2024–25 Washington Wizards season

2024–25 Washington Wizards season
Head coach	Brian Keefe
President	Michael Winger
General manager	Will Dawkins
Owner(s)	Ted Leonsis
Arena	Capital One Arena
Results
Record	10–48 (.172)
Place	Division: 5th (Southeast) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Monumental Sports Network
Radio	Federal News Radio 106.7 The Fan

The 2024–25 Washington Wizards season is the 64th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 51st in the Washington, D.C. area. Brian Keefe, who served as the interim head coach the previous season following the firing of Wes Unseld Jr., was hired as the fulltime coach during the offseason.

Background

The previous season ended on the lowest-ever note for the Washington Wizards franchise, with a 15–67 record through the regular season, including an 0–4 record in the group stage of the new 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament, and a 16-game losing streak. The only team to perform worse during that season was the Detroit Pistons, who finished with a 14–68 record, including a record-high 28-game losing streak. Continuing their rebuild, the new front office prioritized finding and developing youth talent. The team decided to make Brian Keefe, who finished the season as the interim head coach after Wes Unseld Jr.'s removal, the full-time head coach for the season. The Wizards also made multiple trades to land multiple picks in present and future drafts. After winning the #2 overall pick through the lottery, and a pair of draft-night trades, the team finished the 2024 NBA draft with three first-round picks, selecting Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, and Kyshawn George. In addition, Deni Avdija was sent to the Portland Trail Blazers to land Malcolm Brogdon, while Jonas Valančiūnas was acquired in a sign-and-trade deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Wizards then signed multiple players to lower-end contracts. Of note were extensions to Corey Kispert ($54 million over four years) and Richaun Holmes ($25.9 million over two years), and the signing of former Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey ($19 million over three years).

October

The Wizards opened their season at home in Capital One Arena, with Sarr starting at center, Bilal Coulibaly and Kyle Kuzma in the front court, and Jordan Poole and Carrington bringing up the rear. Despite a strong performance from Poole that night, the team lost as no one else made any 3 Point Shots (except one from Patrick Baldwin Jr.) and did not get as many free throw attempts. Despite the sluggish start, the Wizards finished the month with back-to-back wins against the Atlanta Hawks, and ended October at 2–2.

November

The Wizards did not win a single game in this month, including a match against the Miami Heat in Mexico City to start November out and rematch against the Hawks on November 15 that ended with a 117–129 loss. They were the only NBA team to have not won a game in the mid-season tournament ever since the event was created the previous season. After back-to-back drubbings at the hands of the Pistons and Knicks in the following two games, Keefe publicly called out himself and his players for poor efforts. Though the team appeared to play with more effort after that, they still did not win a single game, ending the month on a 14-game losing streak and a 2–16 overall record after a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on November 30.

December

The Wizards continued their losing streak from the previous month, matching their record from the last season of 16 losses and finishing winless in the NBA Cup mid-season tournament, before ending it with a win against the Denver Nuggets on December 7. Though the Wizards continued struggling throughout the month, they pulled off two wins against the Charlotte Hornets, and took the Knicks into their first overtime game of the season (though ended up losing 132-136). Justin Champagnie got a career-high and (for the night) team-high 31 points in that game. By the end of the month, the Wizards finished the month 3–9, and a 5–25 record overall.

January

Entering 2025, the Wizards started the year with a 125–107 win over the Chicago Bulls on January 1. However, following that victory to start the year on a positive note, the Wizards would follow it up with a second losing streak of 16 straight games from January 3 until at least February 1, recording only 1 win in January .

Draft picks

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Alex Sarr	PF	France	Perth Wildcats (Australia)
1	26	Dillon Jones	SF	United States	Weber State
2	51	Melvin Ajinça	SF	France	Saint-Quentin (France)

The Wizards entered the draft holding two first-round picks and one second-round pick. The Wizards would not swap their top pick with either the Memphis Grizzlies or the Phoenix Suns this year following their Bradley Beal trade from last season since their pick remained the best out of three possible selections this year. With the #2 Overall selection, the Wizards drafted the French prospect Alex Sarr from the Perth Wildcats in Australia. Shortly before the start of the draft, the Wizards traded Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers and got their #14 pick as part of the return, which they used on Bub Carrington from Pittsburgh. During the first draft night, the Wizards then struck a trade with the New York Knicks to move up two spots, giving their last two picks of this year's draft (#26 and #51) to acquire the rights to the Knicks' #24 pick, which became Kyshawn George.

