Season of National Basketball Association team the Washington Wizards
NBA professional basketball team 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 .
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 .
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]
2019–20 Washington Wizards roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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 (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
2019–20 game log Total: 25–47 (Home: 16–20; Road: 9–27) October: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
November: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 2 Minnesota L 109–131 Bradley Beal (30) Thomas Bryant (10) Isaiah Thomas (7) Capital One Arena 15,150 1–4 6 November 4 Detroit W 115–99 Bradley Beal (26) Troy Brown Jr. (10) Thomas , Beal (6) Capital One Arena 13,052 2–4 7 November 6 @ Indiana L 106–121 Bradley Beal (30) Thomas Bryant (11) Ish Smith (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,171 2–5 8 November 8 Cleveland L 100–113 Thomas Bryant (23) Bryant , Wagner (8) Bradley Beal (9) Capital One Arena 16,946 2–6 9 November 13 @ Boston L 133–140 Bradley Beal (44) Dāvis Bertāns (10) Isaiah Thomas (7) TD Garden 19,156 2–7 10 November 15 @ Minnesota W 137–116 Bradley Beal (44) Moritz Wagner (15) Bradley Beal (10) Target Center 12,716 3–7 11 November 17 @ Orlando L 121–125 Bradley Beal (34) Dāvis Bertāns (8) Bradley Beal (8) Amway Center 16,344 3–8 12 November 20 San Antonio W 138–132 Bradley Beal (33) Rui Hachimura (7) Bryant , Thomas (6) Capital One Arena 14,579 4–8 13 November 22 Charlotte W 125–118 Bradley Beal (30) Thomas Bryant (11) Bradley Beal (12) Capital One Arena 15,053 5–8 14 November 24 Sacramento L 106–113 Bradley Beal (20) Moritz Wagner (11) Bradley Beal (8) Capital One Arena 15,885 5–9 15 November 26 @ Denver L 104–117 Jordan McRae (21) Thomas Bryant (8) Bradley Beal (6) Pepsi Center 18,673 5–10 16 November 27 @ Phoenix W 140–132 Bradley Beal (35) Thomas Bryant (9) Ish Smith (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,123 6–10 17 November 29 @ L. A. Lakers L 103–125 Bradley Beal (18) Wagner , Hachimura (8) Bradley Beal (9) Staples Center 18,997 6–11
December: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ L. A. Clippers L 125–150 Rui Hachimura (30) Rui Hachimura (9) Bradley Beal (11) Staples Center 19,068 6–12 19 December 3 Orlando L 120–127 Bradley Beal (42) Troy Brown Jr. (8) Isaiah Thomas (7) Capital One Arena 13,159 6–13 20 December 5 Philadelphia W 119–113 Rui Hachimura (27) Moritz Wagner (11) Ish Smith (8) Capital One Arena 16,554 7–13 21 December 6 @ Miami L 103–112 Bradley Beal (23) Dāvis Bertāns (10) Smith , Beal (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 7–14 22 December 8 L. A. Clippers L 119–135 Dāvis Bertāns (25) Rui Hachimura (7) Chris Chiozza (6) Capital One Arena 15,946 7–15 23 December 10 @ Charlotte L 107–114 Dāvis Bertāns (32) Rui Hachimura (12) Bradley Beal (9) Spectrum Center 10,626 7–16 24 December 14 @ Memphis L 111–128 Bradley Beal (29) Bradley Beal (10) Troy Brown Jr. (5) FedExForum 15,631 7–17 25 December 16 @ Detroit W 133–119 Bradley Beal (35) Ian Mahinmi (8) Bradley Beal (10) Little Caesars Arena 14,632 8–17 26 December 18 Chicago L 109–110 (OT) Bradley Beal (26) Anžejs Pasečņiks (8) Bradley Beal (7) Capital One Arena 14,987 8–18 27 December 20 @ Toronto L 118–122 Bradley Beal (37) Dāvis Bertāns (8) Bradley Beal (6) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 8–19 28 December 21 @ Philadelphia L 108–125 Bradley Beal (36) Dāvis Bertāns (9) Bradley Beal (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,529 8–20 29 December 23 @ New York W 121–115 Bradley Beal (30) Gary Payton II (11) Troy Brown Jr. (7) Madison Square Garden 19,413 9–20 30 December 26 @ Detroit L 102–132 Anžejs Pasečņiks (17) Johnathan Williams (8) Gary Payton II (5) Little Caesars Arena 17,188 9–21 31 December 28 New York L 100–107 Thomas , McRae (20) Ian Mahinmi (10) Isaiah Thomas (4) Capital One Arena 19,033 9–22 32 December 30 Miami W 123–105 Jordan McRae (29) Anžejs Pasečņiks (10) Jordan McRae (8) Capital One Arena 20,476 10–22
