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The NBA has granted the Washington Wizards an $8.6 million Disabled Player Exception, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Watch Stadium. The Wizards lost All-Star point guard John Wall for the season after Wall was forced to undergo season-ending surgery on his left heel. Sources @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: The NBA has granted the Washington […]

The Utah Jazz have shown interest in acquiring Washington Wizards swingman Otto Porter Jr., according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, still looking for an agile three-and-D wing to help them in their quest for a spot in the Western Conference playoffs. Shooting guard Bradley Beal is unlikely to be moved this season, as it’s […]

Despite losing All-Star point guard John Wall for the season due to heel surgery, the Washington Wizards plan to keep veteran small forward Trevor Ariza on the team, according to Ben Standig and Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. The Wizards acquired Trevor Ariza from the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 17 and were banking on […]

The Washington Wizards are in the midst of the most unlikely playoff push in today’s NBA, now boasting a 7-5 record since All-Star point guard John Wall went down to a season-ending heel injury. Head coach Scott Brooks is confident this isn’t just a run-of-the-mill coincidence, but knows his team is hitting stride at the […]

The Washington Wizards have struggled to find their footing this season, and are currently sitting on a 19-26 record. This is why it came as a surprise to Wizards point guard Tomas Satoransky when he learned that statistically, Washington is currently the best fourth-quarter team in the entire league. Really enjoyed Tomas Satoransky's reaction to […]

A few days ago, when the Washington Wizards played the New York Knicks in London, owner Ted Leonsis said the team doesn’t plan to tank for the remainder of the season or ‘ever’ and they would still like to keep on competing in hopes of earning a playoff spot come April. Wizards head coach Scott […]

The Washington Wizards are certainly not turning any heads these days, with the struggling Eastern Conference franchise currently finding itself slotted in 10th place ahead of only the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite the team’s poor 19-26 record, the Wizards want to make it very clear that […]

The Washington Wizards have reportedly added to the team’s roster ahead of yet another week of NBA action. According to a Sunday afternoon report from Marc J. Spears of ESPN, the Wizards are now expected to sign guard Gary Payton II to a 10-day contract. However, the underwhelming Eastern Conference franchise has yet to announce […]

A rival executive in the NBA believes Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall is “unmovable” in trade talks, according to Ken Berger of Bleacher Report. The four-year, $170 million supermax extension that John Wall signed in 2017 kicks in next season. The former No. 1 overall pick will make $38,150,000 next year, $41,202,000 in 2020-21, $44,254,000 in 2021-22 […]

The Miami Heat reportedly have heavy interest in Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal, according to Greg Sylvander of Heat Beat Miami. By all accounts, it appears the Wizards don’t want to trade Bradley Beal unless they get a grand trade offer for the All-Star sharpshooter. Beal is currently playing the best basketball of his career […]

The Washington Wizards have shown “little appetite” for trading forward Otto Porter Jr. anywhere for a return that is heavy on future assets and cap flexibility, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. The Sacramento Kings have been chasing Porter ever since first setting eyes on him during the 2017 offseason, and while they have the need for […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal has been playing some amazing basketball ever since starting point guard John Wall went down with his left heel injury, but Beal says it’s “nonsense” he’s a better player without Wall. In fact, Bradley Beal says it’s a lot harder to play basketball when John Wall isn’t in the […]

The Washington Wizards and New York Knicks faced off tonight for the NBA’s annual London game at O2 Arena. The game went down to the wire until the very last second, when the Wizards pulled away with a victory off a goaltend with 0.4 seconds left on the clock. As Thomas Bryant steamed towards the […]

In the NBA’s annual London game, Washington Wizards rookie Troy Brown Jr. put down a monster jam on New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina. The crowd inside the O2 went wild as a Bradley Beal drive and dish turned into Brown Jr. attacking the basket and pulling off the poster. 😮 TROY 😮😳 BROWN 😳🤯 […]

The Washington Wizards have reportedly turned away trade calls for shooting guard Bradley Beal, according to Fred Katz of The Atheltic. With Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall done for the year after undergoing season-ending surgery on his heel, some believe Washington should trade Bradley Beal and embark on a rebuild. However, it doesn’t appear […]

The Washington Wizards are having a disappointing season so far. They’ve lost star guard John Wall to a season-ending injury, and they’re in danger of missing the playoffs. Many people have already suggested that the Wizards should just break their current roster up and start a full rebuild beginning with next year’s draft, especially since […]

The NBA changes so fast doesn’t it? At the start of the 2016-2017 regular season, just two years ago, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were still teammates in Cleveland, Jimmy Butler was a Bull, Carmelo Anthony was still king in New York, Isiah Thomas would emerge as an unlikely MVP candidate in Boston, and freaking […]

New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson has been dealing with injuries through the first half of this season, which has forced him to miss the last 13 games. There is a bit of good news on this front, however. After fully participating in Wednesday’s practice session, the former McDonald’s All-American has been cleared to […]

After John Wall was ruled out for the year with an Achilles injury, most Washington fans pined for a tank. That stance made sense, as last season, the Washington Wizards were 23-18 (+5.7 net rating) with Wall healthy and 20-21 with him injured (+0.8 net rating). But by jettisoning promising wing Kelly Oubre, for the […]

