The Wizards have been one of the three best teams in the NBA since the calendar year hit 2017. As a team that was 7-13 on December 6, it is now 34-21 and in 3rd place in the eastern conference. While their talented starting lineup has gotten healthy and found their groove and chemistry with [...]
February 22, 2017
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Rumors
Imagine trying to get the Washington Wizards to trade Otto Porter. Funny, right? Now imagine the Los Angeles Clippers being the team that tries getting Washington to sell its stud wing. Unfathomable, right? Yes, and no. It’s ridiculous in the sense it’s never going to happen, but possible in the sense Los Angeles tried, per [...]
February 21, 2017
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Though the Washington Wizards have been on a tear since Christmas, their bench could use a major boost. They are not unaware of this. Hence the interest in trading for Lou Williams or Bojan Bogdanovic, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via HoopsHype): The Wizards feel like if there’s a wing player that they can get [...]
February 20, 2017
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The NBA trade rumor mill is starting to churn this time of year as disgruntled and underutilized talent around the NBA is being targeted by teams around the league looking for fill specific needs or dump salary. One name that has popped up in recent days is sixth man extraordinaire Will Barton of the Denver [...]
December 21, 2016
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Rumors
Ian Mahinmi is injured again. The big man, fresh off signing a four-year, $64 million deal with the Washington Wizards, has been limited to a single appearance due to injuries in both his right and left knees. And now his right knee needs another MRI, according to CSN Mid-Atlantic’s J. Michael: Ian Mahinmi, who has [...]
December 9, 2016
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The Washington Wizards may be the most disappointing team in the NBA through 20 games at 7-13. They have been unable to build any chemistry or momentum with either unit and despite being relatively healthy and talented, they look lethargic and are nowhere near a playoff team. If you want an example of how bad [...]
December 8, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
The 2016-17 season has gotten off to a nightmarish start for the Washington Wizards. Bradley Beal is having injury issues yet again and has struggled to come anywhere close to the $128 million extension when he is on the court this season, averaging 15-2-2 on 36 percent shooting from the field and 29 percent from [...]
November 21, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
On Thursday night, the New York Knicks got blasted by the Washington Wizards, who have arguably been the NBA’s worst team, relative to summer expectations, this season. Then, afterward, they were blasted by one of their own: Brandon Jennings. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: “We haven’t been locking in well on the road,” [...]
November 18, 2016
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Marcin Gortat is sorry—or at least that’s what he told his Washington Wizards teammates at the behest of head coach Scott Brooks. From The Washington Post‘s Ava Wallace: After Gortat proclaimed the team’s reserves “one of the worst benches in the league right now” following Washington’s seventh loss in nine games Saturday against Chicago, Brooks [...]
November 15, 2016
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Bradley Beal is injured again. The Washington Wizards’ shooting guard left in the third quarter of the team’s blowout win over the shorthanded Boston Celtics on Wednesday night with a right hamstring injury. His legs almost did a full split while he had the ball in his hands, so upon first glance at the play, [...]
November 10, 2016
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