Washington Wizards
NBA Power Rankings Week 12
The NBA Trade Deadline is gone and the league is gearing for the final run to the postseason . . . or the lottery. »Read More
D-League’s Edwin Udiles Joins Wizards
The Wizards (10-33) will not have Nene until Wednesday in New Jersey, but they will welcome two new players in their game against Memphis. Brian Cook, the other player acquired in the three-team deal... »Read More
Agent: Daniels, Cook Buyout Candidates
Agent Mark Bartelstein identified candidates of his that could be bought out next week as Boston’s Marquis Daniels and Wizards’ Brian Cook. via Chris Tomasson via Twitter »Read More
Clippers Air Out Issues, Wait for Young
Before guard Nick Young had a chance to join the L.A. Clippers, the team held a long meeting on meeting Thursday to air out some issues. »Read More
NBA PM: King Confident D-Will Returns to Nets
Deron Williams is opting out of his contract, but Billy King's confidence is "very high" that Williams will remain with the Nets beyond this season. »Read More
NBA Trade Deadline Winners
HOOPSWORLD takes a look at which teams came out of the trade deadline as winners. And yes, the L.A. Lakers are one of them... »Read More
2012 NBA Trade Deadline Grades
All told there were ten trades at this year’s NBA trade deadline involving 16 of the league’s 30 teams. HOOPSWORLD grades each deal. »Read More
Clippers Score at Deadline with Nick Young
The Los Angeles Clippers fill their shooting guard void with Nick Young in a steal for VP of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey. »Read More
Three-Team Deal for Nene, McGee, Young
The Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers have completed a three-team trade. The Wizards will acquire Nene, the Nuggets will acquire JaVale McGee and the Clippers will acquire Nick Young. Other players... »Read More
NBA@2: The Deron Williams Dilemma
With Dwight Howard staying in Orlando, is Deron Williams all but gone from New Jersey? ... John Wall breaks down UK and the NCAA ... Indiana leading the pack? »Read More
Deadline Decision: Wizards Ready to Clean House?
John Wall: “I think everybody’s worried about it. Certain guys don’t know what’s going to happen.” »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 11
How do the 30 NBA teams stack up heading into the trade deadline? A special edition of the Power Rankings. »Read More
Sources: Wizards Consider Dealing McGee
Yet there’s another big man from the Class of ’08 to keep an eye on: Washington’s JaVale McGee. The Wiz have been shopping Andray Blatche for months with no luck in hopes of truly... »Read More
NBA PM: Could Celtics Deal for Wizards’ McGee?
Could Boston trade for Washington's JaVale McGee? Also, Omri Casspi struggles to find a role in Cleveland. »Read More
Young Tired of Getting Booed at Home
And, yes, that was the Washington Wizards — a team known to cower under large deficits — staging an improbable comeback, rallying from a 21-point hole with 20 minutes remaining to defeat the Los... »Read More
Sources: Wolves Pushing Hard for Crawford
The Minnesota Timberwolves are making a strong push to acquire Jamal Crawford prior to the trade deadline, according to multiple sources. via Alex Kennedy via Twitter »Read More
Wittman Sorry for Unprofessional Play
He (Randy Wittman) fumed through every defensive breakdown, terrible pass, missed free throw and meaningless Nick Young second-half basket, and afterward, Wittman took the blame for what easily was the worst home performance since... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 10
The Chicago Bulls retake the top spot in the NBA Power Rankings for Week 10. In Los Angeles, the Lakers catch the Clippers. »Read More
NBA AM: Who Is Available In Trade – Part 3
The NBA trade deadline is 10 days away, and here are the final ten teams from the Who's Available In Trade series... Celtics bring Lin back down to earth... NBA Chats at 11am, 3pm... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Nine
NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone. Sixteen teams are in playoff position but a few still have designs on a postseason spot. »Read More
Wizards Trying to Trade Andray Blatche
The Wizards have aggressively tried to deal Blatche in advance of the March 15 trade deadline, according to multiple league sources, but struggled to find any takers. Blatche is certainly open to a change... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Eight
The San Antonio Spurs continue to surge with 10-straight wins. The NBA Power Rankings, eight weeks in . . . »Read More
NBA Announces Skill Challenge Roster
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors will defend his Taco Bell Skills Challenge title against a field consisting of Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, John... »Read More
Who’s Got Cap Space?