Roster

Washington Wizards roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 14 Bey, Saddiq  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-04-09 Villanova G 15 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia G 8 Carrington, Bub 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2005-07-21 Pittsburgh G/F 9 Champagnie, Justin (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2001-06-29 Pittsburgh F 0 Coulibaly, Bilal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2004-07-26 France F 18 George, Kyshawn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-12-12 Miami (FL) F 16 Gill, Anthony  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1992-10-17 Virginia F/C 22 Holmes, Richaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1993-10-15 Bowling Green G 5 Johnson, AJ 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2004-12-01 SoCal Academy (CA) G 1 Jones, Colby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-05-28 Xavier F 24 Kispert, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1999-03-03 Gonzaga F 4 Martin, Jaylen (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2004-01-28 FSUS (FL) F 2 McDaniels, Jalen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-01-31 San Diego State F 32 Middleton, Khris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1991-08-12 Texas A&M G 13 Poole, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-19 Michigan F/C 20 Sarr, Alex  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2005-04-26 France G 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State F/C 00 Vukčević, Tristan (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-03-11 Serbia

Head coach Brian Keefe Assistant coach(es) Alexis Ajinça Adam Caporn JJ Outlaw Brian Randle T. J. Sorrentine David Vanterpool Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: February 18, 2025

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Miami Heat	28	30	.483	–	14‍–‍11	14‍–‍19	6–4	58
Orlando Magic	29	32	.475	0.5	18‍–‍13	11‍–‍19	8–3	61
Atlanta Hawks	27	33	.450	2.0	13‍–‍15	14‍–‍18	7–4	60
Charlotte Hornets	14	45	.237	14.5	9‍–‍21	5‍–‍24	0–11	59
Washington Wizards	11	48	.186	17.5	6‍–‍26	5‍–‍22	6–5	59

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	ps – Cleveland Cavaliers *	49	10	.831	–	59
2	Boston Celtics *	43	18	.705	7.0	61
3	New York Knicks	39	20	.661	10.0	59
4	Milwaukee Bucks	34	25	.576	15.0	59
5	Indiana Pacers	33	25	.569	15.5	58
6	Detroit Pistons	34	27	.557	16.0	61
7	Miami Heat *	28	30	.483	20.5	58
8	Orlando Magic	29	32	.475	21.0	61
9	Atlanta Hawks	27	33	.450	22.5	60
10	Chicago Bulls	24	36	.400	25.5	60
11	Philadelphia 76ers	21	38	.356	28.0	59
12	Brooklyn Nets	21	39	.350	28.5	60
13	Toronto Raptors	18	42	.300	31.5	60
14	Charlotte Hornets	14	45	.237	35.0	59
15	Washington Wizards	11	48	.186	38.0	59

