4 Reasons Why Building Around Trae Young Is The Right Move For The Wizards
The Washington Wizards have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, but they have to build around this season's marquee acquisition, Trae Young.
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The Washington Wizards have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, but they have to build around this season's marquee acquisition, Trae Young.
Ben Strober’s childhood home was no stranger to the sounds of nightly D.C. sports broadcasts. He was enamored by Washington’s best athletes, whether from the then-Redskins, Wizards, Nationals, or Capitals. Back then, Strober had hopes of becoming like the players he watched on television. Today, he works among them. As a producer on 106.7 The […] The post Wizards Broadcaster Ben Strober Turned Fandom Into a Career appeared first on The Lead .
Trae Young looks set to extend his tenure with the Wizards.
The future is bright for the Washington Wizards, with the team both holding the No. 1 overall pick in the […]
No matter how much young talent the Washington Wizards accumulate, they are still going to have to overpay Trae Young this offseason.
Things may be looking up for the Washington Wizards as they own the No. 1 pick in next month’s NBA Draft. Many believe the Wizards will select AJ Dybantsa, a can’t-miss prospect at the wing position. A starting lineup of Dybantsa, Trae Young, Kyshawn George, Anthony Davis, and Alex Sarr is not too shabby if […] The post Wizards rumors: The $120 million contract extension Trae Young is expected to sign appeared first on ClutchPoints .
A mock trade sees the Warriors acquire Anthony Davis from the Wizards.
On the Wizards' upcoming offseason, salary cap situation, key contract decisions, rotational needs & marginal moves, and the draft and what would be required to trade down from the first overall pick.
For most of the past two decades, the Washington Wizards have been bad. During that 20-year span, they’ve managed an above .500 record just six times. Their cumulative regular season winning percentage was 40.2% — second worst in the league. Only the Sacramento Kings (39.6%) were worse. And the Kings had to play in the […]
Listen now | Greg Finberg returns to the show to discuss the Wizards’ offseason.
The Washington Wizards entered 2026 with a projected $80 million in cap space for the 2026-27 season. But after acquiring four players before the February deadline — including Trae Young and Anthony Davis — and winning the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, the Wizards sit just $11 million below the luxury tax. […]
The Houston Rockets could add Anthony Davis to their roster without giving up too much if the Washington Wizards are interested in a move. Davis was acquired by Washington during the season when the Wizards looked to improve the roster for next season. However, there have been multiple comments from Davis talking about Washington’s negative […] The post Houston Rockets Best Trade Package For Anthony Davis Revealed appeared first on HEAVY .
Duke forward Cameron Boozer explained why he believes the Washington Wizards should select him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
In a one-on-one interview with Ari Alexander of 7News Boston (Twitter video link), AJ Dybantsa praised both the Wizards and the Jazz and said he was confident he’ll end up being the No. 1 overall pick in a few weeks, as Jackson Payne of The Deseret News relays. Washington controls the first pick and Utah […]
When the Washington Wizards go on the clock at the NBA Draft on June 23, they’ll have a wealth of options — each of whom could be The Franchise Player that leads them for the next decade or so. In the first two parts of this ongoing series, we’ve looked at AJ Dybantsa and Cam […]
Superstars are hard to come by. That’s because they possess a rare combination of skills, excitement and star power that turn good teams into contenders. But acquiring one becomes easier when a team owns the No. 1 pick — like the Washington Wizards do in the 2026 NBA Draft. AJ Dybantsa, who averaged a Division-I-best […]
It’s June. The second game of the NBA Finals is later today. But here we are, still think about the 2026 NBA Draft on June 23-24, 2026. FanDuel Sportsbook will say that AJ Dybantsa is the No. 1 pick and so will everyone’s mom, dad, sibling, better half and dog. Even Dybantsa thinks so himself. […]
From the moment the Washington Wizards won the NBA Draft Lottery, the camera immediately swung to BYU star AJ Dybantsa, whose facial expression carried tremendous value for a fanbase who believed they were looking into the eyes of their franchise's newest
BYU forward AJ Dybantsa strongly believes the Washington Wizards will make him the No. 1 overall pick in this month's draft.
"That team instantly would be in the playoffs with you," former Wizards superstar Gilbert Arenas said to AJ Dybantsa in a recent conversation. BYU star AJ Dybantsa heard "No Chill Gil" share what he would do if he could choose the draft order, and the ans
I’m sure all of us are still intoxicated after the Jazz stole the show and acquired the second overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, despite the firm adamance of Wizards fans that the Jazz are miserable unless they move on from rookie Ace Bailey. What stands out, though, is that this is the only […]
Recently, AJ Dybantsa was on the “Gilbert Arenas Show,” a podcast with the former Wizards star. Contrary to previous rumblings that he preferred to stay in Utah because he went to Brigham Young, Dybantsa answered questions about him as a potential Wizards player, including which number he would want to wear. If they draft me, […]
The Washington Wizards look poised to select BYU standout AJ Dybantsa with the number one pick they were recently awarded in the upcoming NBA Draft. Dybantsas figures to slide into the Wizards’ small forward slot and help fill out the roster around last year’s trade acquisitions, Trae Young and Anthony Davis. However, recently, former NBA […] The post Why Gilbert Arenas tells AJ Dybantsa he wants Anthony Davis, Trae Young traded if he’s Wizards’ No. 1 pick appeared first on ClutchPoints .
May 10, 2026: The day the Wizards franchise changed forever. When Mark Tatum opened up the 13th envelope, showing a purple music note, the Wizards had officially gotten the first pick in the NBA Draft for the first time in 16 years. After three seasons of tanking, the rebuild was complete. But a time that […] The post Wizards Must Take the Simple Path and Draft AJ Dybantsa appeared first on The Lead .
The Washington Wizards haven't even picked him yet, and projected first overall pick AJ Dybantsa is already making some lofty demands.