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Zion Williamson Could Be Wizards NBA Draft Backup Plan

The time and moment many in the NBA and around the world have been waiting for is finally here. Now that the regular season is over, there are quite a few teams in the league awaiting the NBA Draft.

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The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

Grass May Not Be Greener for Former Wizards Star

At the end of each day, everyone wants to live life without having any regrets. Everyone also wants to have self-assurance that they have made the best decision they could make.

Bub Carrington News / Athlon Sports / April 16

Bub Carrington's Bold Declaration After Hitting Game-Winner In Final Game of Season

Bub Carrington is here to stay! In the final game of the Washington Wizards' season, Carrington made sure to give the fans one more exciting moment. Against the Play-In-bound Miami Heat, Carrington hit a game-winning layup to give the Wizards a win in the last game of their season.

Brian Keefe News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 16

Wizards Head Coach a Work in Progress

The 2024-2025 season is a wrap for the Washington Wizards. It was a long, hard, yet encouraging season. You saw progression, but not just with the players.

Golden State Warriors News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NBA playoff points leaders in the Three-Point Era' quiz

How many of the 36 players in the NBA's Three-Point Era (since 1979-80) to score at least 2,500 career points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?

The '2023 NBA playoff PPG leaders' quiz

The 'Most 40-point NBA games' quiz

The 'Active NBA minutes-per-game leaders' quiz

Washington Wizards News / Athlon Sports / April 16

How Grizzlies' NBA Play-In Tournament Affects Wizards' 2025 Draft Plans

The Washington Wizards' season might be over, but that doesn't mean that fans should stop watching basketball. In fact, the Wizards should be looking to the Western Conference and root for one particular team, as them making the playoffs affects them in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Jordan Poole News / NBA Analysis Network / April 16

Washington Wizards traded for ‘elite’ player who is crucial to build with, claims Jordan Poole

The Washington Wizards made an intriguing move last trade deadline by bringing in a renowned league veteran. In the midst of their full-scale rebuild, the franchise landed the service of Marcus Smart via a three-team deal that saw the departure of Kyle Kuzma.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 16

Can Wizards Guard Become an All-Star Next Season?

After having an up-and-down first season for the Washington Wizards, Jordan Poole put in the work and responded by having an All-Star caliber season. Unlike MLB, where representatives from every team go to the All-Star game, the NBA doesn't offer that same luxury.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 16

Takeaways From Wizards Final Day

The Washington Wizards' season comes to a close, but not without plenty to take from it. Leaving the arena for the final time, there were a few main points that stuck heading into the offseason.

Marcus Smart News / Athlon Sports / April 15

Marcus Smart Reveals Key To Unlocking Wizards Rookie's Potential

There's a lot to dissect with Alex Sarr's rookie season. He started his NBA career on the wrong foot after a dismal showing in his first Summer League showing.

Washington Wizards News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 15

How Bub Carrington’s game-winner encapsulates excitement around Wizards

The Washington Wizards completed the second regular season under their new regime with Sunday’s 118-117 win over the Miami Heat, and now they’ll wait until May 12 to find out what 2025 NBA Draft pick they’ll receive in the lottery.

Washington Wizards News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 15

1 player Wizards must trade in 2025 NBA offseason

The Washington Wizards’ 2024-25 season was the first phase of a hard reset on a decade of shambolic roster building. An 18-64 record put them in prime position to potentially select Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick.

Washington Wizards News / Last Word On Sports / April 15

Wizards Horrid Season Shows Future Potential

With the end of the regular season, the Washington Wizards are not one of the 20 teams with an opportunity to play in the postseason. The season arguably couldn’t have been worse.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 14

Wizards End Season on Right Note

It is extremely difficult to accept failure in life. When we are forced to do so, that helps motivate many individuals to improve so they can find their way to success.

Washington Wizards News / Washington Wizards on SI / April 14

Wizards Rookie Accomplishes Rare Feat in Season Finale

When you don’t have anything to lose, it is often easy to look at a situation in a different light. When that is the case, many tend to give 1000% effort on the task at hand.

Bub Carrington News / Yardbarker / April 14

Woeful Wizards found a keeper in Bub Carrington

The Washington Wizards finished with one of the NBA's worst records. In the season's final month, it looked like they also found one of the NBA's best rookies.

Bub Carrington beats the buzzer, Wizards top Heat to finish season

Athletes who were stars for their hometown pro teams

The 'Second most three-pointers made for every NBA franchise' quiz

Washington Wizards News / Last Word On Sports / April 14

Wizards Draft Pick Finishes Strong, Future Starter?

Make no mistake, Jordan Poole has established himself as the top dog on the Washington Wizards. A player who went from a relative unknown to a postseason hero to the butt of the joke, his ability to focus on his craft and take the reins after the Wizards traded away Bradley Beal/a> has to be commended.

Washington Wizards News / Last Word On Sports / April 14

15 Years Later, Wizards Fans Have Something to Believe In

After being the laughingstock of the NBA for much of the past season, the Washington Wizards fans can perhaps have something to cheer for again. Fifteen years after winning the lottery and drafting John Wall, the Wizards might have the best odds to land Cooper Flagg this time around.

Washington Wizards News / Bullets Forever / April 14

Breaking down the Wizards’ last win of the 2024-25 season

Stats, analysis, commentary The Wizards committed to tanking for a tie with the Utah Jazz for the NBA’s worst record this season. All established veterans were stripped from the rotation.

Bub Carrington News / Field Level Media / April 13

Bub Carrington beats the buzzer, Wizards top Heat to finish season

Bub Carrington made a heavily contested floater at the buzzer to lead the visiting Washington Wizards over the short-handed Miami Heat 119-118 on Sunday.

Alex Sarr News / Yardbarker / April 10

Wizards rookie Alex Sarr joins exclusive company

Alex Sarr continues to strengthen his case as one of the NBA’s most impactful rookies, and his latest milestone puts him in rare company.

French rookie continues progression, hits franchise mark not touched since 2011

The '30 or more points per game' quiz

Alex Sarr News / Yardbarker / April 9

French rookie continues progression, hits franchise mark not touched since 2011

On Tuesday night, Washington Wizards rookie Alex Sarr continued a strong run of form.

Marcus Smart shares his side of altercation that led to fan being ejected

The '30 or more points per game' quiz

Washington Wizards News / The Lead / April 8

AJ Johnson Makes More Sense on the Wizards

Kyle Kuzma finally got his desired trade out of Washington two months ago, leading fans of the Washington Wizards to feel a range of emotions following the divorce from their go-to scorer of the rebuilding years.

Marcus Smart News / Larry Brown Sports / April 7

Marcus Smart shares his side of altercation that led to fan being ejected

Marcus Smart received a mostly warm welcome when he returned to Boston once as a visiting player on Sunday, but there was one tense incident between the former Defensive Player of the Year and a fan.

The 'Triple-doubles from the 2020-21 NBA season' quiz

Bilal Coulibaly News / Hoops Wire / April 4

Wizards’ Bilal Coulibaly on rise before injury: ‘I know they believe in me’

Before a season-ending hamstring injury earlier last month, Bilal Coulibaly was on the rise with the rebuilding Washington Wizards. He still is, but now he’ll have to wait until next season.