WASHINGTON WIZARDS (23-40) VS. NEW YORK KNICKS (20-44)

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WASHINGTON WIZARDS (25-29) VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS (21-36)

Capital One Arena ? Saturday, February 12, 2022 ? 7:00 p.m. ET Regular Season Game 55 ? Home Game 29 TV: NBCSW ? Radio: 980 AM The Team

POSSIBLE 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 16.1 pts, 8.7 reb, 2.9 ast

FORWARD #1 KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

Ht: 6-5, Wt: 204, Exp: 8 Age: 28, From: Georgia 11.3 pts, 3.4 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 1/21

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 7:00 p.m. NBCSW

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

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

CENTER #13 THOMAS BRYANT Ht: 6-10, Wt: 248, Exp: 4 Age: 24, From: Indiana

11/17 11/18 11/20 11/22 11/24 11/26

@ Charlotte L, 87-97

@ Miami

L, 97-112

vs. Miami

W, 103-100

vs. Charlotte L, 103-109

@ New Orleans L, 102-127

@ Oklahoma City W, 101-99

10-4 2/16 10-5 2/17 11-5 2/25 11-6 2/26 11-7 3/1 12-7 3/4

@ Indiana @ Brooklyn vs. San Antonio @ Cleveland vs. Detroit vs. Atlanta

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

NBCSW NBCSW NBCSW NBCSW NBCSW NBCSW

7.4 pts, 3.6 reb, 0.8 ast

11/27 @ Dallas

W, 120-114

11/29 @ San Antonio L, 99-116

13-7 3/6 vs. Indiana

6:00 p.m. NBCSW

13-8 3/9 @ LA Clippers 10:30 p.m. NBCSW

12/1 vs. Minnesota W, 115-107 14-8 3/11 @ LA Lakers 10:30 p.m. NBCSW,NBATV

12/3 vs. Cleveland L, 101-116

14-9 3/12 @ Portland

10:00 p.m. NBCSW

GUARD

GUARD

12/5 @ Toronto 12/6 @ Indiana

L, 90-102 L, 110-116

14-10 3/14 @ Golden State 10:00 p.m. NBCSW

14-11 3/16 vs. Denver

7:00 p.m. NBCSW

#19 RAUL NETO Ht: 6-2, Wt: 180, Exp: 6 Age: 29, From: Brazil

#24 COREY KISPERT Ht: 6-6, Wt: 224, Exp: R Age: 22, 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

7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

NBCSW NBCSW NBCSW NBCSW

7.5 pts, 1.9 reb, 2.6 ast

6.2 pts, 2.5 reb, 0.9 ast

12/16 @ Phoenix 12/18 @ Utah

L, 98-118

15-15 3/25 @ Detroit

7:00 p.m. NBCSW+

W, 109-103 16-15 3/27 vs. Golden State 6:00 p.m. NBCSW

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

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

RAUL NETO

? Netted a season-high 21 points in his first start this season his last time out on 2/10 vs. BKN. ? Recorded his second-career 20+ point and 5+ assist game on 2/10 vs. BKN.

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

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

COREY KISPERT

? Has recorded eight starts, going 4-4 in those games.

1/7 @ Chicago

L, 122-130 19-20 4/10 @ Charlotte TBD

All Games on NBCSW/NBCSW+ unless otherwise stated

NBCSW

? Has notched 12 double figure scoring outings this season. ? Tied a career-high with 20 points (9-15 FG) on 2/7 vs. MIA.

2021-22 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

THOMAS BRYANT

? Bryant has appeared in 12 games, starting in five, after missing the first 41

OVERALL

RECORD

HOME

ROAD

OT

25-29

14-14 11-15

3-0

games of the season due to an ACL injury sustained last season. ? Has scored in double figures on four occasions this season.

DIVISION

6-6

4-2

2-4

0-0

KYLE KUZMA

? Kuzma has a career-high 21 double-doubles this season, including in 13 of the last 22 games. ? Registered the first triple-double of his career with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists on 2/10 vs. BKN. ? Amassed 27 points and a career-high 22 rebounds on 1/9 at ORL, becoming the first Wizards player since Antawn Jamison (1/30/10 at NYK) to record a 20/20 game. ? Has 23 games with 10+ rebounds this season, the most in his career. ? His six 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. ? Kuzma (2,001) eclipsed 2,000 total rebounds for his career on 2/10 vs. BKN.

KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

? With 97 three-pointers made this season, Caldwell-Pope is one-of-four players in the NBA since 2014-15 to have 90+ three-pointers in eightconsecutive seasons.

WEST EAST STREAK

7-11 18-18 1 Win

4-5 10-9 1 Win

3-6 8-9 1 Win

0-0 3-0 3 Wins

ROSTER/INJURY UPDATE

Joel Ayayi.............................................................................OUT (G League - Two Way) Bradley Beal............................................................................ OUT (Left Wrist Surgery) Daniel Gafford....................................................... OUT (Health and Safety Protocols) Isaiah Todd................................................................OUT (G League - On Assignment) Cassius Winston................................................................. OUT (G League -Two-Way)

AVERAGES VS. SACRAMENTO CAREER

SEASON

WILSON RETURNS

Neto:

14 g, 5.7 pts, 1.4 reb, 1.9 ast |

Kispert:

-

|

Bryant:

3 g, 9.3 pts, 4.0 reb, 1.7 ast |

Kuzma:

14 g, 16.3 pts, 5.2 reb, 2.5 ast |

Caldwell-Pope: 22 g, 14.2 pts, 3.7 reb, 1.7 ast |

1 g, 3.0 pts, 2.0 reb, 2.0 ast -

1 g, 6.0 pts, 3.0 reb, 4.0 ast 1 g, 10.0 pts, 7.0 reb, 1.0 ast

? 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

9

Deni Avdija

F

6-9 210 1/3/01

Israel

1

17 Joel Ayayi*

G

6-5 180 3/5/00

Gonzaga/France

R

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

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

NUMERICAL

8............. Hachimura 9...................... Avdija 13................... Bryant 14.......................Todd 16......................... Gill

17..................... Ayayi 19...................... Neto 21..................Gafford 22............... Carey Jr. 24.................. Kispert 33................... Kuzma

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 (6)

Vernon Carey Jr. (via CHA, 2021)* Ish Smith (via CHA, 2021)*

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

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

Waivers (2)

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

* Indicates In-Season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Deni Avdija...............................Denny AHV-dee-uh Joel Ayayi...............................JOE-el EYE-yigh-YEE Rui Hachimura..........................................ROO-ey

Raul Neto................................. Hah-OOL Nett-oh Kristaps Porzingis.......... KRIS-taps Por-ZING-is

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DATE LOCATION

TIME/RESULT

12/15 Golden 1 Center L, 105-119

2/12 Capital One Arena 7:00 p.m.

TONIGHT'S OPPONENT

PTS Beal (30)

-

2021-22 Regular Season Matchups

WIZARDS LEADERS

REB

AST

Caldwell-Pope (7) Beal (5)

-

-

PTS Fox (28)

-

KINGS LEADERS REB Haliburton (8)

-

AST Haliburton (9)

-

RECORD STREAK

ALL-TIME SERIES

LAST WIN

LAST LOSS

OVERALL 94-109

Lost 1

April 14, 2021 (123-111)

December 15, 2021 (105-119)

HOME

61-37

Lost 2

March 11, 2019 (121-115)

March 17, 2021 (119-121)

AWAY

26-61

Lost 1

April 14, 2021 (123-111)

December 15, 2021 (105-119)

*7-11 at neutral sites

ALL-TIME SERIES FACTS

WIZARDS KINGS

43 (151-108, March 3, 1965)

LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY

34 (106-72, Dec. 19, 2000)

151 (March 3, 1965)

MOST POINTS

153 (Feb. 21, 1962)

72 (Dec. 19, 2000)

LOW POINTS

81 (Nov. 13, 1974)

45, 2 tied (last: Bernard King, Nov. 20, 1990)

HIGH SCORER

Oscar Robertson (48, Dec. 27, 1964)

SERIES NOTES

? The series is split at 9-9 since the start of the 2012-13 season. ? Sacramento has claimed victory in four of the last five matchups in the series. ? The Wizards snapped a three-game losing skid to the Kings on 4/14/21, winning 123-111. The victory marked Washington's first win in Sacramento since the 2017-18 season. ? Washington has scored at least 110 points in 10 of the last 13 matchups dating back to the 2015-16 season.

