WASHINGTON WIZARDS (13-26) at CHICAGO BULLS (14-27)

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WASHINGTON WIZARDS (5-1) VS. Atlanta Hawks (3-3)

State Farm Arena ? Monday, November 1, 2021 ? 7:30 p.m. ET Regular Season Game 7 ? Away Game 4

TV: NBCS Washington + ? Radio: 980 AM The Team

POSSIBLE STARTERS

2021-22 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Date Opponent

All Times Eastern Time/Result Record/TV Date Opponent

Time/Result Record/TV

10/5 @ Houston

L, 119-125

10/9 vs. New York L, 99-117

0-1 1/7 @ Chicago 0-2 1/9 @ Orlando

8:00 p.m. NBCSW+ 6:00 p.m. NBCSW

10/12 vs. Toronto

L, 108-113

0-3 1/11 vs. Oklahoma City 7:00 p.m. NBCSW

10/15 @ New York 10/20 @ Toronto

L, 113-115 W, 98-83

0-4 1/12 vs. Orlando 1-0 1/15 vs. Portland

7:00 p.m. NBCSW 7:00 p.m. NBCSW

10/22 vs. Indiana

W, 135-134 (OT) 2-0 1/17 vs. Philadelphia 2:00 p.m. NBCSW

FORWARD #33 KYLE KUZMA Ht: 6-10, Wt: 221, Exp: 4 Age: 26, From: Utah 15.5 pts, 11.8 reb, 1.7 ast

FORWARD #1 KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

Ht: 6-5, Wt: 204, Exp: 8 Age: 28, From: Georgia 9.5 pts, 3.1 reb, 1.7 ast

10/25 10/27 10/28 10/30 11/1 11/3 11/5 11/7

@ Brooklyn @ Boston vs. Atlanta vs. Boston @ Atlanta vs. Toronto vs. Memphis vs. Milwaukee

L, 90-104

2-1 1/19

W, 116-107

3-1 1/21

W, 122-111

4-1 1/23

W, 115, 112 5-1 1/25

7:30 p.m. NBCSW+ 1/29

7:00 p.m. NBCSW 2/1

7:00 p.m. NBCSW 2/2

6:00 p.m. NBCSW 2/5

vs. Brooklyn vs. Toronto vs. Boston vs. LA Clippers @ Memphis @ Milwaukee @ Philadelphia vs. Phoenix

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

8:00 p.m. NBCSW, ESPN

3:30 p.m. NBCSW

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

8:00 p.m. NBCSW

7:30 p.m.

TNT

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

11/10 @ Cleveland 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 2/7 vs. Miami

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

11/13 @ Orlando

7:00 p.m. NBCSW 2/10 vs. Brooklyn 7:00 p.m. NBCSW

11/15 vs. New Orleans 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 2/12 vs. Sacramento 7:00 p.m. NBCSW

CENTER #21 DANIEL GAFFORD Ht: 6-10, Wt: 234, Exp: 2 Age: 23, From: Arkansas 8.0 pts, 4.0 reb, 0.3 ast

11/17 11/18 11/20 11/22 11/24 11/26 11/27 11/29 12/1

@ Charlotte 7:00 p.m.

@ Miami

7:30 p.m.

vs. Miami

7:00 p.m.

vs. Charlotte 7:00 p.m.

@ New Orleans 8:00 p.m.

@ Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m.

@ Dallas

8:30 p.m.

@ San Antonio 8:30 p.m.

vs. Minnesota 7:00 p.m.

NBCSW 2/14 NBCSW 2/16 NBCSW 2/25 NBCSW 2/26 NBCSW 3/1 NBCSW+ 3/4 NBCSW 3/6 NBCSW 3/9 NBCSW 3/11

vs. Detroit @ Indiana vs. San Antonio @ Cleveland vs. Detroit vs. Atlanta vs. Indiana @ LA Clippers @ LA Lakers

7:00 p.m. NBCSW 7:30 p.m. NBCSW 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 8:00 p.m. NBCSW 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 6:00 p.m. NBCSW 10:30 p.m. NBCSW

10:30 p.m. NBCSW, NBATV

12/3 vs. Cleveland 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 3/12 @ Portland

10:00 p.m. NBCSW

GUARD #3 BRADLEY BEAL Ht: 6-3, Wt: 207, Exp: 9 Age: 28, From: Florida 24.4 pts, 6.2 reb, 4.8 ast

