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 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.

Despite nailing major moves, the Wizards' mistake in the free agency to address a key positional hole could hurt them in the ...

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.

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 ...

Wizards The Wizards’ process is sound, but it can’t be good for the players. For the individual players, losing 63 games and counting has been brutal, even if Cooper Flagg is the pot of gold ...

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 Wizards responded with a 12-2 spurt, capped by one of Poole’s six 3-pointers, to take a 51-49 lead just over halfway through the second quarter. But it was all Celtics from there on out.

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 ...

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.