PREVIOUS MEETING

WIZARDS 105, KINGS 119

GOLDEN 1 CENTER | SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | DECEMBER 15, 2021

ASSOCIATED PRESS -- SACRAMENTO -- De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points and the short-handed Sacramento Kings beat the slumping Washington Wizards 119-105 on Wednesday night. Harrison Barnes added 19 points, 15 in a dominant fourth quarter when he had a pair of three-point plays and a 3-pointer to help Sacramento end a three-game losing streak. Tristan Thompson and Buddy Hield scored 15 points apiece. The Kings were missing interim coach Alvin Gentry and players Marvin Bagley III and Terence Davis, all of whom were placed in the NBA's health and safety protocols earlier in the day. Assistant Doug Christie coached the team in place of Gentry. Bradley Beal had 30 points and five assists for Washington. The Wizards, who wasted big leads in the first three quarters, have dropped three straight and six of seven. The Kings trailed 89-77 late in the third quarter and outscored the Wizards 42-16 after that. Barnes provided the big spark for Sacramento after Fox went to the bench early in the fourth. Barnes scored 10 straight points, including a three-point play when he did a 360-degree turn, banked a shot in and was fouled by Raul Neto. That pushed Sacramento's lead to 105-96 and the Kings pulled away. The loss continued a rough stretch for the Wizards. Washington is in the midst of its longest road trip of the season and wasn't certain Kyle Kuzma would play after he was also entered into the protocols. Kuzma was cleared and scored six points in 33 minutes. "We're being tested. Thus far we haven't responded accordingly," Unseld said. "We have to find a way to dig down individually and collectively and find the best version of ourselves." Beal shot the Wizards to an early nine-point lead, connecting on eight of his first 13 attempts including a pair of corner 3s. Fox repeatedly attacked the basket to keep Sacramento close. The Kings point guard had 16 points in the first half and scored on a driving layup to cut the lead to 57-56. Montrezl Harrell had eight points in the first quarter on 3-of-3 shooting. ... Daniel Gafford grabbed his 500th career rebound in the third quarter.

CONNECTIONS

HOW THEY MATCH UP (21-22)

WAS SAC

106.9.....................PPG......................109.9

110.0................ OPP. PPG.................114.9

.463...................... FG%...................... .456

.456..................OPP. FG%.................. .474

.323 ................. 3PG FG%.................. .344

.781.......................FT%....................... .760

44.1.......................RPG........................43.9

24.0.......................APG.......................23.5

6.1......................... STL..........................7.2

13.3........................ TO.........................14.1

NBA RANKINGS (21-22)

WAS SAC T-20th......................W........................ 24th 18th..........................L......................... 25th 20th........................Pct....................... 24th 17th...................... FGM...................... 12th 26th.......................FGA......................... 7th 12th...................... FG%...................... 17th 30th...................... 3PM...................... 21st 29th....................... 3PA....................... 20th 28th..................... 3PT%..................... 21st 7th.........................FTM........................ 9th 8th......................... FTA......................... 6th 12th.......................FT%...................... 22nd 25th..................... OREB..................... 14th 10th..................... DREB..................... 25th 20th.......................REB....................... 21st 16th.......................AST....................... 19th 9th.......................... TO........................ 17th 30th....................... STL....................... 19th 9th.........................BLK....................... 18th 6th........................BLKA..................... 23rd 8th.......................... PF........................ 13th 3rd.........................PFD....................... 21st 22nd......................PTS....................... 13th 23rd........................ +/-........................ 26th

FORMER KINGS: Wizards Vice President of Pro Personnel Johnny Rogers was drafted in the second round (34th overall) by Sacramento in the 1986 NBA Draft ... Rogers played one season (1986-87) for the Kings, appearing in 45 games (15 starts) and averaging 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 10.4 minutes per game.

FORMER WIZARDS: Kings Assistant Coach Mike Longabardi spent the 2019-21 seasons with the Wizards, serving in the same capacity ... Kings center Alex Len was a member of the Wizards for part of last season (2020-21), playing in 57 games and making 40 starts for Washington ... Len averaged 7.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 0.8 assists in 15.8 minutes per game.

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NEXT OPPONENT

DETROIT PISTONS

February 14, 2022, 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 12/8/21.................................... Detroit, MI.....................W, 119-116 (OT) 2/14/22................................Washington, DC............................ 7:00 p.m. 3/1/22..................................Washington, DC............................ 7:00 p.m. 3/25/22.................................... Detroit, MI................................. 7:00 p.m.

LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME

Wizards 119, Pistons 116 (OT) December 8, 2021 | Little Caesars Arena

2020-21 SEASON RESULTS VS. OPPONENT

DATE.............................................SITE...................................... RESULTS 4/17/21................................Washington, DC........................ W, 121-100 4/1/21...................................... Detroit, MI................................. L, 91-120 3/27/21................................Washington, DC.......................... W, 106-92

ASSOCIATED PRESS -- DETROIT -- Kyle Kuzma hit a 3 with 0.6 seconds left in overtime and the Washington Wizards handed the Detroit Pistons their 10th straight loss, 119-116 Wednesday night. Kuzma scored 26 points and Bradley Beal added 25 for the Wizards, who blew a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter. Jeremi Grant scored 28 points for the Pistons, who haven't won since beating the Indiana Pacers 97-89 on Nov. 17. The 10-game skid matches Detroit's longest since a 13-game slide from Nov. 15-Dec. 9, 2014. They also lost 10 straight from Feb. 24-March 14, 2015. Rookie Cade Cunningham added 21 points, including eight of Detroit's 10 points in overtime. Washington led by 13 with 7:14 left, but Frank Jackson's 3-pointer pulled the Pistons within 104-102 with 1:46 to play. After both teams missed, Beal hit a floater with 31 seconds left to make it 106-102. Isaiah Stewart scored to make it a two-point game, and Beal was called for a backcourt violation with 12.9 seconds left before Spencer Dinwiddie fouled Grant with 2.3 seconds remaining. He hit both shots, and Beal's jumper hit the side of the backboard as time expired. Cunningham's fourth layup of overtime made it 116-116 with 23 seconds left, but Kuzma hit the winner. Caldwell-Pope added 13 points for the Wizards, who outscored Detroit 52-38 in the paint and finished with a 13-7 edge on the offensive glass. Daniel Gafford had seven points, nine rebounds and six blocks. The usually offensively challenged Pistons put up 60 points in the first half, good enough for an eight-point lead, but Caldwell-Pope scored 10 points in the first two minutes of the third quarter as the Wizards made it 62-62. Grant kept the Pistons in the game with 12 points in the period, but Washington led 89-86 going into the fourth quarter. For the second quarter in a row, the Wizards caught Detroit flat-footed, starting with an 8-2 run. Casey called timeout after Kuzma's 3-pointer made it 97-88 with 9:34 to play.

UPCOMING GIVEAWAY AND ARENA HAPPENINGS

GIVEAWAYS

UNIFORM SCHEDULE

ARENA HAPPENINGS

Feb. 25: T-Shirt Giveaway

March 7: Gheorghe Muresan Bobblehead

April 1: Wes Unseld Bobblehead

Feb. 12 vs. SAC

Icon Edition (Red)

Feb. 14 vs. DET

Icon Edition (Red)

Feb. 16 at IND Association Edition (White)

Feb. 17 at BKN Association Edition (White)

Feb. 25 vs. SAS City Edition (Blue/Red)

Feb. 14: Wizards vs.

Feb. 12: Georgetown vs.

Pistons

Creighton

Feb. 17-21: Disney

Feb. 12: Wizards vs.

On Ice 'Let's

Kings

Celebrate'

Feb. 13: Capitals vs. Senators

Feb. 22: Tool In Concert

THIS MONTH IN WIZARDS HISTORY

February 1, 2013....................................................................................................................................................................Bradley Beal named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for January. February 3, 1980......................................................... Bullets hosted the first NBA All-Star Game in Washington as Elvin Hayes represented the Eastern Conference for the 12th straight time. February 3, 2020......................................................................................................................................................................... Bradley Beal passed John Wall for third in scoring in franchise history. February 4, 1992........................................................................................................................................................................................................ Michael Adams named to his first NBA All-Star team. February 4, 1979.......................................................................... Dick Motta coached his first NBA All-Star Game while Elvin Hayes and Bobby Dandridge represented the Bullets in the game. February 5, 1997.........................................................................................................................................................................................Chris Webber named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team. February 5, 1987..............................................................................................................................................................Manute Bol blocked 12 shots in a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers (94-85). February 8, 2005..................................................................................................................................................Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team. February 9, 1996.......................................................................................................................................................................... Tim Legler won the AT&T Long Distance Shootout at All-Star weekend. February 10, 2006....................................................................................................................... Gilbert Arenas named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the second consecutive season. February 10, 1998............................................................................................................................................. Rod Strickland recorded 20 assists in a victory over the Golden State Warriors (99-87). February 10, 1998.................................................................................................................................................... Tracy Murray scored 50 points in a victory over the Golden State Warriors (99-87). February 12, 2014................................................................................................................. Trevor Ariza sets the franchise record of 10 made three-point field goals against the Houston Rockets. February 13, 1977...................................................................................................................Elvin Hayes and Phil Chenier represented the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game in Milwaukee. February 13, 1968............................................................................................................................................................ Earl Monroe scored 56 points in a defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers (119-116). February 15, 2001.................................................................................................................................................................. Mitch Redmond became 26th player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. February 17, 1986......................................................................................................................................................... Manute Bol blocked 10 shots in a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers (96-94). February 18, 2011..................................................................................................................................................John Wall named MVP of the Rookie Challenge at All-Star weekend in Los Angeles. February 22, 1996..............................................................................................................................................................................................Team announces renaming to Wizards for 1997-98 season. February 25, 1986.......................................................................................................................................................................Manute Bol blocked 10 shots in a defeat to the Indiana Pacers (100-87). February 26, 1987................................................................................................................................................Manute Bol tied his own franchise record with 15 blocks against the Indiana Pacers.