GUARD #26 SPENCER DINWIDDIE

Ht: 6-5, Wt: 215, Exp: 7 Age: 28, From: Colorado 19.8 pts, 5.4 reb, 5.6 ast

12/5 12/6 12/8 12/11 12/13 12/15 12/16 12/18

@ Toronto @ Indiana @ Detroit vs. Utah at Denver at Sacramento @ Phoenix @ Utah

6:00 p.m. NBCSW 3/14 7:00 p.m. NBCSW+ 3/16 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 3/18 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 3/19 9:00 p.m. NBCSW+ 3/21 10:00 p.m. NBCSW 3/24 9:00 p.m. NBCSW 3/25 9:00 p.m. NBCSW 3/27

@ Golden State vs. Denver @ New York vs. LA Lakers @ Houston @ Milwaukee @ Detroit vs. Golden State

10:00 p.m. NBCSW 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 7:30 p.m. NBCSW 8:00 p.m. NBCSW 8:00 p.m. NBCSW 8:00 p.m. NBCSW 7:00 p.m. NBCSW+ 6:00 p.m. NBCSW

QUICK HITS

BRADLEY BEAL

? Beal (1,878) recorded his fifth-straight season with at least 1700 points in 2020-21, the longest streak in team history and second behind Elvin Hayes' total of six seasons overall. Beal also tallied his third season with at least 1,800 points, tied for the second-most in franchise history. ? Shot career highs from the field (.485) and from the free throw line (.889) last season. ? Finished second (31.3) to Walt Bellamy's franchise-record 31.6 points per game season average last season.

12/21 12/23 12/26 12/28 12/30 1/1 1/3 1/5

@ Brooklyn @ New York vs. Philadelphia @ Miami vs. Cleveland vs. Chicago vs. Charlotte vs. Houston

7:30 p.m. NBCSW 3/29 7:30 p.m. NBCSW+ 3/30 6:00 p.m. NBCSW 4/1 7:00 p.m. NBCSW, NBATV 4/3 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 4/5 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 4/6 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 4/8 7:00 p.m. NBCSW 4/10

vs. Chicago vs. Orlando vs. Dallas @ Boston @ Minnesota @ Atlanta vs. New York @ Charlotte

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

1:00 p.m. NBCSW

8:00 p.m. NBCSW

8:00 p.m. NBCSW

7:00 p.m. NBCSW, NBATV

TBD

NBCSW

All Games on NBCSW/NBCSW+ unless otherwise stated

2021-22 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

SPENCER DINWIDDIE

?Netted 34 points (13-24 FGs, 6-9 3PT) on 10/22 vs. IND, the most he's scored in a single game since MIN on 12/30/19 (36). ? Set career-highs in points (20.6), rebounds (3.5) and assists (6.8) per game in 2019-20 with Brooklyn.

OVERALL DIVISION WEST

RECORD

HOME

ROAD

OT

5-1

3-0

2-1

2-0

1-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

DANIEL GAFFORD

? .Gafford looks to build on career-highs in minutes played (14.6), points (7.0), rebounds (4.3) and blocks (1.4) per game during his sophomore stint in 202021. ? .Had a .681 shooting percentage in 23 games with the Wizards last season.

KYLE KUZMA

EAST STREAK

5-1 3 Wins

3-0 3 Wins

1-1 1 Win

ROSTER/INJURY UPDATE

2-0 2 Wins

? Kuzma tallied a career-best 108 offensive boards last season.

? Posted a career-best 41-block season last year. His 134 career blocks rank

TBD

ninth among all fifth-year players.

KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

? Caldwell-Pope is one-of-28 active guards in the league with over 450 career starts. ? Needs to score 50 points to reach the 7,000 career point threshold.

AVERAGES VS. ATLANTA

CAREER

Beal:

29 g, 21.2 pts, 4.2 reb, 4.0 ast |

Dinwiddie:

16 g, 13.9 p, 4.1 reb, 5.9 ast |

Gafford:

6 g, 5.8 pts, 2.3 reb, 0.7 ast |

Kuzma:

8 g, 14.0 pts, 6.1 reb, 1.5 ast |

Caldwell-Pope: 23 g, 12.0 pts, 3.4 reb, 0.9 ast |

SEASON

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WILSON RETURNS

? Wilson returns to the NBA as the league's official game ball in advance of the NBA's 75th anniversary season.

? Wilson was the official NBA game ball for the first 37 seasons of the league, spanning from 1946-1983.

? The NBA, NBPA and Wilson worked jointly with teams and players to develop and approve the new game ball through a series of evaluation sessions.

