on their tanking efforts this season, with trade acquisitions Trae Young and Anthony Davis both out of the lineup with apparent injuries. Young was brought in by the team from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, with the hope being that he, […]

The Washington Wizards have been in full tank mode as of late, with several players, including trade acquisitions Trae Young and Anthony Davis, sidelined due to supposed injuries. The Wizards are pushing all their chips to the center of the table in order to try to secure a top draft pick, and as a result, […]

Marvin Bagley was an afterthought in the discourse surrounding the Dallas Mavericks’ trade return for Anthony Davis. However, the former No. 2 pick has made an impact for the Mavericks during his first games following the blockbuster deal. Bagley turned in his most efficient performance of the season during Tuesday’s 123-124 win over the Brooklyn […]

Trae Young was the leader and the face of the Atlanta Hawks for eight years before he was traded to the Washington Wizards in January. Although things didn’t end with the Hawks the way he had imagined, Young will never harbor any ill feelings toward the franchise that gave him his start in the NBA. […]

The Washington Wizards are trusting Trae Young to help push them through their agonizingly long rebuild, but before they acquired him in a trade this past January, the four-time All-Star point guard breathed new life into the Atlanta Hawks. Although the union eventually ran its course and both sides agreed it was time to part […]

The Washington Wizards are doing whatever they can to start prepping for the future by revamping the roster. The Wizards have traded for both Anthony Davis and Trae Young this season, not to try and make a run, but to give them something to build on. On Saturday, the Wizards continued their quest for improvement […]

The Washington Wizards are hopeful to get new stars Trae Young and Anthony Davis back on the court at some point following the trade deadline deals to acquire them. As the second portion of the season begins after the NBA All-Star break, the team could be looking at getting one in the coming weeks. The […]

For almost the entirety of his career, it seems as though LeBron James has been chasing the ghost that has loomed large over his career in Michael Jordan. And perhaps the Los Angeles Lakers star is on his way to taking a page out of Jordan’s playbook by finishing out his career in the same […]

INGLEWOOD — Friday night’s Castrol Rising Stars Challenge was a showcase of the Washington Wizards’ young core, as rookie guard Tre Johnson and second-year guard Bub Carrington competed for Team T-Mac (Tracy McGrady), while second-year forward Kyshawn George competed for Team Vince (Carter). However, the “Wiz Kids” got more benefits than just playing on the […]

INGLEWOOD — The Washington Wizards once again have multiple representatives at NBA All-Star Weekend, but no All-Stars. The organization’s goal is to eventually develop a perennial All-Star like Kevin Durant, who made the cut for the 16th time this season. Wizards wing Kyshawn George admitted on Friday that the 37-year-old is the toughest player to […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie star Cooper Flagg and Washington Wizards second-year standout Alex Sarr were expected to be two of the featured names participating in the 2026 Rising Stars during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, both youngsters will be unable to participate due to injury. Whereas the Mavs announced that Flagg is out through […]

The Washington Wizards have had a lot of movement on their roster to start 2026, but the one thing that has remained is their young core. Alex Sarr is one of them, and he continues to showcase his skills in every game. Unfortunately, he’ll be sidelined for some time due to injury, according to ESPN’s […]

The Washington Wizards are one of several NBA teams that are incentivized to lose right now. They have the league’s third-worst record at 14-38 entering Wednesday’s road matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they need to finish in the bottom four to guarantee the retention of their top-eight protected draft pick. This season was always […]

The Washington Wizards recently made a splash by acquiring Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks at the NBA trade deadline. The move gives Washington two All-Star caliber players to build around in Davis and Trae Young, whom the team acquired from the Atlanta Hawks a month ago. Recently, it was announced that Davis would likely […]

Recently, the Washington Wizards shook things up by trading for Dallas Mavericks big man Anthony Davis. A lesser talked-about part of the trade was point guard D’Angelo Russell, who was also sent to the nation’s capital in the deal. However, recent reporting suggests that Russell might not be in DC for long. “We’ll try to […]

The Charlotte Hornets are one of the hottest teams in the league right now, as they’re currently on a nine-game winning streak. They also got better at the trade deadline, acquiring Coby White from the Chicago Bulls. There were also some other trades they made, as they were a part of a three-team trade with […]

The Brooklyn Nets are giving two of their top players the night off following a win over the Washington Wizards. Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Demin were ruled out for Monday’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls. Brooklyn labeled Porter’s status as right knee tendinitis, while Demin was given the night off for rest. Porter suffered […]

