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Sashi Brown served as the Cleveland Browns’ executive vice president of football operations for roughly two years. On Monday, however, he was named the chief planning and operations officer for Monumental Basketball, which owns and operates the Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics and Capital City Go-Go. Though he was an executive in the NFL for a […]

New Washington Wizards forward CJ Miles appeared at the American University for kids basketball camp on Tuesday. During the Q&A portion, Miles confirmed that he will wear number 34 for Washington this season, per Chase Hughes of NBC Sports. He added that Bradley Beal is his favorite current Wizards player. In his Q&A with kids […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s upcoming few months will be daunting ones, as returning from an Achilles injury usually is for an NBA player. Dr. Steven Weinfeld, a renowned Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery at Mount Sinai Health System, has firm belief that Durant will be able to come back to the court close […]

Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura is looking forward to playing for the Japan national basketball team in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and he is aiming to use the tournament to prepare for his rookie year in the NBA. Hachimura, the ninth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, said that he is excited to […]

Friday is when the Washington Wizards can offer All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal a contract extension worth around $111 million over three years. Wizards owner Ted Leonsis doesn’t expect Beal to give an answer about whether he’ll sign the extension on Friday when general manager Tommy Sheppard will formally offer it to Beal: “Brad is […]

Washington Wizards newly-named general manager Tommy Sheppard has a plan for this team in the wake of his promotion to a full-fledged position in the front office. The longtime executive carried that vision from the time he was given the green light to run basketball operations on an interim basis, drafting guys that are proven […]

Under longtime general manager Ernie Grunfeld, the Washington Wizards always preferred sustained mediocrity over full-blown rebuilding. Less than a week after officially being named Grunfeld’s replacement, Tommy Sheppard is already signaling he will take a much different approach to the Wizards’ future. In the three and-a-half months since Sheppard assumed Grunfeld’s responsibilities on an interim […]

The LA Clippers searched for different potential partners for Kawhi Leonard before sealing the deal to sign him. They analyzed and studied every roster and star player in the league, hoping to find the best potential fit to play next to Leonard, both on the court and personality-wise. According to The Athletic, the Clippers inquired […]

The Washington Wizards made numerous moves in free agency, but they were quiet ones. They landed Ish Smith and Isaiah Thomas for their backcourt, traded for Davis Bertans, and retained young big man Thomas Bryant. None of those acquisitions moved the needle for a Wizards team that is in desperate need of meaningful change. Washington […]

The NBA is always changing, and this summer represented a drastic alteration in how players decide to team up. Ted Leonsis of the Washington Wizards noticed. Previously, “big threes” were the trend. The Miami Heat. The Golden State Warriors (even though that was kind of a big four). The Cleveland Cavaliers. Teams were building title […]

Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis admitted that the team has not lived up to fan expectations on Monday, and accepted that it was the owner’s fault: Leonsis says "we’ve let them (Wizards fans) down…our owners are going to be more involved. You constantly have to gauge back and forth-is it good to be involved or […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall says Monday was a good day for the Wizards. The Wizards named Tommy Sheppard as the full-time general manager and hired Sashi Brown and Daniel Medina as well. Brown will serve as chief planning and operations officer for the Wizards, while Medina will serve as chief of athlete […]

Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard clarified his “fastest trade” comment on Monday regarding the Dwight Howard trade. The Wizards traded Howard to the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this summer. Sheppard told ESPN it was the fastest trade ever and it only took 15 minutes to complete. The new Wizards GM says that was mostly because […]

Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis admits All-Star point guard John Wall likely won’t play in 2019-20. Wall is recovering from an Achilles injury: Ted Leonsis said John Wall "probably won't play next season" & starts each day reading updates on how he's progressing with his Achilles injury. — Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) July 22, 2019 John […]

The Washington Wizards are hopeful that Bradley Beal will re-affirm his commitment by signing a multi-year extension later this week. But even if the ever-improving guard opts against putting pen to paper, general manager Tommy Sheppard is adamant Washington will hang on to him. Sheppard, appointed the Wizards’ full-time chief decision-maker last week after holding […]

The Washington Wizards have every intention to offer shooting guard Bradley Beal a three-year, $111 million maximum contract extension when first eligible on Friday, July 26, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “At the very first moment allowed, we are going to offer Bradley the full max extension,” said newly-named general manager Tommy Sheppard. Beal would […]

The Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal have an important date coming up this week. The Wizards can offer Beal a three-year, $111 million extension on July 26, but it sounds like the two sides aren’t close to striking a deal just yet. In an interview with Candace Buckner of The Washington Post, Beal’s agent, Mark […]

The Washington Wizards appear to be close to rounding out their team’s new front office for the upcoming season. Team owner Ted Leonsis and newly-appointed general manager Tommy Sheppard recently spoke with Fred Katz of The Athletic, as they shed some light on how the team came to a decision to hire former NFL team […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal has withdrawn from USA Basketball training camp and the consequent FIBA World Cup due to the expected birth of his child in late August/early September, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Beal is now one of several stars who have pulled out of participating in this quickly approaching World […]

The Washington Wizards have taken a carefully inclusive approach to this offseason, keeping All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal in the cockpit of it all, as a large part of their future hinges on his presence with the franchise. New general manager Tommy Sheppard brought Beal into the draft room to help guide the direction of […]