Game log

Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 6 @ Toronto L 98–125 Jordan Poole (16) Jonas Valančiūnas (6) Jordan Poole (6) Bell Centre 21,900 0–1 2 October 9 @ New York L 94–117 George, Kispert (14) Coulibaly, Sarr (9) Ja. Butler, Poole (4) Madison Square Garden 19,161 0–2 3 October 11 Toronto W 113–95 Kyle Kuzma (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (8) Kyshawn George (5) Capital One Arena 7,815 1–2 4 October 14 @ Brooklyn L 92–131 Jordan Poole (13) Marvin Bagley III (8) Jared Butler (8) Barclays Center 12,904 1–3 5 October 18 New York W 118–117 Jordan Poole (16) Marvin Bagley III (7) Ja. Butler, Davis, George, Poole (5) Capital One Arena 11,894 2–3
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 11–48 (Home: 6–26; Road: 5–22)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–2; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 24 Boston L 102–122 Jordan Poole (26) Bagley III, Coulibaly (6) Bilal Coulibaly (6) Capital One Arena 18,610 0–1 2 October 26 Cleveland L 116–135 Bilal Coulibaly (23) Kuzma, Valančiūnas (8) Jordan Poole (6) Capital One Arena 15,156 0–2 3 October 28 @ Atlanta W 121–119 Jordan Poole (26) Kyle Kuzma (11) Kyle Kuzma (7) State Farm Arena 14,566 1–2 4 October 30 Atlanta W 133–120 Bilal Coulibaly (27) Bilal Coulibaly (9) Jordan Poole (9) Capital One Arena 14,255 2–2
November: 0–14 (home: 0–6; road: 0–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 2 Miami L 98–118 Bilal Coulibaly (22) Coulibaly, George (8) Bub Carrington (8) Mexico City Arena 20,328 2–3 6 November 4 Golden State L 112–125 Jordan Poole (24) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Carrington, Valančiūnas (7) Capital One Arena 15,674 2–4 7 November 8 @ Memphis L 104–128 Kyshawn George (17) Bub Carrington (10) Bub Carrington (8) FedExForum 16,216 2–5 8 November 10 @ Orlando L 94–121 Jordan Poole (24) Kyshawn George (7) Bilal Coulibaly (6) Kia Center 18,352 2–6 9 November 11 @ Houston L 92–107 Kyle Kuzma (18) Jonas Valančiūnas (8) Carrington, Poole (6) Toyota Center 15,998 2–7 10 November 13 @ San Antonio L 130–139 Jordan Poole (42) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Jordan Poole (6) Frost Bank Center 16,602 2–8 11 November 15 @ Atlanta L 117–129 Kyle Kuzma (24) Coulibaly, Kuzma (9) Bub Carrington (9) State Farm Arena 16,038 2–9 12 November 17 Detroit L 104–124 Kuzma, Poole (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Kyshawn George (6) Capital One Arena 14,789 2–10 13 November 18 @ New York L 106–134 Carrington, Kispert, Valančiūnas (18) Kuzma, Valančiūnas (8) Jordan Poole (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–11 14 November 22 Boston L 96–108 Jordan Poole (23) Brogdon, Valančiūnas (10) Jordan Poole (8) Capital One Arena 20,385 2–12 15 November 24 @ Indiana L 103–115 Coulibaly, Sarr (17) Alex Sarr (14) Brogdon, George (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 2–13 16 November 26 Chicago L 108–127 Kyle Kuzma (23) Kuzma, Sarr (7) Bilal Coulibaly (5) Capital One Arena 15,921 2–14 17 November 27 L.A. Clippers L 96–121 Brogdon, Valančiūnas (17) Jonas Valančiūnas (7) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Capital One Arena 15,066 2–15 18 November 30 @ Milwaukee L 114–124 Jordan Poole (31) Malcolm Brogdon (11) Jordan Poole (7) Fiserv Forum 17,341 2–16
December: 3–9 (home: 3–5; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 3 @ Cleveland L 87–118 Carrington, Poole, Valančiūnas (13) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Coulibaly, Poole (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 2–17 20 December 5 Dallas L 101–137 Bagley III, Brogdon (16) Bagley III, Sarr (8) Jordan Poole (8) Capital One Arena 15,921 2–18 21 December 7 Denver W 122–113 Jordan Poole (39) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Jordan Poole (8) Capital One Arena 16,182 3–18 22 December 8 Memphis L 112–140 Bagley III, Valančiūnas (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Jared Butler (7) Capital One Arena 15,012 3–19 23 December 13 @ Cleveland L 105–115 Bilal Coulibaly (27) Justin Champagnie (8) Jordan Poole (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 3–20 24 December 15 Boston L 98–112 Jordan Poole (21) Justin Champagnie (14) Jordan Poole (7) Capital One Arena 16,227 3–21 25 December 19 Charlotte W 123–114 Jordan Poole (27) Carrington, Sarr (9) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Capital One Arena 15,256 4–21 26 December 21 @ Milwaukee L 101–112 Jordan Poole (26) Bilal Coulibaly (12) Bilal Coulibaly (5) Fiserv Forum 17,341 4–22 27 December 23 @ Oklahoma City L 105–123 Jordan Poole (31) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Jordan Poole (7) Paycom Center 18,203 4–23 28 December 26 Charlotte W 113–110 Jordan Poole (25) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Capital One Arena 17,193 5–23 29 December 28 New York L 132–136 (OT) Justin Champagnie (31) Justin Champagnie (10) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Capital One Arena 20,385 5–24 30 December 30 New York L 106–126 Jonas Valančiūnas (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (9) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Capital One Arena 20,385 5–25
