Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Wizards forward averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 75 games this season. Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija didn’t win the 2023-24 NBA Most Improved Player award. Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey did. However, Avdija still got some love by placing sixth in the vote for this award. The complete voting results for the 2023-24 Kia NBA Most Improved Player. pic.twitter.com/JzZ4GBsrnL — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 23, 2024 Avdija averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 75 games in the 2023 ..read more

Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images The Mystics haven’t sold out all of their season tickets yet, but the Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings have. Teams in the WNBA are starting to sell out all of their season tickets. Earlier this week, the Atlanta Dream sold out all of theirs. SEASON TICKETS ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!! ️ #DoItForTheDream pic.twitter.com/DBVSdZt3ph — Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) April 22, 2024 In addition, so did the Atlanta Dream. For the first time in history, the Dallas Wings announced that the team has sold out of its Season Ticket Memberships for the 2024 season ..read more

Brian Keefe is the favorite to be the Wizards’ next permanent head coach | Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Yes, Brian Keefe is the favorite. But the Wizards should look at a wide range of candidates before making their final decision. The Washington Wizards are looking for their next head coach. There hasn’t been reports of who they are interviewing from the outside. So for now, let’s look at a wide range of candidates whom Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger and Wizards General Manager Will Dawkins may bring in based on various levels of experience. The Incumbent: Brian Keefe W ..read more

Wizards forward Deni Avdija | Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Stats, analysis, commentary, and a performance ekg The story of Deni Avdija’s season goes something like this: he improved throughout the season, performed well with greater offensive responsibility, and emerged as at least a significant part of the Wizards’ future. Some of that is even true. Let’s start here — Avdija definitely improved this season, as he has in each NBA season. This year was the first that rated above average in my Player Production Average (PPA). (PPA is my overall production metric that rewards players for t ..read more

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Wizards guard wants to see if Les Bleus will select him to play for his country where the games will be played in his home country. Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly just finished his rookie season, where he played mostly in a reserve role. The Frenchman has shown promise on the defensive end and had his moments on offense as well. But if you think that he is dying to play in the 2024 NBA Summer League, think again. In postseason media availability last week, Coulibaly said that his availability for Summer League will depend on whether he is selecte ..read more

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Mystics fans are feeling a little better after the 2024 WNBA Draft, but they probably aren’t feeling overly optimistic either. Thank you for your responses to our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, Washington Mystics fans. Here are the results to this week’s two-question survey. Fans give the Aaliyah Edwards draft selection an A! Here are the results of our @sbnreacts Mystics survey. First, fans give great marks on Aaliyah Edwards getting drafted No. 6 overall pic.twitter.com/xHNkQCoO1J — BF_Mystics (@BF_mystics) April 20, 2024 In our first questi ..read more

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images This is not a surprise given that the Wizards had their worst season in franchise history. Thanks for your responses to this week’s SB Nation Reacts survey Washington Wizards fans. We will go over the results of our one-question survey today. The question we asked earlier this week was how you would grade the Wizards’ performance in the 2023-24 NBA season. Out of our over 200 respondents, 41 percent gave the team an F. The median grade was a D, with 28 percent of respondents giving the Wizards that mark. Here are the results from our @sbnreacts ..read more

Tristan Enaruna of Cleveland State | MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR / USA TODAY NETWORK At this point, teams are seeing players for the second and consistent contributors will likely attract their attention. Continuing with our series on seniors who have impressed at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, there were multiple guys who made an impression on Day 3. The first game of the day featured several players who played on local teams. James Bishop IV, a 6’2 guard from George Washington who I interviewed on Bleav in DMV Hoops this season, proved he’s one of the best shooters in this event. He h ..read more

Wizards forward Deni Avdija | Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Stats, commentary, analysis. The 2023-24 season was the worst in Washington Wizards franchise history. That was expected. The year was about Step Zero in the rebuild — jettisoning bloated contracts for veteran players and setting the stage for future acquisitions. I won’t go into a litany of all the ways this season was bad. We witnessed, we survived, we can move on. One caution: while it may feel unlikely that even a rebuilding team could be much worse than the Wizards were this season, it’s worth noting that for The Process 7 ..read more

Branden Carlson driving for Utah | Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Several players exhibited some NBA potential in the first two games. As I wrote about yesterday, the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament is an opportunity to scout senior players that may not be getting my love on draft boards right now. The Wizards took full advantage of that opportunity on Day 2 as Capital City Go-Go general manager Amber Nichols was in attendance, as were two other members of the scouting department. If their basketball sensibilities are anything like most other evaluators at the event, they likely came away most i ..read more