The Washington Wizards returned back from their first West Coast road trip hoping for better, but at least finished on a positive note with a 109-103 win over the Utah Jazz to snap a season-worst four-game losing streak. A lot of Washington's upset as a near...
Since the impressive 10-3 start to the season that took the NBA by surprise, the Washington Wizards have been 5-10 and trending in the wrong direction. That continued in head coach Wes Unseld Jr.'s return to Denver where he spent six years, as the Nuggets won by a...
The Washington Wizards season has taken a turn for the worse. After a brilliant 10-3 start to the Wes Unseld Jr. era, the team has lost 8 of their last 12 games including a current 3-game losing streak for the first time this year. Not even 82 games into his young NBA...
It is easy and enjoyable to get caught up in the optimism surrounding Deni Avdija's lockdown defense, at times against the NBA's biggest stars, but the past week for the 20-year old has been humbling. In Washington's two road losses at New Orleans and San Antonio,...
Since the Washington Wizards began the regular season with their best start through 13 games since 1974 (10-3), they have lost three of their last four. The most recent, a 109-103 loss to the Charlotte Hornets handing the Wizards just their second home loss at Capital...
The Washington Wizards are riding high early in the 2021-22 season with a 10-3 start, the best in franchise history since 1974, that has them sitting atop the Eastern Conference. Without the services of Bradley Beal (bereavement after the passing of his maternal...
The Washington Wizards (7-3) are off to their best 10-game start to a season in seven years since Paul Pierce spent his lone season in the nation's capital. The Milwaukee Bucks will visit the White House on Monday as the reigning NBA champion, but before that, they...
The Washington Wizards are off to a 5-2 start to the 2021-22 regular season despite a loss on the road to the Atlanta Hawks, 118-111, on Monday night. Washington's offense went stagnant and quiet at times, while Atlanta got nearly double as many free throw attempts...
When Tommy Sheppard made the decision to select Deni Avdija with the ninth overall pick in the 2020 draft less than a year ago, the organization had a sense that he would not necessarily be an immediate starter but fell in love with his potential. Entering his second...
When Deni Avdija fell to the hardwood on an April night against the Golden State Warriors, many feared the promising rookie suffered a serious leg injury. Although any injury is undesirable, Avdija dodged a more dire bullet when an MRI diagnosed him with a right...
