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WASHINGTON WIZARDS (35-47)

Finished 12th in the Eastern Conference Finished fourth in the Southeast Division

WIZARDS END OF SEASON PROBABLE GAME STARTERS

2021-22 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

All Times Eastern

Date Opponent

Time/Result Record/TV Date Opponent

Time/Result Record/TV

10/5 @ Houston

L, 119-125

0-1 1/9 @ Orlando

W, 102-100 20-20

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

0-2 1/11 vs. Oklahoma City W, 122-118 21-20

10/12 vs. Toronto

L, 108-113

0-3 1/12 vs. Orlando

W, 112-106 22-20

10/15 @ New York L, 113-115

0-4 1/15 vs. Portland L, 110-115 22-21

10/20 @ Toronto

W, 98-83

1-0 1/17 vs. Philadelphia W, 117-98 23-21

10/22 vs. Indiana

W, 135-134 (OT) 2-0 1/19 vs. Brooklyn L, 118-119 23-22

FORWARD #33 KYLE KUZMA Ht: 6-10, Wt: 221, Exp: 4 Age: 26, From: Utah 17.1 pts, 8.5 reb, 3.5 ast

FORWARD #1 KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

Ht: 6-5, Wt: 204, Exp: 8 Age: 29, From: Georgia 13.2 pts, 3.4 reb, 1.9 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 1/21

W, 116-107

3-1 1/23

W, 122-111

4-1 1/25

W, 115-112 (20T) 5-1 1/29

L, 111-118

5-2 2/1

L, 100-109

5-3 2/2

W, 115-87

6-3 2/5

W, 101-94

7-3 2/7

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

L, 105-109 L, 87-116 L, 115-116 L, 95-115 L, 98-112 W, 106-103 L, 80-95 L, 100-121

23-23 23-24 23-25 23-26 23-27 24-27 24-28 24-29

11/10 @ Cleveland W, 97-94

8-3 2/10 vs. Brooklyn W, 113-112 25-29

11/13 @ Orlando

W, 104-92

9-3 2/12 vs. Sacramento L, 110-123 25-30

11/15 vs. New Orleans W, 105-100 10-3 2/14 vs. Detroit

W, 103-94 26-30

11/17 @ Charlotte L, 87-97

10-4 2/16 @ Indiana

L, 108-113 26-31

CENTER

11/18 @ Miami

L, 97-112

10-5 2/17 @ Brooklyn

W, 117-103 27-31

#6 KRISTAPS PORZINGIS Ht: 7-3, Wt: 240, Exp: 5

11/20 vs. Miami

W, 103-100

11/22 vs. Charlotte L, 103-109

11/24 @ New Orleans L, 102-127

11-5 2/25 vs. San Antonio L, 153-157 (20T) 27-32

11-6 2/26 @ Cleveland L, 86-92

27-33

11-7 3/1 vs. Detroit

W, 116-113 28-33

Age: 26, From: Latvia

11/26 @ Oklahoma City W, 101-99

12-7 3/4 vs. Atlanta

L, 114-117 28-34

20.2 pts, 8.1 reb, 2.3 ast

11/27 @ Dallas

W, 120-114

11/29 @ San Antonio L, 99-116

13-7 3/6 vs. Indiana

W, 133-123 29-34

13-8 3/9 @ LA Clippers L, 109-115 29-35

12/1 vs. Minnesota W, 115-107 14-8 3/11 @ LA Lakers L, 109-122 29-36

12/3 vs. Cleveland L, 101-116

14-9 3/12 @ Portland

L, 118-127 29-37

GUARD

GUARD

12/5 @ Toronto 12/6 @ Indiana

L, 90-102 L, 110-116

14-10 3/14 @ Golden State L, 112-126 29-38

14-11 3/16 vs. Denver

L, 109-127 29-39

#31 TOMAS SATORANSKY Ht: 6-7, Wt: 210, Exp: 5

Age: 30, From: Czech Republic

#24 COREY KISPERT Ht: 6-6, Wt: 224, Exp: R Age: 23, From: Gonzaga

12/8 12/11 12/13 12/15

@ Detroit vs. Utah @ Denver @ Sacramento

W, 119-116 (OT) 15-11 3/18

L, 98-123

15-12 3/19

L, 107-113 15-13 3/21

L, 105-119 15-14 3/24

@ New York vs. LA Lakers @ Houston @ Milwaukee

L, 97-100 W, 127-119 L, 97-115 L, 102-114

29-40 30-40 30-41 30-42

3.6 pts, 2.3 reb, 3.3 ast

8.2 pts, 2.7 reb, 1.1 ast

12/16 @ Phoenix 12/18 @ Utah

L, 98-118

15-15 3/25 @ Detroit

W, 100-97 31-42

W, 109-103 16-15 3/27 vs. Golden State W, 123-115 32-42

QUICK HITS

12/23 @ New York W, 124-117 17-15 3/29 vs. Chicago

12/26 vs. Philadelphia L, 96-117

17-16 3/30 vs. Orlando

L, 94-107 32-43 W, 127-110 33-43

TOMAS SATORANSKY

? Started in the last 10 games for the Wizards, going 5-5 over that span. ? Amassed at least FIVE assists in the last 10 games of the season, tying the longest-such streak of his career set from 1/17/19-2/6/19.

