In this edition of Five Things: how a new advanced stat rates the Wizards’ young talent, early thoughts on AJ Johnson, another way for Bilal Coulibaly to harness his athleticism and more.

The Washington Wizards are taking on the Detroit Pistons in a game that should be a track meet. The Pistons are so young. However, the Wizards have much experience, something Detroit doesn’t have.

"The problem is that he was in no way nearly as dominant as an executive or talent evaluator as a player," Nichols said of "Mr. Air." "Michael Jordan's talent evaluation with the Bulls was not his ...

The truth — and young talent — will set the Wizards free. President Michael Winger and General Manager Will Dawkins are not confusing fans with delusions of competing for that ninth play-in seed.

For the Wizards to be a playoff team, the young core must take a giant leap and show massive progression into next season. That's a lot to ask young players to do in a short amount of time.

Young is coming off of a 2023-24 NBA season that saw him average 25.7 points, 10.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. He shot 43 percent from the floor and 37.3 percent from the three ...

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The Washington Wizards have an intriguing group of young players on their roster. Their future core features 2024 second-overall pick Alex Sarr, fellow Frenchman Bilal Coulibaly, and 2024 first ...

Johnny Davis paced the Wizards with 17 points, supplementing them with five boards, three assists and two steals. Patrick Baldwin, Jr. totaled 13 points, four rebounds, one assist, three blocks ...

He’s also embracing being a mentor to the Wizards’ young talent. “They’re calling me unc and things like that,” Smart said. “I ain’t ready for that. But it’s great.

The Washington Wizards are entering the part of their rebuild where they can head in just about any direction. They could continue adding young pieces for the future, they could look to pull off a ...

For the Wizards to be a playoff team, the young core must take a giant leap and show massive progression into next season. That's a lot to ask young players to do in a short amount of time.