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WASHINGTON WIZARDS ROSTER

NO. NAME

POS HT WT DOB

COLLEGE/FROM

YRS

17 Joel Ayayi*

G

6-5 180 03/5/00

Gonzaga/France

R

9

Deni Avdija

F

6-9 210 1/3/01

Israel

1

3

Bradley Beal

G

6-3 207 6/28/93

Florida/USA

9

42 Davis Bertans

F

6-10 225 11/12/92 Latvia

5

13 Thomas Bryant

C

6-10 248 7/31/97

Indiana/USA

4

1

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G

6-5 204 2/18/93

Georgia/USA

8

26 Spencer Dinwiddie

G

6-5 215 4/6/93

Colorado/USA

7

21 Daniel Gafford

C

6-10 234 10/01/98 Arkansas/USA

2

16 Anthony Gill

F

6-8 230 10/17/92 Virginia/USA

1

8

Rui Hachimura

F

6-8 230 2/8/98

Gonzaga/Japan

2

6

Montrezl Harrell

F

6-7 240 1/26/94

Louisville/USA

6

4

Aaron Holiday

G

6-0 185 9/30/96

UCLA/USA

3

24 Corey Kispert

F

6-7 220 3/3/99

Gonzaga/USA

R

33 Kyle Kuzma

F

6-10 221 7/24/95

Utah/USA

4

19 Raul Neto

G

6-1 180 5/19/92

Brazil

6

14 Isaiah Todd

F

6-10 210 10/17/01 G Leauge Ignite/USA

R

5

Cassius Winston*

G

6-1 185 2/28/98

Michigan State/USA

1

*Indicates two-way player

COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH................................................................................................................................................ Wes Unseld Jr. (Johns Hopkins) ASSISTANTS............................................ Pat Delany (Saint Anselm), Joseph Blair (Arizona), Mike Miller (Texas A&M-Commerce) ........................................................ Zach Guthrie (Texas), Ryan Richman (Skidmore), Alex McLean (Liberty), Dean Oliver (Cal Tech)

1.......Caldwell-Pope 3......................... Beal 4....................Holiday 5.................. Winston 6..................... Harrell 8............. Hachimura

NUMERICAL 9...................... Avdija 13................... Bryant 14.......................Todd 16......................... Gill 17..................... Ayayi 19...................... Neto

21..................Gafford 24.................. Kispert 26............. Dinwiddie 33................... Kuzma 42................. Bertans

Free Agency (2)

Anthony Gill (2020) Raul Neto (2020)

HOW THE WIZARDS WERE BUILT

Draft (6)

Corey Kispert (15th, 2021) Isaiah Todd (31st, via MIL, 2021)

Deni Avdija (9th, 2010) Cassius Winston (53rd, via OKC, 2020)

Rui Hachimura (9th, 2019) Bradley Beal (3rd, 2012)

Trade (7)

Spencer Dinwiddie (via BKY, 2021) Kyle Kuzma (via LAL, 2021)

Montrezl Harrell (via LAL, 2021) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (via LAL, 2021) Aaron Holiday (via IND, 2021) Daniel Gafford (via CHI, 2021) Davis Bertans (via SAS, 2019)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Waivers (2)

Joel Ayayi* (via LAL, 2021) Thomas Bryant (via LAL, 2018)

* Indicates In-Season

Deni Avdija...............................Denny AHV-dee-uh Joel Ayayi...............................JOE-el EYE-yigh-YEE Davis Bertans..........................DAH-vis bur-TAHNS

Rui Hachimura..........................................ROO-ey Montrezl Harrell................. Mon-TREZ HAIR-uhl Raul Neto................................. Hah-OOL Nett-oh

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DATE LOCATION

TIME/RESULT

10/28 Capital One Arena W, 122-111

11/1 State Farm Arena 7:30 p.m.

3/4 Capital One Arena 7:00 p.m.

4/6 State Farm Arena 8:00 p.m.

TONIGHT'S OPPONENT

PTS Beal (27) -

2021-22 Regular Season Matchups

WIZARDS LEADERS REB

Harrell (13)

AST Beal (8)

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-

-

-

-

-

PTS Collins (28) -

HAWKS LEADERS REB Collins (12)

-

-

-

AST Young (13) -

OVERALL HOME AWAY

RECORD 150-159 97-50 48-102

STREAK Won 1 Won 1 Lost 4

ALL-TIME SERIES

LAST WIN October 28, 2021 (122-11) October 28, 2021 (122-11) December 5, 2018 (131-117)

LAST LOSS February 28, 2021 (110-111) January 29, 2021 (100-116) May 12, 2021 (116-120)

ALL-TIME SERIES FACTS

WIZARDSHAWKS

32 (115-83, Jan. 3, 1999)

LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY

44 (144-100, Feb. 12, 1965)

