| Team: | Washington Wizards |
| End Year: | 2025 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Losses: | 17 |
| Division: | Southeast |
| Division Place: | 5 |
| Conf Place: | 15 |
| Coach: | Brian Keefe |
| Owner: | Ted Leonsis |
| Arena: | Capital One Arena |
| Bbr Team: | WAS |
| Television: | Monumental Sports Network |
| Radio: | Federal News Radio 106.7 The Fan |
| President: | Michael Winger |
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. On May 29, 2024, the Washington Wizards hired Brian Keefe as their full-time head coach.[1]
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 coming season. The front office 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. Those picks turned into Alexandre Sarr, Carlton "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 ($54M over four years), Richaun Holmes ($25.9M over two years), and from the Detroit Pistons, Saddiq Bey ($19M over three years).
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.
The Wizards did not win a single game in this month, including a rematch against the Hawks on November 15 that ended with a 117-129 loss, and were the only NBA team to have not won a game in the mid-season tournament since it was created last year. 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.[2] . 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.
See main article: article and 2024 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alex Sarr | PF |  France | ||
| 1 | 26 | Dillon Jones | SF |  United States | Weber State | |
| 2 | 51 | Melvin Ajinça | SF | France |
The Wizards entered the draft holding two first-round picks and one second round pick.[3] [4] 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 tall 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.
|- style="background:#fcc| 1| October 6| @ Toronto| | Jordan Poole (16)| Jonas Valančiūnas (6)| Jordan Poole (6)| 
Bell Centre
21,900| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc| 2| October 9| @ New York| | George, Kispert (14)| Coulibaly, Sarr (9)| Ja. Butler, Poole (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,161| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc| 3| October 11| Toronto| | Kyle Kuzma (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (8)| Kyshawn George (5)| Capital One Arena
7,815| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc| 4| October 14| @ Brooklyn| | Jordan Poole (13)| Marvin Bagley III (8)| Jared Butler (8)| Barclays Center
12,904| 1–3|- style="background:#cfc| 5| October 18| New York| | Jordan Poole (16)| Marvin Bagley III (7)| Ja. Butler, Davis, George, Poole (5)| Capital One Arena
11,894| 2–3
|- style="background:#fcc| 1| October 24| Boston| | Jordan Poole (26)| Bagley III, Coulibaly (6)| Bilal Coulibaly (6)| Capital One Arena
18,610| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc| 2| October 26| Cleveland| | Bilal Coulibaly (23)| Kuzma, Valančiūnas (8)| Jordan Poole (6)| Capital One Arena
15,156| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc| 3| October 28| @ Atlanta| | Jordan Poole (26)| Kyle Kuzma (11)| Kyle Kuzma (7)| State Farm Arena
14,566| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc| 4| October 30| Atlanta| | Bilal Coulibaly (27)| Bilal Coulibaly (9)| Jordan Poole (9)| Capital One Arena
14,255| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 5| November 2| Miami| | Bilal Coulibaly (22)| Coulibaly, George (8)| Bub Carrington (8)| 
Mexico City Arena
20,328| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc| 6| November 4| Golden State| | Jordan Poole (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Carrington, Valančiūnas (7)| Capital One Arena
15,674| 2–4|- style="background:#fcc| 7| November 8| @ Memphis| | Kyshawn George (17)| Bub Carrington (10)| Bub Carrington (8)| FedExForum
16,216| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc| 8| November 10| @ Orlando| | Jordan Poole (24)| Kyshawn George (7)| Bilal Coulibaly (6)| Kia Center
18,352| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc| 9| November 11| @ Houston| | Kyle Kuzma (18)| Jonas Valančiūnas (8)| Carrington, Poole (6)| Toyota Center
15,998| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc| 10| November 13| @ San Antonio| | Jordan Poole (42)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Jordan Poole (6)| Frost Bank Center
16,602| 2–8|- style="background:#fcc| 11| November 15| @ Atlanta| | Kyle Kuzma (24)| Coulibaly, Kuzma (9)| Bub Carrington (9)| State Farm Arena
16,038| 2–9|- style="background:#fcc| 12| November 17| Detroit| | Kuzma, Poole (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Kyshawn George (6)| Capital One Arena
14,789| 2–10|- style="background:#fcc| 13| November 18| @ New York| | Carrington, Kispert, Valančiūnas (18)| Kuzma, Valančiūnas (8)| Jordan Poole (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 2–11|- style="background:#fcc| 14| November 22| Boston| | Jordan Poole (23)| Brogdon, Valančiūnas (10)| Jordan Poole (8)| Capital One Arena
20,385| 2–12|- style="background:#fcc| 15| November 24| @ Indiana| | Coulibaly, Sarr (17)| Alex Sarr (14)| Brogdon, George (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 2–13|- style="background:#fcc| 16| November 26| Chicago| | Kyle Kuzma (23)| Kuzma, Sarr (7)| Bilal Coulibaly (5)| Capital One Arena
15,921| 2–14|- style="background:#fcc| 17| November 27| L.A. Clippers| | Brogdon, Valančiūnas (17)| Jonas Valančiūnas (7)| Malcolm Brogdon (6)| Capital One Arena
