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If Corey Kispert lives up to his potential, the Washington Wizards may have the next Klay Thompson or even better. Kispert, who was drafted by the Wizards with the 15th pick in the 2021 NBA draft, doubled down on his admiration for the Golden State Warriors star and highlighted how he modeled his game after […]

The Washington Wizards have had an eventful NBA offseason following a first-round playoff loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. They lost in five games and transformed the team through free agency, trades, and the draft. The biggest move was trading star guard Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers and two second-round picks for Kyle Kuzma, […]

The prized rookie of the Washington Wizards hasn’t looked all that promising thus far. Corey Kispert has struggled mightily in his first taste of NBA action at the Las Vegas Summer League.  Through two games, Kispert has put up averages of 8.5 points on a putrid 30.4% shooting clip from the field. What’s worse is […]

Russell Westbrook’s blockbuster move to the Los Angeles Lakers has to be one of the most significant transactions of what has been an absolutely action-packed offseason for the NBA. Russ’ shock move to Hollywood took more than a few folks by surprise, and it can definitely be considered as a landscape-shifting type of deal. Washington […]

In the summer of 2017, the Washington Wizards inked John Wall to a massive four-year, $170 million extension that kicked in during the 2019-20 NBA season. Wall’s contract soon became the consensus worst deal in the league due to a number of injuries, and many saw the former No. 1 overall pick as an untradeable […]

Somewhere out there, Kevin Durant is on his burner account on Twitter, proclaiming the Brooklyn Nets will be the team to beat this coming NBA season. Especially after the Nets escaped with a nail-biting win against the Washington Wizards in double overtime, 84-81 on Thursday in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Rookie forward […]

After a down season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Montrezl Harrell is eager to get his groove back with the Washington Wizards. In his introductory press conference, Harrell detailed his motivation heading into his first year with the Wizards. Via Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington: “I haven’t been an All-Star in this league since […]

Comparisons are often hard to make especially when it’s comparing yourself to something or someone. The newest member of the Washington Wizards, Spencer Dinwiddie, has never liked in self-confidence or speaking his mind. Now that he’s joined the Wizards, Dinwiddie is speaking out on his own free agency process and the fit with Bradley Beal […]

When the Washington Wizards traded Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers, they got two experienced marksmen in return with Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The Wizards are in dire need of shooters because they were one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the NBA last season. Washington also addressed this issue by drafting […]

Kyle Kuzma spent three seasons with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers, winning a title in the process. Kuzma was just traded to the Washington Wizards as part of the Russell Westbrook deal, but even though he won’t be LeBron’s teammate anymore, he’ll take the wisdom he learned from The King with him to […]

Washington Wizards star Spencer Dinwiddie knows that filling the shoes of the previous point guards in DC won’t be an easy task. The 28-year-old is well aware that the arsenal of court generals has been great in DC over the past few years: from Gilbert Arenas to John Wall and, more recently, to former MVP […]

Washington Wizards star Spencer Dinwiddie found a way to make his interesting championship bonus with the team even more interesting. Dinwiddie’s 3-year deal worth $62 million had quite a unique caveat – if the Wizards end up winning a championship, the 28-year-old will get a $1 championship bonus. And, according to Fred Katz of The […]

New Washington Wizards guard Spencer Dinwiddie won’t easily fall to questions that will get him in trouble. He proved just that on Monday when one appeared to lead him to admit to such violation. Amusingly enough, he also poked fun at the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat in the process. During his […]

The Washington Wizards have been very active in the offseason, and on paper at least, they’re looking like a force to be reckoned with next term. There is one glaring concern within the organization, though, with the future of Bradley Beal still cast in doubt amid a myriad of trade rumors surrounding the All-Star shooting […]

Spencer Dinwiddie played in just three games in 2020-21 after he partially tore the ACL in his right knee. With that said, there are concerns whether he can suit up for the Washington Wizards when the new season starts in October. However, Dinwiddie himself erased those concerns immediately as he revealed his recovery from the […]

To say that 2021 NBA free agency has been a massive whirlwind is an understatement. Within a span of one week, around 100 players have been traded, signed with a new team, or decided to stay with their current squad. Each of these moves will not only make an impact on the upcoming season, but […]

Spencer Dinwiddie recently signed a three-year, $62 million deal with the Washington Wizards. As usual in NBA contracts, there are a series of likely and unlikely bonuses for players. Amusingly, though, Dinwiddie’s deal with the Wizards comes with an NBA Championship incentive. While some would think that it’s on the hundred thousand or million dollar-range, […]

The NBA has postponed Sunday’s Summer League game between the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards in Las Vegas due to health and safety protocols. The Wizards don’t have enough players to field a team because of contact tracing. There were initially eight games on the Summer League docket for Sunday, but now there are only seven. […]

Kyle Kuzma is definitely the most intriguing among all the assets that the Washington Wizards received in the trade for Russell Westbrook. Once seen as a promising young prospect on the Los Angeles Lakers, he was quickly thrust into a supporting role on a team chasing for a championship. Entering his new situation with the […]

