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The Washington Wizards have officially signed free agent center Dwight Howard after he was traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Brooklyn Nets, consequently bought out by the latter. The Wizards agreed to a 2-year, $11 million deal with the eight-time All-Star, who currently leads all active players with 13,101 career rebounds, 3,647 career offensive rebounds and 2,047 […]

It didn’t take long for rumors to sprout regarding Dwight Howard’s personality creating chaos in locker rooms after he was traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Brooklyn Nets, who immediately sought to initiate a buyout with the veteran big man. Howard was already rumored to have clashed with Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, tore down […]

In a move that stunned NBA fans all over the world, the Charlotte Hornets traded away Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Timofey Mozgov, the draft rights to Hamidou Diallo, a 2021 second-round draft pick, and cash considerations. This was after his lone season with the team in the 2017-18 season. He […]

Washington Wizards guard John Wall has not always got along the greatest with his teammates, but it appears he is excited to have Dwight Howard on board for the ride. In his first public comments to Candance Buckner of The Post Times: “I think it’s great. I think it’s an opportunity to see how it […]

The Washington Wizards are set to bring aboard a major addition in the frontcourt with the expected signing of former All-Star center Dwight Howard after he was officially bought out of the final year of his three-year, $72 million deal by the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. It had been originally reported that Howard would be […]

As one of the most experienced players in the league, Dwight Howard is expected to be the wise old man his teammates should be looking up to. But to say that Howard is a locker room model is akin to saying that Shawn Kemp is an expert in the field of family planning. The chiseled […]

The Washington Wizards have agreed to sign center Dwight Howard to a one-year deal now that he has finalized a buyout from the Brooklyn Nets. Dwight Howard has finalized a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets and will sign a 1-year deal for the tax MLE with the Washington Wizards once he clears waivers, league sources […]

The Washington Wizards are currently figuring out how to fill out the rest of their roster. It appears they are looking to acquire veterans on the free agent market. According to Candace Buckner of the Washington Post, the Wizards are eyeing Jamal Crawford, Luc Mbah A Moute, Dante Cunningham, and Willie Reed. Additionally, Buckner reports […]

The Washington Wizards and unrestricted free agent Jeff Green have reached a one-year, $2.5 million agreement, according to several reports. Wizards reach deal with @unclejeffgreen on a one-year minimum deal, per source. Will add depth after @mikescott departure to Clippers. — David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 3, 2018 As Aldridge notes on his official report, the […]

One of the more surprising moves this NBA offseason was the Los Angeles Clippers and Doc Rivers trading his son, Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Marcin Gortat. There were some who questioned if Doc would ever trade his son, and when he finally did it seemed to come out of the blue. […]

After recently being waived by the Los Angeles Lakers, Thomas Bryant was picked up by the Washington Wizards per Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania. Bryant played sparingly for the Lakers last season. The second-rounder out of Indiana University only appeared in 15 games and averaged fewer than five minutes per game. Bryant did receive reps for […]

There have been some rumblings around the status of Kyrie Irving that have Boston Celtics fans worried. His decision to put contract extensions on hold makes perfect sense when you look at the figures involved, as Irving outlined himself to the media while promoting his upcoming film Uncle Drew. Some see his decision not to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans have managed to secure meetings with free agent center DeMarcus Cousins. However, it appears they are not the only ones looking to acquire the versatile big man. While the Lakers and Pelicans have emerged as the favorites to sign Cousins, this has not topped the Washington Wizards […]

The LeBron James sweepstakes has almost begun and when it does, the Cleveland Cavaliers better be ready to wow the four-time Most Valuable Player with their plans for the future of the franchise. Critical to retaining James is the quality of the players on the Cavs roster which is currently slightly above mediocre at best. […]

LOS ANGELES- The LA Clippers shocked the NBA world when they became the first team this offseason to complete a trade, sending guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards in exchange for center Marcin Gortat. Of all the trades that had been discussed in the days prior, this one came out of left field with […]

When Marcin Gortat was sent to the L.A. Clippers via trade recently, rumors quickly rose about his relationship with the rest of the Washington Wizards. It was recently revealed that much of it has to do with John Wall. Basketball pundit Stephen A. Smith said that Gortat had an issue with Wall’s defense — a […]

Golden State Warriors player, Nick Young jumped on Twitter to talk to his followers and one of the first questions he got was about his favorite memory with former teammate Gilbert Arenas. https://twitter.com/oglefro/status/1012449936045105152 Young responded by saying that his favorite memory was when Arenas got traded to the Orlando Magic. The dynamic point guard was one […]

