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The Washington Wizards used their No. 43 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft to select Florida State wing Jamir Watkins, strengthening their backcourt with a player known for his physicality, versatility, and maturity. The pick, acquired via a trade with the Utah Jazz that also involved swapping the No. 18 pick for No. 21 […]

It seemed unlucky when the Washington Wizards drew the No. 6 pick on May 12’s Draft Lottery, but the board was kind to them on Wednesday night. After rumblings of a possible trade-up, they stood pat at No. 6 and selected Texas guard Tre Johnson, the best overall shooter in the class. The 19-year-old explained […]

Utah Jazz, operating under new front office leadership in Austin Ainge, orchestrated a bold move during the 2025 NBA draft night. After selecting Ace Bailey with the No. 5 pick, Utah shifted its focus back to the second half of the first round. In a trade with the Washington Wizards, they packaged their picks, No. 21, No. 43, […]

Wednesday’s draft will be the second straight blockbuster event of the week for the Washington Wizards, as they traded veteran guard Jordan Poole to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. The former NBA champion wasn’t part of the franchise’s future plans, but they’ll have a different vision for whoever they get with the No. 6 […]

The Washington Wizards completed a polarizing trade with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, moving on from Jordan Poole and the almost $66 million left on his contract and welcoming in veteran guard CJ McCollum. The franchise is creating more financial flexibility in the long run and further reshaping the roster’s core. Many fans applaud […]

The Washington Wizards may not have a draft capital war chest like the Brooklyn Nets, but they have the resources to transform their franchise on Wednesday. They made their first trade of the offseason by sending Jordan Poole to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, and they’re probably not done making deals. Washington wants to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards both finished near the bottom of their conferences. However, both teams had different obstacles throughout the season. The Pelicans were ravaged by injuries, including one that ended CJ McCollum’s season in late March. The Wizards, on the other hand, started the season hoping Jordan Poole could lead their […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are trading veteran guard CJ McCollum to the Washington Wizards in a package that sends Jordan Poole to New Orleans, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. McCollum is heading to the Wizards along with Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick in exchange for Poole, Saddiq Bey, and the 40th overall […]

The 2025 NBA Draft is near, and the Washington Wizards own the No. 6 pick overall. Rumors are buzzing that the team could be involved in a similar trade situation as they were in the 2023 draft when the organization traded up and selected Bilal Coulibaly. Reports indicate that the Wizards are potentially interested in […]

Washington Wizards forward Khris Middleton made a decision on Monday that was a no-brainer. The former champion with the Milwaukee Bucks signed a 3-year, $93 million deal with a player option with the Bucks in 2023 and will play out his final season of the contract after picking up his option with the Wizards. The […]

The Washington Wizards re-signed sharpshooting guard Corey Kispert in October, but they don’t need him anymore. The 26-year-old is one of the last holdovers from the team’s previous regime, and this front office wants to build around its own draft picks. The Houston Rockets were interested in Kispert before they traded for Kevin Durant on […]

The Washington Wizards have long proven incapable of designing a successful blueprint. Three playoff wins and six losing seasons since 2018 prove as much. Their only chance may be to excel in the NBA Draft and hope that Brian Keefe can leave his imprint on this young roster, starting in his second year at the […]

The Washington Wizards have a group of prospects they’re pondering picking at No. 6, but they especially like one of them. Although Rutgers star Ace Bailey could be available at that spot, they’re big fans of Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears, via Wizards insider Troy Haliburton. “To my understanding, there is no internal connection to the […]

The Washington Wizards are one of the worst NBA teams today. And after several losing seasons, the Wizards will be selecting with the sixth overall pick at the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft. But while the Wizards will once again pick within the lottery after selecting Alex Sarr in 2024, the franchise has made a couple […]

The Washington Wizards are just six days away from progressing in their rebuild, but will they make the right decision? Only time will tell, but there’s a clear picture of who they want to take during Wednesday’s draft. A team insider revealed insight into the front office’s thought process, via The Athletic’s Josh Robbins. “A […]

The Washington Wizards didn’t luck out in the draft lottery this year, but they struck gold in their trade deadline deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings. They flipped Marvin Bagley III, Johnny Davis, and a 2025 second-round pick for Marcus Smart, Colby Jones, Alex Len, and a 2025 first-rounder that turned into pick […]

Kon Kneuppel’s limited athleticism has been a frequent criticism regarding his ceiling as a top-10 NBA draft pick. The Duke forward did not test at the Draft Combine last month due to an ankle injury. However, he has since completed the required pre-draft testing, and the numbers are sure to turn heads. Kneuppel posted a […]

Russell Westbrook just completed another solid season to his already decorated NBA career with the Denver Nuggets. Already nearing 37 years old, it wasn’t surprising that there was speculation of his retirement until the onetime NBA MVP himself squashed those rumors with his post on social media. And while he will undergo hand surgery, it […]

The Wizards got stuck with the No. 6 pick in May’s NBA Draft Lottery, but they have plenty of capital to move up from that spot. However, who they get might be surprising to some. Washington is reportedly interested in trading up for Baylor wing VJ Edgecombe, via NBA insider Jake Fischer. “One team that […]

Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins and team president Michael Winger had just taken over when they flipped Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors for a package including Jordan Poole in July 2023. Almost two years later, Poole’s name is swirling in trade rumors, via NBA Big Board’s Rafael Barlowe. “Also worth noting — […]

The Washington Wizards finished the 2024-25 season with a 18-64 record. Washington held on to the sixth overall pick after the NBA Draft lottery and are one of seven teams with two first round picks under their control. How they use those picks will influence how head coach Brian Keefe approaches the season. Regardless of […]

The Washington Wizards weren’t blessed with the same lottery luck in 2025 as they were last year, but the front office can’t afford to lament over what could have been. Rather, they must utilize the No. 6 and No. 18 picks on June 25 to continue building their foundation of young talent. That could mean […]

It was hard for Washington Wizards fans to avoid the feeling of despair when their team drew the No. 6 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on May 12, the lowest selection it could’ve gotten. However, the Wizards still have the capital to make draft day a fruitful one on June 25. Falling outside […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have arguably the best top-eight rotation in basketball. They just lost in the Western Conference Finals for the second straight year, this time to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and now they have to prepare for getting much thinner. Nickel Alexander-Walker is an unrestricted free agent, and Naz Reid has a player option […]

Jayson Tatum’s achilles injury will likely hold him out for all of next season, so now is the time for the Boston Celtics to shed salary. The team with the most expensive roster in basketball is well past the second apron, so they’d be smart to trade a player like Kristaps Porzingis ahead of a […]

The Washington Wizards got dealt the worst possible hand they could’ve gotten in the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, but Tuesday was a reminder that the franchise is still on a path to success. No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr and No. 14 pick Bub Carrington received All-Rookie first team and second team honors, respectively. Sarr […]

Following the Golden State Warriors’ elimination from the 2025 NBA Playoffs in a 121-110 Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, internal discussions surrounding the future of second-year guard Brandin Podziemski have resurfaced. While Podziemski closed the season on a high note — leading the Warriors with 28 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two […]

There’s bad luck, and then there’s what the Washington Wizards have experienced since making the Eastern Conference Finals in 1979, when they were named the Bullets. That was the last time they made it that far, and Monday’s NBA Draft Lottery result was another episode in their typical misfortune. The Wizards received the No. 6 […]

NBC Sports is gearing up the return of the NBA to their network, and they’re doing it in a big way. On Monday morning, NBC Sports announced that Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan will be joining the team. NBC had already put together an All-Star level team going into the first year of an 11-year […]

The Washington Wizards will find out which lottery pick they’ll receive for the 2025 NBA Draft in a few hours. At this point, everyone knows they’ll take Duke superstar Cooper Flagg if they draw the No. 1 pick, but there’s another prominent prospect that’s caught their attention. The Wizards view Rutgers guard Dylan Harper as […]

The Washington Wizards only won 18 games during the 2024-25 season. They are clearly in a rebuilding phase, and right now, they are doing nothing more than praying for the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft to select Cooper Flagg. The forward from Duke who is all but guaranteed to go first overall is […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made one of the more surprising moves ahead of the 2024-25 trade deadline by sending longtime forward Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kyle Kuzma. While the trade raised eyebrows around the league, new reporting from NBA insider Brett Siegel has shed light on how Giannis Antetokounmpo truly felt […]

Washington Wizards big man Alex Sarr’s rookie season was a mixed bag, from his rough Summer League campaign to winning Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors in December to missing all but two games in February with an ankle injury. However, the No. 2 overall pick was one of the best players in the […]

The Washington Wizards went from a middling franchise to one of the NBA’s most promising rebuilding projects since General Manager Will Dawkins and Team President Michael Winger took over in 2023. Instead of settling for being middle of the pack, they stripped down the roster to stockpile future assets and give themselves a chance of […]

Following five potentially pivotal tiebreakers, the NBA Draft lottery order is officially set, via ClutchPoints insider Brett Siegel. Although the playoffs are obviously commanding much of the focus within the industry, these results could have intriguing implications come June. The Washington Wizards, who already have a 14 percent chance of securing the rights to presumptive […]

The Washington Wizards got the best-case scenario from their trade deadline deal with the Memphis Grizzlies this season. The Grizzlies sent them a lottery-protected 2025 first-round pick along with Marcus Smart, and that selection will now be higher than expected. They won the NBA’s tiebreaker coin flip on Monday, as they had the same regular […]

The Washington Wizards completed the second regular season under their new regime with Sunday’s 118-117 win over the Miami Heat, and now they’ll wait until May 12 to find out what 2025 NBA Draft pick they’ll receive in the lottery. However, there’s plenty for the organization to reflect on before that, including Bub Carrington’s growth […]

The Washington Wizards’ 2024-25 season was the first phase of a hard reset on a decade of shambolic roster building. An 18-64 record put them in prime position to potentially select Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick. Incremental improvements from second overall pick Alex Sarr also polished over the stank of the dreadful beginning […]

With just two games left in the Washington Wizards’ season, the rookies have had enough time to build chemistry and learn about each other. That’s especially true in this case, as Bub Carrington (29.8), Alex Sarr (27.8), and Kyshawn George (26.7) are first, second, and fourth among all rookies in minutes per game, respectively. All […]