140 (Nov. 6, 1968)

MOST POINTS

152 (Jan. 26, 2020)

73 (Dec. 30, 2013)

LOW POINTS

72 (Jan. 11, 2006)

Walt Bellamy (46, Nov. 16, 1963)

HIGH SCORER

Bob Petit (52, Nov. 16, 1963)

SERIES NOTES

? The WIzards' last win at State Farm Arena came on Dec. 5, 2018 as they are currently on a four-game losing skid to the Hawks on the road ? Washington was swept last season by Atlanta for the first time since 2011-2012. ? The Wizards have won eight of their last 11 meetings against the Hawks at Capital One Arena dating back to 2016. ? Three of the last five matchup's have been decided by six-or-less points. ? Atlanta's 152 points scored on 1/26/20 is the highest total by either team in the series.

? In 2016-17 Washington won its first season series against Atlanta since 2006-07 (3-1).

PREVIOUS MEETING

WIZARDS 122, HAWKS 111

CAPITAL ONE ARENA | WASHINGTON, D.C. | OCTOBER 28, 2021

Associated Press -- WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal scored 27 points and Montrezl Harrell added 25 with 13 rebounds to lift the Washington Wizards to a 122-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.The Wizards continued their impressive start under new coach Wes Unseld Jr., winning this time without new point guard Spencer Dinwiddie. Washington rested Dinwiddie, who missed almost all of last season because of a knee injury, on the second night of a back-to-back. The Wizards were also without Daniel Gafford because of a thigh issue.Washington is 4-1 for the first time since the 2014-15 season. Harrell had his second straight impressive game in Gafford's absence. He had 25 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Boston on Wednesday night, when Gafford played only seven minutes. The Hawks cut a 20-point second-half deficit to five in the fourth quarter, but Harrell dunked off a pass from Beal, and then a dunk by Beal made it 115-106. Washington led 64-55 at halftime and extended its advantage to 20 during the third quarter. Atlanta actually shot 54.5% on the night, but the Wizards' advantages in free throws (17-9) and 3-pointers (13-6) were too much for the Hawks to overcome. John Collins led Atlanta with 28 points on 14-of-16 shooting, and Trae Young added 15 points and 13 assists. Harrell came to the Wizards along with Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope when Washington traded Russell Westbrook to the Lakers during the offseason. All three newcomers have contributed. Kuzma and Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points each Thursday. Unseld, of course, is perhaps the most significant new arrival. The Hawks, who won at New Orleans the night before, took an early 16-10 lead against Washington but couldn't build on it.

CONNECTIONS

HOW THEY MATCH UP (21-22)

WAS ATL

112.7.....................PPG......................106.2

108.5................ OPP. PPG.................105.8

.440...................... FG%...................... .450

.442..................OPP. FG%.................. .436

.327.................. 3PG FG%.................. .339

.801.......................FT%....................... .758

50.3.......................RPG........................50.8

20.5.......................APG.......................24.3

7.3......................... STL..........................6.3

13.5........................ TO.........................13.5

NBA RANKINGS (21-22)

WAS ATL T-1st........................W.....................T-11th T-1st.........................L......................T-14th T-1st.......................Pct....................T-15th 12th...................... FGM........................ 6th 6th.........................FGA......................... 5th 18th...................... FG%...................... 13th T-21st................... 3PM...................... 27th 21st....................... 3PA....................T-28th 16th..................... 3PT%..................... 13th 1st.........................FTM...................... 28th 1st......................... FTA....................... 29th 7th.........................FT%....................... 16th T-15th.................. OREB.......................3rd 3rd....................... DREB....................T-8th 5th.........................REB......................... 4th 26th.......................AST....................... 10th T-5th....................... TO.......................T-5th 23rd....................... STL....................... 29th T-7th......................BLK................... T-23rd T-17th...................BLKA..................T-15th 14th........................ PF.......................... 4th 2nd........................PFD................... T-23rd 7th.........................PTS....................... 17th 9th.......................... +/-........................ 14th

FORMER TEAMMATES: Wizards forward Montrezl Harrell and Hawks guard Lou Williams played together for the Houston Rockets for part of the 2016-17 season and with the Los Angeles Clippers for three seasons spanning from 2017-20.

COLLEGE: Harrell played collegiately with Hawks center Gorgui Dieng from 2012-13 while at the University of Louisville ... Washington forward Kyle Kuzma attended Utah with Atlanta guard Delon Wright from 2014-15.

LOCATION: Wizards forward Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a native of Greenville, Ga. which is located 50 miles south of State Farm Arena, and played collegiately at Georiga.

