Washington Wizards: Secondary Articles
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HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Second-round pick Tristan Vukcevic spent much of the 2023/24 season in Europe, but he signed a two-year contract with the Wizards a couple weeks ago. He’s been active for three games so far, averaging 5.3 minutes. He says he’s still adjusting to the speed of the NBA, according to Bijan Todd of Monumental Sports Network. […]
The Dream Shake (Lachard Binkley) —
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Ime Udoka has transformed the Rockets from a laughing stock to a team on the rise. Three numbers: 17,21.22. That is what Ime Udoka wrote on the board in one of his first interactions with his new team during training camp. That was the Houston Rockets previous three seasons' win totals. Udoka wrote those numbers to remind everyone about how bad the...
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
The City of Alexandria, Virginia has huge plans for the future, as they intended to lure the NBA’s Wizards and NHL’s Capitals from Washington to find a new home in their land. However, it seems as if their ambition is too big for the moment, while negotiations came to an end as the two teams […] The post Wizards considered moving their NBA franchise to Virginia, but...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
Cam Thomas scored 38 points, including a pair of jumpers in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets held off Washington 122-119 on Wednesday night.
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
In December, Monumental Sports, the Ted Leonsis-led company that owns the Wizards, announced a plan to move from the District of Columbia to Alexandria, Virginia. However, the plan never seemed to gain any traction in the Virginia legislature, and it faced opposition from powerful labor unions in the area. A couple weeks ago, the deal […]
CelticsBlog (Bobby Manning) —
Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images Neemias Queta will play the Maine Celtics’ two games in Atlanta this week and only retains three games of NBA eligibility on his two-way contract this year. ATLANTA — Neemias Queta and the Celtics have not engaged in discussions about converting his two-way contract to a standard one, he told CLNS Media/CelticsBlog on Tuesday. Boston...
CelticsBlog (OliverFox) —
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It’s almost time for the playoffs, which means we all need to prepare for war. In the first installment, I’m outlining the need for unity and clarity in the face of unspeakable danger. Everyone buckle up. We’re going full authoritarian mode. Usually, I’m a big fan of nuance and discussion. This is basketball, not the Geneva Conventions of 1949. As...
NY Post (Bridget Reilly) —
The Nets may be without one of their stars again Wednesday night against the Wizards.
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Get used to it. For the majority of the last two and a half decades, the New York Knicks have been known as a dysfunctional franchise synonymous with a whole bunch of words nobody wants to be attached to, words like losing, failure, embarrassment, leaderless, and directionless, to name a few. But over the last few years, under the direction of Leon Rose...
CelticsBlog (Sara Jane Gamelli) —
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Setting a new franchise record, Sam Hauser has made 21 three-pointers in the last three games. With a league-best 57-14 record, Boston Celtics swingman Sam Hauser is always looking for opportunities to stay challenged. With rest and recovery a priority at the end of the regular season, the Stay Ready group is poised for a colossal role down...
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Wizards guard Jordan Poole has been a frequent target of criticism on social media for errors he makes, sometimes edited to make him look worse and sometimes not, but he understands that the platforms amplify outrage, and he doesn’t pay attention to it, writes Yaron Weitzman of Fox Sports. “I get what it’s for, but […]
SBN: Raptors HQ (Rebecca Schapelhouman) —
Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Time for a win: a league-worst defence could be the perfect opportunity for the undermanned Raps The Toronto Raptors will take a single game road trip to face the Washington Wizards in their second matchup of the season. In the first game, back in December, the roster looked significantly different, so despite a dominant 30-point victory the last time...
CelticsBlog (Jack Simone) —
Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images The Celtics guard has been dealing with “dead arm.” According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe , Jrue Holiday has been experiencing “dead arm” since getting hit with a hard screen against the Washington Wizards on Sunday, March 17. Friday’s game against the Detroit Pistons marks Holiday’s third missed game in a row. Himmelsbach noted that...
SBN: Raptors HQ (Chelsea Leite) —
Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images The Raptors have now lost nine games in a row, their longest losing streak in a decade. It was the first night of a back to back for the Toronto Raptors , and it was... not really about them. Mostly because of who they were playing against — the Oklahoma City Thunder. That meant two Canadians were in town, Lu Dort and of course, Shai...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
The Dallas Mavericks made a total of 18 slam dunks in Thursday night’s 113-97 win over the Utah Jazz, tied for the second-most dunks in an NBA game since the 1997-98 season, per Elias Sports. The Washington Wizards posted 18 dunks against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 1, 2021. Of course, the Los Angeles Clippers […] The post Mavericks made 18 dunks against Jazz, the 2nd most...