12/28 12/30 1/1 1/3 1/5

@ Miami vs. Cleveland vs. Chicago vs. Charlotte vs. Houston

L, 112-119 W, 110-93 L, 119-120 W, 124-121 L, 111-114

17-17 4/1 18-17 4/3 18-18 4/5 19-18 4/6 19-19 4/8

vs. Dallas @ Boston @ Minnesota @ Atlanta vs. New York

W, 135-103 L, 102-144 W, 132-114 L, 103-118 L, 92-114

34-43 34-44 35-44 35-45 35-46

COREY KISPERT

1/7 @ Chicago

L, 122-130 19-20 4/10 @ Charlotte L, 108-124 35-47

? Finished the season ranked FIFTH among all NBA rookies in three-point field

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goal percentage (.350). ? Kispert surpassed teammate Bradley Beal (91, 2012-13) for the most three-

2021-22 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

pointers made by a rookie in franchise history, ending the season with 112. ? Tallied a career-high 25 points while knocking down a career-best six three-

RECORD

HOME

ROAD

OT

pointers on 3/27 vs. GSW.

OVERALL

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KRISTAPS PORZINGIS

? Was ONE of only SIX players in the league to average at least 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks during the 2021-22 NBA season. ? Porzingis' 25 points scored in his Wizards debut on 3/6 vs. IND are the fifth-most by a player appearing in their first game for Washington in franchise history. ? Started in 17 games for Washington this season, scoring 20+ points in 10 games and recording a double-double in six of those appearances.

DIVISION WEST EAST STREAK

7-9 11-19 24-28 3 Losses

5-3 7-8 14-12 1 Loss

2-6 4-11 10-18 2 Losses

0-0 0-1 3-0 1 Loss

KYLE KUZMA

? Kuzma set a career-high with 24 double-doubles this season, including in 16 of his last 37 appearances on the campaign. ? Registered the first triple-double of his career with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists on 2/10 vs. BKN. ? Had 25 games with 10+ rebounds this season, the most in his career. ? His eight games with 25+ points and 10+ rebounds are the most in a single season in his career, previously having six total over his first four seasons combined.

KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

? Made 3+ three-point field goals in 30 games this season, surpassing the 2014-15 campaign (27) for the most such games in a single season in his career. ? Tied his single season career-high with a team-leading 159 three-point field goals made this season. ? His three-point field goal percentage of .398 since the start of the 2020-21 NBA season ranks tied for the sixth-highest in the NBA during that span (Minimum 700 3PT attempts).

OFF THE BENCH NUMBERS

98

MIN/G: 23.8 PPG: 8.4

MIN/G: 28.5 PPG: 11.3

21

MIN/G: 20.1 PPG: 9.4

4 19

MIN/G: 22.0 PPG: 8.6

MIN/G: 19.6 PPG: 7.5

CAPITAL CITY GO-GO UPDATE

? The Capital City Go-Go, the NBA G League affiliate of the Washington Wizards, were defeated by the Raptors 905, 126-131, in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs during their first-ever playoff appearance The Go-Go defeated the College Park Skyhawks, 131-122, in the first round to earn their first-ever playoff victory.

? The Go-Go closed the regular season winning 14 of its last 18 games and their combined 28 wins in the showcase and regular season set a new team record for wins in a season under first year Head Coach Mike Williams.

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22002211--2222WWASAHSIHNIGNTGOTNOWNIZWAIRZDASRGDASMRE ONSOTERS

2021-22 WASHINGTON WIZARDS FINAL ROSTER

NO. NAME

POS HT WT DOB

COLLEGE/FROM

YRS

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

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

22 Vernon Carey Jr.

C

6-9 270 2/25/01

Duke/USA

1

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

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

6

Kristaps Porzingis

F/C 7-3 240 8/2/95

Latvia

5

31 Tom?s Satoransk?

G

6-7 210 10/30/91 Czech Republic

5

20 Jordan Schakel*

G

6-6 200 6/13/98

San Diego State/USA

R

4

Ish Smith

G

6-0 175 7/5/88

Wake Forest/USA

11

14 Isaiah Todd

F

6-10 210 10/17/01 G League 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....................... Smith 5.................. Winston 6.................Porzingis 8............. Hachimura

NUMERICAL

9...................... Avdija 13................... Bryant 14.......................Todd 16......................... Gill 19...................... Neto 20.................Schakel

21..................Gafford 22............... Carey Jr. 24.................. Kispert 31........... Satoransk? 33................... Kuzma

HOW THE WIZARDS WERE BUILT

Free Agency (4)

Jordan Schakel (2022)* Tomas Satoransk? (2022)*

Anthony Gill (2020) Raul Neto (2020)

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 (6)

