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Trae Young gets 100% real on defensive shortcomings for Wizards

The Washington Wizards will rely heavily on Trae Young’s offensive production during the 2026-27 NBA season, but the star guard is not shying away from questions surrounding his defense.

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Bub Carrington basically admits Wizards tanked. NBA reportedly won’t punish them

Bub Carrington didn’t use the word “tanking.” He didn’t really need to. The Wizards guard acknowledged that Washington’s players were “held back” last season while the organization positioned itself to land the No.

Tristan Vukcevic News / Washington Wizards on SI / October 2

Tristan Vukcevic's Injury Provides Wizards a Chance to Test Center Depth

Like him or not, no one in the Washington Wizards' rotation provides quite the same impact as Tristan Vukcevic. The seven-footer has spent the three years since his selection in the 2023 NBA Draft carving out a reserve role as Washington's stretch-big, a happy-to-shoot giant with much more range than any of the franchise's in-house alternatives.

Bub Carrington News / Hoops Rumors / October 2

Carrington, Wizards Not Expected To Face NBA Discipline For Tanking Remarks

Although he didn’t technically use the term “tanking,” Wizards guard Bub Carrington made it clear in an interview with WUSA-TV in Washington (YouTube link) that the organization wasn’t exactly going all out to win games last season.

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Washington Wizards News / Yardbarker / October 2

Bub Carrington's statement about Wizards is controversial

Bub Carrington's statement about Wizards controversial in more ways than one

Anyone with even the most tangential interest in the NBA knows that the Washington Wizards have been one of the league's weaker teams for some time. Those with a more discerning eye might have even suspected that they were intentionally giving less than their best on the court for at least the last year or two.

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The 25 greatest NBA Finals performances of all-time

The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.

Anthony Gill News / Washington Wizards on SI / October 2

Anthony Gill Reveals Reasoning for Most Recent Wizards Return

Anthony Gill's returning to the Washington Wizards in some form or another always felt like something of a given, even to those outside of the D.C. area.

AJ Dybantsa News / Fadeaway World / October 2

Wizards Player Admits They Intentionally Tanked To Land AJ Dybantsa In 2026 NBA Draft

The Washington Wizards’ starlet Bub Carrington recently spoke to WUSA9 ahead of the 2026-27 season and appears to have inadvertently admitted the team intentionally tanked last season to land the first overall pick and select AJ Dybantsa.

Tristan Vukcevic News / Hoops Rumors / October 1

Wizards’ Vukcevic Out At Least Four Weeks With Hip Injury

Wizards big man Tristan Vukcevic has been diagnosed with a left hip impingement, the team announced today (via Twitter). According to the Wizards, Vukcevic will be a partial participant in training camp while going through the rehab process.

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The 25 best NBA players to never play in college

Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.

Anthony Gill News / Washington Wizards on SI / October 1

Anthony Gill Reflects Fondly Back on Lasting Russell Westbrook Wizards Memories

Russell Westbrook didn't opt for the whole "retirement tour" approach before making his exit from the NBA. It wouldn't have fit; banished to Sacramento

Bilal Coulibaly News / Washington Wizards on SI / October 1

Bilal Coulibaly Remains Unworried About Ongoing Wizards Extension Wait

Tim McMahon summarized Bilal Coulibaly's place in the league as concisely as any national analyst ever has this summer. When the NBA insider conducted

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Exploring A Potential Jalen Duren-Anthony Davis Trade Between The Wizards And Pistons

The Jalen Duren situation still hasn’t gone anywhere, and October 1 has finally arrived with the Pistons‘ $9.6 million qualifying offer deadline sitting right in front of him.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / September 30

Anthony Davis Gives Ominous Details About his Future with the Wizards

Washington Wizards media day gave us some insight into how the team will operate this season. The team clearly emphasizes becoming a better defensive unit, as Brian Keefe has talked about it a lot.

NBA News / Hoops Wire / September 30

Wizards showed interest in Anthony Davis-Jalen Duren swap, but Pistons didn’t

The Wizards apparently have an idea for resolving the Jalen Duren mess. The Pistons don’t seem particularly interested. Washington has shown interest in a deal that would send Anthony Davis to Detroit in exchange for Duren, according to Hunter Patterson and Sam Amick of The Athletic⁠.

Washington Wizards News / Hoops Wire / September 30

Wizards say it’s finally time to ‘change the narrative’

The Wizards know what everyone thinks about them. They’ve provided plenty of evidence. Washington has won just 50 games over the past three seasons, finishing with no more than 18 victories in any of them.

Trae Young News / Washington Wizards on SI / September 30

Trae Young Hopes to Avoid Becoming Wizards' Defensive Distraction

When Trae Young first landed with the Washington Wizards this past January by way of an Atlanta Hawks-initiated midseason dumping, the immediate concern surrounding his chances to revamp his career in D.C.

Anthony Davis News / Hoops Wire / September 29

Anthony Davis will worry about Wizards future after season

Anthony Davis isn’t promising the Wizards anything beyond this season. He’s also not worrying about it. Davis said at Media Day that he intends to play out the year before deciding what comes next with Washington.

Khris Middleton News / Washington Wizards on SI / September 29

Wizards Fans Should Start Preparing for More Khris Middleton than they Bargained For

The Washington Wizards love themselves some Khris Middleton. Look wherever you want, on and off the court, for proof. He started all 48 outings he participated

Washington Wizards News / NBA on ClutchPoints / September 29

Did Wizards’ Trae Young take shot at Hawks, Zaccharie Risacher in AJ Dybantsa question?

The Washington Wizards are hoping to take a step forward this year with their new-look roster, headlined by number one overall draft pick AJ Dybantsa alongside veterans Trae Young and Anthony Davis.

Anthony Davis News / Washington Wizards on SI / September 29

Anthony Davis Aims to Leverage Mavericks Experience into Wizards Mentorship Role

Things looked very different for Anthony Davis a year ago today. He was just coming off of first NBA Media Day photoshoot with the Dallas Mavericks, where he prepared to partner up with a pair of fellow former No.

Anthony Davis News / NBA on ClutchPoints / September 29

Wizards’ Anthony Davis tries to shut down trade rumors with contract decision declaration

Whether or not Anthony Davis will remain with the Washington Wizards long-term has been a major topic of discussion throughout the NBA offseason. Multiple

AJ Dybantsa News / NBA on ClutchPoints / September 29

AJ Dybantsa’s casual 1-word mic drop on Wizards No. 1 pick pressure

Being the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft does not guarantee that you will have a big future in the biggest basketball league in the world. The Washington Wizards certainly have huge hopes for AJ Dybantsa, especially since the franchise failed to achieve team success with their previous No.

Anthony Davis News / Fadeaway World / September 24