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There’s a lot of people around the NBA who believe the Washington Wizards should trade All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal this summer so the team can get a plethora of assets in return and embark on a full rebuild. Because point guard John Wall’s availability for the 2019-20 season is unknown, many pundits think the […]

The 2019 NBA Playoffs have been a roller coaster through the first rounds and game 1 of the Finals. It’s looking like there will little doubt that the upcoming NBA offseason will be a wild one, as well. A truckload of big-name free agents have the potential to change the landscape of the NBA. Some […]

The Washington Wizards find themselves in a very strange place heading into the summer of 2019. Having built around John Wall and Bradley Beal for the last few seasons, it feels as though Washington already missed their chance to make a run at an Eastern Conference title. While Beal had one of the best seasons […]

Although the Gonzaga Bulldogs have been one of the most successful college basketball programs over the course of this decade, they have not exactly pounded out lottery picks at the next level. This year, however, it is possible that both Rui Hachimura and Brandon Clarke could land in the lottery. Gonzaga’s star frontcourt duo helped […]

There have been a number of blockbuster trades scattered throughout NBA history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers, Charles Barkley to the Phoenix Suns, and more recently Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors are some of the biggest names involved in the biggest deals we’ve ever witnessed. Blockbuster trades give life to the league’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The league has announced its 2018-19 All-NBA teams, and just like most years, there are players who deserve to be on the list but didn’t make it. Though the voters did a near-perfect job, there are those who question the inclusion of some and the exclusion of other, more deserving players. In truth, the voters […]

The Washington Wizards have tried and failed to find the right people to run their front office since firing longtime president Ernie Grunfeld at the end of the season, following a 16-year tenure with the franchise. Team owner Ted Leonsis has now eyed Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey and Golden State Warriors assistant […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is just the fourth player in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in a season and not earn All-NBA honors. By not making an All-NBA team this season, Beal is not eligible for a supermax extension with the Wizards. Bradley Beal is […]

Despite turning in the best season of his career, Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal did not make any of the three All-NBA teams, and is thus ineligible to sign a supermax extension this summer: Well. Wizards dodged a Bradley Beal supermax bullet with his career-year failing to yield a spot on one of the […]

Cam Reddish might just be the most fascinating prospect in the 2019 NBA Draft pool. Heading into his freshman season at Duke, Reddish was already projected as a top-three pick, right behind teammates R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson. However, Reddish never quite found his groove at the collegiate level. Although he still managed to average […]

With the Washington Wizards suffering another horrendous year, it seems team owner Ted Leonsis is starting to focus his attention on other avenues. In a live event for Wall Street Journal Future of Everything, Leonsis discusses how eSports could be the next big thing in the entertainment industry. He specifically emphasized popular basketball video game, […]

Turns out, Zion Williamson didn’t actually get snubbed for an autograph by New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis and Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall. Williamson was apparently misquoted by the New York Post. The high-flyer, who is expected to be selected by the Pelicans with the No. 1 overall pick in […]

Denver Nuggets president Tim Connelly will remain with the franchise, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Connelly had met with Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis on Friday to talk about the potential of filling the vacancy at the same position after the Wizards fired longtime president Ernie Grunfeld after 16 seasons with the team. While Leonsis […]

Reminder: When a player flames out in the NBA, that hardly means they aren’t worthy of playing professional basketball altogether. Just ask Jan Vesely, a former top-10 pick who’s time in the league lasted just three seasons before he went back overseas to revitalize his career, a move that’s clearly paid off in a big, […]

If New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson gets her way, there’s no way Anthony Davis will be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan said earlier this week that Benson would only deal the Pelicans’ franchise player to the Lakers “over [her] dead body.” Does that sound like an owner who would ever […]

It seems like Denver Nuggets president Tim Connelly might lead a new franchise soon. According to Fred Katz of The Athletic, the Washington Wizards offered Connelly their president of basketball operations post. Connelly also met with team owner Ted Leonsis in Washington to discuss the opportunity. Sources with @ShamsCharania and @davidaldridgedc: The Wizards have offered […]

For all of the talk about how royally screwed the New Orleans Pelicans were after Anthony Davis asked for a trade midseason, they ended up winning the NBA Draft lottery and will surely get a nice collection of assets in return for Davis this summer. So, basically, the Pelicans will end up with Zion Williamson […]

Despite a deep interest in acquiring New Orleans Pelicans talisman Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers will be targeting other succulent options in the offseason, chief among them being Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Beal is a highly sought-after talent who is coming off his best season in […]

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly is set to meet with the Washington Wizards at some point this weekend. According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Wizards are interested in hiring Connelly as their president of basketball ops. Via ESPN: The Nuggets’ willingness to grant permission for Washington to talk to […]

The Washington Wizards suffered through an incredibly disappointing 2018-19 NBA season. After seeing John Wall go down with a season-ending injury early in the year, Bradley Beal did everything he could to keep the team afloat. Unfortunately, there was not enough talent around him to make that happen. Dwight Howard was signed in free agency […]