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NEXT OPPONENT

TORONTO RAPTORS

November 3, 2021, 7:00 p.m. ET Capital One Arena TV: NBCSW (Justin Kutcher, Drew Gooden) Radio: 980 AM The Team & WFED 1500 AM (Dave Johnson, Glenn Consor)

2021-22 SEASON RESULTS VS. OPPONENT

DATE.............................................SITE............................... RESULTS/TIME 10/20/21................................. Toronto, ON................................ W, 98-83 11/3/21................................Washington, DC............................ 7:00 p.m. 12/5/22................................... Toronto, ON................................ 6:00 p.m. 1/21/22................................Washington, DC............................ 8:00 p.m.

LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME

Wizards 98, Raptors 83 October 20, 2021 | Scotiabank Arena

2020-21 SEASON RESULTS VS. OPPONENT

DATE.............................................SITE...................................... RESULTS 5/6/21..................................... Toronto, ON....................W, 131-129 (OT) 4/5/21..................................... Toronto, ON.............................. L, 101-103 2/10/21................................Washington, DC.......................... L, 115-317

Associated Press --TORONTO -- The Washington Wizards have a new coach and a new supporting cast around Bradley Beal, the superstar they are hoping will lead the franchise out of its enduring doldrums. For one night, it all came together for the Wizards, even in the charged atmosphere of the Raptors' long-awaited return to Toronto. Beal scored 23 points, Montrezl Harrell had 22 in his Wizards debut and Washington spoiled Toronto's homecoming, beating the Raptors 98-83 on Wednesday night. Kyle Kuzma -- acquired with Harrell in the trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Lakers -- had 11 points and 15 rebounds for Washington. Spencer Dinwiddie, acquired from the Nets in the same four-team deal, scored 13 for the Wizards, who led by as many as 29 points to give coach Wes Unseld Jr. a victory in his first game. Washington's players celebrated by dousing Unseld with water. Fred VanVleet scored 12 points and rookie Scottie Barnes had 12 in his debut, but it was a disappointing performance for the Raptors, who played in Toronto for the first time since a Feb. 28, 2020 loss to Charlotte. Toronto relocated to Tampa last season because of border restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Beal credited Harrell for helping the Wizards maintain their focus through the pregame ceremonies for the Raptors, which included a brief musical performance by Toronto rapper Kardinal Offishall. Washington shot 5 of 27 from 3-point range, but Toronto wasn't any better, missing 19 of its first 21 3-point attempts and finishing 7 of 34. The Raptors shot 30.9% from the field overall. The Raptors scored the first five points of the game, promptly gave up a 7-0 run, and never led again. Many in the sellout crowd of 19,800, including rapper Drake, had long since departed by the time the final buzzer sounded. Toronto's OG Anunoby had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Barnes, the fourth pick in this year's draft, shot 5 for 13 and made a team-high six turnovers.

UPCOMING GIVEAWAY AND ARENA HAPPENINGS

GIVEAWAYS

UNIFORM SCHEDULE

ARENA HAPPENINGS

Nov. 7: Jersey Ralley Towel

Nov. 20: Maryland Dad Hat

Dec 11: Virginia Dad Hat

Dec. 26: Wes Unseld Jr. Bobblehead

Dec. 30: Bradley Beal Bobblehead

Nov. 1 at ATL Nov. 3 vs. TOR Nov. 5 vs. MEM Nov. 7 vs. MIL Nov. 10 at CLE Nov. 13 at ORL

