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There’s an argument to be made that the New Orleans Pelicans have as bright a long-term future as any team in the NBA. Just because his team figures to be at its utmost best during the prime of surefire No. 1 overall draft pick Zion Williamson, though, doesn’t mean Pelicans president of basketball operations David […]

Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri is a wanted man after successfully orchestrating the Raptors’ historic championship run. Even former U.S. President Barack Obama has reportedly been involved in the Washington Wizards’ recruitment campaign for the 48-year-old’s signature. Obama has supposedly been so impressed by Ujiri that the former commander-in-chief has tried to […]

Masai Ujiri just won the first NBA championship of his executive career, as the Toronto Raptors that he built defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games to capture their first title in franchise history. Ujiri has been general manager of the Raptors since 2013, and ever since he was hired, the Raptors have gradually […]

The Washington Wizards reportedly have no imminent plans to reach out to Toronto Raptors to speak with their president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. That means there is no massive offer being prepared, as it was reported soon after Ujiri’s Raptors won the NBA Finals after a […]

Apparently, Washington Wizards vice president of player personnel Frank Ross was one heck of a pre-draft interviewer during his days as a scout with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Athletic’s Fred Katz described Ross’ pre-draft interview style: While helping conduct pre-draft interviews, he’ll ask questions to which he already knows the answers. Of course, it’s […]

The Washington Wizards are eyeing to sign Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri to run the team’s basketball operations. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal could reach to as much as $10 million annually. The offer will also include the possibility of taking on a bigger leadership role in the Monumental Sports […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are said to be the front-runners in the race for New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis this offseason. The Pelicans are hoping to get an All-Star-caliber in return in a Davis trade, and according to Fletcher Mackel of WDSU, the Pelicans are interested in bringing Beal into the equation as part […]

The Washington Wizards face a pressing question heading into this summer, with plenty of suitors eyeing shooting guard Bradley Beal as a potential addition to their respective teams. The Wizards have yet to hire a full-fledged president of basketball operations, reportedly eyeing Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri to come to the nation’s capital, despite having […]

Washington Wizards guard John Wall had his 2018-19 season cut short when he suffered a left Achilles tear. His injury, combined with yet another woeful Wizards season, left Washington fans hopeless yet again. However, Wall had some good news on Sunday. In an interview with Neil Dalal of  The Sports Daily, Wall said that he […]

The Washington Wizards are still searching for their next general manager and are eyeing Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri. Reportedly, the Wizards could go to extreme measures in trying to pry Ujiri from the Raptors, per Jake Baer of Yahoo Sports. Among the options mentioned are an annual eight-figure compensation package and an ownership stake […]

With the first three games now behind us and game 4 set to tip off on Friday night, the NBA Finals are nearing an end. Thankfully, there is never a down moment in this beautiful league and the crowning of the 2019 NBA Champions will signal the start to the increasingly hectic 2019 NBA offseason. […]

The Washington Wizards had a disappointing season in 2018-19, going 32-50. It was their first 50-loss campaign since the 2012-13 season. Due to that, Washington has the ninth overall pick in the upcoming 2019 NBA Draft. Many have speculated what they’ll do with that ninth pick. There are a number of players they could take […]

Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis wants All-Star point guard John Wall to take his time in his rehab. Wall is recovering from heel and Achilles surgery. The five-time All-Star played in only 32 games in 2018-19. Leonsis says if it takes Wall the entire 2019-20 season to rehab, he and the rest of the Wizards […]

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 […]