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Season of National Basketball Association team the Washington Wizards
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2021β22 Washington Wizards season was the 61st season of the franchise in the
National Basketball Association (NBA) and 48th in the
Washington, D.C. area. After a first-round exit from last year,
Scott Brooks agreed to part ways with the Wizards on June 16, 2021.
[1]
[2]
Wes Unseld Jr. would be hired as the next head coach on July 17, 2021.
[3]
The Wizards were eliminated from postseason contention on March 31 after an
Atlanta Hawks win over the
Cleveland Cavaliers .
Draft picks
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
1
15
Corey Kispert
SF
United States
Gonzaga
Entering the draft, the Wizards only had pick #15 as their natural selection, which they used to draft Corey Kispert.
[4] However, before the draft, the Wizards pulled off a blockbuster trade that sent
Russell Westbrook and two future second-round picks to the
Los Angeles Lakers for multiple players and the rights to the Lakers' 2021 first-round pick (which became
Isaiah Jackson ) at #22.
[5] Later that night, the Wizards traded the draft rights to Jackson to the
Indiana Pacers for
Aaron Holiday and the rights to pick #31 (
Isaiah Todd ).
[5]
Roster
2021β22 Washington Wizards roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
9
Avdija, Deni
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2001-01-03
Israel
G
3
Beal, Bradley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1993-06-28
Florida
F/C
13
Bryant, Thomas
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
1997-07-31
Indiana
G
1
Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
1993-02-18
Georgia
F/C
22
Carey, Vernon
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
2001-02-25
Duke
C
21
Gafford, Daniel
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1998-10-01
Arkansas
F
16
Gill, Anthony
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1992-10-17
Virginia
F
8
Hachimura, Rui
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1998-02-08
Gonzaga
F
24
Kispert, Corey
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
1999-03-03
Gonzaga
F
33
Kuzma, Kyle
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1995-07-24
Utah
G
19
Neto, Raul
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1992-05-19
Brazil
F/C
6
PorziΕΔ£is, Kristaps
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1995-08-02
Latvia
G
31
SatoranskΓ½, TomΓ‘Ε‘
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1991-10-30
Czech Republic
G
20
Schakel, Jordan (TW)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-06-13
San Diego State
G
4
Smith, Ish
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1988-07-05
Wake Forest
F
14
Todd, Isaiah
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
2001-10-17
Word of God (NC)
G
5
Winston, Cassius (TW)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-02-28
Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On
assignment to G League(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 8, 2022
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2021 preseason game log Total: 0β4 (Home: 0β2; Road: 0β2)
Preseason: 0β4 (home: 0β2; road: 0β2)
2021β22 season schedule
Regular season
2021β22 game log Total: 35β47 (Home: 21β21; Road: 14β26)
October: 5β1 (home: 3β0; road: 2β1)
November: 8β7 (home: 4β2; road: 4β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
November 1
@
Atlanta
L 111β118
Bradley Beal (24)
Kyle Kuzma (6)
Spencer Dinwiddie (10)
State Farm Arena 14,632
5β2
8
November 3
Toronto
L 100β109
Bradley Beal (25)
Montrezl Harrell (10)
Bradley Beal (7)
Capital One Arena 13,538
5β3
9
November 5
Memphis
W 115β87
Bradley Beal (17)
Montrezl Harrell (8)
Bradley Beal (7)
Capital One Arena 16,302
6β3
10
November 7
Milwaukee
W 101β94
Bradley Beal (30)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Bradley Beal (8)
Capital One Arena 15,570
7β3
11
November 10
@
Cleveland
W 97β94
Montrezl Harrell (24)
Montrezl Harrell (11)
Bradley Beal (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,056
8β3
12