Following one of the first few trades of this offseason, new Los Angeles Clippers acquisition Marcin Gortat posted a heartfelt goodbye message to his former team, the Washington Wizards after being traded for Austin Rivers earlier this week. [Tweet has been edited for clarity] “Finally after 24 hours of chaos related to my trade I […]

The Los Angeles Clippers decided to part ways with point guard Austin Rivers on Tuesday, trading the Orlando native to the Washington Wizards for Polish-born big man Marcin Gortat. As most hoops fans know, Rivers, now 25 years of age, is the son of Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. Austin played three seasons under his […]

The Washington Wizards will need a new true center after parting ways with Marcin Gortat after trading him to the L.A. Clippers for Austin Rivers. Among their options is unrestricted free agent Nerlens Noel, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge — an athletic big with intangibles, that if healthy, can produce the way coach Scott Brooks […]

Some shocking news came down on Tuesday afternoon when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the LA Clippers traded guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards in exchange for center Marcin Gortat. The Los Angeles Clippers are trading guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards for center Marcin Gortat, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski […]

The LA Clippers have traded guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards in exchange for center Marcin Gortat, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The Los Angeles Clippers are trading guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards for center Marcin Gortat, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2018 Rivers is coming off a […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

The 2018 NBA Draft is under way and this year’s class is as electric as any other in recent memory. Follow along as the results for each team are announced today, with every team taking another step toward their future. Phoenix Suns: DeAndre Ayton — C (Arizona)A double-double machine with plenty of untapped potential, despite posting […]

The Washington Wizards could be among a significant player in tonight’s NBA Draft in Brooklyn, as they are reportedly shopping big man Marcin Gortat, per Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Wizards are actively exploring their trade options with Marcin Gortat, but league sources say Washington is thus far resistant to the idea […]

The Washington Wizards could be on the market for their 15th overall selection, if other teams would be willing to take on some of their expiring contracts, according to Ben Standig of The Sports Capitol. “The Wizards have five players with expiring contracts, including starters Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris. Gortat’s $13.56 million salary for […]

The Washington Wizards maintained their mantle as one of the most perplexing teams in the league. The top-heavy nature of their roster remained a saving grace and a problem, with and without John Wall. Their starting unit was among the best in the league. Their bench was awful and cost them games. The locker room was uneven. Scott […]

By now, everyone on the planet has talked about the final moments of regulation in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. J.R. Smith, the Cavs’ unpredictable shooting guard, has been cursed by every Cavs fan, in every way imaginable– in every nation’s language and dialect. LeBron […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

With the All-NBA teams being announced Thursday there are usually a few surprises of guys who don’t quite make the cut. LeBron James is All-NBA first team for a record 12th time. Full results: pic.twitter.com/hPUU5OWSZT — Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) May 24, 2018 One of those guys was Washington Wizards guard who had one of his […]

LaVar Ball makes a lot of wild and crazy statements, but he might actually have a point when it comes to the shoe deal that John Wall signed. Wall is a superstar in this league, but he still went almost two years without having a shoe deal before signing with Adidas in January. If it […]

How times have changed. Once a promising center piece of the Miami Heat’s post-Dwyane Wade rebuild, Hassan Whiteside has quickly fallen out of favor, out of the core rotation, and is inevitably on his way out. Many possible landing spots have been suggested for the 6-foot-11 big man, although there may be some difficulties making […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

One of the most coveted free agents this offseason is L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. He is one of the few old-school centers remaining in the league, one who can defend the interior with tenacity and control the boards with reckless abandon. The highly athletic big man knows that he can get a better deal […]

If guard John Wall’s recent comments about the paramount importance of athletic big men is indeed the direction the Washington Wizards take, Polish big man Marcin Gortat may be the odd man out with the franchise. Still, that’s not stopping him from sharing his two cents as to how the Wizards could bounce back next […]

The Washington Wizards will have a lot of thinking to do this summer, with John Wall already having a wish list of changes to take place over the offseason. Among them is a an “athletic big” — hinting at the reported rift between the dime maestro and the team’s starting center, Marcin Gortat. The big […]

John Wall had no issue calling out the real issues for this Washington Wizards team after falling 4-2 in the first round to the top-seeded Toronto Raptors. “It’s just figuring out what pieces we can add to our team,” Wall said, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. “What guys can stay and what […]

With the Washington Wizards going fishing early after being dispatched by the Toronto Raptors in six games, you know the media were just itching to press center Marcin Gortat on his February kerfuffle with their then-sidelined point guard John Wall. Gortat however, was quick to squash any possible feud. The 6-foot-11 center affectionately referred to […]