Team: | Washington Wizards |
End Year: | 2022 |
Wins: | 35 |
Losses: | 47 |
Division: | Southeast |
Division Place: | 4 |
Conf Place: | 12 |
Coach: | Wes Unseld Jr. |
Gm: | Tommy Sheppard |
Owners: | Ted Leonsis |
Arena: | Capital One Arena |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Bbr Team: | WAS |
Television: | NBC Sports Washington NBC 4 |
Radio: | Federal News Radio 106.7 The Fan |
The 2021–22 Washington Wizards season was the 61st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 48th in the Washington, D.C. area. After a first-round exit from last year, Scott Brooks agreed to part ways with the Wizards on June 16, 2021.[1] [2] Wes Unseld Jr. would be hired as the next head coach on July 17, 2021.[3]
The Wizards were eliminated from postseason contention on March 31 after an Atlanta Hawks win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
See main article: article and 2021 NBA draft.
Entering the draft, the Wizards only had pick #15 as their natural selection, which they used to draft Corey Kispert.[4] However, before the draft, the Wizards pulled off a blockbuster trade that sent Russell Westbrook and two future second-round picks to the Los Angeles Lakers for multiple players and the rights to the Lakers' 2021 first-round pick (which became Isaiah Jackson) at #22.[5] Later that night, the Wizards traded the draft rights to Jackson to the Indiana Pacers for Aaron Holiday and the rights to pick #31 (Isaiah Todd).[5]
|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 5| @ Houston| | Bradley Beal (18)| Montrezl Harrell (11)| Spencer Dinwiddie (5)| Toyota Center
11,495| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 9| New York| | Montrezl Harrell (18)| Montrezl Harrell (10)| Beal, Dinwiddie (4)| Capital One Arena
8,060| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 12| Toronto| | Kyle Kuzma (24)| Daniel Gafford (17)| Spencer Dinwiddie (7)| Capital One Arena
7,048| 0–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 15| @ New York| | Spencer Dinwiddie (17)| Daniel Gafford (10)| Kyle Kuzma (5)| Madison Square Garden
12,258| 0–4
|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 20| @ Toronto| | Bradley Beal (23)| Kyle Kuzma (15)| Spencer Dinwiddie (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 22| Indiana| | Spencer Dinwiddie (34)| Kyle Kuzma (11)| Spencer Dinwiddie (9)| Capital One Arena
15,407| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 25| @ Brooklyn| | Bradley Beal (19)| Kyle Kuzma (13)| Spencer Dinwiddle (6)| Barclays Center
14,487| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 27| @ Boston| | Montrezl Harrell (25)| Montrezl Harrell (11)| Dinwiddie, Holiday (3)| TD Garden
19,156| 3–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 28| Atlanta| | Bradley Beal (27)| Montrezl Harrell (13)| Harrell, Neto (5)| Capital One Arena
13,653| 4–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 30| Boston| | Bradley Beal (36)| Kyle Kuzma (17)| Bradley Beal (6)| Capital One Arena
15,813| 5–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| November 1| @ Atlanta| | Bradley Beal (24)| Kyle Kuzma (6)| Spencer Dinwiddie (10)| State Farm Arena
14,632| 5–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 3| Toronto| | Bradley Beal (25)| Montrezl Harrell (10)| Bradley Beal (7)| Capital One Arena
13,538| 5–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 5| Memphis| | Bradley Beal (17)| Montrezl Harrell (8)| Bradley Beal (7)| Capital One Arena
16,302| 6–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 7| Milwaukee| | Bradley Beal (30)| Kyle Kuzma (10)| Bradley Beal (8)| Capital One Arena
15,570| 7–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 10| @ Cleveland| | Montrezl Harrell (24)| Montrezl Harrell (11)| Bradley Beal (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,056| 8–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 13| @ Orlando| | Spencer Dinwiddie (23)| Spencer Dinwiddie (11)| Spencer Dinwiddie (6)| Amway Center
17,272| 9–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 13| November 15| New Orleans | | Spencer Dinwiddie (27)| Deni Avdija (10)| Spencer Dinwiddie (9)| Capital One Arena