Following the firing of longtime president Ernie Grunfeld after 16 years of service, the Washington Wizards have tried to revamp their front office with one franchise in mind as the perfect model — the L.A. Clippers. “The team that we most wanna look like who we stumbled into mirroring a little bit organizationally is the […]

Most analysts expect the Washington Wizards to have another forgettable year next season. Superstar point guard John Wall is still recovering from his season-ending Achilles injury and is not looking likely to play a significant role for Washington next season. Moreover, All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal has constantly been rumored to be a trade candidate. […]

Newly-named Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard quickly put his chops to work in the offseason, hoping to get a cemented place in the front office at the wake of former president Ernie Grunfeld’s firing. Trading Dwight Howard to the Memphis Grizzlies was among his first moves after taking over the brass in an interim […]

More than three months after the 2018-19 season came to a close, the Washington Wizards have made Tommy Sheppard’s job as general manager official, also announcing an expansion of their front office with former Georgetown coach John Thompson III and former Cleveland Browns front office mind Sashi Brown as vital pillars of their revamped brass. […]

Washington Wizards team owner Ted Leonsis removed the interim label on general manager Tommy Sheppard, promoting the former senior vice president to the full-time position in July. Curiously, after Leonsis removed long-time executive Ernie Grunfeld from the role at the beginning of April of this year and tabbed Sheppard for the interim job, the Wizards’ […]

Despite removing the interim tag off new general manager Tommy Sheppard, Washington Wizards star shooting guard Bradley Beal will most probably not sign an extension with the D.C. franchise. Via Chase Hughes in NBCSports Washington: On July 26, the Wizards can officially offer Beal a contract extension worth approximately $111 million over three years. But […]

Jarell Christian could soon be part of a bigger operation in the nation’s capital. The Washington Wizards recently made changes to their front office, promoting Tommy Sheppard to the role of general manager. Sheppard has a lot of things on his plate as the Wizards plan toward the future of the franchise. Likewise, he is […]

The Washington Wizards have hired Michael Longabardi to coach Scott Brooks’ staff, according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. The Washington Post reported on Friday that newly-appointed general manager Tommy Sheppard had discussed the prospect of joining the Wizards with Longabardi, who spent last season as associate head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 46-year-old was […]

The Washington Wizards have engaged in preliminary discussions with Cleveland Cavaliers defensive coach Michael Longabardi about joining Scott Brooks’ staff, according to Candace Buckner of the Washington Post. The Wizards removed the interim tag from Tommy Sheppard’s title on Friday, making him full-time general manager. He assumed the role upon the April firing of longtime […]

The Washington Wizards are planning on promoting interim general manager Tommy Sheppard to the full-time job, per Fred Katz of The Athletic. No formal contract materializes yet, but Fred Katz added than an “official announcement” could arrive next week. The Wizards cut ties with its long-time chief decision-maker Ernie Grunfeld in April of 2019 but […]

Washington Wizards ninth overall pick Rui Hachimura has had plenty of cameras and mics darting his way since being drafted out of Gonzaga last month. The 21-year-old Japan native has had this large a following since his college days, but the coverage has boomed exponentially since he became the first Japanese player to be drafted […]

The Washington Wizards have reportedly rejected all trade overtures by the Miami Heat for shooting guard Bradley Beal, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. The next sequential step would be for the Heat to re-engaged conversations if Beal rejects a three-year, $111 million contract extension, which he is eligible to receive starting July […]

The Miami Heat managed to make a splash with the addition of former Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler. It seems they could be looking to make another splash before the start of the 2019-20 NBA season. There has been plenty of speculation regarding the Washington Wizards’ plans for their backcourt duo of John Wall and […]

The Washington Wizards’ most pressing question is less than two weeks away from an answer: Will Bradley Beal stay with the team? That response will be layered with plenty of underlying ifs and buts — yet if the franchise hopes to pitch Beal into staying on a three-year, $111 million extension on July 26, they […]

The Washington Wizards believe Isaiah Thomas can help John Wall, not only by backing him up on the court but by also inspiring the All-Star guard in his recovery. Wall has been sidelined since February because of an Achilles injury. He already underwent surgery, but he is expected to be out for the most part, […]

I’m not someone who is all that fond of the ever-increasing amount of NBA players who demand trades. I think it hurts the sport, and there is going to come a point where it starts driving certain fanbases away from the game. But if there is anyone in the NBA who should want out of […]

Rui Hachimura is being asked to do a lot. The Washington Wizards are attempting to rebound from a massively disappointing 2018-19 season. The team failed to reach the playoffs for the second time in six years. The Wizards posted their lowest win total in seven seasons and saw their most expensive player, John Wall, go […]

In baseball, Asian pitchers have historically drawn large crowds. People from thousands of miles away will come out or tune in to see a countryman compete in the best league in the world. With limited examples, it looks like we will see the same result in the NBA. Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura has drawn […]

The Washington Wizards have managed to navigate a stormy offseason with plenty of questions surrounding the franchise. Among them is Bradley Beal’s future with the franchise and the need to set a front office in stone after more than three months since longtime president Ernie Grunfeld was fired at the end of the regular season. […]