Vernon Carey Jr. (via CHA, 2022)* Ish Smith (via CHA, 2022)*

Kristaps Porzingis (via DAL, 2022)* Kyle Kuzma (via LAL, 2021)

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (via LAL, 2021) Daniel Gafford (via CHI, 2021)

Waivers (1)

Thomas Bryant (via LAL, 2018)

* Indicates In-Season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Deni Avdija...............................Denny AHV-dee-uh Rui Hachimura..........................................ROO-ey Raul Neto................................. Hah-OOL Nett-oh

Kristaps Porzingis.......... KRIS-taps Por-ZING-is Tom?s Satoransk?.......... tom-us sa-tore-AN-ski Jordan Schakel.................................... SHACK-el

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2021-22 WIZARDS REGULAR SEASON STATS

Through April 10 (35-47)

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

-FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS--

PLAYER

G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG

Beal

40 40 1439 348 771 .451 63 210 .300 169 203 .833 38 151 189 265 95 1 36 135 15 928 23.2

Porzingis (TOT) 51 51 1481 352 767 .459 78 252 .310 248 286 .867 102 309 411 119 137 1 37 81 84 1030 20.2

Porzingis (WAS) 17 17 479 123 259 .475 29 79 .367 101 116 .871 38 112 150 50 49 0 12 28 25 376 22.1

Kuzma

66 66 2204 423 936 .452 128 375 .341 156 219 .712 70 491 561 233 128 0 42 169 57 1130 17.1

Harrell

46 3 1117 247 383 .645 4 15 .267 149 205 .727 96 213 309 96 88 1 18 50 31 647 14.1

Caldwell-Pope 77 77 2329 361 829 .435 159 408 .390 137 154 .890 41 220 261 145 139 0 83 97 26 1018 13.2

Dinwiddie

44 44 1330 185 492 .376 70 226 .310 116 143 .811 36 171 207 256 107 0 27 73 7 556 12.6

Hachimura

42 13 943 187 381 .491 55 123 .447 46 66 .697 25 135 160 48 53 0 23 33 9 475 11.3

Gafford

72 53 1444 285 411 .693 0 1 .000 107 153 .699 155 252 407 68 170 0 30 65 99 677 9.4

Avdija

82 8 1984 250 579 .432 82 259 .317 103 136 .757 52 373 425 167 190 1 59 87 44 685 8.4

Kispert

77 36 1801 234 514 .455 112 320 .350 54 62 .871 53 156 209 85 93 0 35 50 22 634 8.2

Neto

70 19 1372 204 441 .463 35 120 .292 83 108 .769 13 121 134 217 104 0 55 79 3 526 7.5

Bryant

27 9 439 77 148 .520 12 42 .286 35 40 .875 26 82 108 23 43 0 6 19 21 201 7.4

Smith (TOT)

65 1 1126 185 430 .430 25 67 .373 15 24 .625 25 115 140 244 78 0 47 78 23 410 6.3

Smith (WAS)

28 0 615 112 245 .457 15 42 .357 3 5 .600 14 69 83 146 44 0 27 42 13 242 8.6

Holiday

41 14 663 100 214 .467 23 67 .343 28 35 .800 9 58 67 78 60 0 24 39 9 251 6.1

Bertans

34 0 501 60 171 .351 46 144 .319 28 30 .933 6 55 61 16 55 0 11 14 6 194 5.7

Gill

44 0 463 62 109 .569 14 26 .538 42 52 .808 33 52 85 27 58 0 5 18 11 180 4.1

Monroe

2 0 18 4

8 .500 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 7 3 10 1 2 0 1 2 1

8 4.0

Wanamaker (TOT) 23 2 320 28 77 .364 4 17 .235 23 25 .920 6 33 39 55 45 0 7 23 6 83 3.6

Wanamaker (WAS) 1 1 27 2

5 .400 0 0 --- 3 3 1.000 0 4 4 7 3 0 2 0 0

7 7.0

Satoransky (TOT) 55 13 906 72 191 .377 11 53 .208 43 54 .796 27 99 126 184 71 0 29 46 5 198 3.6

Satoransky (WAS) 22 10 416 40 84 .476 6 22 .273 21 25 .840 9 52 61 108 38 0 15 23 4 107 4.9

Waters (TOT)

3 0 50 4 14 .286 2 9 .222 0 0 --- 0 4 4 7 4 0 5 4 0 10 3.3

Waters (WAS)

10 8 1

2 .500 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0

2 2.0

Carey (TOT)

7 1 44 7 13 .538 0 0 --- 6 13 .462 8 4 12 0 4 0 2 3 1 20 2.9

Carey (WAS)