November 13
@
Orlando
W 104β92
Spencer Dinwiddie (23)
Spencer Dinwiddie (11)
Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
Amway Center 17,272
9β3
13
November 15
New Orleans
W 105β100
Spencer Dinwiddie (27)
Deni Avdija (10)
Spencer Dinwiddie (9)
Capital One Arena 13,914
10β3
14
November 17
@
Charlotte
L 87β97
Bradley Beal (24)
Deni Avdija (11)
Bradley Beal (7)
Spectrum Center 14,402
10β4
15
November 18
@
Miami
L 97β112
Bradley Beal (30)
Kyle Kuzma (13)
Kyle Kuzma (7)
FTX Arena 19,600
10β5
16
November 20
Miami
W 103β100
Bradley Beal (21)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Bradley Beal (9)
Capital One Arena 20,476
11β5
17
November 22
Charlotte
L 103β109
Montrezl Harrell (24)
Montrezl Harrell (18)
Bradley Beal (9)
Capital One Arena 16,575
11β6
18
November 24
@
New Orleans
L 102β127
Bradley Beal (23)
Montrezl Harrell (9)
Spencer Dinwiddie (9)
Smoothie King Center 14,659
11β7
19
November 26
@
Oklahoma City
W 101β99
Beal ,
Caldwell-Pope (20)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Bradley Beal (6)
Paycom Center 14,579
12β7
20
November 27
@
Dallas
W 120β114
Bradley Beal (26)
Daniel Gafford (10)
Bradley Beal (7)
American Airlines Center 20,223
13β7
21
November 29
@
San Antonio
L 99β116
Bradley Beal (18)
Daniel Gafford (10)
Bradley Beal (8)
AT&T Center 12,606
13β8
December: 5β9 (home: 2β3; road: 3β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
December 1
Minnesota
W 115β107
Montrezl Harrell (27)
Daniel Gafford (10)
Spencer Dinwiddie (11)
Capital One Arena 15,318
14β8
23
December 3
Cleveland
L 101β116
Deni Avdija (16)
Montrezl Harrell (8)
Dinwiddie ,
Holiday ,
Neto (4)
Capital One Arena 17,227
14β9
24
December 5
@
Toronto
L 90β102
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26)
Montrezl Harrell (14)
Bradley Beal (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
14β10
25
December 6
@
Indiana
L 110β116
Bradley Beal (34)
Daniel Gafford (8)
Holiday ,
Neto (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,581
14β11
26
December 8
@
Detroit
W 119β116 (OT)
Kyle Kuzma (26)
Daniel Gafford (10)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
Little Caesars Arena 10,499
15β11
27
December 11
Utah
L 98β123
Bradley Beal (21)
Daniel Gafford (11)
Bradley Beal (5)
Capital One Arena 17,575
15β12
28
December 13
@
Denver
L 107β113
Davis Bertans (21)
Montrezl Harrell (7)
Bradley Beal (10)
Ball Arena 14,632
15β13
29
December 15
@
Sacramento
L 105β119
Bradley Beal (30)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7)
Bradley Beal (5)
Golden 1 Center 13,806
15β14
30
December 16
@
Phoenix
L 98β118
Bradley Beal (26)
Montrezl Harrell (7)
Bradley Beal (5)
Footprint Center 16,177
15β15
31
December 18
@
Utah
W 109β103
Bradley Beal (37)
Daniel Gafford (9)
Bradley Beal (7)
Vivint Arena 18,306
16β15
-
December 21
@
Brooklyn
Postponed (COVID-19)
[6] (Makeup date: February 17)
[7]
32
December 23
@
New York
W 124β117
Spencer Dinwiddie (21)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Spencer Dinwiddie (12)
Madison Square Garden 18,208
17β15
33
December 26
Philadelphia
L 96β117
Spencer Dinwiddie (17)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
Capital One Arena 16,767
17β16
34
December 28
@
Miami
L 112β119
Spencer Dinwiddie (24)
Daniel Gafford (11)
Spencer Dinwiddie (11)
FTX Arena 19,600
17β17
35
December 30
Cleveland
W 110β93
Bradley Beal (29)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Bradley Beal (10)
Capital One Arena 15,637
18β17
January: 5β9 (home: 4β7; road: 1β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
36
January 1
Chicago
L 119β120
Kyle Kuzma (29)
Kyle Kuzma (12)
Bradley Beal (17)
Capital One Arena 19,043
18β18
37
January 3
Charlotte
W 124β121
Kyle Kuzma (36)
Kyle Kuzma (14)
Avdija ,
Beal (8)
Capital One Arena 8,902
19β18
38
January 5
Houston
L 111β114
Bradley Beal (27)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Bradley Beal (5)
Capital One Arena 13,014
19β19
39
January 7
@
Chicago
L 122β130
Bradley Beal (26)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Bradley Beal (6)
United Center 21,700
19β20
40
January 9
@
Orlando
W 102β100
Kyle Kuzma (27)
Kyle Kuzma (22)