13,914| 10–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 17| @ Charlotte| | Bradley Beal (24)| Deni Avdija (11)| Bradley Beal (7)| Spectrum Center
14,402| 10–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 18| @ Miami| | Bradley Beal (30)| Kyle Kuzma (13)| Kyle Kuzma (7)| FTX Arena
19,600| 10–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 16| November 20| Miami| | Bradley Beal (21)| Kyle Kuzma (11)| Bradley Beal (9)| Capital One Arena
20,476| 11–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 22| Charlotte| | Montrezl Harrell (24)| Montrezl Harrell (18)| Bradley Beal (9)| Capital One Arena
16,575| 11–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 24| @ New Orleans| | Bradley Beal (23)| Montrezl Harrell (9)| Spencer Dinwiddie (9)| Smoothie King Center
14,659| 11–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 26| @ Oklahoma City| | Beal, Caldwell-Pope (20)| Kyle Kuzma (10)| Bradley Beal (6)| Paycom Center
14,579| 12–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| November 27| @ Dallas| | Bradley Beal (26)| Daniel Gafford (10)| Bradley Beal (7)| American Airlines Center
20,223| 13–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 29| @ San Antonio| | Bradley Beal (18)| Daniel Gafford (10)| Bradley Beal (8)| AT&T Center
12,606| 13–8|-style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 1| Minnesota| | Montrezl Harrell (27)| Daniel Gafford (10)| Spencer Dinwiddie (11)| Capital One Arena
15,318| 14–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 3| Cleveland| | Deni Avdija (16)| Montrezl Harrell (8)| Dinwiddie, Holiday, Neto (4)| Capital One Arena
17,227| 14–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 5| @ Toronto| | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26)| Montrezl Harrell (14)| Bradley Beal (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 14–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 6| @ Indiana| | Bradley Beal (34)| Daniel Gafford (8)| Holiday, Neto (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
12,581| 14–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 8| @ Detroit| | Kyle Kuzma (26)| Daniel Gafford (10)| Spencer Dinwiddie (7)| Little Caesars Arena
10,499| 15–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 11| Utah| | Bradley Beal (21)| Daniel Gafford (11)| Bradley Beal (5)| Capital One Arena
17,575| 15–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 13| @ Denver| | Davis Bertans (21)| Montrezl Harrell (7)| Bradley Beal (10)| Ball Arena
14,632| 15–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 15| @ Sacramento| | Bradley Beal (30)| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7)| Bradley Beal (5)| Golden 1 Center
13,806| 15–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 16| @ Phoenix| | Bradley Beal (26)| Montrezl Harrell (7)| Bradley Beal (5)| Footprint Center
16,177| 15–15|-style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 18| @ Utah| | Bradley Beal (37)| Daniel Gafford (9)| Bradley Beal (7)| Vivint Arena
18,306| 16–15|-style="background:lightgrey;"| -| December 21| @ Brooklyn|colspan=6| Postponed (COVID-19)[6] (Makeup date: February 17)[7] |-style="background:#cfc;"| 32| December 23| @ New York| | Spencer Dinwiddie (21)| Kyle Kuzma (10)| Spencer Dinwiddie (12)| Madison Square Garden
18,208| 17–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 26| Philadelphia| | Spencer Dinwiddie (17)| Kyle Kuzma (10)| Spencer Dinwiddie (6)| Capital One Arena
16,767| 17–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 28| @ Miami| | Spencer Dinwiddie (24)| Daniel Gafford (11)| Spencer Dinwiddie (11)| FTX Arena
19,600| 17–17|-style="background:#cfc;"| 35| December 30| Cleveland| | Bradley Beal (29)| Kyle Kuzma (10)| Bradley Beal (10)| Capital One Arena
15,637| 18–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 36| January 1| Chicago| | Kyle Kuzma (29)| Kyle Kuzma (12)| Bradley Beal (17)| Capital One Arena
19,043| 18–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 3| Charlotte| | Kyle Kuzma (36)| Kyle Kuzma (14)| Avdija, Beal (8)| Capital One Arena