White City Edition

Red City Edition

White Blue

Nov. 3: Wizards vs. Raptors

Nov. 6: Capitals vs. Flyers

Nov. 7: Wizards vs. Bucks

Nov. 8: Capitals vs. Sabres

Nov. 13: Georgetown vs. Dartmouth

Nov. 14: Capitals vs. Penguins

Nov. 15: Wizards vs. Pelicans

THIS MONTH IN WIZARDS HISTORY

November 1, 1991.................................................................................................. .....................Michael Adams tied the franchise record with nine steals against the Indiana Pacers. November 2, 2010............................................................................................................ ...............John Wall tied the franchise record with nine steals against the Philadelphia 76ers. November 4, 2016........................................................................... .....................Scott Brooks gets his first win as the Wizards Head Coach, a 95-92 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. November 4, 2018................................................................... ........John Wall moved into the top three all-time minutes played in Washington franchise history on 11/4/18 vs. NYK. November 4, 2019.................................................................... .............................................Bradley Beal passed Kevin Loughery for fifth place on the franchise's all-time scoring list November 7, 2003............................................................................................................................... ....Washington set a franchise record by holding the Toronto Raptors to 60 points. November 7, 2016................................................................... ................................................................................. John Wall becomes Washington's franchise leader in career assists November 10, 1971.................................................................................................................................................................................................................Earl Monroe traded to New York. November 12, 1976............................................................................................................ ..........................Elvin Hayes became the 12th player in NBA history to grab 10,000 rebounds. November 15, 1975............................................................................Phil Chenier set the franchise record with 59 minutes played against the Philadelphia 76ers in triple overtime. November 15, 2019...................................... Moritz Wagner becomes the first Washington player to record 30 points, 15 rebounds and four 3PM in a single game off the bench. November 16, 2018.................................................... ............ John Wall passed Wes Unseld for third in all-time points by a Washington franchise player on 11/16/18 vs. Houston. November 17, 1945........................................................ ......................................................................................................................................Elvin Hayes was born in Rayville, Louisiana. November 17, 2019...........................................................Bradley Beal scores his 10,000 career point, making him one of five players in franchise history to accomplish this feat. November 19, 1994........................................................ ......................................................... Juwan Howard made his debut for the Washington Wizards against the Boston Celtics. November 21, 1944......................................................... .................................................................................................................... Earl Monroe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1970................................................... ....... Baltimore sets the franchise mark for largest margin of victory (52) in a 156-104 triumph over the Portland Trail Blazers. November 25, 2013.....................................................................................................................................................................John Wall named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. November 26, 2018.................................... Scott Brooks recorded his 100th win as Wizards head coach, becoming the seventh Washington franchise coach to reach 100 wins. November 29, 1997....................................................................................................................................................................................... Wizards played last game at US Airways Arena

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TEAM

? The Wizards' roster finished the regular season with nine players with three-or-fewer years of experience in the NBA. ? Washington finished 19-17 at Capital One Arena, the ninth-consecutive season with a .500+ record in the Nation's Capital (finished 2019-20 16-16 at Capital One Arena prior to the bubble in Orlando). ? Washington (116.6) finished third in the league in scoring, its for the fourth time in five years finishing in the top 10. Since 2016-17, Washington has finished fifth, 13th, 10th and seventh. ? The Wizards had their third-consecutive season averaging at least 110 points per game, the longest streak in franchise history since having eightstraight seasons from 1963-1971. ? Washington (25.5) averaged 25+ assists per game for a franchise-record fourth-consecutive season. ? The Wizards led the league with 1449 free throws made, or 20.1 per game. ? Washington finished the season eighth in rebounds per game at 45.2, its first time finishing in the top 10 in rebounds per game since the 2014-15 season (8th). ? The Wizards averaged 52.8 points in the paint per game, the fifth-most in the league and the most by the franchise since at least 1996.

BRADLEY BEAL

? Beal (605) moved into fourth place all time in games played in Washington. ? Beal (1,878) recorded his fifth-straight season with at least 1700 points, the longest streak in team history and second behind Elvin Hayes' total of six seasons overall. Beal also tallied his third season with at least 1,800 points, tied for the second-most in franchise history. ? Beal shot career highs from the field (.485) and from the free throw line (.889). ? Beal (13,303) became just the second player in franchise history with 13,000 points (Elvin Hayes - 15,551). ? Beal (2,436) moved into the top five for total assists in franchise history. ? Beal (1,371) moved into 46th place all-time in career made three-pointers. ? Beal (20,979) now has the third-most minutes in franchise history. ? Beal (31.3) finished second to Walt Bellamy's franchise-record 31.6 points per game season average. ? Beal became just the sixth player since the NBA-ABA merger to average 30+ points in back-to-back seasons (Adrian Dantley, Michael Jordan-seven straight, Allen Iverson-twice, Kobe Bryant, James Harden-three straight).

DAVIS BERTANS

? Bertans finished the season shooting .395 from three, just under recording his third-consecutive season with at least a 40% three-point percentage. ? Bertans knocked down 146 three off the bench, the third-most in the league (Clarkson-203, Mills-159).

RUI HACHIMURA

? Hachimura improved his points per game average, field goal percentage and three-point percentage from his rookie season, averaging 13.8 points per game on .478 shooting from the field and .328 shooting from three. ? Hachimura was one of six sophomores to average at least 13 points and five rebounds per game. ? Hachimura had 24 games scoring 10+ points while shooting 50%-or-better from the field, the sixth-most among sophomores.