15,066| 2–15|- style="background:#fcc| 18| November 30| @ Milwaukee| | Jordan Poole (31)| Malcolm Brogdon (11)| Jordan Poole (7)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 2–16|- style="background:#fcc| 19| December 3| @ Cleveland| | Carrington, Poole, Valančiūnas (13)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Coulibaly, Poole (4)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 2–17|- style="background:#| 20| December 5| Dallas| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 21| December 7| Denver| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 22| December 8| Memphis| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 23| December 13| @ Cleveland| | | | | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse| |- style="background:#| 24| December 15| Boston| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 25| December 19| Charlotte| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 26| December 21| @ Milwaukee| | | | | Fiserv Forum| |- style="background:#| 27| December 23| @ Oklahoma City| | | | | Paycom Center| |- style="background:#| 28| December 26| Charlotte| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 29| December 28| New York| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 30| December 30| New York| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 31| January 1| Chicago| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 32| January 3| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center| |- style="background:#| 33| January 5| New Orleans| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 34| January 7| Houston| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 35| January 8| @ Philadelphia| | | | | Wells Fargo Center| |- style="background:#| 36| January 10| @ Chicago| | | | | United Center| |- style="background:#| 37| January 12| Oklahoma City| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 38| January 13| Minnesota| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 39| January 16| Phoenix| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 40| January 18| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center| |- style="background:#| 41| January 19| @ Sacramento| | | | | Golden 1 Center| |- style="background:#| 42| January 21| @ L.A. Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena| |- style="background:#| 43| January 23| @ Utah| | | | | Delta Center| |- style="background:#| 44| January 25| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 45| January 27| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center| |- style="background:#| 46| January 29| Toronto| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 47| January 30| L.A. Lakers| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 48| February 1| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center| |- style="background:#| 49| February 3| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center| |- style="background:#| 50| February 5| @ Brooklyn| | | | | Barclays Center| |- style="background:#| 51| February 7| Cleveland| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 52| February 8| Atlanta| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 53| February 10| San Antonio| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 54| February 12| Indiana| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 55| February 21| Milwaukee| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 56| February 23| @ Orlando| | | | | Kia Center| |- style="background:#| 57| February 24| Brooklyn| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 58| February 26| Portland| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 59| March 1| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center| |- style="background:#| 60| March 3| @ Miami| | | | | Kaseya Center| |- style="background:#| 61| March 5| Utah| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 62| March 8| @ Toronto| | | | | Scotiabank Arena| |- style="background:#| 63| March 10| @ Toronto| | | | | Scotiabank Arena| |- style="background:#| 64| March 11| @ Detroit| | | | | Little Caesars Arena| |- style="background:#| 65| March 13| @ Detroit | | | | | Little Caesars Arena| |- style="background:#| 66| March 15| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena| |- style="background:#| 67| March 16| @ L.A. Clippers| | | | | Intuit Dome| |- style="background:#| 68| March 18| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center| |- style="background:#| 69| March 21| Orlando| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 70| March 22| @ New York| | | | | Madison Square Garden| |- style="background:#| 71| March 24| Toronto| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 72| March 26| @ Philadelphia| | | | | Wells Fargo Center| |- style="background:#| 73| March 27| Indiana| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 74| March 29| Brooklyn| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 75| March 31| Miami| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 76| April 2| Sacramento| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 77| April 3| Orlando| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 78| April 6| @ Boston| | | | | TD Garden| |- style="background:#| 79| April 8| @ Indiana| | | | | Gainbridge Fieldhouse| |- style="background:#| 80| April 9| Philadelphia| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 81| April 11| @ Chicago| | | | | United Center| |- style="background:#| 82| April 13| @ Miami| | | | | Kaseya Center|
See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[5] [6]
See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.
| June 26, 2024[7] | 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) First round pick in the 2029 NBA draft Two future second-round draft picks | To Portland Trail Blazers Deni Avdija |
| July 6, 2024[8] [9] | To Washington Wizards Jonas Valančiūnas (sign-and-trade) | To New Orleans Pelicans 2027 CHI protected second-round pick |
| Date re-signed | Player | Contract | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29 | Richaun Holmes | $25.9M / 2 years, with only $250K guaranteed for the 2025–26 season. | [10] | |
| July 3 | Tristan Vukčević | Two-way contract | [11] | |
| July 25 | Anthony Gill | $4.7M / 2 years | [12] | |
| October 21 | Corey Kispert | $54M / 4 years, with 2028-29 Club Option | [13] | |
| October 21 | Jared Butler | Two-way contract |
| Date Left | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2024 | Landry Shamet | Waived | ||
| August 21, 2024 | Eugene Omoruyi | Waived | ||