Tag: Washington Wizards
With Orlando and New Orleans hiring head coaches, where might Tom Thibodeau end up coaching?
Some of Basketball Insiders’ senior NBA writers predict the 2015 NBA Finals.
Rasual Butler needed a new work home last offseason. Having faced the Wizards during the 2014 NBA playoffs, the veteran swingman with a gritty game and professional demeanor felt Washington made for a good fit. Nobody could have imagined how good. Whether Butler will be part of the roster next season is among the questions […]
Anthony Bennett has disappointed as a #1 pick, but he’s nowhere near the worst top selection of all-time.
The Wizards have made it clear they are committed to signing Beal to the max, but the timing is everything from the standpoint of preserving cap room to chase free agents such as Kevin Durant in 2016. If the Wizards don’t do the extension this summer, Beal would have two options: Become a restricted free […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus takes a look at which NBA teams have the most dead money on their books.
While its naming-rights deal in Washington, D.C., won’t expire until 2018, Verizon is not renewing as the title sponsor of the building that it and MCI have held rights to at the home of the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics and the Georgetown men’s basketball team since the building opened in 1997 with a Barry Manilow […]
“I’d love him (Paul Pierce) back. I think he wants to be back. I don’t know, I won’t put words in his mouth, but I’d be surprised if he didn’t,” (Wizards Coach Randy) Wittman said. “I think what he saw with these guys and the heart this team has. Why wouldn’t you want to play […]
(Washington Wizards Coach Randy) Wittman: “Brad (Beal) and John (Wall) are going to be here a long time.” Beal is eligible for an extension this summer. via Jorge Castillo (Washington Post) on Twitter
(Washington Wizards Kevin) Seraphin, who signed a one-year qualifying offer last summer for $3.9 million to remain in Washington, is eager to spread his wings. “I definitely want a chance to be a starter,” Seraphin, who matched his career high with 79 regular-season appearances but didn’t start a game for the 46-win Wizards, told CSNwashington.com. […]