DANIEL GAFFORD

? From March 26-on in 23 games with the Wizards, Gafford averaged 10.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, shooting .681 from the field. ? Gafford's 1.8 blocks per game average was the sixth-highest average among all players after 3/26. ? Gafford had eight games with at least three blocks with the Wizards. ? Gafford had 12 games with at least 10 points in Washington and also pulled down at least five rebounds in 17 games, including two double-doubles. ? Gafford led Washington with 2.2 offensive rebounds per game.

RAUL NETO

? Neto averaged career highs in points (8.7), rebounds (2.4) and steals (1.1) per game. ? Neto also shot a career-high .468 from the field. ? Scored a career-high 25 points on 7-11 shooting, including a career-high five threes, on 5/6 at Toronto. ? Recorded at least one steal in all but six games, including a career-high five on 2/25 at Denver.

DENI AVDIJA

? In his rookie season Avdija averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. ? Avdija's 4.9 rebounds per game average ranked sixth among rookies.

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TEAM

? The Wizards look to continue their success at Capital One Arena as the team has finished at .500-or-above at home for 10 consecutive seasons. (The team finished 16-16 at Capital One Arena in 2019-20 prior to the bubble in Orlando, Fla.).

? Washington will attempt to finish top-10 in the league in scoring for the fifth time in six years after finishing third last season with 116.6 points per game.

? The Wizards will look to shoot the ball above .470 in back-to-back seasons for only the fifth time in franchise history and for the first time since the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons. The Wizards concluded the 2020-21 season shooting the ball at a .475 clip, the highest rate since the 2016-17 season.

? The Wizards are looking to score over 110.0 points per game for the fourth consecutive season, the longest streak in franchise history since having eight-straight seasons from 1963-1971.

? The Wizards will attempt to surpass 45.0 rebounds per game in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1979-80 to 1980-81 seasons. Washington's 45.2 rebounds per game last year ranked eighth in the league and was the most for a Washington team since 1981.

? Washington to average 25+ assists per game for a franchise-record fifth-consecutive season. Only four teams in the league enter the season with a four-season streak of 25+ assists per game (Golden State, 7; Denver, 5; Washington, 4; New Orleans, 4).

SCHEDULE

? The 2021-22 NBA season marks the first time since the 2018-19 season that the Wizards are slated to play a full 82-game schedule. The 201920 regular season was cut unexpectedly short due to the pandemic while the 2020-21 regular season was shortened to 72 games to account for a brief offseason.

? The Wizards opened the season at Toronto for just the third time in franchise history. It marked the first season-opener against the Raptors since 2005 and also signified their first win in Toronto since 11/5/17, snapping a five-game losing streak at Scotiabank Arena.

? The Wizards will hit the road for the longest road trip of the season in mid-December, playing six games away from D.C. over the course of 11 days. Washington will travel to Denver (December 13), Sacramento (December 15), Phoenix (December 16), Utah (December 18), Brooklyn (December 21) and New York (December 23).

? The 10 road games played in December is tied the most in franchise history and will be most since the 1994-95 season. ? The Wizards' longest home-stand of the year comes in January when the team is scheduled to play eight-straight contests at Capital One

Arena spanning from January 11th-25th. This is the team's longest home-stand since the 1984 season. ? The 11 total games played at home in January is tied for the most in franchise history with the 2011-12 season. ? The Wizards will close out the regular season against Charlotte for just the second time in franchise history. The only other contest came in

1994 with the Wizards defeating the Hornets 117-99.

BRADLEY BEAL

? Beal (608) needing 33 games played to surpass Greg Ballard (643, 1978-85) for the third-most games played in Wizards history. ? Beal looking for his sixth-straight season with at least 1,700 points, the longest streak in team history. Additionally, Beal can surpass Elvin

Hayes' total of six seasons with 1,700+ points, a franchise record. ? Beal (13,425) needing 2,090 points to surpass Elvin Hayes as the highest scorer in franchise history (15,551). ? Beal (2,410) needing 134 assists to surpass Kevin Porter (2,593) for the fourth-most assists in franchise history. ? Beal (1,379) hitting his 1,500th career three-pointer, which would place him near the top-40 in league history. ? Beal (2,292) needs 23 free throws to surpass Gilbert Arenas (2,314) for the third-most and 189 free throws to surpass John Wall (2,456) for the

second-most makes from the charity stripe in franchise history. ? Beal (2,483) needing 1 rebounds to surpass John Wall (2,483) for the most rebounds by a guard in franchise history. If Beal reaches his career

average of 336 total rebounds a season, he could surpass Leroy Ellis (2,718) for the 14th most in franchise history. ? Beal (700) needing 37 steals to surpass Elvin Hayes (736) for the third-most takeaways in franchise history. ? Beal chasing Walt Bellamy's single-season points per game mark (31.6, 1961-62) after averaging 31.3 points per game in 2020-21, the second-

highest average in franchise history. ? Beal could become just the fourth player since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976 to average 30+ points per game in three-consecutive seasons,

joining Michael Jordan (seven straight), Adrian Dantley (four straight) and James Harden (three straight).

