2020β21 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach | Scott Brooks |
General manager | Tommy Sheppard |
Owners | Ted Leonsis |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Results | |
Record | 34–38 (.472) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Southeast) Conference: 8th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to 76ers 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
NBC Sports Washington NBC 4 |
Radio |
Federal News Radio 106.7 The Fan |
The 2020β21 Washington Wizards season was the 60th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 48th in the Washington, D.C. area.
This was the first season since 2009β10 without long-time point guard and former first-overall draft pick John Wall on the roster, as he was traded to the Houston Rockets for Russell Westbrook on December 2, 2020. The trade reunited Westbrook with Wizards head coach Scott Brooks, who was Westbrook's coach from 2008β2015, when he played for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Wizards qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2017β18 season following a victory over the Indiana Pacers in the Play-in Tournament. [1] They lost to the top seeded Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the first round. [2]
Following the season, Scott Brooks and the Wizards agreed to part ways after not being able to agree to a new contract. [3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
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1 | 9 | Deni Avdija | SF | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. |
2 | 37 | VΓt KrejΔΓ | PG | Czech Republic | Casademont Zaragoza |
With their natural selection at #9, the Wizards drafted the Israeli forward Deni Avdija. It was the first time in NBA history an Israeli had been drafted in the Top 10. [4] With the second-round pick they acquired from the Chicago Bulls in a trade last year, [5] the Wizards drafted the Czech guard VΓt KrejΔΓ. Later that night, the team proposed to trade KrejΔΓ to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rights to their #53 pick, Cassius Winston, and a future second-round pick. [6] The trade was finalized the next day, with the rights to KrejΔΓ and Admiral Schofield going to the Thunder in exchange for Winston and the Thunder's second-round pick (via the Memphis Grizzlies) in the 2024 NBA draft. [7]
2020β21 Washington Wizards roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 31 | .569 | β | 25–11 | 16–20 | 9β3 | 72 |
x β Miami Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 1.0 | 21–15 | 19–17 | 6β6 | 72 |
x β Washington Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 7.0 | 19–17 | 15–21 | 3β9 | 72 |
pi β Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 8.0 | 18–19 | 15–20 | 8β4 | 72 |
Orlando Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 20.0 | 11–25 | 10–26 | 4β8 | 72 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c β Philadelphia 76ers * | 49 | 23 | .681 | β | 72 |
2 | x β Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | 72 |
3 | y β Milwaukee Bucks * | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 | 72 |
4 | x β New York Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
5 | y β Atlanta Hawks * | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
6 | x β Miami Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 | 72 |
7 | x β Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | 72 |
8 | x β Washington Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
9 | pi β Indiana Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
10 | pi β Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 | 72 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 | 72 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 | 72 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 | 72 |
14 | Orlando Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 | 72 |
15 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 | 72 |
Notes
2020β21 game log Total: 34β38 (home: 19β17; road: 15β21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 0β5 (home: 0β4; road: 0β1)
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January: 4β7 (home: 2β2; road: 2β5)
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February: 7β6 (home: 4β3; road: 3β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 4β9 (home: 4β6; road: 0β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 12β5 (home: 6β2; road: 6β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May: 5β4 (home: 3β0; road: 2β4)
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2020β21 season schedule |
2021 play-in game log Total: 1β1 (home: 1β0; road: 0β1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 1β1 (home: 1β0; road: 0β1)
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2021 playoff game log Total: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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2021 playoff schedule |
November 19, 2020 [7] | To
Washington Wizards
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To
Oklahoma City Thunder
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December 2, 2020 [9] | To
Washington Wizards |
To
Houston Rockets
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March 25, 2021 [10] | To
Washington Wizards |
To
Chicago Bulls
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To
Boston Celtics |
Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
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Davis Bertans | November 20, 2020 | 5 years, $80M | [11] |
Garrison Mathews | November 22, 2020 | Two-Way | [12] |
Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former Team | Ref. |
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Robin Lopez | November 20, 2020 | 1 year (MLE) | Milwaukee Bucks | [11] |
Anthony Gill | November 20, 2020 | 2 years | Khimki | [11] |
Raul Neto | November 22, 2020 | 1 year | Philadelphia 76ers | [12] |
Alex Len | January 23, 2021 | 1 year | Toronto Raptors | [13] |
Jordan Bell | January 23, 2021 April 14, 2021 [note 1] |
Hardship Exception, 10-Day Contract | [13] [14] | |
Caleb Homesley | May 15, 2021 | Multi-year (unspecified) | Erie BayHawks | [15] [16] |
Player | Date Left | Reason Left | New Team | Ref. |
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Johnathan Williams | September 6, 2020 | RFA, no offer | Galatasaray | [17] |
Gary Payton II | November 21, 2020 | UFA | Raptors 905 | [18] |
Jarrod Uthoff | November 21, 2020 | UFA | New Orleans Pelicans | [19] |
Shabazz Napier | November 21, 2020 | UFA | ||
Ian Mahinmi | November 21, 2020 | UFA | ||
Jerian Grant | November 21, 2020 | UFA | Houston Rockets | [20] |
AnΕΎejs PaseΔΕiks | January 18, 2021 | Released | [21] | |
Jordan Bell | January 31, 2021 April 24, 2021 [note 1] |
10-Day Contract |
Erie BayHawks Golden State Warriors |
[22] |
Jerome Robinson | April 8, 2021 | Waived | [23] |
2020β21 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach | Scott Brooks |
General manager | Tommy Sheppard |
Owners | Ted Leonsis |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Results | |
Record | 34–38 (.472) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Southeast) Conference: 8th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to 76ers 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
NBC Sports Washington NBC 4 |
Radio |
Federal News Radio 106.7 The Fan |
The 2020β21 Washington Wizards season was the 60th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 48th in the Washington, D.C. area.
