2019–20 Washington Wizards season

The 2019–20 Washington Wizards season was the 59th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 47th in the Washington, D.C. area. The Wizards made front office changes, most notably firing former general manager Ernie Grunfeld late last season, replacing him with his longtime assistant, Tommy Sheppard.

2019–20 Washington Wizards season
Head coachScott Brooks
General managerTommy Sheppard
OwnersTed Leonsis
ArenaCapital One Arena
Results
Record2547 (.347)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Washington
NBC 4
RadioFederal News Radio
106.7 The Fan

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

On June 4, the Wizards were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Rui Hachimura PF Japan Gonzaga

With their sole natural selection of the draft in the first round, the Wizards selected Japanese born power forward Rui Hachimura from Gonzaga University. The team later acquired the rights to the Philadelphia 76ers 42nd pick, small forward Admiral Schofield, in a trade.[3]

Roster

Roster listing
2019–20 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 3 Beal, Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1993–06–28 Florida
F 42 Bertāns, Dāvis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–11–12 Latvia
G 17 Bonga, Isaac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999–11–08 Germany
G/F 6 Brown, Troy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999–07–28 Oregon
F/C 13 Bryant, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997–07–31 Indiana
G 22 Grant, Jerian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997–07–31 Notre Dame
F 8 Hachimura, Rui 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998–02–08 Gonzaga
C 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1986–11–05 France
G 24 Mathews, Garrison (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996–10–24 Lipscomb
G 5 Napier, Shabazz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–07–14 Connecticut
F/C 18 Pasečņiks, Anžejs 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1995–12–20 Latvia
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992–12–01 Oregon State
G 12 Robinson, Jerome 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–02–22 Boston College
G/F 1 Schofield, Admiral 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 241 lb (109 kg) 1997–03–30 Tennessee
G 14 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988–07–05 Wake Forest
F 7 Uthoff, Jarrod 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–05–19 Iowa
F/C 21 Wagner, Moritz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997–04–26 Michigan
G 2 Wall, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–09–06 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–07–17

Standings

Division

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
yMiami Heat 44 29 .603 0.0 29–7 15–22 10–4 73
xOrlando Magic 33 40 .452 11.0 18–17 15–23 9–5 73
Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 18.5 16–20 9–27 5–9 72
Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 17.0 10–21 13–21 2–7 65
Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 21.0 14–20 6–27 6–7 67

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 zMilwaukee Bucks * 56 17 .767 73
2 yToronto Raptors * 53 19 .736 2.5 72
3 xBoston Celtics 48 24 .667 7.5 72
4 xIndiana Pacers 45 28 .616 11.0 73
5 yMiami Heat * 44 29 .603 12.0 73
6 xPhiladelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 13.0 73
7 xBrooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 20.5 72
8 xOrlando Magic 33 40 .452 23.0 73
9 Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 30.5 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 29.0 65
11 Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 30.0 65
12 New York Knicks 21 45 .318 31.5 66
13 Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 32.5 66
14 Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 33.0 67
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 33.0 65

Game log


Regular season

2019–20 game log
Total: 25–47 (Home: 16–20; Road: 9–27)
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2019[4] To Washington Wizards
To Philadelphia 76ers
  • Cash Considerations
July 1, 2019[5] To Washington Wizards
To Chicago Bulls
July 5, 2019[6] To Washington Wizards
  • C.J. Miles
To Memphis Grizzlies
July 6, 2019[7] To Washington Wizards
To San Antonio Spurs
To Brooklyn Nets
July 7, 2019[8] To Washington Wizards
To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Anthony Davis (with waiver of $4M Trade Kicker) (from New Orleans)
  • First-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft (from New Orleans)
To New Orleans Pelicans
  • Lonzo Ball (from L.A. Lakers)
  • Brandon Ingram (from L.A. Lakers)
  • Josh Hart (from L.A. Lakers)
  • Draft rights to De'Andre Hunter (#4) (from L.A. Lakers)
  • Protected First-round pick in the 2021 NBA draft (from L.A. Lakers)
  • First-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft (from L.A. Lakers)
  • First-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft (from L.A. Lakers)
  • Cash Considerations ($1.1M, from Washington)
February 6, 2020 [9] To Washington Wizards
To Los Angeles Clippers
To New York Knicks
  • Maurice Harkless (from L.A. Clippers)
  • 2020 LAC first-round pick
  • 2021 LAC protected first round pick
  • 2021 DET second-round pick
  • Draft rights to Issuf Sanon (from Washington)
February 6, 2020 [9] To Washington Wizards
To Denver Nuggets

