2021–22 Washington Wizards season

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2021–22 Washington Wizards season
Head coachWes Unseld Jr.
General managerTommy Sheppard
OwnersTed Leonsis
ArenaCapital One Arena
Results
Record17–15 (.531)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Washington
NBC 4
RadioFederal News Radio
106.7 The Fan
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021-22 Washington Wizards season is 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.[1] [2] Wes Unseld Jr. would be hired as the next head coach on July 17, 2021. [3]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 15 Corey Kispert SF United States United States Gonzaga

Entering the draft, the Wizards only had Pick #15 as their natural selection, which they used to draft Corey Kispert. [4] 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.[5] 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).[5]

Roster[]

Washington Wizards roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 9 Avdija, Deni 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-01-03 Israel
G 17 Ayayi, Joël (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-03-05 Gonzaga
G 3 Beal, Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1993-06-28 Florida
F 42 Bertāns, Dāvis Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-11-12 Latvia
F/C 13 Bryant, Thomas Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997-07-31 Indiana
G 1 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia
G 26 Dinwiddie, Spencer Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-04-06 Colorado
C 12 Echenique, Jaime 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1997–04–27 Wichita State
F/C 21 Gafford, Daniel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1998-10-01 Arkansas
F 16 Gill, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1992-10-17 Virginia
G 7 Goodwin, Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-10-23 Saint Louis
F 8 Hachimura, Rui Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-08 Gonzaga
F/C 6 Harrell, Montrezl Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-01-26 Louisville
G 4 Holiday, Aaron Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-30 UCLA
F 27 Johnson, Alize 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1996-04-22 Missouri State
F 24 Kispert, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1999-03-03 Gonzaga
F 33 Kuzma, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1995-07-24 Utah
G 19 Neto, Raul Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-19 Brazil
G 20 Schakel, Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-06-13 San Diego State
G 32 Sword, Craig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1994-01-16 Mississippi State
F 14 Todd, Isaiah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 2001-10-17 Word of God (NC)
G 22 Wanamaker, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1989-07-25 Pittsburgh
G 5 Winston, Cassius (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-28 Michigan State
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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 22, 2021

Standings[]

Division[]

Southeast Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Miami Heat 22 13 .629 2.0 12–4 10–9 6–1 35
Charlotte Hornets 19 17 .528 5.5 9–4 10–13 5–2 36
Washington Wizards 18 17 .514 6.0 9–5 9–12 3–5 35
Atlanta Hawks 15 19 .441 8.5 8–9 7–10 4–3 34
Orlando Magic 7 29 .194 17.5 2–13 5–16 1–8 36

Conference[]

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Brooklyn Nets * 23 10 .697 – 33
2 Chicago Bulls * 22 10 .688 0.5 32
3 Milwaukee Bucks 24 13 .649 1.0 37
4 Miami Heat * 22 13 .629 2.0 35
5 Cleveland Cavaliers 20 15 .571 4.0 35
6 Philadelphia 76ers 19 16 .543 5.0 35
7 Charlotte Hornets 19 17 .528 5.5 36
8 Washington Wizards 18 17 .514 6.0 35
9 New York Knicks 17 18 .486 7.0 35
10 Boston Celtics 16 19 .457 8.0 35
11 Toronto Raptors 14 17 .452 8.0 31
12 Atlanta Hawks 15 19 .441 8.5 34
13 Indiana Pacers 14 21 .400 10.0 35
14 Orlando Magic 7 29 .194 17.5 36
15 Detroit Pistons 5 28 .152 18.0 33