The Washington Wizards visit the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Alex Sarr is on the injury report alongside Kyshawn George, with both players listed as questionable. Sarr is dealing with right ankle soreness, while George has a right knee contusion, an injury that he suffered in the Wizards’ 126-117 win over the Detroit Pistons. Here’s […]

In a blockbuster move on Wednesday, the Washington Wizards acquired Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks, along with D’Angelo Russell, Jaden Hardy, and Dante Exum, sending four players and five draft picks in return. Unsurprisingly, the discussion soon turned to his feelings and the familiar trope of a reluctant trade. Veteran NBA reporter Chris Mannix […]

The Washington Wizards have made an official decision on Anthony Davis‘ availability for the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season. Washington landed Davis from the Dallas Mavericks ahead of the trade deadline. They landed him, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell, and Dante Exum in exchange for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Tyus Jones, Marvin Bagley III, and […]

Anthony Davis has a message for the skeptics: he’s happy, he’s healthy, and he’s ready to revitalize the Washington Wizards. After a whirlwind trade deadline deal that sent shockwaves through the league, the 10-time All-Star touched down in D.C. to tour his new home. Davis wasted no time disputing reports that he was “unhappy” about […]

The Washington Wizards haven’t had a winning season since 2017-18, but they’re doing everything they can to change that next year. They acquired four-time All-Star guard Trae Young and five-time All-NBA big man Anthony Davis over the last two months, signaling a new era in the nation’s capital. The Wizards got Young from the Atlanta […]

The NBA Trade Deadline garnered some noteworthy headlines. One of which was the trading of Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards. But it appears that his agent, Rich Paul, didn’t know what went down, per Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Instead, he was notified about the trading of Darius Garland from […]

As is the case every year, the NBA trade deadline brought plenty of expected news of notable names being on the move, as well as a level of shock and surprise due to some teams that were not expected to be very active pulling off some of the biggest moves. No, there was no Luka […]

The Washington Wizards are coming off a huge 126-117 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, a victory that, due to circumstances, have elicited mixed feelings among fans. On one hand, the Wizards’ young core showed out against the East-leading Pistons, with Will Riley emerging as a key piece for this upstart team. On […]

Heading into the second half of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Washington Wizards are widely expected to perhaps do everything in their power to boost their odds of acquiring top-four pick considering how they owe the New York Knicks their first-rounder if it falls outside the top-eight. But no one seemed to tell the Wizards’ […]

The Washington Wizards have been one of the most interesting teams in the NBA this season, and it hasn’t been because of what they’ve done on the court. Rather, their trades have made them the talk of the league. Last month, Washington acquired Trae Young, a proven All-Star with significant questions about his offensive play […]

Second-year big man Alex Sarr has established himself as a foundational piece for the Washington Wizards, but he had a forgettable night in their 132-101 home loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Luckily for the 20-year-old, the Wizards acquired 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis (finger) from the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, who will provide […]

The Washington Wizards visit the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. Cade Cunningham is on the injury report alongside Tobias Harris, with both players listed as questionable. Cunningham recovered from a right hip injury earlier this week and is now dealing with a right wrist injury, while Harris has a left hip injury. Here’s everything we […]

For the second straight year, the Dallas Mavericks made a stunning move ahead of the trade deadline—and it involved Anthony Davis. On Wednesday, the Mavericks sent Davis to the Washington Wizards, along with D’Angelo Russell, Jaden Hardy, and Dante Exum in exchange for Khris Middleton, Marvin Bagley III, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, and five future […]

For the second time in two months, the once-obscure Washington Wizards are a main topic of conversation in the NBA world. They agreed to acquire five-time All-NBA honoree Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. The full details are below, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Wizards get: F Anthony Davis G Jaden Hardy G D’Angelo […]

The Washington Wizards were among the most active teams at the NBA trade deadline so far, acquiring All-Star caliber players in Anthony Davis and Trae Young. The trades signal the Wizards’ desire to move out of the bottom and start to contend in the Eastern Conference. And count former NBA star Gilbert Arenas as a […]

The Washington Wizards made one of the most consequential moves of the NBA season Wednesday, acquiring Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks just one day before the Feb. 5 trade deadline. The deal signaled a clear shift in Washington’s organizational direction as the franchise pivots toward near-term competitiveness. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon outlined the Wizards’ rationale […]

The Dallas Mavericks have had to endure pain for over a year as they still have flashbacks of Luka Doncic being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Fast forward to now, and the player they got in return for Doncic, Anthony Davis, is now on the move again, but this time to the Washington Wizards. […]