This was the first season since 2009β10 without long-time point guard and former first-overall draft pick John Wall on the roster, as he was traded to the Houston Rockets for Russell Westbrook on December 2, 2020. The trade reunited Westbrook with Wizards head coach Scott Brooks, who was Westbrook's coach from 2008β2015, when he played for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Wizards qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2017β18 season following a victory over the Indiana Pacers in the Play-in Tournament. [1] They lost to the top seeded Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the first round. [2]
Following the season, Scott Brooks and the Wizards agreed to part ways after not being able to agree to a new contract. [3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
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1 | 9 | Deni Avdija | SF | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. |
2 | 37 | VΓt KrejΔΓ | PG | Czech Republic | Casademont Zaragoza |
With their natural selection at #9, the Wizards drafted the Israeli forward Deni Avdija. It was the first time in NBA history an Israeli had been drafted in the Top 10. [4] With the second-round pick they acquired from the Chicago Bulls in a trade last year, [5] the Wizards drafted the Czech guard VΓt KrejΔΓ. Later that night, the team proposed to trade KrejΔΓ to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rights to their #53 pick, Cassius Winston, and a future second-round pick. [6] The trade was finalized the next day, with the rights to KrejΔΓ and Admiral Schofield going to the Thunder in exchange for Winston and the Thunder's second-round pick (via the Memphis Grizzlies) in the 2024 NBA draft. [7]
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Roster |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 31 | .569 | β | 25–11 | 16–20 | 9β3 | 72 |
x β Miami Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 1.0 | 21–15 | 19–17 | 6β6 | 72 |
x β Washington Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 7.0 | 19–17 | 15–21 | 3β9 | 72 |
pi β Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 8.0 | 18–19 | 15–20 | 8β4 | 72 |
Orlando Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 20.0 | 11–25 | 10–26 | 4β8 | 72 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c β Philadelphia 76ers * | 49 | 23 | .681 | β | 72 |
2 | x β Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | 72 |
3 | y β Milwaukee Bucks * | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 | 72 |
4 | x β New York Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
5 | y β Atlanta Hawks * | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | 72 |
6 | x β Miami Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 | 72 |
7 | x β Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | 72 |
8 | x β Washington Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
9 | pi β Indiana Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 | 72 |
10 | pi β Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 | 72 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 | 72 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 | 72 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 | 72 |
14 | Orlando Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 | 72 |
15 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 | 72 |
Notes
2020β21 game log Total: 34β38 (home: 19β17; road: 15β21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 0β5 (home: 0β4; road: 0β1)
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January: 4β7 (home: 2β2; road: 2β5)
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February: 7β6 (home: 4β3; road: 3β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 4β9 (home: 4β6; road: 0β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 12β5 (home: 6β2; road: 6β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May: 5β4 (home: 3β0; road: 2β4)
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2020β21 season schedule |
2021 play-in game log Total: 1β1 (home: 1β0; road: 0β1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 1β1 (home: 1β0; road: 0β1)
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2021 playoff game log Total: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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2021 playoff schedule |
November 19, 2020 [7] | To
Washington Wizards
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To
Oklahoma City Thunder
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December 2, 2020 [9] | To
Washington Wizards |
To
Houston Rockets
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March 25, 2021 [10] | To
Washington Wizards |
To
Chicago Bulls
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To
Boston Celtics |
Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
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Davis Bertans | November 20, 2020 | 5 years, $80M | [11] |
Garrison Mathews | November 22, 2020 | Two-Way | [12] |
Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former Team | Ref. |
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Robin Lopez | November 20, 2020 | 1 year (MLE) | Milwaukee Bucks | [11] |
Anthony Gill | November 20, 2020 | 2 years | Khimki | [11] |
Raul Neto | November 22, 2020 | 1 year | Philadelphia 76ers | [12] |
Alex Len | January 23, 2021 | 1 year | Toronto Raptors | [13] |
Jordan Bell | January 23, 2021 April 14, 2021 [note 1] |
Hardship Exception, 10-Day Contract | [13] [14] | |
Caleb Homesley | May 15, 2021 | Multi-year (unspecified) | Erie BayHawks | [15] [16] |
Player | Date Left | Reason Left | New Team | Ref. |
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Johnathan Williams | September 6, 2020 | RFA, no offer | Galatasaray | [17] |
Gary Payton II | November 21, 2020 | UFA | Raptors 905 | [18] |
Jarrod Uthoff | November 21, 2020 | UFA | New Orleans Pelicans | [19] |
Shabazz Napier | November 21, 2020 | UFA | ||
Ian Mahinmi | November 21, 2020 | UFA | ||
Jerian Grant | November 21, 2020 | UFA | Houston Rockets | [20] |
AnΕΎejs PaseΔΕiks | January 18, 2021 | Released | [21] | |
Jordan Bell | January 31, 2021 April 24, 2021 [note 1] |
10-Day Contract |
Erie BayHawks Golden State Warriors |
[22] |
Jerome Robinson | April 8, 2021 | Waived | [23] |