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I know, this is Alex Sarr from last season when he was drafted. But I had to find a filler pic somewhere! Could the Wizards be thinking about moving up a spot in the draft? The Washington Wizards, barring a blockbuster trade, will pick No. 6 (and later No. 18 and 40) in the 2025 NBA Draft. The first round is tomorrow, and the second round on Thursday. What are the … [Read more...] about Report: Wizards still exploring a trade to move into Top 5 of Draft

Photo by Stephen Goslings/NBAE via Getty Images This is the first honor of the Washington Mystics center’s career. Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin has been named the WNBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from June 16 to June 22, 2005. This is also the first such honor of her career. Austin led the Mystics to a 2–1 record during that … [Read more...] about Shakira Austin named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Shakira Austin continued to lead the way for Washington, scoring 19 points. The Washington Mystics got back in the win column—and they earned this one. Washington held off the Minnesota Lynx 68-64 on Tuesday night, grinding out a defensive battle behind big performances from Shakira Austin, Kiki Iriafen and Sug Sutton. Austin anchored the paint on both ends, setting the tone … [Read more...] about Recap: Mystics beat Lynx, 68-64

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images The Wizards are continuing to make blockbuster moves around draft day. I will admit that yesterday, when I saw Shams Charania of ESPN reporting on X that the Washington Wizards traded Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans, in exchange for CJ MCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second round … [Read more...] about Report: Wizards get McCollum, Olynyk from Pelicans for Poole, Bey, pick

Cooper Flagg is the top prospect in this year’s draft. | Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Wizards have the chance to add young talent NBA talent evaluators and former front office executives have long said there are often only 20-25 players in any given draft they think are actually worth drafting. One fun thing about the draft: the array of opinions these people … [Read more...] about The 2025 NBA Draft According to YODA