Kyle Kuzma is officially no longer a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. So that means it’s now perfectly acceptable for him to spill some mild tea on his time with the Purple & Gold. Kuz opened himself up to questions while on a flight after being formally introduced as a member of the Washington […]

It sure looks like Kyle Kuzma is excited to play for the Washington Wizards and have a fresh start after a rough few years with the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, as he heads to the nation’s capital to join the Wizards, Kuzma promises something that Lakers fans weren’t able to enjoy in the past […]

After four seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Kuzma is turning on a new leaf as part of the Washington Wizards. By the looks of it, the young forward can’t wait to start his new chapter in Washington. It’s time DC!!😎 https://t.co/M09iEcBpUu — kuz (@kylekuzma) August 7, 2021 Kuzma was part of the blockbuster […]

Since entering the NBA in 2017, Kyle Kuzma has been one of those young players who have the tools to make it big. Fully harnessing his talents, however, has been a problem for Kuzma, who’s always been chided for his inconsistency. After another mediocre stint with the Los Angeles Lakers last season, a change of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards is going to be a problem for many years to come. After a so-so start to his NBA career, he picked it up in the second half of last season, making highlight after highlight. He narrowly lost to Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball for Rookie of the Year, and many […]

The Brooklyn Nets along with the San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers joined the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards draft night blockbuster, making it a five-team trade.  The Lakers sent shockwaves to the world when they traded Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to the Wizards for Russell Westbrook. The Wizards immediately […]

The Brooklyn Nets parted ways with guard Spencer Dinwiddie after five seasons. Dinwiddie was dealt to the Washington Wizards via sign-and-trade worth $62 million for three years. After the news broke, Dinwiddie expressed his gratitude to the Nets organization in an emotional post on his social media account: View this post on Instagram   A […]

The Washington Wizards have been very active in this year’s offseason. They traded Russell Westbrook in a blockbuster deal on draft night that led them to acquire Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Montrezl Harrell from the Los Angeles Lakers. The transaction was then expanded to a five-team trade after the Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers and […]

In case you didn’t know, former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas goes by the Instagram moniker “no.chill.gil”. This is exactly what the Washington Wizards icon recently exhibited when he went on an all-out, no-chill roasting of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers following their impressive haul in free agency. Arenas decided to focus on the […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has officially reached an agreement to join the Washington Wizards, and the veteran guard had the best meme reaction to the news when it dropped. After it has been revealed that Dinwiddie has agreed to a three-year, $62 million deal with the Wizards via sign-and-trade, the 28-year-old took to Twitter to share a […]

It’s official. Spencer Dinwiddie is no longer a free agent as he agreed to a three-year deal worth $62-million with the Washington Wizards. The point guard opted out of the last year of his contract with the Brooklyn Nets via his player option and is now looking to add some backcourt depth to the Wizards. […]

The Russell Westbrook trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards could be expanded to include Spencer Dinwiddie — and a whole lot more. Minutes into the 2021 NBA Draft, the Lakers and Wizards closed a late-developing deal that sent Westbrook home to Los Angeles, and Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and the No. […]

Spencer Dinwiddie was set to join the Washington Wizards shortly after all the chaos began in free agency on Monday. Fast forward to Wednesday and nothing has been finalized yet. Now, we have an answer as to why. Hearing the S&T that would land Spencer Dinwiddie in Washington, from Brooklyn, could happen as soon as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers improbably pulled off a trade for Russell Westbrook as their third star, but not before getting some shade thrown at him by the owner of his former team, Ted Leonsis. The Washington Wizards owner, who also owns the Capitals, spoke out to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan about the latest extension signed by […]

The Washington Wizards appeared to have their Russell Westbrook replacement in Spencer Dinwiddie. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that he was nearing a deal with the Wiz during Day 1 of free agency. But it appears that the Brooklyn Nets aren’t going to make it easy for Washington. Usually, when Woj or Shams Charania report an […]

The Washington Wizards just acquired Kyle Kuzma last week as a part of a blockbuster deal that sent Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers. After a rather tumultuous tenure with the Lakers, Kuzma gets the opportunity for a clean slate and a fresh start with the Wizards. But what if there’s yet another Kyle […]

Don’t sleep on the Minnesota Timberwolves as an eventual landing spot for ex-Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Timberwolves president Gersson Rosas has “maintained strong interest in Kuzma for a while now” and could seek to acquire him via sign-and-trade. After four years in Los Angeles, Kuzma was […]

The race to sign Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is definitely heating up. There have been more than a handful of teams that have been linked to a swoop for the 28-year-old guard, with Dinwiddie set to officially becoming a free agent on Monday night. The New Orleans Pelicans, the New York Knicks, and the […]

With the Washington Wizards sending Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s left one big empty spot at point guard for the team entering the 2021 offseason. There are plenty of avenues the Wizards can go and one that they seem particularly interested in is getting Spencer Dinwiddie aboard. According to Jake Fischer of […]

Kyle Kuzma’s exit from the Los Angeles Lakers isn’t exactly going smoothly. Kuz reportedly had his SUV stolen, with the suspect crashing into a gate after getting involved in a high-speed chase with the police. The suspect was injured after the crash and immediately taken to a Los Angeles hospital after sustaining a leg injury […]