# 2024–25 Washington Wizards season

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

| 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.

## Standings
### Division

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| Atlanta Hawks | 33 | 36 | .478 | – | 17‍–‍17 | 16‍–‍19 | 9–4 | 69 |
| Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 1.0 | 18‍–‍16 | 14‍–‍21 | 8–3 | 69 |
| Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 3.5 | 15‍–‍17 | 14‍–‍22 | 7–5 | 68 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 51 | .250 | 15.5 | 10‍–‍25 | 7‍–‍26 | 1–13 | 68 |
| Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 17.0 | 7‍–‍26 | 8‍–‍26 | 6–6 | 67 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics * | 50 | 19 | .725 | 6.5 | 69 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 12.5 | 67 |
| 4 | ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 17.5 | 67 |
| 5 | ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 68 |
| 6 | ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 18.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks * | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 68 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 68 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 32.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.0 | 68 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 46 | .333 | 33.5 | 69 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 51 | .250 | 39.0 | 68 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 40.5 | 67 |

## 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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: 15–52 (Home: 7–26; Road: 8–26) :
October: 2–2 (home: 1–2; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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: 5–4 (home: 1–0; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
L 90–106
Khris Middleton (16)
Champagnie, George, Holmes (8)
Bub Carrington (7)
Kaseya Center 19,600
11–49
61
March 5
Utah
W 125–122
Kyshawn George (23)
George, Vukčević (7)
Bub Carrington (9)
Capital One Arena 14,761
12–49
62
March 8
@ Toronto
W 118–117
Jordan Poole (34)
Alex Sarr (14)
Jordan Poole (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,042
13–49
63
March 10
@ Toronto
L 104–119
Poole, Sarr (16)
Alex Sarr (11)
AJ Johnson (6)
Scotiabank Arena 18,739
13–50
64
March 11
@ Detroit
L 103–123
Marcus Smart (16)
Champagnie, Holmes (8)
Carrington, Kispert, Poole (3)
Little Caesars Arena 17,699
13–51
65
March 13
@ Detroit
W 129–125
Alex Sarr (19)
Justin Champagnie (9)
Khris Middleton (8)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
14–51
66
March 15
@ Denver
W 126–123
Alex Sarr (34)
Justin Champagnie (13)
Bub Carrington (7)
Ball Arena 19,833
15–51
67
March 17
@ Portland
L 97–112
Alex Sarr (20)
Tristan Vukčević (8)
Bub Carrington (8)
Moda Center 17,919
15–52
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

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

#### East Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 26, 2024 | To Washington WizardsDraft rights to Kyshawn George (No. 24) | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Dillon Jones (No. 26) Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51) |
| July 6, 2024 | To Washington WizardsMalcolm Brogdon Draft rights to Bub Carrington (No. 14) 2029 first-round pick Two future second-round draft picks | To Portland Trail BlazersDeni Avdija |
| July 6, 2024 | To Washington WizardsJonas Valančiūnas (sign-and-trade) | To New Orleans Pelicans2027 CHI protected second-round pick |
| February 5, 2025 | To Washington WizardsSidy Cissoko 2028 DEN protected second-round pick 2029 SAC second-round pick | To Sacramento KingsJonas Valančiūnas |
| February 6, 2025 | To Washington WizardsAJ Johnson Khris Middleton 2028 right to swap first-round picks | To Milwaukee BucksPatrick Baldwin Jr. Kyle Kuzma 2025 second-round pick |
| February 6, 2025 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| February 6, 2025 | To Washington WizardsColby Jones (from Sacramento) Alex Len (from Sacramento) Marcus Smart (from Memphis) 2025 MEM protected first-round pick (from Memphis) | To Memphis GrizzliesMarvin Bagley III (from Washington) Johnny Davis (from Washington) 2025 WAS second-round pick (from Washington) 2028 SAC second-round pick (from Sacramento) |
| To Sacramento KingsJake LaRavia (from Memphis) ||

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date re-signed | Player | Contract |
| 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 | |