The Washington Wizards aren’t opposed to trading small forward Otto Porter Jr., but they have shown little interest in losing the swingman as a pure salary dump move. Otto Porter Jr. signed a lucrative four-year, $106.5 million contract with the Wizards in 2017. The 25-year-old is making $26 million this season and owed $27.25 million next […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal became part of some stellar company on Sunday afternoon, joining Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history with multiple 40-10-15 games in a single season. Bradley Beal joins Oscar Robertson (1961-62) as the only players in NBA history with multiple 40-10-15 games in a season. Beal also had […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal is having what has easily been the best season of his NBA career, and he now has a pair of 40-point triple-doubles to show for it. During the Wizards’ 140-138 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon, Beal racked up 43 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds, making […]

The Washington Wizards hit a franchise-record 19 3-pointers against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to beat the NBA’s best team. Otto Porter Jr. missed a potential game-winner in the final seconds of double overtime as the Raptors escaped with a thrilling 140-138 victory. While Porter missed his last 3-pointer, he did […]

The Washington Wizards have beaten two of the best teams in the NBA in less than a week. Just recently, they took down the West’s third best team in the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-98, and earned their first ever win at Chesapeake Energy Arena. And on Friday night, they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-106, behind […]

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely be held out of Friday night’s road game against the Washington Wizards due to quadriceps soreness and a hip contusion, according to a report from Chase Hughes of NBC Sports. Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as doubtful for tonight’s game against the Wizards. — Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) January […]

The Washington Wizards have won four of their last six games, pulling off impressive wins against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Philadelphia 76ers after a brutal start to the season. New addition Trevor Ariza noted the change in the team, despite losing All-Star point guard John Wall to season-ending heel surgery. “We’re giving more […]

The Washington Wizards have become an afterthought as a potential Eastern Conference threat after a poor start to this season, yet the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t find a way to beat them on their home floor. Neither head coach Brett Brown nor high-motor bench cog T.J. McConnell can find an answer to this riddle: “I don’t […]

The reported discussions between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks in swapping forward Zach Randolph for center Enes Kanter are likely to include a third team in hopes of trading away more expiring contracts. Among them could be center Willie Cauley-Stein, who the Kings could part ways with in hopes to get another run […]

Per Shams Charania of the Athletic and Watch Stadium, the Washington Wizards have formally sent in their papers to apply for the disabled-player exception for their loss of their point guard and franchise icon John Wall. The exception is worth about 8.6 million dollars in cap-relief. Sources on @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: The Washington Wizards have applied […]

The Washington Wizards are making a serious push at signing Tomas Satoransky to a contract extension, according to a report from Chase Hughes of NBC Sports. The Wizards are making a push to sign Satoransky to a contract extension and the two sides have begun preliminary talks. Satoransky, now 27 years of age, will be […]

Thanks in large part to an outstanding shooting performance from rookie Landry Shamet, the Sixers managed to walk away from Tuesday night’s game against the Wizards with a 132-115 victory. In his 25 minutes of playing time, Shamet racked up a career-high 29 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field (8-of-14 from beyond the arc), […]

The NBA is just starting to flush out the poor contracts signed in an over-splurging summer of 2016, with the likes of Nicolas Batum, Evan Turner, and others receiving a handsome sum for little return in productivity. Yet one of the executives who spoke with Bleacher Report’s Ken Berger said Kevin Love’s four-year, $120 million […]

Professional sports are beginning to embrace gambling like never before, and the Washington Wizards are yet another example of the changing landscape. NBC Sports Washington will broadcast a betting-centric alternate broadcast during Washington’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. “Combining the excitement of live Wizards games with engaging predictive gaming and data feeds will deliver a […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks is not quite ready to return forward Otto Porter Jr. to his rightful place in the starting lineup, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. Otto Porter will come off the bench again because he’s in a good rhythm, per Scott Brooks. Though Porter will eventually return to […]

Having one of the best records in the league is a must if a team wants to make it to the NBA Finals. However, for a team like the Toronto Raptors who are in familiar territory once again, fighting for the top spot in the East, a feeling of déjà vu may be setting in. […]

The Washington Wizards have waived guard Ron Baker shortly after he was acquired after being waived by the New York Knicks earlier this season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Baker had yet to reach three full weeks with his new team before the organization chose to part ways with him prior to the 5 p.m. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got smoked by the John Wall-less Washington Wizards on Sunday night, taking an unexpected loss to a team that is bound to miss the playoffs after a poor start to the season. Forward Paul George called it a “weird game” and also suggested there was some letdown in play. “We did […]

The Washington Wizards pulled off one of the bigger upsets of the season so far on Sunday night, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder by a final score of 116-98. In even more surprising news, this was the first time in history that the Wizards won in Oklahoma City. The Wizards beat the Thunder on the […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade says his jersey swap with Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal on Friday was one of the coolest moments he’s had so far in his final season in the NBA. Bradley Beal finally mustered up the courage to tell Wade that the future Hall of Famer is the reason he wears […]