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2021 preseason game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 @ Houston L 119–125 Bradley Beal (18) Montrezl Harrell (11) Spencer Dinwiddie (5) Toyota Center
11,495 		0–1
2 October 9 New York L 99–117 Montrezl Harrell (18) Montrezl Harrell (10) Beal, Dinwiddie (4) Capital One Arena
8,060 		0–2
3 October 12 Toronto L 108–113 Kyle Kuzma (24) Daniel Gafford (17) Spencer Dinwiddie (7) Capital One Arena
7,048 		0–3
4 October 15 @ New York L 113–115 Spencer Dinwiddie (17) Daniel Gafford (10) Kyle Kuzma (5) Madison Square Garden
12,258 		0–4
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 18–17 (Home: 9–5; Road: 9–12)
October: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 20 @ Toronto W 98–83 Bradley Beal (23) Kyle Kuzma (15) Spencer Dinwiddie (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		1–0
2 October 22 Indiana W 135–134 (OT) Spencer Dinwiddie (34) Kyle Kuzma (11) Spencer Dinwiddie (9) Capital One Arena
15,407 		2–0
3 October 25 @ Brooklyn L 90–104 Bradley Beal (19) Kyle Kuzma (13) Spencer Dinwiddle (6) Barclays Center
14,487 		2–1
4 October 27 @ Boston W 116–107 Montrezl Harrell (25) Montrezl Harrell (11) Dinwiddie, Holiday (3) TD Garden
N/A[a] 		3–1
5 October 28 Atlanta W 122–111 Bradley Beal (27) Montrezl Harrell (13) Harrell, Neto (5) Capital One Arena
13,653 		4–1
6 October 30 Boston W 115–112 (2OT) Bradley Beal (36) Kyle Kuzma (17) Bradley Beal (6) Capital One Arena
15,813 		5–1
November: 8–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 1 @ Atlanta L 111–118 Bradley Beal (24) Kyle Kuzma (6) Spencer Dinwiddie (10) State Farm Arena
14,632 		5–2
8 November 3 Toronto L 100–109 Bradley Beal (25) Montrezl Harrell (10) Bradley Beal (7) Capital One Arena
13,538 		5–3
9 November 5 Memphis W 115–87 Bradley Beal (17) Montrezl Harrell (8) Bradley Beal (7) Capital One Arena
16,302 		6–3
10 November 7 Milwaukee W 101–94 Bradley Beal (30) Kyle Kuzma (10) Bradley Beal (8) Capital One Arena
15,570 		7–3
11 November 10 @ Cleveland W 97–94 Montrezl Harrell (24) Montrezl Harrell (11) Bradley Beal (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,056 		8–3
12 November 13 @ Orlando W 104–92 Spencer Dinwiddie (23) Spencer Dinwiddie (11) Spencer Dinwiddie (6) Amway Center
17,272 		9–3
13 November 15 New Orleans W 105–100 Spencer Dinwiddie (27) Deni Avdija (10) Spencer Dinwiddie (9) Capital One Arena
13,914 		10–3
14 November 17 @ Charlotte L 87–97 Bradley Beal (24) Deni Avdija (11) Bradley Beal (7) Spectrum Center
14,402 		10–4
15 November 18 @ Miami L 97–112 Bradley Beal (30) Kyle Kuzma (13) Kyle Kuzma (7) FTX Arena
19,600 		10–5
16 November 20 Miami W 103–100 Bradley Beal (21) Kyle Kuzma (11) Bradley Beal (9) Capital One Arena
20,476 		11–5
17 November 22 Charlotte L 103–109 Montrezl Harrell (24) Montrezl Harrell (18) Bradley Beal (9) Capital One Arena
16,575 		11–6
18 November 24 @ New Orleans L 102–127 Bradley Beal (23) Montrezl Harrell (9) Spencer Dinwiddie (9) Smoothie King Center
14,659 		11–7
19 November 26 @ Oklahoma City W 101–99 Beal, Caldwell-Pope (20) Kyle Kuzma (10) Bradley Beal (6) Paycom Center
14,579 		12–7
20 November 27 @ Dallas W 120–114 Bradley Beal (26) Daniel Gafford (10) Bradley Beal (7) American Airlines Center
20,223 		13–7
21 November 29 @ San Antonio L 99–116 Bradley Beal (18) Daniel Gafford (10) Bradley Beal (8) AT&T Center
12,606 		13–8
December: 5–9 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 1 Minnesota W 115–107 Montrezl Harrell (27) Daniel Gafford (10) Spencer Dinwiddie (11) Capital One Arena
15,318 		14–8
23 December 3 Cleveland L 101–116 Deni Avdija (16) Montrezl Harrell (8) Dinwiddie, Holiday, Neto (4) Capital One Arena
17,227 		14–9
24 December 5 @ Toronto L 90–102 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26) Montrezl Harrell (14) Bradley Beal (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		14–10
25 December 6 @ Indiana L 110–116 Bradley Beal (34) Daniel Gafford (8) Holiday, Neto (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
12,581 		14–11
26 December 8 @ Detroit W 119–116 (OT) Kyle Kuzma (26) Daniel Gafford (10) Spencer Dinwiddie (7) Little Caesars Arena
10,499 		15–11
27 December 11 Utah L 98–123 Bradley Beal (21) Daniel Gafford (11) Bradley Beal (5) Capital One Arena
17,575 		15–12
28 December 13 @ Denver L 107–113 Davis Bertans (21) Montrezl Harrell (7) Bradley Beal (10) Ball Arena
14,632 		15–13
29 December 15 @ Sacramento L 105–119 Bradley Beal (30) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7) Bradley Beal (5) Golden 1 Center
13,806 		15–14
30 December 16 @ Phoenix L 98–118 Bradley Beal (26) Montrezl Harrell (7) Bradley Beal (5) Footprint Center
16,177 		15–15
31 December 18 @ Utah W 109–103 Bradley Beal (37) Daniel Gafford (9) Bradley Beal (7) Vivint Arena
18,306 		16–15
- December 21 @ Brooklyn Postponed (COVID-19)[6]
33 December 23 @ New York W 124–117 Spencer Dinwiddie (21) Kyle Kuzma (10) Spencer Dinwiddie (12) Madison Square Garden
18,208 		17–15
34 December 26 Philadelphia L 96–117 Spencer Dinwiddie (17) Kyle Kuzma (10) Spencer Dinwiddie (6) Capital One Arena
16,767 		17–16
35 December 28 @ Miami L 112–119 Spencer Dinwiddie (24) Daniel Gafford (11) Spencer Dinwiddie (11) FTX Arena
19,600 		17–17
36 December 30 Cleveland W 110–93 Bradley Beal (29) Kyle Kuzma (10) Bradley Beal (10) Capital One Arena
15,637 		18–17
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 January 1 Chicago Capital One Arena –
38 January 3 Charlotte Capital One Arena –
39 January 5 Houston Capital One Arena –
40 January 7 @ Chicago United Center –
41 January 9 @ Orlando Amway Center –
42 January 11 Oklahoma City Capital One Arena –
43 January 12 Orlando Capital One Arena –
44 January 15 Portland Capital One Arena –
45 January 17 Philadelphia Capital One Arena –
46 January 19 Brooklyn Capital One Arena –
47 January 21 Toronto Capital One Arena –
48 January 23 Boston Capital One Arena –
49 January 25 L.A. Clippers Capital One Arena –
50 January 29 @ Memphis FedEx Forum –
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 1 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum –
52 February 2 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center –
53 February 5 Phoenix Capital One Arena –
54 February 7 @ Miami Capital One Arena –
55 February 10 Brooklyn Capital One Arena –
56 February 12 Sacramento Capital One Arena –
57 February 14 Detroit Capital One Arena –
58 February 16 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse –
59 February 25 San Antonio Capital One Arena –
60 February 26 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse –
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 1 Detroit Capital One Arena –
62 March 4 Atlanta Capital One Arena –
63 March 6 Indiana Capital One Arena –
64 March 9 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center –
65 March 11 @ L.A. Lakers Staples Center –
66 March 12 @ Portland Moda Center –
67 March 14 @ Golden State Chase Center –
68 March 16 Denver Capital One Arena –
69 March 18 @ New York Madison Square Garden –
70 March 19 L.A. Lakers Capital One Arena –
71 March 21 @ Houston Toyota Center –
72 March 24 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum –
73 March 25 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena –
74 March 27 Golden State Capital One Arena –
75 March 29 Chicago Capital One Arena –
76 March 30 Orlando Capital One Arena –
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 1 Dallas Capital One Arena –
78 April 3 @ Boston TD Garden –
79 April 5 @ Minnesota Target Center –
80 April 6 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena –
81 April 8 New York Capital One Arena –
82 April 10 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center –
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021-22 NBA season transactions

