The 2026-27 season will present an opportunity for many players to make a name for themselves while many others will find themselves trying to live up to expectations.
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The wait for AJ Dybantsa‘s debut will have to be a bit longer as the Washington Wizards are expected to open their first game of the season without him.
The Washington Wizards stand mere hours from Game One of their 82-game slate, the first of many instances that their fans and the general viewing audience can soak up in an attempt to measure the organization's attempts at starting fresh.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
The Washington Wizards host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in their season opener, but No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa won’t be playing. On Tuesday, head coach Brian O’Keefe revealed that Dybantsa is out for the opener and is considered day-to-day after suffering an ankle injury in the preseason finale.
Washington Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, will have to wait to make his regular season debut. He has been ruled out of Wednesday's opener against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, head coach Brian Keefe announced Tuesday.
AJ Dybantsa’s NBA debut will have to wait. The Wizards have ruled out the No. 1 overall pick for Wednesday’s opener against the Bucks because of an ankle injury.
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.
We've all had a full, transaction-happy NBA offseason to ponder over the Washington Wizards' much-anticipated escape from the doldrums of the rebuilding process.
The Washington Wizards have the makings of being a competitive and intriguing team this season. With a nice blend of veterans and young talent, this team could conceivably make a run at a playoff spot.
The deadline has passed for the Washington Wizards and Bilal Coulibaly to reach a rookie-scale contract extension, which means the 22-year-old wing will enter restricted free agency this summer.
Washington Wizards rookie A.J. Dybantsa remains uncertain for Wednesday’s season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks. Head coach Brian Keefe offered a vague update after the No.
Kendrick Perkins picked the Dallas Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg while discussing the generational talent in the NBA, with AJ Dybantsa’s name also being thrown in the mix.
Washington Wizards fans have long-been dying for their games to hold any nightly value, a desire that extends well beyond this ongoing offseason's draft period, Summer League, training camp, preseason and all of the mini-droughts in between.
Anthony Gill celebrated his 34th birthday on Saturday by locking up his place with the Washington Wizards for another season. The veteran forward entered
Point guard Reece Beekman will fill the Wizards’ open two-way slot, having had his Exhibit 10 contract converted to a two-way deal, the team announced today (via Twitter).
As professional athletes, many NBA players are known to play through pain and injury for the sake of winning, despite how detrimental it could be in the long-term.
LeBron James thinks the Washington Wizards could be one of the biggest surprises in the Eastern Conference during the 2026-27 NBA season. The four-time NBA champion spoke about the Wizards’ recent dramatic transformation, especially after the additions of Trae Young and Anthony Davis, which have accelerated the franchise’s rebuilding timeline.
Wizards fans have been asking for a new look. The team has noticed. Washington executives told The Athletic that they’re well aware of the push for a rebrand, whether through social media, customer surveys or conversations with fans at games.
Over the past few seasons the Washington Wizards have been one of the worst teams in the NBA. Could that be set to change? The only reliable thing about the Washington Wizards in recent seasons has been their desire to embrace tanking.
The Wizards have signed free agent guard Alondes Williams to an Exhibit 10 contract, the team announced today (via Twitter). In a corresponding move, forward/center Skal Labissiere has been waived.
The Washington Wizards defeated the Detroit Pistons 114-108 in a preseason game that got chippy while featuring the team’s two biggest stars. The Wizards are intent on proving that they will no longer be among the worst teams in the Eastern Conference, while the Pistons want to prove their No.
Tensions flared during the third quarter of Saturday’s preseason game at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., between the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards, with Trae Young at the center of it.
The Wizards’ wildest era had to be when Gilbert Arenas was the supreme overlord of the locker room. Between pranks and off-court shenanigans, some stories the mid-2000s Wizards are too unhinged to believe.