3 0 27 4

7 .571 0 0 --- 4 10 .400 5 2 7 0 3 0 1 2 1 12 4.0

Sword

3 0 19 3

4 .750 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 0 1 7 0 4 1 0

6 2.0

Winston

7 0 39 4 11 .364 2 6 .333 4 4 1.000 0 1 1 7 9 0 0 3 0 14 2.0

Todd

12 0 74 7 26 .269 4 16 .250 2 6 .333 3 9 12 4 4 0 4 4 2 20 1.7

Johnson

3 0 18 2

6 .333 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 5 7 12 0 0 0 0 3 0

4 1.3

Schakel

4 0 30 1 11 .091 1 6 .167 2 2 1.000 2 6 8 0 0 0 1 1 0

5 1.3

Ayayi

7 0 20 1

6 .167 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0

2 0.3

Echenique

10 3 0

0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0.0

Goodwin

20 6 0

3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0.0

WIZARDS

82 - 19830 3327 7056 .472 860 2512 .342 1393 1778 .783 737 2798 3535 2052 1545 3 522 1077 406 8907 108.6

OPPONENTS

82 - 19830 3384 7287 .464 941 2607 .361 1475 1828 .807 840 2786 3626 1941 1634 8 598 972 344 9184 112.0

Through April 10 (35-47)

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

PLAYER Beal Porzingis (TOT) Porzingis (WAS) Kuzma Harrell Caldwell-Pope Dinwiddie Hachimura Gafford Avdija Kispert Neto Bryant Smith (TOT) Smith (WAS) Holiday Bertans Gill Monroe Wanamaker (TOT) Wanamaker (WAS) Satoransky (TOT) Satoransky (WAS) Waters (TOT) Waters (WAS) Carey (TOT) Carey (WAS) Sword Winston Todd Johnson Schakel Ayayi Echenique Goodwin WIZARDS OPPONENTS

-- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS -MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS

46 10 17 4 9 1 37 40 18 7 3 5 6 35 32 18 6 2 4 5 35 48 22 11 3 8 3 36 38 18 7 3 3 3 27 43 10 5 4 4 2 35 42 12 12 2 4 2 34 37 8 4 3 3 2 21 36 12 3 2 4 8 24 40 15 8 4 4 3 21 41 7 6 3 5 2 25 36 7 10 4 5 1 22 26 10 3 2 3 3 16 32 8 14 3 4 2 22 30 8 14 3 4 2 17 35 6 5 3 4 2 18 31 5 2 2 2 2 21 26 8 3 1 3 2 15 14 7 1 1 2 1 8 27 4 7 2 3 2 12 27 4 7 2 0 0 7 30 10 13 3 3 1 16 30 10 13 2 3 1 16 35 3 6 3 4 0 8

8 0 0100 2 19 7 0 1 1 1 11 19 7 0 1 1 1 11 14 0 1 3 1 0 6 10 1 2 0 2 0 5 17 4 2 2 2 1 6

9 8 0030 4 12 4 0 1 1 0 5

4 1 1000 2 3 0 0000 0 3 1 0000 0 290 65 38 14 22 12 153 290 64 39 14 21 10 157

----------- AVERAGE PER GAME -----------MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS 36.0 4.7 6.6 0.90 3.4 0.38 23.2 29.0 8.1 2.3 0.73 1.6 1.65 20.2 28.2 8.8 2.9 0.71 1.6 1.47 22.1 33.4 8.5 3.5 0.64 2.6 0.86 17.1 24.3 6.7 2.1 0.39 1.1 0.67 14.1 30.2 3.4 1.9 1.08 1.3 0.34 13.2 30.2 4.7 5.8 0.61 1.7 0.16 12.6 22.5 3.8 1.1 0.55 0.8 0.21 11.3 20.1 5.7 0.9 0.42 0.9 1.38 9.4 24.2 5.2 2.0 0.72 1.1 0.54 8.4 23.4 2.7 1.1 0.45 0.6 0.29 8.2 19.6 1.9 3.1 0.79 1.1 0.04 7.5 16.3 4.0 0.9 0.22 0.7 0.78 7.4 17.3 2.2 3.8 0.72 1.2 0.35 6.3 22.0 3.0 5.2 0.96 1.5 0.46 8.6 16.2 1.6 1.9 0.59 1.0 0.22 6.1 14.7 1.8 0.5 0.32 0.4 0.18 5.7 10.5 1.9 0.6 0.11 0.4 0.25 4.1 8.8 5.0 0.5 0.50 1.0 0.50 4.0 13.9 1.7 2.4 0.30 1.0 0.26 3.6 27.1 4.0 7.0 2.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 16.5 2.3 3.3 0.53 0.8 0.09 3.6 18.9 2.8 4.9 0.68 1.0 0.18 4.9 16.8 1.3 2.3 1.67 1.3 0.00 3.3 8.4 0.0 0.0 1.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 6.3 1.7 0.0 0.29 0.4 0.14 2.9 9.1 2.3 0.0 0.33 0.7 0.33 4.0 6.3 0.0 0.3 1.33 0.3 0.00 2.0 5.6 0.1 1.0 0.00 0.4 0.00 2.0 6.2 1.0 0.3 0.33 0.3 0.17 1.7 6.1 4.0 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.00 1.3 7.6 2.0 0.0 0.25 0.3 0.00 1.3 2.9 0.4 0.6 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.3 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 241.8 43.1 25.0 6.37 13.1 4.95 108.6 241.8 44.2 23.7 7.29 11.9 4.20 112.0

-CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS 21 38 18 20 12 17C 60 15 28 12 14 18T 7C 40

16 27C 9 13 22C 11C 41

14 25 15 18 18C 7C 34

13T 31

9C 10 14 10 38

14 31 14 17 12C 14 41

13 25

7

9 12

6 30

10T 12T 7C 10C 12C 3C 24C

7T 16C 6C 6C 15C 8C 21C

9C 16C 4C 4C 7C 6C 25C

10 18

7C 8C 9 10C 25

14 20

8

8 19

6 31

15 28

7

8 14 16 32

10 19

9 10

7 13 25

11 20

9 10 10

6 35

6T 10T 8

8 10

4 15C

15 24 13 16 21 11 35

6 15

6

7

8

8 17

10 13 10 12 12 14 27

7 14

4

4

5

7 17

9 14

4

8C 7C 1 21

3C 4C 0C 0C 0C 1C 6C

3

7

2T 2T 4

3

8

2C 6C 1C 2C 4C 2C 6C

11 15

6

6 21

4 23

1C 6C 2C 2C 4C 0C 5C

1C 5C 0C 0C 1C 1C 2C

0C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C

0C 2C 0C 0C 1C 0C 0C

66 143 60 69 92 50 161

65 141 51 67 100 46 159

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TEAM

? The Wizards continued their success at Capital One Arena as the team has finished at .500-or-above at home for the 11th consecutive season, posting a 21-20 record at home this season.

? A franchise-record 29 different individuals suited up for Washington during the 2021-22 season. The 29 players who suited up for the Wizards also tied Milwaukee for the most individuals to appear in a game for an NBA team this season.

? By finishing the season with a field goal percentage of .472, the Wizards have now shot 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.

? Washington finished the season with an average of 25.0 assists per game and has now averaged 25+ assists per game for a franchise-record fifth-consecutive season. Only five teams in the league have an active five-season streak of 25+ assists per game (Golden State, 8; Denver, 6; Washington, 5; New Orleans, 5).

? The Wizards' 10-3 record through the first 13 of the season marked just the THIRD time in franchise history the team had won 10-or-more contests through the first 13 games of a season, and was the first since 1974-75.

? The Wizards' 860 three-point field goals made this season ranks as the third-most in franchise history and their free throw percentage of .783 ranks as the third-highest mark in team history behind only the 2019-20 (.788) and 2016-17 (.784) seasons.

BRADLEY BEAL

? Beal (645) surpassed Greg Ballard (643, 1978-85) for the third-most games played in Wizards history on 1/25 vs. LAC. ? Beal (6.6) set a new career-high in assists per game, surpassing his previous best of 6.1 recorded during the 2019-20 campaign. ? Beal (14,231) scored 928 points in 40 starts this season and now needs 1,321 points to surpass Elvin Hayes as the highest scorer in franchise

history (15,551). ? Beal (2,701) surpassed Kevin Porter (2,593) for the fourth-most assists in franchise history this season, and now needs only 12 assists to

surpass Rod Strickland (2,712) for the third-most assists in franchise history. ? Beal (10.3) finished the season ranked FIFTH in the NBA in points in the paint per game among guards behind only Ja Morant (16.6), Shai

Gilgeous-Alexander (12.0), De'Aaron Fox (11.7), Luka Doncic (11.0). ? From Dec. 15 to Jan. 9, Beal had scored at least 20 points while dishing out 5+ assists in NINE straight games, the longest such streak of his

career and tied for the second-longest in franchise history. ? Beal recorded at least five assists in 17 consecutive games (12/11/21-1/29/22), the longest such streak of his career.

KYLE KUZMA

?. Kuzma (5,336) reached the 5,000-point threshold for his career on 2/5 vs. PHX. Kuzma's 5,336 points currently rank fourth among all players drafted in 2017. ? .Kuzma (2,013) reached 2,000 career field goals on 3/12 at POR. Kuzma is currently one-of-four rookies from the 2017 NBA Draft class with 2,000+ field goals in their career. ?. Kuzma (2,116) eclipsed 2,000 total rebounds for his career on 2/10 vs. BKN. He is the fifth member of the 2017 NBA Draft class to accomplish this feat. ? Kuzma recorded single-season highs in total rebounds (561), assists (233) and blocks (57). ? Kuzma set career-highs in rebounds (8.5), assists (3.5) and blocks (0.9) per game.

KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

? Caldwell-Pope (541) recorded his 500th career start on 1/7 at CHI. Caldwell-Pope is currently one-of-29 active guards in the league with over 500 career starts, including teammate Bradley Beal (611).

?. With 159 three-pointers made this season, Caldwell-Pope is now one-of-five players in the NBA to have 90+ three-pointers in eight-consecutive seasons (2014-22). ? Caldwell-Pope tied his single-season high of 159 three-point field goals made in a season. ?.With a three-point field goal percentage of .390, Caldwell-Pope improved his career three-point average of .360 which currently ranks 17th among all NBA guards with at least 3,000 three-point attempts since entering the league in 2013-14. Teammate Bradley Beal ranks slightly ahead (.372, 14th) ? Caldwell-Pope recorded a new season-high in free throw percentage (.890) and his 3PT field goal percentage of .390 this season is the secondbest mark of his career.

