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Keep up with the latest Washington Wizards Basketball News. The South East Division Wizards are led by a number of great players including Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma and also shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Wes Unseld Jr. is the head coach of the team and he will expect his team to play hard each and every night. Will the team have the right chemistry this season to make another playoff run and win an NBA championship?

Washington Wizards Basketball News

Wizards Sign Kira Lewis, Leaky Black, Jaylen Nowell To Exhibit 10 Deals

The Washington Wizards have agreed to sign Leaky Black, Kira Lewis Jr. and Jaylen Nowell to Exhibit 10 contracts. Black, Lewis and Nowell will compete for a regular season roster [...]

Wizards To Waive Eugene Omoruyi

The Washington Wizards will waive Eugene Omoruyi. Omoruyi's salary of $2.2 million for the 2024-25 is non-guaranteed. Omoruyi appeared in 43 games last season with the Wizards, averaging 4.8 points [...]

Back-To-Back Games Up In 24-25 NBA Schedule Vs Prior Year

As the NBA continues to find ways to increase player availability for key and high-profile games, that has led to more back-to-backs being scheduled in 2024-25. Teams average 14.9 back-to-back [...]

Brian Keefe Excited To Work With Wizards Young Talent

The Washington Wizards drafted three players in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft. The trio of Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George will join 2023 first-rounder Bilal [...]

RealGM Radio: Wes Goldberg, Mike Prada On The Southeast Division (Aug 2024)

Host Danny Leroux, Wes Goldberg of Locked On Heat and Mike Prada of The Athletic break down the NBA's Southeast Division. They discuss how the Heat, Magic, Wizards, Hornets and [...]

Anthony Gill Re-Signs With Wizards

Anthony Gill has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards. Gill is represented by Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz. Gill appeared in 50 games last season, averaging 3.8 points and [...]

Wizards Interested In Evan Fournier

The Washington Wizards have interest in signing Evan Fournier, sources tell Marc Stein. The Detroit Pistons declined their $19 million team option on Fournier shortly before the start of NBA [...]

Saddiq Bey, Wizards Agree To Three-Year, $20M Deal

Saddiq Bey has agreed on a three-year, $20 million contract with the Washington Wizards. Bey is recovering from a torn ACL suffered last in the 23-24 season. Bey averaged 13.7 [...]

RealGM Radio: Keith Smith On The Offseason (Jul 2024)

Host Danny Leroux and Keith Smith of Spotrac discuss the NBA offseason. They discuss how the new CBA has changed things, the rise of the hard caps, which teams did [...]

Wizards Decline $11M Team Option On Landry Shamet

The Washington Wizards declined Landry Shamet's $11 million team option for next season, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Shamet averaged 7.1 points and 1.3 rebounds last season. [...]

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- Sean T. McGuire

Kristaps Porzingis spent less than two seasons with the Washington Wizards before he was traded to the Boston Celtics, but the veteran big man clearly had an impact on others. [...]

- Gio Rivera

The Boston Celtics weren’t the only team across the league left to consider who to keep and cut from their respective roster following preseason auditions. Opening Night is now just [...]

- Gayle Troiani

When the Celtics made the blockbuster trade to bring Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, Danilo Gallinari was sent to the Washington Wizards as part of the three-team deal. And while Gallinari [...]

- Sean T. McGuire

Marcus Smart claimed the Celtics told him he was safe from trade talks just one week before shipping him out of Boston. Danilo Gallinari has since claimed the same thing. [...]

- Jason Ounpraseuth

The Celtics raced against the clock to get the Kristaps Porzingis trade done on time, but Boston reportedly could have made a completely different trade. The Green finalized their three-team [...]

- Ricky Doyle

Colin Cowherd sees both pros and cons to the reported three-team blockbuster involving the Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and Washington Wizards. “There was an NBA trade yesterday, and it’s your [...]

- Jason Ounpraseuth

The Warriors made a splash trade Thursday in an effort to maximize their championship window. Golden State agreed to trade Jordan Poole, a protected 2030 first-round pick and a 2027 [...]

- Adam London

A number of Celtics fans understandably might be upset about Marcus Smart reportedly heading to Memphis after almost a decade in Boston. However, Kristaps Porzingis’ reaction to Wednesday’s reported blockbuster [...]

- Ricky Doyle

The Celtics reconfigured their DNA a bit Wednesday night, reportedly trading away Marcus Smart in a three-team blockbuster that brought Kristaps Porzingis to Boston. It was a stunning development, as [...]

- Adam London

The Celtics reportedly are finalizing a trade to acquire Kristaps Porzingis, but not through the parameters initially outlined. Late Wednesday afternoon, The Atheltic’s Shams Charania reported Boston was “closing in” [...]

- Gio Rivera

After a night filled with uncertainty and confusion, the Boston Celtics were able to reach the finish line of their offseason splash for Kristaps Porzingis. The Celtics acquired Porzingis in [...]

- Sean T. McGuire

The Boston Celtics reportedly are “closing in” on a trade to acquire Kristaps Porzingis from the Washington Wizards in a three-team deal that would also include the Los Angeles Clippers. [...]

- Gio Rivera

The Celtics reportedly are on the verge of their first major offseason splash, engaged in the final stages of a three-team blockbuster that would bring Kristaps Porzingis to Boston. With [...]

- Adam London

Shams Charania dropped a bombshell Wednesday afternoon when he reported the Celtics were pursuing Wizards big man Kristaps Porzingis. Shortly thereafter, the NBA insider expanded on how Boston might pry [...]

- Adam London

The Celtics didn’t make a serious run at Bradley Beal, but they apparently are interested in doing business with the Wizards nonetheless. Boston has been mentioned in a laundry list [...]

- Adam London

Chris Paul seems to believe a Basketball Hall of Famer might have been in the ear of the Suns owner before Phoenix sent shockwaves around the NBA. The Suns kicked [...]

- Ricky Doyle

The Phoenix Suns made a splash Sunday, reportedly acquiring Bradley Beal in a blockbuster trade with the Washington Wizards. The deal gives Phoenix an impressive big three — Beal, Kevin [...]

- Sean T. McGuire

Chris Paul tried to play it off with a smirk and a joke, but his interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday morning nevertheless was awkward given the situation [...]

- Ricky Doyle

The Phoenix Suns already were considered championship contenders. So, even though reportedly acquiring Bradley Beal in a trade with the Washington Wizards changes the public perception of the Suns, to [...]

- Sean T. McGuire

Bradley Beal had his choice of landing spot given the no-trade clause in his contract, and the longtime Washington Wizards guard reportedly opted for a Western Conference contender over a [...]

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