2019–20_Washington_Wizards_season

2019–20 Washington Wizards season

2019–20 Washington Wizards season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Washington Wizards

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.

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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

Main article: 2019 NBA draft
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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

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Standings

Division

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Conference

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Game log


Regular season

More information 2019–20 game log Total: 25–47 (Home: 16–20; Road: 9–27), Game ...

Transactions

Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season 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
 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
 To New Orleans Pelicans
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

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Additions

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  1. [N 1]
    Player signed as an Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) out of college.
  2. [N 2]
    Pasečņiks' contract was converted to a standard NBA contract on January 12, 2020.
  3. [N 3]
    Williams was waived January 4, 2020, but was re-signed to a Two-Way Contract on January 12, 2020.

Subtractions

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References

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    Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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    Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (June 21, 2019). "OFFICIAL: We've acquired Jonathon Simmons and the draft rights to Admiral Schofield (42nd overall) from the Sixers in exchange for cash considerations. https://t.co/zogVuGqDY0" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
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    "Wizards select Hachimura, trade for rights to Schofield in 2019 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 20, 2019.
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    Wojnarowski, Adrian [@wojespn] (July 6, 2019). "The Grizzlies are trading CJ Miles to Washington for Dwight Howard, league source tells ESPN. Deal saves Memphis $3.1M. Grizzles will waive or trade Howard, per source" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
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    Buckner, Candace (February 6, 2020). "Wizards trade Isaiah Thomas to Clippers, Jordan McRae to Nuggets". Washington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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