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DAVIS BERTANS

? Bertans (940) needing 60 rebounds to become the third Latvian-born player in NBA history to eclipse 1,000 career rebounds. (Andris Biedrins ? 3,631; Kristaps Porzingis ? 2,238).

? Bertans (2,895) needing 105 points to become the third Latvian-born player in NBA history to eclipse 3,000 career points. (Kristaps Porzingis ? 5,341; Andris Biedrins ? 3,247).

? Bertans looking to build on his .407 career three-point percentage, which currently ranks tied for the third-highest percentage by an active forward in the NBA. (Minimum 30 three-pointers made).

? Bertans (687) hoping to enter the top-five for three pointers made by a forward since entering the league in 2016-17.

KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

? Caldwell-Pope (470) needing 30 starts to eclipse 500 for his career. Caldwell-Pope is currently one-of-28 active guards in the league with over 450 career starts, including teammate Bradley Beal.

?.Caldwell-Pope looking to continue his consistency from beyond the arc. He is currently one-of-eight players in the NBA to have 90+ threepointers in seven-consecutive seasons (2015-21), including teammate Bradley Beal. ?.Caldwell-Pope looking to improve his career three-point average of .355 which currently ranks 16th among all NBA guards with at least 2,800 three-point attempts since entering the league in 2013-14. Teammate Bradley Beal ranks slightly ahead (9th), shooting at a .376 clip. ?.Caldwell-Pope (6,95]0) looking to score 50 points this season to reach 7,000 career points. ?.Caldwell-Pope (2,478) needing 14 field goals to reach 2,500 for his career. ?.Caldwell-Pope (967) needing 33 free throws to reach 1,000 for his career.

MONTREZL HARREL

?.Harrell looking to continue his four-season streak of scoring at least 10.0 points per game. ?.Harrell (8,343) needing 589 minutes played this season to eclipse 9,000 for his career.

SPENCER DINWIDDIE

? Dinwiddie (4,242) needing 778 points to eclipse the 5,000-point threshold for his career. ? Dinwiddie (915) needing 85 rebounds to register 1,000 total rebounds for his career. ? Dinwiddie (1,616) needing 384 assists to eclipse 2,000 for his career.

KYLE KUZMA

?.Kuzma (4,299) needing 701 points to eclipse the 5,000-point threshold for his career. Kuzma's 4,282 points currently rank fourth among all players drafted in 2017. ?.Kuzma (1,625) looking to reach 2,000 career field goals with 375 makes from the floor this season. Kuzma is currently one-of-five rookies from the 2017 NBA Draft class with 1,500+ field goals. ?.Kuzma to build upon his career-best 41-block season last year. Kuzma's 134 career blocks rank ninth among all fifth-year players. ?.Kuzma (1,627) needing 383 rebounds to eclipse 2,000 total for his career. His 1,627 career rebounds rank sixth among all fifth-year players. ?.Kuzma looking to continue his offensive-rebounding presence after a career-best 108 offensive boards last season. ?.Kuzma (282) needing to appear in 18 more games to eclipse 300 for his career.

DANIEL GAFFORD

? Gafford looks to build on career-highs in minutes played (14.6), points (7.0), rebounds (4.3) and blocks (1.4) per game during his sophomore stint in 2020-21.

? Gafford looks to continue his high efficiency scoring as he registered .681 shooting percentage in 23 games with the Wizards last season.

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RAUL NETO

? Neto looking to improve on career-highs in points (8.7), rebounds (2.4) and steals (1.1) per game set in 2020-21. ? Neto (1,829) needing just 171 points for 2,000 points for his career. ? Neto (493) needing 7 rebounds to eclipse 500 for his career. ? Neto (4,999) needing 2 minutes played to eclipse 5,000 for his career.

DENI AVDIJA

?.Avdija looking to build on his 4.9 rebounds per game set in 2020-21 which ranked sixth amongst all rookies. ? Avdija looking to become the second player in franchise history (Rui Hachimura, 2019-20) to appear in back-to-back Rookie/Sophomore Rising

Star games.

COREY KISPERT

?.Could become the third-straight Wizard selected to the Rookie/Sophomore (Rui Hachimura, 2019-20; Deni Avdija, 2020) if selected to Rising Stars game roster during the All-Star break.

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