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Why Wizards Should Decline Mock Trade Involving Marcus Smart

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Wizards Could Present Ideal Trade to the Charlotte Hornets

There is always someone in life who may be going through the same trials and tribulations you are going through. Despite it being difficult, we should always think of our trials as trials we aren’t going through alone.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / May 1

Wizards Announcing Booth Singled Out as One of NBA's Worst

Awful Announcing, home to all news surrounding sports media, released their annual local NBA announcing booth rankings last week, their contributions to the league's pivoting into award season during these ongoing playoffs.

Alex Sarr News / Washington Wizards on SI / May 1

Contextualizing Wizards Center's Historic Rookie Season on Defense

Alex Sarr was considered one of the best talents on last summer's draft board for nearly the entirety of the pre-draft cycle. Even with lingering concerns about his role on offense and lack of overwhelming physicality, his potential as a defensive force was never questioned.

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The '2024-25 NBA assist leaders' quiz

How many of the players with 400 or more assists in the 2024-25 NBA season can you name in five minutes?

The '30-piont, 20-rebound NBA playoff games' quiz

The '2023-24 NBA playoff points-per-game leaders' quiz

The 'Most three-pointers in a playoff game for each NBA franchise' quiz

Washington Wizards News / Bullets Forever / May 1

What are the Wizards’ critical dates of the 2025 NBA offseason?

The Wizards aren’t playing NBA basketball for the next five months. But it will still be busy behind the scenes. The Washington Wizards haven’t played games in over two weeks.

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Hollywood and hoops: Which films had the best and worst ballers?

Hollywood loves basketball movies and basketball players, which succeed on the big screen at about the same rate as Shaq at the free throw line, which is to say infrequently.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / May 1

Wizards Prepare for Most Important Night of the Year

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Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 30

Should the Wizards be Concerned with Low NBA Draft Entrant Count?

The NBA announced that 106 draft prospects have filed as candidates for the summer's upcoming draft, just ahead of Saturday's early entrant deadline, providing those players with just over a month to duck out and use more of their available eligibility should they so choose.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 30

Wizards Have Shot at Landing Star Guard in the West

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Marcus Smart News / Athlon Sports / April 30

Wizards Rookie Reveals Awesome First Interaction With Marcus Smart After Trade

Marcus Smart's arrival has been met with nothing but positivity by the Washington Wizards fanbase. It's easy to see why: Smart immediately took it upon himself to be the veteran this young, scrappy Washington team needed.

Marcus Smart News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 29

How Should Wizards Handle Marcus Smart This Offseason?

For a team who's reputation stems so closely to the youth the've accumulated through the draft and their willingness to give those prospects NBA experience the hard way, the Washington Wizards have no shortage of veterans.

Washington Wizards News / Athlon Sports / April 29

Wizards' Unfortunate NBA Finals Streak Resurfaces Amid 2025 NBA Playoffs

The Washington Wizards have some of the worst luck in the NBA. In the last few years, they've sat at the bottom of the league, finishing with the worst record in the NBA last season and now having the second-worst record.

Washington Wizards News / Athlon Sports / April 29

Bleacher Report's Proposed NBA Trade Sends Former First-Round Pick To Wizards

It's the offseason for most NBA teams, which means it's time to consider trade scenarios for teams that are eliminated from contention. This offseason is important for one team in particular: the Washington Wizards.

NBA News / Athlon Sports / April 29

ESPN Analyst Pins Former NBA Champion's Playoff Struggles on Wizards

Kyle Kuzma has been having a rough postseason for the Milwaukee Bucks. The former NBA champion was traded there during the trade deadline in exchange for Khris Middleton.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 29

The Playoffs Run Through Wizards' Development System

The 2020s have registered as lean years to anyone who's followed the Washington Wizards during that time, with the team logging just a single playoff appearance over their last six seasons, winning 162 games compared to 310 losses ceded.

NBA News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 29

Wizards Should Target Hawks Guard in Free Agency

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Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 29

Why Wizards Should Be Thankful for Will Dawkins

Life can be a shuffle of musical chairs at times. In the world we live in, specifically within Corporate America, many companies are always looking for the next hire.

NBA News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 28

Wizards Could Benefit Long-Term from Catastrophe in Milwaukee

The Bucks, once regarded as one of the better organizations for their whipping a contending team into place around multiple-time MVP-winner Giannis Antetokounmpo and winning it all in 2020-21, have fully sunk to league-wide laughingstock status.

Khris Middleton News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 27

Should the Wizards Keep Khris Middleton Around for the Long-Run?

Many must try their best to avoid being short-sighted. Each day has its own anxieties, so living in the moment can be hard to avoid. That being said, it is important to think about both the present and the future.

Jordan Poole News / Hoops Wire / April 23

Wizards Offseason Primer: Draft Picks, Jordan Poole’s Future And Rebuild Progress

Give the Wizards credit. They know exactly who they are — and they aren’t pretending otherwise. “There’s the laying-the-foundation phase. There’s the building it back up, and then there’s fortifying what you build,” GM Will Dawkins said before the season.

Washington Wizards News / Last Word On Sports / April 22

3 Most Impactful Moves the Wizards Made This Season

The Washington Wizards’ season is over, and it was not a pretty one to see. However, the Wizards didn’t have a completely silent season in the media. They made some impactful roster moves that will ripple through the team for the foreseeable future.

Washington Wizards News / Last Word On Sports / April 21

Wizards Team Awards: MVP, ROTY, MIP

With the regular season concluding just over a week ago, the Wizards are firmly in offseason mode. That said, the NBA will be dishing out awards throughout the postseason.

Kendrick Nunn News / Hoops Rumors / April 21

Former NBA Guard Kendrick Nunn Named EuroLeague MVP

Veteran guard Kendrick Nunn, who played in the NBA from 2019-23, has been named the EuroLeague’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024/25 season, the league announced today in a press release.

Bub Carrington News / Yardbarker / April 14

Woeful Wizards found a keeper in Bub Carrington

The Washington Wizards finished with one of the NBA's worst records. In the season's final month, it looked like they also found one of the NBA's best rookies.

Bub Carrington beats the buzzer, Wizards top Heat to finish season

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The 'Second most three-pointers made for every NBA franchise' quiz

Washington Wizards News / Yardbarker / April 10