Spencer Dinwiddie (10)
Amway Center 13,223
20β20
41
January 11
Oklahoma City
W 122β118
Kyle Kuzma (29)
Gafford ,
Harrell (7)
Spencer Dinwiddie (10)
Capital One Arena 13,985
21β20
42
January 12
Orlando
W 112β106
Kyle Kuzma (19)
Caldwell-Pope ,
Kuzma (10)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Capital One Arena 13,138
22β20
43
January 15
Portland
L 110β115
Spencer Dinwiddie (27)
Kyle Kuzma (12)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
Capital One Arena 15,124
22β21
44
January 17
Philadelphia
W 117β98
Montrezl Harrell (18)
Kyle Kuzma (16)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
Capital One Arena 14,581
23β21
45
January 19
Brooklyn
L 118β119
Bradley Beal (23)
Harrell ,
Kuzma (6)
Bradley Beal (9)
Capital One Arena 15,380
23β22
46
January 21
Toronto
L 105β109
Bradley Beal (25)
Rui Hachimura (8)
Bradley Beal (8)
Capital One Arena 14,755
23β23
47
January 23
Boston
L 87β116
Bradley Beal (19)
Avdija ,
Beal ,
Hachimura (7)
Bradley Beal (7)
Capital One Arena 16,371
23β24
48
January 25
L.A. Clippers
L 115β116
Bradley Beal (23)
Kyle Kuzma (12)
Bradley Beal (6)
Capital One Arena 13,544
23β25
49
January 29
@
Memphis
L 95β115
Kyle Kuzma (30)
Kyle Kuzma (8)
Bradley Beal (12)
FedEx Forum 17,135
23β26
February: 4β6 (home: 2β3; road: 2β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
@
Milwaukee
L 98β112
Kyle Kuzma (25)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Spencer Dinwiddie (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
23β27
51
February 2
@
Philadelphia
W 106β103
Kyle Kuzma (24)
Spencer Dinwiddie (12)
Spencer Dinwiddie (10)
Wells Fargo Center 20,089
24β27
52
February 5
Phoenix
L 80β95
Montrezl Harrell (15)
Montrezl Harrell (7)
Dinwiddie ,
Holiday (3)
Capital One Arena 18,058
24β28
53
February 7
Miami
L 100β121
Corey Kispert (20)
Avdija ,
Kispert (6)
Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
Capital One Arena 14,222
24β29
54
February 10
Brooklyn
W 113β112
Raul Neto (21)
Kyle Kuzma (13)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Capital One Arena 14,222
25β29
55
February 12
Sacramento
L 110β123
Kyle Kuzma (22)
Kyle Kuzma (8)
Kyle Kuzma (7)
Capital One Arena 14,169
25β30
56
February 14
Detroit
W 103β94
Kyle Kuzma (23)
Ish Smith (6)
Deni Avdija (15)
Capital One Arena 10,793
26β30
57
February 16
@
Indiana
L 108β113
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (27)
Kyle Kuzma (15)
Raul Neto (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,540
26β31
58
February 17
@
Brooklyn
W 117β103
Rui Hachimura (20)
Deni Avdija (8)
Ish Smith (6)
Barclays Center 17,447
27β31
59
February 25
San Antonio
L 153β157 (2OT)
Kyle Kuzma (36)
Deni Avdija (9)
Raul Neto (9)
Capital One Arena 15,302
27β32
60
February 26
@
Cleveland
L 86β92
Kyle Kuzma (34)
Kyle Kuzma (13)
Raul Neto (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
27β33
March: 6β10 (home: 5β4; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 1
Detroit
W 116β113
Kyle Kuzma (21)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Ish Smith (8)
Capital One Arena 12,122
28β33
62
March 4
Atlanta
L 114β117
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (28)
Hachimura ,
Bryant (6)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Capital One Arena 15,927
28β34
63
March 6
Indiana
W 133β123
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (25)
Ish Smith (7)
Ish Smith (9)
Capital One Arena 13,937
29β34
64
March 9
@
L.A. Clippers
L 109β115
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (19)
Daniel Gafford (10)
Ish Smith (8)
Crypto.com Arena 15,282
29β35
65
March 11
@
L.A. Lakers
L 109β122
Kyle Kuzma (23)
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (14)
Neto ,
SatoranskΓ½ (4)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
29β36
66
March 12
@
Portland
L 118β127
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26)
Corey Kispert (5)
Caldwell-Pope ,
Neto ,
Smith (5)
Moda Center 17,524
29β37
67
March 14
@
Golden State
L 112β126
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (25)
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (8)
Raul Neto (7)
Chase Center 18,064
29β38
68
March 16
Denver
L 109β127
