Alex Sarr won’t be a full participant when Wizards training camp opens next week, but the team still expects him to be ready when the games count. General manager Will Dawkins told reporters Thursday that Sarr will participate on a limited basis as he completes his recovery from right foot surgery, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic.
WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins called the 2026-27 campaign a “season of growth” when he met with the media on Thursday. Dawkins said that while the Wizards want to increase moments of competitive basketball, player development remains the No.
Wizards big man Alex Sarr will be a partial participant when training camp opens next week, general manager Will Dawkins told reporters on Thursday, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter link).
The France men’s basketball team defeated Slovenia, 92-67 yesterday in Paris at Accor Arena. The Washington Wizards have Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr as part of the pipeline.
How many of the players to rack up the most points in one playoff run for each NBA franchise can you name in five minutes?
An Anthony Davis extension should not require much discussion inside the Washington Wizards’ front office. Davis is eligible for a four-year deal worth approximately $275 million, but offering it before he plays a single game for the franchise would be an absurd gamble.
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.
Each passing season has provided more reasons to believe that the Washington Wizards may have prevailed as the biggest winners of the 2024 NBA Draft. Even
NBA Draft prospects angling their way to the Washington Wizards has developed into a common trend over the past few years, but that doesn't make this shift any less exciting for fans who'd grown accustomed to supporting an organization with one of the league's worst images.
For the Washington Wizards, the offseason was supposed to be about momentum, about finally turning the page from years of rebuilding and leaning into a future built around youth, star power, and long‑awaited optimism.
The Washington Wizards’ highly anticipated offseason has hit an unexpected speed bump. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, center Alex Sarr underwent surgery in New York on Monday to repair a fractured right foot.
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.
The Washington Wizards’ offseason is off to a somewhat concerning start thanks to an injury to center Alex Sarr. Sarr suffered a broken right foot during an offseason workout last week, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
As the Wizards ponder their options for the top overall pick in next week’s draft, their No. 2 overall pick from the 2024 draft will spend the summer rehabbing from a significant injury.
"Sarr took a leap that had everyone turning their heads this season. After a rough rookie season in which he shot the ball at an inefficient rate, he changed his shot diet and became more reliable on offense.
Defensive Player of the Year results were announced early this week, the first of the upcoming slew of NBA honors and superlatives to be rolled out over the remainder of the postseason.
Big man Alex Sarr isn’t on the Wizards‘ injury report for Sunday’s game at New Orleans, which means he’ll be back in action tonight. Sarr, the second overall pick in the 2024 draft, has been out since February 8 due to a strained hamstring.
Sarr has started 41 of the team's 53 games in 2025-26. He is averaging a career-high 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.
Wizards coach Brian Keefe said second-year big man Alex Sarr has not yet returned to on-court work as he continues to recover from an adductor injury. Sarr has missed the past six games.
Alex Sarr has taken an otherworldly jump in his sophomore season. Sarr leaped from an inefficient tweener to a legit two-way force, who is the best player on a young Wizards squad.
Let’s take a look at our NBA All-Breakout team at the quarter point of the 2025-26 season.
After 31 winless days, the struggling Washington Wizards finally got a victory — and a blowout.
Alex Sarr has made major strides in his game during his second season. The mindset switched for him this offseason when he decided to play closer to the basket and use his size on the interior.
The Washington Wizards are off to a slow start this season. Their most promising young player is not.
In just four games, the 7-footer looks stronger, smarter, and more efficient — and the Wizards are already reaping the benefits. Through the first week of the new season, Washington Wizards forward-center Alex Sarr is making it clear: he’s not the same player he was a year ago.
Wizards center Alex Sarr, who had been competing for France in this year’s EuroBasket tournament, has been ruled out for the rest of the event due to a right calf injury.
The French national team has seven past or present NBA players. Slovenia just has Luka Doncic. Saturday, Doncic was almost enough on his own.
France's national basketball team is missing many of the players who led them to a silver medal in the Paris Olympics last summer. That absence opens the door for the NBA's top two picks from the 2024 draft to shine.
With the FIBA EuroBasket tournament scheduled to start on August 27, fans will be excited to see some of the best players in the world competing for a championship. Here are five young players to keep an eye on.
Second-year development is always fascinating to watch and with some players entering very different scenarios from year one to year two, let’s take a look at the sophomores that we should be watching.
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