With just a month to go before the 2012 NBA trade deadline it’s a time to take a look at the state of the salary cap for all 30 teams. »Read More
Ranking The 2012 NBA Free Agents
It’s never too early to start planning the NBA shopping season for your favorite team. To that end, here are the top five possible free agents at each position. »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Seven
The New York Knicks climb five spots, driven by sensation Jeremy Lin. Meanwhile the San Antonio Spurs are surging through the ranks. »Read More
Rashard Lewis Reaches NBA Milestone
(Rashard) Lewis found the night to be especially rewarding, as he helped the Wizards (6-22) get their second road win of the season and joined Jason Kidd and Paul Pierce as the only players... »Read More
Wizards Lose Home Crowd to Jeremy Lin
When the Wizards get trounced at home, the fans at Verizon Center usually to hit the exits early or send them to the locker room to a chorus of boos. But after the Wizards’... »Read More
Hamady Ndiaye Waived by Wizards
The Wizards waived center Hamady Ndiaye on Tuesday, bringing the number of players on the roster down to 14. Ndiaye, who’s known by his teammates and coaches as “H”, played in just three games... »Read More
McGee Considering Another Dunk Contest
JaVale McGee finished runner-up to Los Angeles Clippers all-star forward Blake Griffin in the slam dunk contest last season, despite arguably having the most creative dunks, and said on Friday that he might be... »Read More
Fantasy Focus: Shooting Guards
It’s hard to believe over one month of NBA games are already in the books. Using this partial sampling size, today we examine the shooting guard position in fantasy play. We’ll break it down... »Read More
Wittman Getting Through to Wizards?
The Wizards look like a different team under new coach Randy Wittman. The team plays faster, hustles more and shows more effort and energy than they did at the beginning of the season. The... »Read More
Early Season Statistical Surprises
With the NBA season 1/3 in the books, it's time to look at some statistical surprises. »Read More
Predicting Rising Stars Challenge Rosters
Jason Fleming takes a stab at picking the nine Rookies and Sophomores for the Rising Stars Challenge - and how the rosters may shake out in the "draft." »Read More
John Wall Hopes to Emulate Derrick Rose?
John Wall squared up against the player whose career he would most like to duplicate and did his best to trade him acrobatic layup for head-scratching layup. And for a half, Wall held his... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Five
The Oklahoma City Thunder just keep winning, whether they play at home or on the road. With the Chicago Bulls taking a slight dip, the Thunder climb to the top of the NBA... »Read More
Wizards to Go with Youth Movement?
The directive is clear for Wizards interim coach Randy Wittman: play the young guys and build for next year. The emphasis for the time being in Washington will be creating an environment in which... »Read More
NBA AM: 2008 Rookie Class Extension Recap
The extension deadline has now passed for fourth year players. See who's headed to free agency. Dwight Howard and the Celtics? »Read More
Wizards Coach, President Set New Tone
(Rashard) Lewis said (Wizards president Ernie) Grunfeld and (Wizards coach Randy) Wittman set the tone for a new era during the hour-long meeting before shootaround, as they told the players that they were going... »Read More
NBA@2: Wizards Blowing It Up?
Wizards discussing major roster moves? ... Michael Redd's unlikely comeback ... Kings' surprising floor leader ... Book Review! »Read More
Leonsis Hinting More Change Coming?
I also think it is important for the team to internalize its own strengths and weaknesses; play to its strength and mitigate much of the lack of experience we have as a very young... »Read More
Grunfeld Next One Out in Washington?
Presumably, Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis is only getting started. And if so, he’ll soon announce even bigger, needed changes. Although Tuesday’s firing of beleaguered coach Flip Saunders was inevitable, Leonsis clearly left the... »Read More
NBA PM: Where’s Mike D’Antoni’s Offense?
What happened to Mike D'Antoni's fun-and-gun offense? And is Carmelo Anthony the problem? »Read More
NBA @ 2: Wizards “Flip” Saunders, Coach Out
The Washington Wizards have fired Coach Flip Saunders. Los Angeles Clippers Reggie Evans a fan-favorite. Shannon Brown Happy in Phoenix. »Read More
Randy Wittman to be Wizards’ Interim Coach
League source confirms that Flip Saunders has been replaced by his top assistant Randy Wittman. via Michael Lee of The Washington Post »Read More
Wizards Fire Coach Flip Saunders
After a 2-15 start, the Washington Wizards fired coach Flip Saunders, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Wizards have talked to assistant Randy Wittman about taking over as the interim head coach, but no agreement has... »Read More
NBA AM: To Extend or Not To Extend?