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Thomas Bryant June 30, 2019 3 years, $25M [10]
Bradley Beal October 17, 2019 2 years, $72M (extension) [11]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former Team Ref.
Ish Smith July 1, 2019 2 years, $12M Detroit Pistons [5]
Isaiah Thomas July 2, 2019 1 year, $2.3M Denver Nuggets [12]
Garrison Mathews July 3, 2019 Two-way contract Lipscomb Bisons[note 1] [13]
Justin Robinson July 13, 2019 3 years, $4.2M (MLE) Virginia Tech Hokies[note 1] [14]
Chris Chiozza October 21, 2019 Two-way contract Houston Rockets [15]
Anžejs Pasečņiks December 17, 2019 Two-way contract[note 2] Capital City Go-Go [16][17]
Gary Payton II December 23, 2019 Hardship Exception South Bay Lakers [18]
Johnathan Williams December 26, 2019 Hardship Exception[note 3] Maccabi Rishon LeZion [19][17]
Jerian Grant July 1, 2020 Substitute Contract Capital City Go-Go [20]
Jarrod Uthoff July 17, 2020 Substitute Contract Memphis Hustle [21]
  1. Player signed as an Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) out of college.
  2. Pasečņiks' contract was converted to a standard NBA contract on January 12, 2020.
  3. Williams was waived January 4, 2020, but was re-signed to a Two-Way Contract on January 12, 2020.

Subtractions

Player Date Left Reason Left New Team Ref.
Sam Dekker June 29, 2019 RFA, no offer Lokomotiv Kuban [22]
Chasson Randle June 29, 2019 RFA, no offer [22]
Trevor Ariza June 30, 2019 UFA Sacramento Kings [23]
Bobby Portis July 1, 2019 RFA, rescinded offer New York Knicks [24]
Tomas Satoransky July 1, 2019 RFA, Sign and trade Chicago Bulls [5]
Jeff Green July 2, 2019 UFA Utah Jazz [25]
Jonathon Simmons July 7, 2019 Waived [26]
Jabari Parker July 8, 2019 UFA Atlanta Hawks [27]
Tarik Phillip August 15, 2019 Waived Tofaş [28]
Jemerrio Jones October 16, 2019 Waived Milwaukee Bucks [29]
Chris Chiozza December 17, 2019 Waived Brooklyn Nets [16]
Justin Robinson January 5, 2020 Waived Delaware Blue Coats [30]
C.J. Miles January 12, 2020 Waived [17]

References

  1. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  4. "Wizards select Hachimura, trade for rights to Schofield in 2019 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 20, 2019.
  5. Buckner, Candace (1 July 2019). "Wizards agree to deal with guard Ish Smith, plan sign-and-trade of Tomas Satoransky". Washington Post.
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  10. Buckner, Candace (30 June 2019). "Wizards quickly re-sign Thomas Bryant after breakout season". Washington Post.
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  23. Charania, Shams [@ShamsCharania] (June 30, 2019). "Free agent Trevor Ariza has agreed to a two-year, $25M deal with the Sacramento Kings, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 via Twitter.
  24. Wojnarowski, Adrian [@wojespn] (July 1, 2019). "Free agent Bobby Portis has agreed to a two-year, $31M deal with the Knicks, agent Mark Bartelstein tells ESPN" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 via Twitter.
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