2021–22 Washington Wizards season
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. Wes Unseld Jr. would be hired as the next head coach on July 17, 2021. The Wizards were eliminated from postseason contention on March 31 after an Atlanta Hawks win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Draft picks. Entering the draft, the Wizards only had Pick #15 as their natural selection, which  they used to draft Corey Kispert. 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. 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).