8,902| 19–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 5| Houston| | Bradley Beal (27)| Kyle Kuzma (9)| Bradley Beal (5)| Capital One Arena
13,014| 19–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 7| @ Chicago| | Bradley Beal (26)| Kyle Kuzma (11)| Bradley Beal (6)| United Center
21,700| 19–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 9| @ Orlando| | Kyle Kuzma (27)| Kyle Kuzma (22)| Spencer Dinwiddie (10)| Amway Center
13,223| 20–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 11| Oklahoma City| | Kyle Kuzma (29)| Gafford, Harrell (7)| Spencer Dinwiddie (10)| Capital One Arena
13,985| 21–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 12| Orlando| | Kyle Kuzma (19)| Caldwell-Pope, Kuzma (10)| Kyle Kuzma (9)| Capital One Arena
13,138| 22–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 15| Portland| | Spencer Dinwiddie (27)| Kyle Kuzma (12)| Spencer Dinwiddie (7)| Capital One Arena
15,124| 22–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 17| Philadelphia| | Montrezl Harrell (18)| Kyle Kuzma (16)| Spencer Dinwiddie (7)| Capital One Arena
14,581| 23–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 19| Brooklyn| | Bradley Beal (23) | Harrell, Kuzma (6)| Bradley Beal (9)| Capital One Arena
15,380| 23–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 21| Toronto| | Bradley Beal (25) | Rui Hachimura (8)| Bradley Beal (8) | Capital One Arena
14,755| 23–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 47| January 23| Boston| | Bradley Beal (19)| Avdija, Beal, Hachimura (7)| Bradley Beal (7)| Capital One Arena
16,371| 23–24|-style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 25| L.A. Clippers| | Bradley Beal (23)| Kyle Kuzma (12)| Bradley Beal (6)| Capital One Arena
13,544| 23–25|-style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 29| @ Memphis| | Kyle Kuzma (30)| Kyle Kuzma (8)| Bradley Beal (12)| FedEx Forum
17,135| 23–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 50| February 1| @ Milwaukee| | Kyle Kuzma (25) | Kyle Kuzma (11)| Spencer Dinwiddie (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 23–27|-style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 2| @ Philadelphia| | Kyle Kuzma (24) | Spencer Dinwiddie (12)| Spencer Dinwiddie (10)| Wells Fargo Center
20,089| 24–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 5| Phoenix| | Montrezl Harrell (15)| Montrezl Harrell (7)| Dinwiddie, Holiday (3)| Capital One Arena
18,058| 24–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 53| February 7| Miami| | Corey Kispert (20)| Avdija, Kispert (6)| Spencer Dinwiddie (6)| Capital One Arena
14,222| 24–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 10| Brooklyn| | Raul Neto (21)| Kyle Kuzma (13) | Kyle Kuzma (10)| Capital One Arena
14,222| 25–29|-style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 12| Sacramento| | Kyle Kuzma (22) | Kyle Kuzma (8) | Kyle Kuzma (7) | Capital One Arena
14,169| 25–30|-style="background:#cfc;"| 56| February 14| Detroit| | Kyle Kuzma (23)| Ish Smith (6)| Deni Avdija (15)| Capital One Arena
10,793| 26–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 16| @ Indiana| | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (27)| Kyle Kuzma (15)| Raul Neto (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,540| 26–31|-style="background:#cfc;"| 58| February 17| @ Brooklyn| | Rui Hachimura (20)| Deni Avdija (8) | Ish Smith (6)| Barclays Center
17,447| 27–31|-style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 25| San Antonio| | Kyle Kuzma (36)| Deni Avdija (9) | Raul Neto (9)| Capital One Arena
15,302| 27–32|-style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 26| @ Cleveland| | Kyle Kuzma (34)| Kyle Kuzma (13)| Raul Neto (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 27–33|-style="background:#cfc;"| 61| March 1| Detroit| | Kyle Kuzma (21) | Kyle Kuzma (9) | Ish Smith (8)| Capital One Arena
12,122| 28–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 4| Atlanta| | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (28)| Hachimura, Bryant (6)| Kyle Kuzma (11) | Capital One Arena