January: 1–16 (home: 1–7; road: 0–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 January 1 Chicago W 125–107 Jordan Poole (30) Alex Sarr (10) Brogdon, Carrington, Valančiūnas (6) Capital One Arena 16,298 6–25 32 January 3 @ New Orleans L 120–132 Jordan Poole (26) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Jordan Poole (7) Smoothie King Center 17,307 6–26 33 January 5 New Orleans L 98–110 Kyle Kuzma (28) Alex Sarr (11) Brogdon, Butler (5) Capital One Arena 15,451 6–27 34 January 7 Houston L 112–135 Corey Kispert (23) Alex Sarr (9) Butler, Carrington (5) Capital One Arena 12,930 6–28 35 January 8 @ Philadelphia L 103–109 Jared Butler (26) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Jared Butler (7) Wells Fargo Center 19,762 6–29 36 January 10 @ Chicago L 105–138 Jordan Poole (22) Alex Sarr (11) Bilal Coulibaly (5) United Center 21,391 6–30 37 January 12 Oklahoma City L 95–136 Corey Kispert (17) Jonas Valančiūnas (8) Bub Carrington (7) Capital One Arena 15,711 6–31 38 January 13 Minnesota L 109–120 Kyle Kuzma (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (8) Kuzma, Sarr (5) Capital One Arena 14,386 6–32 39 January 16 Phoenix L 123–130 Kyshawn George (24) Alex Sarr (9) Kispert, Kuzma (5) Capital One Arena 15,792 6–33 40 January 18 @ Golden State L 114–122 Jordan Poole (38) Sarr, Valančiūnas (9) Bilal Coulibaly (7) Chase Center 18,064 6–34 41 January 19 @ Sacramento L 100–123 Jonas Valančiūnas (23) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Carrington, George, Kuzma, Poole, Valančiūnas (3) Golden 1 Center 17,832 6–35 42 January 21 @ L.A. Lakers L 88–111 Bilal Coulibaly (17) Kyle Kuzma (9) George, Kuzma (5) Crypto.com Arena 18,672 6–36 43 January 23 @ L.A. Clippers L 93–110 Jordan Poole (24) Sarr, Valančiūnas (10) Jordan Poole (9) Intuit Dome 13,771 6–37 44 January 25 @ Phoenix L 109–119 Kyle Kuzma (30) Kyle Kuzma (11) Jordan Poole (10) Footprint Center 17,071 6–38 45 January 27 @ Dallas L 108–130 Bilal Coulibaly (16) Champagnie, Kuzma, Poole (6) Jordan Poole (6) American Airlines Center 20,031 6–39 46 January 29 Toronto L 82–106 Kyle Kuzma (19) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) George, Holmes (3) Capital One Arena 13,713 6–40 47 January 30 L.A. Lakers L 96–134 Jordan Poole (19) Holmes, Poole (5) Bub Carrington (6) Capital One Arena 17,491 6–41
February: 4–7 (home: 1–6; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 @ Minnesota W 105–103 Kyle Kuzma (31) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Bilal Coulibaly (5) Target Center 18,978 7–41 49 February 3 @ Charlotte W 124–114 Bilal Coulibaly (26) Jonas Valančiūnas (17) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Spectrum Center 14,129 8–41 50 February 5 @ Brooklyn W 119–102 Jordan Poole (19) Bilal Coulibaly (10) Bilal Coulibaly (11) Barclays Center 16,035 9–41 51 February 7 Cleveland L 124–134 Jordan Poole (45) Richaun Holmes (12) Jordan Poole (5) Capital One Arena 20,385 9–42 52 February 8 Atlanta L 111–125 Bub Carrington (23) Champagnie, Holmes, Vukčević (8) Bub Carrington (7) Capital One Arena 16,835 9–43 53 February 10 San Antonio L 121–131 Tristan Vukčević (18) Kyshawn George (7) Brogdon, Carrington (5) Capital One Arena 17,446 9–44 54 February 12 Indiana L 130–134 (OT) Jordan Poole (42) Kyshawn George (9) Bilal Coulibaly (8) Capital One Arena 11,457 9–45 All-Star Game 55 February 21 Milwaukee L 101–104 Alex Sarr (22) Kyshawn George (9) George, Poole (5) Capital One Arena 18,865 9–46 56 February 23 @ Orlando L 90–110 Jordan Poole (16) Richaun Holmes (10) Bilal Coulibaly (6) Kia Center 18,712 9–47 57 February 24 Brooklyn W 107–99 Jordan Poole (26) Justin Champagnie (7) George, Middleton (5) Capital One Arena 13,785 10–47 58 February 26 Portland L 121–129 Jordan Poole (24) Bub Carrington (8) Khris Middleton (5) Capital One Arena 12,943 10–48
March: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Charlotte W 113–100 Coulibaly, Middleton (17) Richaun Holmes (9) Kyshawn George (8) Spectrum Center 17,904 11–48 60 March 3 @ Miami Kaseya Center 61 March 5 Utah Capital One Arena 62 March 8 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 63 March 10 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 64 March 11 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena 65 March 13 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena 66 March 15 @ Denver Ball Arena 67 March 17 @ Portland Moda Center 68 March 19 @ Utah Delta Center 69 March 21 Orlando Capital One Arena 70 March 22 @ New York Madison Square Garden 71 March 24 Toronto Capital One Arena 72 March 26 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 73 March 27 Indiana Capital One Arena 74 March 29 Brooklyn Capital One Arena 75 March 31 Miami Capital One Arena
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 Sacramento Capital One Arena 77 April 3 Orlando Capital One Arena 78 April 6 @ Boston TD Garden 79 April 8 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 80 April 9 Philadelphia Capital One Arena 81 April 11 @ Chicago United Center 82 April 13 @ Miami Kaseya Center
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

East Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Atlanta Hawks	4	3	1	485	470	+15	Advance to knockout stage
2	Boston Celtics	4	3	1	482	459	+23
3	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	2	2	480	450	+30
4	Chicago Bulls	4	2	2	518	512	+6
5	Washington Wizards	4	0	4	408	482	−74

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 26, 2024	To Washington Wizards Draft rights to Kyshawn George (No. 24)	To New York Knicks Draft rights to Dillon Jones (No. 26) Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51)
July 6, 2024	To Washington Wizards Malcolm Brogdon Draft rights to Bub Carrington (No. 14) 2029 first-round pick Two future second-round draft picks	To Portland Trail Blazers Deni Avdija
July 6, 2024	To Washington Wizards Jonas Valančiūnas (sign-and-trade)	To New Orleans Pelicans 2027 CHI protected second-round pick
February 5, 2025	To Washington Wizards Sidy Cissoko 2028 DEN protected second-round pick 2029 SAC second-round pick	To Sacramento Kings Jonas Valančiūnas
February 6, 2025	To Washington Wizards AJ Johnson Khris Middleton 2028 right to swap first-round picks	To Milwaukee Bucks Patrick Baldwin Jr. Kyle Kuzma 2025 second-round pick
February 6, 2025	Three-team trade
	To Washington Wizards Colby Jones (from Sacramento) Alex Len (from Sacramento) Marcus Smart (from Memphis) 2025 MEM protected first-round pick (from Memphis)	To Memphis Grizzlies Marvin Bagley III (from Washington) Johnny Davis (from Washington) 2025 WAS second-round pick (from Washington) 2028 SAC second-round pick (from Sacramento)
	To Sacramento Kings Jake LaRavia (from Memphis)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date re-signed	Player	Contract	Ref.
June 29	Richaun Holmes	$25.9M / 2 years
July 3	Tristan Vukčević	Two-way contract
July 25	Anthony Gill	$4.7M / 2 years
October 21	Corey Kispert	$54M / 4 years, with 2028–29 club option
October 21	Jared Butler	Two-way contract

Additions

Date signed	Player	Contract	Former team	Ref.
July 11	Saddiq Bey	$19M / 3 years	Atlanta Hawks