The Washington Wizards are about a month removed from its worst season in franchise history after a 15-67 campaign. Washington is now having to face an offseason that will require answers to questions that are detrimental to its future.
Breaking down the books for Washington’s future. A year ago, the Washington Wizards were in salary-cap hell. Then-General Manager Tommy Sheppard was paying Bradley Beal $50+ million per year for the next four years and expected to give $30+ million extensions to both Kyle Kuzma and Kristaps Porzingis.
The only head-coaching vacancy currently left in the Eastern Conference may soon be filled.
The Washington Wizards are still looking for their next head coach and it may mean just moving interim man Brian Keefe to the job on a full-time basis, per NBA insider Josh Robbins of The Athletic.
The Wizards are looking for a new head coach, and they might just find their answer in the man who's been holding down the job.
Washington is now starting to get towards filling one of their key vacancies. The Washington Wizards will start interviewing candidates for their head coaching vacancy later this week or next week, according to Josh Robbins of The Athletic.
Stats, analysis, commentary on the Washington Wizards forward. Last offseason, the new Wizards front office brain trust signed Kyle Kuzma to an eminently tradeable contract — four years, $90 million with another $12 million in potential incentives.
After making the move from the NBA to Europe in 2023, Kendrick Nunn has had a big year with Panathinaikos in Greece. In 45 total games in the Greek League and EuroLeague, the veteran guard has averaged 14.2 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.5 rebounds in 25.0 minutes per game, posting an impressive shooting line of .464/.421/.988.
Stats, analysis, commentary. The season Jordan Poole had for the Washington Wizards defies explanation and conclusions. He was shockingly awful at times, downright great at times, and every now and then, something in between.
Stats, analysis, commentary. Corey Kispert is what he was drafted to be: a three-point shooting specialist, who can do a few other things on offense. He’s become good at attacking closeouts with dribble drives, and he makes the occasional cut.
While Kyle Kuzma’s ill-fated dig at the lowly Detroit Pistons is the most memorable part of his season, it’s far from the most meaningful. Tasked with being a team’s first scoring option for the first time in his career, Kuzma averaged 22.2 points and 4.2 assists per game on 46.3 percent shooting from the field.
Washington Wizards wing Bilal Coulibaly broke out onto the scene around this time last year. Teams that were scouting eventual No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama when he was with Metropolitans 92 began to notice a crafty playmaker slinking around defenses.
Xavier Cooks most recently played in the NBA during the 2022-23 season when he appeared in ten games for the Washington Wizards. That season, he averaged 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest while shooting 60.7% from the field in ten games (one start).
The Lakers are just one loss away from being eliminated from the 2024 NBA playoffs.
While it's still too early for the Phoenix Suns to have any regrets about the Bradley Beal trade, things have certainly not gone as planned in his first season with the franchise.
Once the Washington Wizards traded their home-grown star Bradley Beal in the offseason, the world knew they were going to struggle this season. That was a franchise-resetting move.
Michael Jordan only missed the playoffs twice during his legendary NBA career. Both occurrences came with the Washington Wizards. During his two years with the Wizards, Jordan wasn’t efficient on the offensive end and couldn’t lead Washington to the postseason.
The Washington Wizards are making some big changes following their terrible season.
Washington Wizards interim head coach Brian Keefe remains a candidate for the full-time gig.
Tyus Jones will attract suitors when he hits free agency in the offseason, but he has made it clear that his priority is to stay with the Washington Wizards.
On Wednesday, Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger addressed the media after the Washington Wizards went 15-67 in the regular season. Though the Wizards weren’t expected to be a playoff team, their performance left a lot to be desired.
Virginia’s Ryan Dunn has declared for the NBA Draft. “I had an amazing two years at UVA,” Dunn said in a statement (via ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. “I’m focused on the next step in my life now.
John Sterling has enjoyed a long and illustrious play-by-play career that will come to an abrupt end today. As Bryan Hoch of MLB Network reported, the longtime WFAN Yankees radio voice is retiring effective immediately.
NBA legend Michael Jordan came out of retirement for a second time in 2001 to play for the Washington Wizards. He felt he could help the franchise more as a player than as the team’s top decision-maker, a role he kept even after returning as a player.
Tristan Vukcevic might just prove to be a steal for the Wizards.
Washington has often played the fifth-year veteran with point guard Tyus Jones.
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