2016 Summer

Wizards Exec on Satoransky: ‘We want him to be a rotation player’

►Lukas Kuba | Sep 9, 2016

Washington Wizards executives not named Ernie Grunfeld are generally not made available to the media; nor are assistant coaches. Different teams have different rules, and of course exceptions can always be...
Summer of Satoransky Pt. 1: Last Days in Europe; Shooting Coach Talks Jumper

►Lukas Kuba | Sep 6, 2016

Tomas Satoransky met with Czech media at the end of August for the first time since officially signing with the Washington Wizards in late-July. This happened in Prague, where Satoransky hosted a hoops camp...
John Wall Delivers Back-to-School Block Party to D.C.

►Adam McGinnis | Aug 23, 2016

On a sweltering Saturday afternoon in D.C., families gathered for a back-to-school event hosted by the John Wall Family Foundation at Malcolm X Elementary School in Southeast. This was the third year...
Here’s the Thing About the Wizards’ Offseason: It Could Have Been Worse

►Bryan Frantz | Aug 12, 2016

Consider this: The worst deal the Wizards made this offseason was probably signing Jason Smith to a three-year, $16 million deal (). That’s generally indicative of a fine summer, especially when...
The 2016-17 Wizards Schedule Is Out — Here’s What You Need To Know

►Adam Rubin | Aug 11, 2016

Kevin Durant is not walking through that door. Al Horford is not walking through that door. Hell, Allen Crabbe isn’t even walking through that door. The off-season did not turn out...
Vegas is Not Aaron White’s Kind of Town

►Adam Rubin | Jul 16, 2016

The consensus among Washington Wizard’s observers at summer league is that Aaron White is not ready to make the leap from Europe to the NBA. He is often tentative, passing up...
Summer League Day 5 — Crazy Kelly, Clutch Eddie, Trevor Booker, and a Bullets Cameo

►Adam Rubin | Jul 13, 2016

Washington’s summer league game against Brooklyn was a reunion of sorts for the 2013-14 Wizards: John Wall, Bradley Beal, Garrett Temple, and Trevor Booker were all sitting courtside. There were even...
REAX: Wizards Summer League Game 3 — Eddie Stole The Ball! Eddie Stole The Ball!

►Rashad Mobley | Jul 13, 2016

Kelly Oubre hit a 3-pointer to give the Wizards their first lead since the first quarter. But the 74-73 lead didn’t last long: the Wizards again trailed 18 seconds later when Brooklyn...
John Wall Talks Shop at Summer League

►Adam McGinnis | Jul 11, 2016

During the third quarter of Washington’s summer league loss to Atlanta, John Wall was interviewed by the NBA TV crew covering the game. The All-Star guard was analytical, funny, and candid on...
Summer League Day 3 — In Which the Wiz Kids Get Lost in Transition (Defense)

►Adam Rubin | Jul 11, 2016

The Washington Wizards played the first game of Day 3 against the Atlanta Hawks in the Cox Pavilion, the smaller gym at UNLV. The crowds were noticeably smaller than the previous...
REAX: Wizards Summer League Game 2 — Death by 3-Pointer

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 10, 2016

The Wizards were dropped by Atlanta, 88-80, on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas. The Hawks jumped out to a 29-18 lead after the first quarter, and it looked like the game...
Live from Las Vegas: NBA Summer League Day 2

►Adam Rubin | Jul 10, 2016

The 2016 Las Vegas Summer League was in full swing on Saturday with its first full slate of games. There was a great game, some great performances, and this guy… That...
Wave Papi into the Summer: Kelly Oubre Jr. Opens in Vegas

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 10, 2016

If you’re familiar with his persona, you know Kelly Oubre is a confident kiddo. Moving around several times when young, he was forced to hit the reset button on environment, friends,...
REAX: Wizards Summer League Game 1 — Kelly Oubre Rides the Vegas Wave

►Conor Dirks | Jul 9, 2016

After a few humble, scoreless minutes, the Wizards arrived at their Las Vegas Summer League debut. And less than an hour of game time later, they took their final swing in this summer...
Cheat Sheet: Wizards to Watch at 2016 NBA Summer League

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 9, 2016

The 2016 edition of Wizards summer leaguers make their debut at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:3o p.m. PT) today in Las Vegas versus the Utah Jazz. They will play again on Sunday...
Live from Las Vegas: It’s NBA Summer League Day 1

►Adam Rubin | Jul 9, 2016

Fans lining up for tickets to see Thon Maker's #NBASummer debut in 10 minutes. pic.twitter.com/q7SdE97Pty — Ledell's Place (@LedellsPlace) July 8, 2016 David Spade tells a story about auditioning for Saturday...
Sizzlin’ and Fizzlin’ at SummerFest: Markieff Morris and the Wizards

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 8, 2016

The Washington Wizards held a SummerFest event for fans at their home arena this past Wednesday night. It appeared to be well-organized, was Polynesian-themed, and generally included your standard school carnival-like...
The Plan, That Man, and The Post — Do You Believe in Wizards?

►John Converse Townsend | Jul 7, 2016

If you’re reading this, you’re familiar with The Plan for the professional basketball team in D.C. The Plan’s number one goal was made clear, published, by Wizards owner Ted Leonsis in...
Dispatches from Poland — Marcin Gortat’s 2016 Basketball Camp

►Bartosz Bielecki | Jul 6, 2016

Hard to believe that it’s already been nine years, around when Marcin Gortat entered the NBA, since he and his people started organizing a series of camps for kids in Poland....
Wizards Looking to Recover with Frenzy of Moves

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 5, 2016

Recovery. The Washington Wizards jumped into that pool feet first to cool down from the 2016 NBA free agent fire. But...
Team Talk With Garrett Temple: Q&A from Gortat’s Camp in Poland

►Bartosz Bielecki | Jul 2, 2016

Bartosz Bielecki, TAI’s Polish correspondent, recently covered Marcin Gortat’s annual summer basketball camps in Poland. He caught up with swingman Garrett Temple in Kraków, at the final camp in this year’s...
Mad Max: Wizards Move $128 Million for Bradley Beal

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 1, 2016

In the midst of a crazed NBA free agency 2016, where it took less than 20 minutes after midnight for a nationally reputable reporter to retweet a fake account claiming a...
Ranking 25 Free Agents for the Washington Wizards

►Kyle Weidie | Jun 29, 2016

There’s a rub with the Markieff Morris trade, even if you adopt the angle that getting his talent for 60 (or so) cents on the dollar was more advanced toward winning than...
What On Earth is Kevin Durant Thinking?

►Kyle Weidie | Jun 28, 2016

Speculation over what Kevin Durant thinks about free agency derailed from the tracks long ago. It wasn’t only fans in Washington who courted Durant on road trip visits this past season—although...
Asking David Adkins: Q&A from Gortat’s Camp in Poland

►Bartosz Bielecki | Jun 27, 2016

Bartosz Bielecki, TAI’s Polish correspondent, recently covered one of Marcin Gortat’s annual summer basketball camps in Poland. This summer, David Adkins, Washington’s coach of player development, and Garrett Temple, a free...