February 27, 2006.......................................................................................................................................................... Gilbert Arenas earned NBA Player of the Week honors on back-to-back weeks

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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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WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN 2021-22

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 (645) surpassed Greg Ballard (643, 1978-85) for the third-most games played in Wizards history on 1/25 vs. LAC. ? 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 (14,231) needing 1,321 points to surpass Elvin Hayes as the highest scorer in franchise history (15,551). ? Beal (2,701) needs 12 assists to surpass Rod Strickland (2,712) for the third-most assists in franchise history. ? Beal (1,434) hitting his 1,500th career three-pointer, which would place him near the top-40 in league history. ? Beal (2,437) needs 20 free throws to surpass John Wall (2,456) for the second-most makes from the charity stripe in franchise history. ? Beal (2,641) needing 79 rebounds to surpass Jack Martin (2,718) for the 13th most rebounds in franchise history. ? Beal (727) needing 10 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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WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN 2021-22

KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

? Caldwell-Pope (515) recorded his 500th career start on 1/7 at CHI. Caldwell-Pope is currently one-of-27 active guards in the league with over 500 career starts, including teammate Bradley Beal.

?. Caldwell-Pope looking to continue his consistency from beyond the arc. With 97 made three-pointers this season, he is currently one-of-four players in the NBA to have 90+ three-pointers in eight-consecutive seasons (2014-22). ?.Caldwell-Pope looking to improve his career three-point average of .356 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).

KYLE KUZMA

?. Kuzma (5,027) reached the 5,000-point threshold for his career on 2/5 vs. PHX. Kuzma's 5,027 points currently rank fourth among all players drafted in 2017. ? .Kuzma (1,898) looking to reach 2,000 career field goals with 102 makes from the floor. Kuzma is currently one-of-five rookies from the 2017 NBA Draft class with 1,500+ field goals in their career. ?. Kuzma (2,001) eclipsed 2,000 total rebounds for his career on 2/10 vs. BKN. ?.Kuzma looking to continue his offensive-rebounding presence after a career-best 108 offensive boards last season. ?.Kuzma to build upon his career-best 41-block season last year.

THOMAS BRYANT

? Bryant (906) needs 94 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career. ? Bryant (88) needing to knock down 12 three-pointers to record 100 for his career.

DANIEL GAFFORD

? Gafford (1,027) eclipsed the 1,000-point threshold for his career on 1/23 vs. BOS. ? Gafford (205) recorded 200 blocks for his career with two in the 1/12 game vs. ORL. ? 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.

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.

DENI AVDIJA

?.Avdija looking to build on his 4.9 rebounds per game set in 2020-21 which ranked sixth amongst all rookies. ? Avdija (99) needing ONE three-pointer made to reach 100 for his career.

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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) 41. Manu Ginobili................................................1,495 42. Michael Finley...............................................1,454 43. Lou Williams..................................................1,441 44. Bradley Beal.................................................... 1,434 45. Brent Barry....................................................1,395 46. Nicolas Batum...............................................1,389

3-Point FG Attempted:

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED (NBA ALL-TIME) 46. Nicolas Batum................................................ 3,901 47. Bradley Beal................................................3,851 48. Mookie Blaylock..........................................3,816 49. Dan Majerle..................................................3,798 50. Jason Williams.............................................3,784 51. Stephen Jackson........................................... 3,763

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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