Trades[]

Five-team trade [7]
To Brooklyn Nets
  • 2024 second-round pick (from Washington)
  • 2025 second-round pick swap rights (from Washington)
  • Draft rights to Nikola Milutinov (2015 No. 26) (from San Antonio)
 To Indiana Pacers
To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Russell Westbrook (from Washington)
  • 2023 CHI second-round pick (from Washington)
  • 2024 second-round pick (from Washington)
  • 2028 WAS second-round pick (from Washington)
 To San Antonio Spurs
To Washington Wizards

Free Agents[]

Re-signed[]

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Raul Neto August 6, 2021 1 yr, $2M
Cassius Winston August 22, 2021 Two-way contract

Additions[]

Player Date Signed Contract Former Team Ref.
Joel Ayayi October 18, 2021 Two-way contract Los Angeles Lakers [8]
Jordan Schakel December, 22, 2021 10-day Contract, Hardship Exception Capital City Go-Go [9]

Subtractions[]

Player Reason Left Date Left New Team Ref.
Robin Lopez UFA August 3, 2021 Orlando Magic
Ish Smith UFA August 5, 2021 Charlotte Hornets
Caleb Homesley Waived August 5, 2021 Germany Hamburg Towers
Isaac Bonga August 11, 2021 Toronto Raptors
Garrison Mathews September 27, 2021 Boston Celtics

Notes[]

  1. ^ Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

References[]

  1. ^ "Wizards part ways with Brooks". NBA.com. June 16, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Scott Brooks out as Washington Wizards coach; contract talks fall through, sources say". espn.com. June 16, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wizards name Wes Unseld Jr. head coach". NBA.com. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". espn.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Lee, Albert (30 July 2021). "Tommy Sheppard deserves praise after the Wizards' picks and trades last night". Bullets Forever. SB Nation. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ Mavredakis, Mike (19 December 2021). "Two Brooklyn Nets games postponed with increase in cases". Nets Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Washington acquires six players in five-team trade". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Lee, Albert (18 October 2021). "Wizards acquire Joel Ayayi off waivers, waive three more". Bullets Forever. SB Nation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ Hughes, Chase (21 December 2021). "Caldwell-Pope in protocol; Schakel called up". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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