January: 6–9 (home: 5–2; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 1 Orlando L 101–122 Bradley Beal (27) Anžejs Pasečņiks (10) Bradley Beal (5) Capital One Arena 14,921 10–23 34 January 3 Portland L 103–122 Jordan McRae (35) Anžejs Pasečņiks (9) Ish Smith (5) Capital One Arena 17,945 10–24 35 January 4 Denver W 128–114 Ish Smith (32) Troy Brown Jr. (14) Ish Smith (8) Capital One Arena 16,233 11–24 36 January 6 Boston W 99–94 Ish Smith (27) Troy Brown Jr. (9) Smith , Mahinmi (4) Capital One Arena 17,963 12–24 37 January 8 @ Orlando L 89–123 Schofield , Brown Jr. (18) Troy Brown Jr. (11) Troy Brown Jr. (5) Amway Center 16,013 12–25 38 January 10 Atlanta W 111–101 Jordan McRae (29) Troy Brown Jr. (10) Ish Smith (9) Capital One Arena 16,360 13–25 39 January 12 Utah L 116–127 Bradley Beal (25) Isaac Bonga (7) Smith , Mahinmi (7) Capital One Arena 15,953 13–26 40 January 15 @ Chicago L 106–115 Bradley Beal (23) Ian Mahinmi (7) Ish Smith (5) United Center 19,382 13–27 41 January 17 @ Toronto L 111–140 Troy Brown Jr. (22) Isaac Bonga (10) Ish Smith (8) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 13–28 42 January 20 Detroit W 106–100 Bradley Beal (29) Jordan McRae (8) Smith , Beal (6) Capital One Arena 17,305 14–28 43 January 22 @ Miami L 129–134 (OT) Bradley Beal (38) Ian Mahinmi (10) Beal , McRae (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 14–29 44 January 23 @ Cleveland W 124–112 Bradley Beal (36) Troy Brown Jr. (8) Bradley Beal (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,689 15–29 45 January 26 @ Atlanta L 133–152 Bradley Beal (40) Jordan McRae (7) Bradley Beal (6) State Farm Arena 15,567 15–30 46 January 28 @ Milwaukee L 131–151 Bradley Beal (47) Thomas Bryant (10) Beal , Bryant , Smith (6) Fiserv Forum 17,681 15–31 47 January 30 Charlotte W 121–107 Bradley Beal (34) Bradley Beal (9) Bradley Beal (9) Capital One Arena 15,013 16–31
February: 5–6 (home: 4–4; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 Brooklyn W 113–107 Bradley Beal (34) Thomas Bryant (10) Ish Smith (4) Capital One Arena 18,196 17–31 49 February 3 Golden State L 117–125 Bradley Beal (43) Rui Hachimura (8) Beal , Smith (6) Capital One Arena 17,120 17–32 50 February 7 Dallas W 119–118 Bradley Beal (29) Dāvis Bertāns (8) Bradley Beal (8) Capital One Arena 20,476 18–32 51 February 9 Memphis L 99–106 Bradley Beal (26) Rui Hachimura (11) Shabazz Napier (6) Capital One Arena 17,251 18–33 52 February 11 Chicago W 126–114 Bradley Beal (30) Jerome Robinson (9) Ish Smith (9) Capital One Arena 15,135 19–33 53 February 12 @ New York W 114–96 Bradley Beal (30) Ian Mahinmi (10) Troy Brown Jr. (6) Madison Square Garden 18,835 20–33 54 February 21 Cleveland L 108–113 Bradley Beal (26) Dāvis Bertāns (8) Ish Smith (6) Capital One Arena 18,895 20–34 55 February 23 @ Chicago L 117–126 Bradley Beal (53) Rui Hachimura (8) Ish Smith (5) United Center 18,024 20–35 56 February 24 Milwaukee L 134–137 (OT) Bradley Beal (55) Moritz Wagner (10) Napier , Smith (7) Capital One Arena 16,580 20–36 57 February 26 Brooklyn W 110–106 Bradley Beal (30) Thomas Bryant (7) Beal , Napier , Smith (5) Capital One Arena 15,021 21–36 58 February 28 @ Utah L 119–129 Bradley Beal (42) Rui Hachimura (7) Bradley Beal (10) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 21–37
