Hoops Rumors

Tommy Sheppard has been dismissed as general manager and president of the Wizards, the team announced in a press release. The move comes after another disappointing season for Washington, which compiled a 35-47 record and failed to qualify for the play-in tournament. Sheppard, 53, had been with the organization since 2003, starting as vice president of basketball operations. He … [Read more...] about Wizards Fire GM Tommy Sheppard

Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said the team will replace general manager and president Tommy Sheppard with “an executive from outside the organization,” per Josh Robbins of The Athletic. Robbins expects the team to check on the availability of Raptors vice chairman and president Masai Ujiri and Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly. Robbins points out that … [Read more...] about Wizards May Inquire About Masai Ujiri, Tim Connelly

Tiebreakers among teams with identical regular-season records were broken on Monday through random drawings to determine the order for this year’s draft prior to the lottery. The results of the drawings were as follows: The Rockets (No. 2) won a tiebreaker with the Spurs (No. 3). Note: The lottery odds remain the same for both teams. The Rockets will draft ahead of the Spurs … [Read more...] about 2023 NBA Draft Tiebreaker Results

Wizards guard Johnny Davis didn’t resemble a lottery pick most of his rookie season and spent a good portion of it in the G League. There were some encouraging signs after the All-Star break, Ava Wallace of the Washington Post notes. In the 13 NBA games Davis played before the All-Star break, he averaged 1.2 points in 4.7 minutes. In the 15 games he played after the break, he … [Read more...] about Johnny Davis Improved After All-Star Break

Former Wizards teammates Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyle Kuzma traded a couple barbs back in January after Washington defeated Dinwiddie’s Mavericks, with each casting doubt on the other’s commitment to playing “winning basketball.” Now a member of the Nets, Dinwiddie was asked during an appearance on FanDuel TV (Twitter video link) about that exchange and didn’t hesitate to … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Dinwiddie, Kuzma, Giannis, J. Brown, Hawks