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KRISTAPS PORZINGIS

? Porzingis finished the season as one of six players (Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Davis) to average at least 20+ points, 8+ rebounds and 1+ blocks per game during the 2021-22 NBA campaign.

? Averaged 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists and 1.5 blocks in 17 appearances (all starts) with the Wizards this season. ? Porzingis set single-season career highs in free throw percentage (.867) and assists (2.3) per game. ? Porzingis dished out a single-season career high 119 assists on the campaign.

RUI HACHIMURA

? Hachimura recorded single-season career highs in field goal percentage (.491), three pointers made per game (1.3), three-pointers made in a season (55) and three-point field goal percentage (.447).

? Hachimura finished second in the NBA in three point field goal percentage (.447, 55-123 3PT) among all players with at least 100 three-point attempts.

? Made at least two three-point field goals in a career-best 18 total games this season.

DANIEL GAFFORD

? Gafford set single-season career highs in free throw percentage (.699), rebounds (5.7), assists (0.9) points (9.4) and minutes played (20.1) per game. ? Gafford (1,264) eclipsed the 1,000-point threshold for his career on 1/23 vs. BOS. ? Gafford (228) recorded 200 blocks for his career with two in the 1/12 game vs. ORL. ? Gafford continued his high efficiency scoring as he registered a .693 shooting percentage for the Wizards this season. Over the last two seasons

(2020-22), Gafford ranks third in the NBA in field goal percentage among players with at least 600 field goal attempts.

RAUL NETO

? Neto set a new single-season career high with 3.1 assists per game during the 2021-22 NBA season. ? Neto (217) surpassed his previous single season career-high of 174 assists recorded in 2015-16, effectively surpassing 200 dimes in a single

season for the first time in his career.

DENI AVDIJA

? In his sophomore season, Avdija shot the ball at a career-best .432 field goal percentage and recorded season-highs in points (8.4), rebounds (5.2), assists (2.0) and minutes (24.2) per game.

? Avdija was one of five players in the players in the NBA to appear in every contest for his respective team this season, joining Dwight Powell (DAL), Saddiq Bey (DET), Kevon Looney (GSW) and Mikal Bridges (PHX).

? Avdija (1027) eclipsed the 1000-point mark for his career on 4/6 at ATL. ? Avdija (230) recorded 200 dimes for his career on 3/29 vs. CHI. ? Avdija (135) made his 100th career three-pointer on 2/12 vs. SAC.

COREY KISPERT

? With 112 three-pointers made on the season, Kispert surpassed Bradley Beal (91) for the most three-pointers made by a rookie in franchise history.

? Kispert's three-point field goal percentage of .350 ranked as the fifth-best mark among all rookies in the NBA and is the fourth-best three-point shooting percentage recorded by a Wizards rookie in franchise history (Minimum 100 3PT attempted).

? Kispert's field goal percentage of .455 (234-of-514) ranks as the 11th highest mark by a rookie in franchise history (Minimum 500 FGA). Kispert joined teammate Rui Hachimura (.466, 2019-20) as the only Wizards rookies to shoot at or above .450 during their rookie season (Minimum 500 FGA) since Rasheed Wallace in 1995-96 (.487).

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MILESTONES

BRADLEY BEAL MILESTONES

Bradley Beal holds several Wizards' three-point shooting records, and continues to climb the NBA's all-time leaderboard

3-Point FG Made:

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE (WASHINGTON) 1. Bradley Beal.................................................... 1,434 2. Gilbert Arenas...................................................868 3. Antawn Jamison...............................................646 4. John Wall...........................................................539 5. Chris Whitney....................................................489 6. Otto Porter........................................................... 488

3-Point FG Attempted:

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED (WASHINGTON) 1. Bradley Beal....................................................3,851 2. Gilbert Arenas.................................................2,430 3. Antawn Jamison............................................1,801 4. John Wall........................................................1,663 5. Chris Whitney.................................................1,315 6. Otto Porter........................................................ 1,222

3-Point FG Made:

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE (NBA ALL-TIME) 45. Lou Williams..................................................1,457 46. Michael Finley...............................................1,454 47. Patty Mills......................................................1,447 48. Bradley Beal.................................................... 1,434 49. Danilo Gallinari..............................................1,426 50. Buddy Hield...................................................... 1,417

3-Point FG Attempted:

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED (NBA ALL-TIME) 45. Mike Miller...................................................... 3,910 46. Danny Green.................................................3,908 47. Mike Conley.................................................... 3,899 48. Glen Rice.......................................................3,896 49. Michael Finley..............................................3,880 50. Bradley Beal................................................3,851