15,927| 28–34|-style="background:#cfc| 63| March 6| Indiana| | Kristaps Porziņģis (25)| Ish Smith (7)| Ish Smith (9)| Capital One Arena
13,937| 29–34|-style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 9| @ L.A. Clippers| | Kristaps Porziņģis (19)| Daniel Gafford (10)| Ish Smith (8)| Crypto.com Arena
15,282| 29–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 11| @ L.A. Lakers| | Kyle Kuzma (23)| Kristaps Porziņģis (14)| Neto, Satoranský (4)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 29–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 12| @ Portland| | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26)| Corey Kispert (5)| Caldwell-Pope, Neto, Smith (5)| Moda Center
17,524| 29–37|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 14| @ Golden State| | Kristaps Porziņģis (25)| Kristaps Porziņģis (8)| Raul Neto (7)| Chase Center
18,064|29–38|-style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 16| Denver| | Deni Avdija (19)| Kyle Kuzma (9)| Kyle Kuzma (7)| Capital One Arena
15,326| 29–39|-style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 18| @ New York| | Kuzma, Porziņģis (18)| Kristaps Porziņģis (11) | Kyle Kuzma (9) | Madison Square Garden
19,812| 29–40|-style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 19| L.A. Lakers| | Kristaps Porziņģis (27) | Caldwell-Pope (10)| Tomáš Satoranský (6)| Capital One Arena
20,476| 30–40|-style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 21| @ Houston| | Kristaps Porziņģis (22) | Kristaps Porziņģis (13) | Raul Neto (10)| Toyota Center
13,396| 30–41|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 24| @ Milwaukee| | Ish Smith (17)| Kristaps Porziņģis (9)| Neto, Smith (6)| Fiserv Forum
18,018| 30–42|-style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 25| @ Detroit| | Kristaps Porziņģis (30)| Deni Avdija (10)| Tomáš Satoranský (6)| Little Caesars Arena
18,943| 31–42|-style="background:#cfc;"| 74| March 27| Golden State| | Corey Kispert (25)| Kristaps Porziņģis (9) | Tomáš Satoranský (7)| Capital One Arena
24,760| 32–42|-style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 29| Chicago| | Rui Hachimura (21)| Kristaps Porziņģis (10) | Tomáš Satoranský (10)| Capital One Arena
15,922| 32–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 76| March 30| Orlando| | Kristaps Porziņģis (35) | Tomáš Satoranský (10)| Tomáš Satoranský (13)| Capital One Arena
16,455| 33–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 1| Dallas| | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (35)| Kristaps Porziņģis (9)| Ish Smith (9)| Capital One Arena
17.745| 34–43|-style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 3| @ Boston| | Caldwell-Pope, Porziņģis (17)| Hachimura, Porziņģis (7)| Tomáš Satoranský (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 34–44|-style="background:#cfc;"| 79| April 5| @ Minnesota| | Kristaps Porziņģis (25)| Daniel Gafford (12)| Ish Smith (14)| Target Center
17,136| 35–44|-style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 6| @ Atlanta| | Kristaps Porziņģis (26)| Kristaps Porziņģis (18)| Avdija, Smith (6) | State Farm Arena
17,381| 35–45|-style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 8| New York| | Rui Hachimura (21)| Thomas Bryant (10)| Tomáš Satoranský (8)| Capital One Arena
19,472| 35–46|-style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 10| @ Charlotte| | Rui Hachimura (21)| Anthony Gill (8)| Tomáš Satoranský (9)| Spectrum Center
18,465| 35–47
|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 82 || 8 || 24.2 || .432 || .317 || .757 || 5.2 || 2.0 || .7 || .5 || 8.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 77 || 77 || 30.2 || .435 || .390 || .890 || 3.4 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .3 || 13.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 77 || 36 || 23.4 || .455 || .350 || .871 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .5 || .3 || 8.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 72 || 53 || 20.1 || .693 || .000 || .699 || 5.7 || .9 || .4 || 1.4 || 9.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 70 || 19 || 19.6 || .463 || .292 || .769 || 1.9 || 3.1 || .8 || .0 || 7.