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly reportedly would only leave the Nuggets if he became the new president of the Washington Wizards. However, Connelly reportedly doesn’t want to interview for the Wizards’ position and prefers an offer to come without a meeting, according to the Washington Post. Tim Connelly, the Denver Nuggets’ president […]

Oklahoma City Thunder vice president of basketball operations Troy Weaver reportedly returned to Washington on Tuesday to interview a second time for the Wizards’ open front office position, according to Fred Katz and Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Wizards are looking for a new president of basketball operations after firing Ernie Grunfeld, who had […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place in Chicago Tuesday night, and the odds of the 14 non-playoff teams to land the first overall pick have already been released by NBA.com. Team Lottery Odds New York 14.0% Cleveland 14.0% Phoenix 14.0% Chicago 12.5% Atlanta 10.5% Washington 9.0% New Orleans 6.0% Memphis* 6.0% Dallas** […]

What’s wrong with the Washington Wizards? The easy answer to that would be injuries, but their decline goes further than that. The Wizards, with all their talents, should not be treading water near the bottom half of a weak Eastern Conference. The Wizards entered the 2018-19 season with two All-Stars, a highly paid small forward, […]

Ernier Grunfeld had a long run as president of the Washington Wizards, taking over in 2003 and lasting all the way through 2019 before finally being fired. But just because he was there for an extended period of time does not mean he was all that good at his job. While many have criticized Grunfeld […]

Washington Wizards big man Dwight Howard did not exactly have the best year of his career during his single season with the Los Angeles Lakers. As a matter of fact, many believed that to have been a failed experiment, which led to Howard walking away from the Purple and Gold the following summer as a […]

Vince Carter’s announcement of his decision to return for a 22nd NBA season didn’t fall well for some in NBA circles, something which is hard to believe, given his rapport among the community. Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA superstar, did not welcome Vinsanity’s decisions to stick around for one more year in the league. Agent […]

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly reportedly doesn’t want to have an interview with the Washington Wizards and instead prefers an offer to come without a meeting, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. The Wizards are looking for a new general manager after firing Ernie Grunfeld. Connelly worked for the Wizards for […]

The Washington Wizards have also reportedly interviewed Oklahoma City Thunder Vice President of Basketball Operations Troy Weaver for their vacant general manager position. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, besides Danny Ferry and Houston Rockets Executive Vice President Gersson Rosas, the Wizards also talked to Weaver this Tuesday. Besides Danny Ferry and Houston’s Gersson Rosas, […]

Danny Ferry reportedly interviewed with the Washington Wizards on Tuesday for the general manager position, according to Candace Buckner of the Washington Post. The Wizards fired Ernie Grunfeld on April 2. He had been with the franchise since 2003. I’m hearing that Danny Ferry interviewed with the #Wizards today for the GM position. Also, Gersson […]

The Washington Wizards are interviewing the Houston Rockets’ Gersson Rosas to be the team’s new president of basketball operations, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. Rosas has slowly worked his way up the Rockets organizational pecking order over the last 17 years. He is currently the team’s vice president of basketball operations. Long considered […]

Jeff Green wants to re-sign with the Washington Wizards this summer in free agency despite the team missing the playoffs in 2018-19. Green signed a one-year deal with the Wizards last offseason worth $2.39 million. The veteran small forward grew up in Maryland and played his college basketball at Georgetown University. Being close to family […]

As expected, Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard has reportedly opted into his 2019-20 player option with the team, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. Howard will make $5,603,850 in 2019-20. The former All-Star only played in nine games this season for the Wizards because of a back injury which required surgery. It was the second […]

The Washington Wizards recently decided to split their three-pronged core of John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter Jr., sending the latter to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker. However, their re-tooling efforts can all change if Beal makes the All-NBA team, which could put him in line for a […]

Philadelphia Eagles’ cornerback Jalen Mills was arrested for a fight with Washington Wizards forward Devin Robinson. The fight led to Robinson being hospitalized while Mills was jailed. The six-foot, 191-pound Mills was arrested for what was called a disorderly affray by NBC 10. The 6-foot-8, 200-pound Robinson was arrested as well but was first taken to the hospital. […]

Early Saturday morning, Washington Wizards forward Devin Robinson was arrested after getting into a fight with Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Jalen Mills at a club in Washington, D.C. As a result, the Wizards will not be making a qualifying offer to Robinson this offseason: “We are aware of the incident this morning involving Devin and are […]

Over the past couple of years, a lot of people have criticized the NBA for being soft. The league has evolved from players being too physical back in the 1980s and 1990s to being “untouchable” in the present day. Even players themselves usually complain about officials calling a lot of petty fouls. Sometimes, it’s the […]

John Wall doesn’t have a vote for MVP. If the Washington Wizards’ injured point guard did, though, his justification for picking Giannis Antetokounmpo over James Harden is one that would no doubt be shared by many of his fellow voters. In a sit down with Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Wall explained that Antetokounmpo’s status as the […]