Beal is also moving up several other categories in Wizards history

Minutes Played: Bradley Beal ranks third all-time

MINUTES PLAYED (WASHINGTON) 1. Wes Unseld...................................................35,832 2. Elvin Hayes...................................................29,218 3. Bradley Beal................................................22,418 4. John Wall......................................................20,545 5. Gus Johnson.................................................19,723

Games Played: Bradley Beal ranks fourth all-time

GAMES PLAYED (WASHINGTON) 1. Wes Unseld........................................................984 2. Elvin Hayes........................................................731 3. Bradley Beal.....................................................645 4. Greg Ballard......................................................643 5. Charles Jones..................................................... 595

Assists: Bradley Beal ranks fifth all-time

ASSISTS (WASHINGTON) 1. John Wall.......................................................5,282 2. Wes Unseld.....................................................3,822 3. Rod Strickland................................................2,712 4. Bradley Beal..................................................2,701 5. Kevin Porter....................................................2,593 6. Kevin Loughery..............................................2,363

Points: Bradley Beal ranks second all-time

POINTS (WASHINGTON) 1. Elvin Hayes...................................................15,551 2. Bradley Beal................................................14,231 3. Jeff Malone..................................................11,083 4. John Wall......................................................10,879 5. Wes Unseld...................................................10,624 6. Kevin Loughery..............................................9,833

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2021-22 TEAM NOTES

THE GREAT EIGHT The Wizards had eight former players named to the NBA's 75th anniversary team, tied for the sixth-most by any franchise, as part of the celebration for the league's landmark 75th anniversary season.

The team was selected by a blue-ribbon panel of current and former NBA players, coaches, general managers and team and league executives, WNBA legends and sportswriters and broadcasters.

Number of 75th Anniversary Team Selections

Number

Franchise

20

BOS

18

LAL

11

HOU

9

PHI

NYK

8

WAS

MIL

GSW

The players representing the Washington franchise include:

Name

Years with WAS Franchise

Dave Bing*.............................................................. 1975-77

Elvin Hayes* .......................................................... 1972-81

Michael Jordan*................................................... 2001-03

Moses Malone*..................................................... 1986-88

Earl Monroe*.......................................................... 1967-72

Paul Pierce*............................................................ 2014-15

Wes Unseld*........................................................... 1968-81

Russell Westbrook................................................ 2020-21

*Denotes Member of Basketball HOF

HISTORIC START The Wizards' 10-3 record through the first 13 of the season marked just the THIRD time in franchise history the team had won 10-or-more contests through the first 13 games of a season, and was the first since 1974-75.

The Wizards tied the 1968-69 season for the second-best start to a campaign through 13 games played.

Best Record Thru 13 games, Franchise History

Record

Season

11-2

1974-75

10-3

2021-22

10-3

1968-69

9-4

2014-15

CASHING IN Washington shot the ball at a 47.2% clip from the floor as a team this season which ranks as the fifth-best mark in the league.

The Wizards have now shot 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.

Shooting Percentage, Team NBA, 2021-22

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T8

FG%

Team

48.5

PHX

48.3

DEN

48.0

CHI

47.5

BKN

47.2

WAS

47.1

UTA

47.0

ATL

46.9

Three teams

PREVENT DEFENSE The Wizards held their opponents to just 11.5 three-pointers made a game this season which ranked as the third-best mark in the league.

Three-Point Field Goals Allowed, Game NBA, 2021-22

Rank 1 2 3 4 T5

Opp. 3PT/G 10.9 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7

Team DAL PHI WAS PHX Three teams

In addition, the Wizards limited their opponents to just 31.8 three-point attempts per game this season, the lowest mark in the NBA.

Three-Point Attempts, Opponents, Game NBA, 2021-22

Rank 1 2 3 4

Opp. 3PA/G 31.8 32.0 32.1 32.3

Team WAS CHI DAL IND

NOT SO FAST! Washington allowed just 9.4 opponent fast break points per game during the 2021-22 season, the lowest mark in the NBA.

Opponent Fast Break Points Per Game NBA, 2021-22

Rank 1 2 3 4 T5 T5

Opp. FB Points/G 9.4 10.7 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.3

Team WAS OKC DET NOP NYK PHX

CLUTCH WIZ With the 123-115 victory over GSW on 3/27, the Wizards finished the season with a 25-15 record in 'clutch' game situations (clutch games are defined as the last five minutes of a game in which the point differential is five or less).

Washington concluded the 2021-22 campaign tied for third in the NBA for the most wins in clutch situations this season with 25.

Rank 1 2 T3 T3 T5 T5 T5 T8

Most Clutch Game Wins NBA, 2021-22

Wins 33 26 25 25 24 24 24 23

W-L

Team

33-9

PHX

26-19

TOR

25-15

WAS

25-16

CHI

24-17

MIL

24-18

LAC

24-21

PHI

Three teams

IRON WIZARD Wizards forward Deni Avdija has played in all 82 games for Washington this season, becoming the first Wizards player to play in all of the team's games in the regular season since Bradley Beal in 2018-19.

Additionally, Avdija is one of only FIVE players in the NBA to appear in every contest for his respective team this season, joining Dwight Powell (DAL), Saddiq Bey (DET), Kevon Looney (GSW) and Mikal Bridges (PHX).