NBA teams have until the end of the day on January 25th to reach contract extension on players drafted in the 2008 draft class, who is likely to get a new deal?.. Is OJ... »Read More
Saunders: We’re Competing at High Level
(Andray) Blatche played through the distraction, just as (Nick) Young was able to fight through a left hand injury. But even as John Wall continued his inspired run of late — coming close to... »Read More
Wizards Should Trade Core Players?
Maybe someday, the Washington Wizards will get serious about rebuilding. To this point, they’ve only dabbled in it unsuccessfully. Until owner Ted Leonsis moves on without Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee and Nick Young, he’s... »Read More
Blatche Continues to be Booed at Home
Washington Wizards forward Andray Blatche heard boos for a second straight game from the Verizon Center crowd, and looking at the final box score from the 108-104 loss to Denver, it appeared fans’ displeasure... »Read More
Young on Thunder: ‘David Bested Goliath’
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant brought the team with the NBA’s best record to his home town, and the expectation was that it would be a pushover against the team with the league’s... »Read More
Saunders: McGee’s Dunk ‘Unacceptable’
Wizards center JaVale McGee has been a walking highlight reel from the moment he came into the league; an incredible athlete with superior speed and leaping ability that makes him a terror in the... »Read More
Warriors Not Interested in Blatche?
The Warriors put to rest Sunday some rumblings around the franchise that they might take a chance on maligned big man Andray Blatche. The Washington Wizards seem fed up with the 6-foot-11, 267-pound 25-year-old,... »Read More
Wizards Shop Blatche Again; Not Hopeful
The Wizards, according to NBA front-office sources, are shopping forward Andray Blatche — again. But Washington is said to be realistic (translation: pessimistic) about its chances of moving Blatche, who began the season with... »Read More
Coach: Rudy, Melo Should Watch Each Other
Coach Macri examines how Carmelo Anthony and Rudy Gay might be able to learn from one another while hypothesizing about John Wall's early season woes... »Read More
Blatche OK with Bench Role, for now
(Andray) Blatche didn’t appear to be hurting as he took 11 shots, scored nine points and even grabbed eight rebounds — one of them with only his injured arm. “That was pretty good, right?”... »Read More
Do Wizards ‘Need a New Voice’?
Flip Saunders doesn’t fear for his job, and both he and the Wizards seem determined to stick to the painful process of trying to rebuild with him as coach. But outside of Verizon Center,... »Read More
Lewis: Reports of Spat With Cassell False
(Rashard) Lewis sat out the Wizards’ 93-72 loss to Minnesota on Sunday with what the team said was a sore right knee, but CSNWashington reported that Lewis decided not to play after getting into... »Read More
Wizards Environment Led to Poor Start?
The Eastern Conference assistant general manager mentioned how the Portland teams of the early 2000s were loaded with talent but never won because they didn’t have an environment conducive to winning. He added that... »Read More
NBA AM: Magic Still Not Trading Dwight Howard
Despite winning games, Magic star Dwight Howard says his stance towards the Orlando Magic has not changed... Could Jamal Mashburn own the Hornets?... Is Flip Saunders the next coach fired?... First NBA Mock Draft... »Read More
Fans Boo Wizards; Saunders Embarrassed
Coach Flip Saunders helplessly searched for a player who would at least show mock interest in competing, but instead had to watch a 48-minute flurry of errant jumpers, bad passes and defensive lapses. John... »Read More
Saunders Looking for more Accountability
The Wizards (0-7) haven’t had any success with the latter, off to the worst start in franchise history as the NBA’s only winless team. But (Flip) Saunders is ready to take the next step... »Read More
NBA AM: Is Nick Young Forcing The Issue?
Wizards' guard Nick Young is tired of losing, but is he part of the problem?... Westphal was doomed by his own pen... Celtics not trading Rondo... NBA chats at 11:00am and 3:00pm EST »Read More
Wall’s Shooting the Worst in the League?
In two respects, he (John Wall) is actually one of the worst players in the league. Last year, Wall was second in the NBA in turnovers per game among starting players. Everybody noticed, including... »Read More
Wizards Hold Players-only Meeting
Mired in the worst start in franchise history, the Washington Wizards held a players-only meeting on Thursday afternoon in which they addressed myriad issues that have left them the only team in the NBA... »Read More
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