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 66 || 66 || 33.4 || .452 || .341 || .712 || 8.5 || 3.5 || .6 || .9 || 17.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 46 || 3 || 24.3 || .645 || .267 || .727 || 6.7 || 2.1 || .4 || .7 || 14.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 44 || 44 || 30.2 || .376 || .310 || .811 || 4.7 || 5.8 || .6 || .2 || 12.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 44 || 0 || 10.5 || .569 || .538 || .808 || 1.9 || .6 || .1 || .3 || 4.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 42 || 13 || 22.5 || .491 || .447 || .697 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .5 || .2 || 11.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 41 || 14 || 16.2 || .467 || .343 || .800 || 1.6 || 1.9 || .6 || .2 || 6.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 40 || 40 || 36.0 || .451 || .300 || .833 || 4.7 || 6.6 || .9 || .4 || 23.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 34 || 0 || 14.7 || .351 || .319 || .933 || 1.8 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 5.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 28 || 0 || 22.0 || .457 || .357 || .600 || 3.0 || 5.2 || 1.0 || .5 || 8.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 27 || 9 || 16.3 || .520 || .286 || .875 || 4.0 || .9 || .2 || .8 || 7.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 22 || 10 || 18.9 || .476 || .273 || .840 || 2.8 || 4.9 || .7 || .2 || 4.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 17 || 17 || 28.2 || .475 || .367 || .871 || 8.8 || 2.9 || .7 || 1.5 || 22.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 12 || 0 || 6.2 || .269 || .250 || .333 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .2 || 1.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 0 || 5.6 || .364 || .333 || 1.000 || .1 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 0 || 2.9 || .167 || .000 || || .4 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 7.5 || .091 || .167 || 1.000 || 2.0 || .0 || .3 || .0 || 1.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 3 || 0 || 9.0 || .571 || || .400 || 2.3 || .0 || .3 || .3 || 4.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 6.3 || .750 || .000 || || .0 || .3 || 1.3 || .0 || 2.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 3 || 0 || 6.0 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 4.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 2 || 0 || 9.0 || .500 || || || 5.0 || .5 || .5 || .5 || 4.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 2 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 1 || 1 || 27.0 || .400 || || 1.000 || 4.0 || 7.0 || 2.0 || .0 || 7.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 1 || 0 || 8.0 || .500 || || || .0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 3.0 || || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|}
See main article: article and List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions.
Five-team trade | [8] | ||
August 6, 2021 | To Brooklyn Nets
| To Indiana Pacers
| |
To Los Angeles Lakers
| To San Antonio Spurs
| ||
To Washington Wizards
| |||
February 10, 2022 | To Washington Wizards
| To Charlotte Hornets | [9] [10] |
To Washington Wizards
| To Dallas Mavericks | [11] | |
To Washington Wizards
| To Phoenix Suns | [12] |
Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Raul Neto | August 6, 2021 | 1 yr, $2M | ||
Cassius Winston | August 22, 2021 | Two-way contract |
Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former Team | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Ayayi | October 18, 2021 | Two-way contract | Los Angeles Lakers | [13] | |
Tomáš Satoranský | February 28, 2022 | San Antonio Spurs | [14] |
Player | Reason Left | Date Left | New Team | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robin Lopez | UFA | August 3, 2021 | Orlando Magic | ||
Ish Smith | UFA | August 5, 2021 | Charlotte Hornets | ||
Caleb Homesley | Waived | August 5, 2021 | Hamburg Towers | ||
Isaac Bonga | August 11, 2021 | Toronto Raptors | |||
Garrison Mathews | September 27, 2021 | Boston Celtics |