Deni Avdija (19)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Kyle Kuzma (7)
Capital One Arena 15,326
29β39
69
March 18
@
New York
L 97β100
Kuzma ,
PorziΕΔ£is (18)
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (11)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
29β40
70
March 19
L.A. Lakers
W 127β119
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (27)
Caldwell-Pope (10)
TomΓ‘Ε‘ SatoranskΓ½ (6)
Capital One Arena 20,476
30β40
71
March 21
@
Houston
L 97β115
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (22)
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (13)
Raul Neto (10)
Toyota Center 13,396
30β41
72
March 24
@
Milwaukee
L 102β114
Ish Smith (17)
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (9)
Neto ,
Smith (6)
Fiserv Forum 18,018
30β42
73
March 25
@
Detroit
W 100β97
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (30)
Deni Avdija (10)
TomΓ‘Ε‘ SatoranskΓ½ (6)
Little Caesars Arena 18,943
31β42
74
March 27
Golden State
W 123β115
Corey Kispert (25)
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (9)
TomΓ‘Ε‘ SatoranskΓ½ (7)
Capital One Arena 24,760
32β42
75
March 29
Chicago
L 94β107
Rui Hachimura (21)
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (10)
TomΓ‘Ε‘ SatoranskΓ½ (10)
Capital One Arena 15,922
32β43
76
March 30
Orlando
W 127β110
Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is (35)
TomΓ‘Ε‘ SatoranskΓ½ (10)
TomΓ‘Ε‘ SatoranskΓ½ (13)
Capital One Arena 16,455
33β43
April: 2β4 (home: 1β1; road: 1β3)
2021β22 season schedule
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
Notes
^ Washington will receive the pick if it is No. 46β60; if the pick is not conveyed in 2023, Washington will receive Boston's 2024 second-round pick.
References
^ Filyo, Jackson (June 16, 2021).
"Wizards part ways with Brooks" . NBA.com . Retrieved June 16, 2021 .
^ Youngmisuk, Ohm (June 16, 2021).
"Scott Brooks out as Washington Wizards coach; contract talks fall through, sources say" . ESPN.com . Retrieved June 16, 2021 .
^ Filyo, Jackson (July 17, 2021).
"Wizards name Wes Unseld Jr. head coach" . NBA.com . Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
^
"2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second rounds" . ESPN.com . June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
^
a
b Lee, Albert (July 30, 2021).
"Tommy Sheppard deserves praise after the Wizards' picks and trades last night" . Bullets Forever . SB Nation. Retrieved July 30, 2021 .
^ Mavredakis, Mike (December 19, 2021).
"Two Brooklyn Nets games postponed with increase in cases" . Nets Wire . USA Today. Retrieved December 20, 2021 .
^
"Wizards and Nets to make up postponed matchup on February 17" . Washington Wizards . NBA. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022 .
^ Filyo, Jackson (August 6, 2021).
"Washington acquires six players in five-team trade" . NBA.com . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^ Rochinski, Matt (February 10, 2022).
"Hornets Acquire Center Montrezl Harrell from Washington" . NBA.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ Filyo, Jackson (February 10, 2022).
"Wizards acquire Smith and Carey Jr" . NBA.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ Filyo, Jackson (February 10, 2022).
"Washington acquires Kristaps Porzingis" . NBA.com . Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ Gillis, Andrew (February 10, 2022).
"Wizards trade backup point guard Aaron Holiday to Suns" . NBC Sports Washington . Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ Lee, Albert (October 18, 2021).
"Wizards acquire Joel Ayayi off waivers, waive three more" . Bullets Forever . SB Nation. Retrieved October 18, 2021 .
^ Filyo, Jackson (February 28, 2022).
"Wizards sign Tomas Satoransky" .
NBA.com . Retrieved January 1, 2024 .
Founded in
1961
Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961β1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962β1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963β1973), Capital Bullets (1973β1974), and Washington Bullets (1974β1997)
Based in
Washington, D.C.
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