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2021-22 PLAYER NOTES

BEALIN' AND DEALIN' Wizards guard Bradley Beal has recorded at least five assists in 17 consecutive games. This ranks as the longest such streak of his career.

Consecutive Games with 5+ Assists, Bradley Beal, Career

Games 17 13 9 8

6

Dates 12/11/21-1/29/22

2/6/18-3/9/18 3/1/19-3/16/19 11/3/21-11/22/21

Three times

Additionally, from Dec. 15 to Jan. 9, Beal had scored at least 20 points while dishing out 5+ assists in NINE straight games, the longest such streak of his career and tied for the second-longest in franchise history.

Consecutive Games with 20+ Points, 5+ Assists, Bradley Beal, Career

Games 9

6 6 5 5

Dates 12/15/21-1/9/21 1/20/20-1/30/20 11/4/19-11/17/19

2/26/20-3/4/20 3/9/19-3/16/19

RUI FROM RANGE Wizards forward Rui Hachimura knocked down 55-of-123 attempts (.447) from beyond the arc since returning to play on Jan. 9 at Orlando.

Hachimura finished SECOND in the NBA in three-point field goal percent among players with at least 100 three-point field goal attempts.

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage, Min. 100 Attempts NBA, 2021-22

Rank 3PM 3PA 3P%

Player

1 190

423

.449 Luke Kennard

2

55

123

.447 Rui Hachimura

3 228

523

.436 Desmond Bane

4 70

163

.429 Tyrese Maxey

CLUTCH KUZ

Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma finished the season ranked seventh in

three-point field goal percentage in the NBA during 'clutch' game

situations this season (min. 25 3PT attempts).

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage, Min. 25 Attempts Clutch Situations, NBA, 2021-22

Rank 3PM 3PA

1

14

28

2

11

25

3

14

33

4

11

26

5

11

27

6

19

47

7

17

43

3P%

Player

.500

Mike Conley

.440 Lauri Markkanen

.424

Gary Trent Jr.

.423

Saddiq Bey

.407 Desmond Bane

.404 Fred VanVleet

.395

Kyle Kuzma

RACKING UP THE BOARDS Kuzma led the team in rebounding in 32 out of 82 contests this season, and his 25 games recording double digit rebounds are the most in a single season in his career.

10+ Rebound Games, Single Season Kyle Kuzma, Career

10+ Reb. Games

Season

25 2021-22

17 2017-18

14 2020-21

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33 THROUGH 66 Kuzma led the team in double-doubles this season with 24, last registering one on 3/4 vs. ATL, totaling 22 points, hauling in five rebounds and dishing out a career-high 11 assists.

Kuzma's 24 double-doubles this season are the most in a single season in his career in just 66 games played this season.

Kuzma recorded a double-double in 16 of his last 37 appearances during the 2021-22 campaign.

Double-doubles, Single Season, Kyle Kuzma, Career

Double-doubles Season 24 2021-22 17 2017-18 13 2020-21 42018-19 2 2019-20

Additionally, Kuzma's 24 double-doubles recorded this season rank tied for the sixth-most among all forwards in the NBA.

Rank T1 T1 3 4 5 T6 T6 8 9

No. Of Double-Doubles, Forwards NBA, 2021-22

Double-Doubles 46 46 33 31 30 24 24 22 21

Player Domantas Sabonis Giannis Antetokounmpo

Christian Wood Julius Randle Pascal Siakam Kyle Kuzma Bobby Portis Jayson Tatum LeBron James

20/20 VISION Kuzma amassed a career-high 22 boards and tallied a team-high 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting in the 1/9 contest at Orlando.

Kuzma became the first Wizards player to record a 20/20 game since Antawn Jamison in 2010 and is only the third player to do so since 1994.

20 Rebound, 20 Point Games Wizards History, Since 2005

PTS

REB

Date

Player

27

22

1/9/22

Kyle Kuzma

21

23

1/30/10

Antawn Jamison

24

20

1/29/08

Antawn Jamison

22

20

11/25/05 Antawn Jamison

25/15/5 Kuzma amassed 26 points, 15 rebounds and six assists in the 2/16 contest at IND, becoming just the fifth Wizards player since 1995 to record a 25/15/5 stat line in a game.

25+ Point, 15+ Rebound, 5+ Assist Games Wizards History, Since 1997

PTS REB

26

15

33

19

36

15

25

15

35

15

26

18

34

18

27

21

29

19

AST

Date

Player

6 2/16/22 at IND

Kyle Kuzma

15 5/8/21 at IND Russell Westbrook

9 4/16/21 vs. NOP Russell Westbrook

11 4/14/21 at SAC Russell Westbrook

13 3/18/21 vs. UTA Russell Westbrook

6 2/26/10 vs. NYK Andray Blatche

5 1/15/10 at CHI Antawn Jamison

7

4/14/97 at PHI

Chris Webber

5 3/29/95 vs. MIA Chris Webber

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