March: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
Seeding games: 1–7 (home: 0–4; road: 1–3)
2019–20 season schedule
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only. 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]
^ a b Player signed as an Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) out of college. ^ Pasečņiks' contract was converted to a standard NBA contract on January 12, 2020. ^ Williams was waived January 4, 2020, but was re-signed to a Two-Way Contract on January 12, 2020. 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]
^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games" . NBA.com . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 . ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 . ^ 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 . ^ "Wizards select Hachimura, trade for rights to Schofield in 2019 NBA Draft" . NBA.com . June 20, 2019. ^ a b c Buckner, Candace (July 1, 2019). "Wizards agree to deal with guard Ish Smith, plan sign-and-trade of Tomas Satoransky" . Washington Post . ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian [@wojespn] (July 5, 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 . ^ Adams, Luke (July 6, 2019). "Spurs Trade Davis Bertans To Wizards In Three-Team Deal" . Hoops Rumors . Retrieved July 7, 2019 . ^ "Wizards trade for Mo Wagner, second-rounder in move that frees up max salary space for Lakers" . ^ a b Buckner, Candace (February 6, 2020). "Wizards trade Isaiah Thomas to Clippers, Jordan McRae to Nuggets" . Washington Post . Retrieved February 6, 2020 . ^ Buckner, Candace (June 30, 2019). "Wizards quickly re-sign Thomas Bryant after breakout season" . Washington Post . ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (October 17, 2019). "Beal, Wizards agree to 2-year, $72M extension" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 17, 2019 . ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (July 2, 2019). "Sources: Isaiah Thomas, Wizards agree to deal" . ESPN . Retrieved July 2, 2019 . ^ Katz, Fred [@FredKatz] (July 4, 2019). "Garrison Mathews has officially signed his two-way contract with the Wizards, league sources say" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter . ^ Stein, Danielle (July 14, 2019). "Justin Robinson signs contract with Wizards" . CBS19.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 . ^ Adams, Luke (October 21, 2019). "Wizards Convert Chris Chiozza To Two-Way Deal" . Hoops Rumors . Retrieved October 25, 2019 . ^ a b "Wizards sign center Anzejs Pasecniks to two-way contract" . Washington Wizards . NBA. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019 . ^ a b c Buckner, Candace (January 12, 2020). "Wizards waive CJ Miles, convert Anzejs Pasecniks to an NBA contract" . Washington Post . Retrieved January 12, 2020 . ^ "Wizards sign Gary Payton II" . Washington Wizards . NBA. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019 . ^ "Wizards sign Johnathan Williams" . Washington Wizards . NBA. December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019 . ^ "Wizards add Jerian Grant" . Washington Wizards . NBA. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020 . ^ "Wizards sign Jarrod Uthoff" . Washington Wizards . NBA. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020 . ^ a b Standig, Ben [@BenStandig] (June 26, 2019). "Not surprising, but Wizards are not extending qualifying offers to Chasson Randle or Sam Dekker, per sources. Signing Justin Robinson and giving Rui Hachimura Dekker's no. 8 jersey among the strong indicators" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (July 2, 2019). "Sources: Green, Mudiay to Jazz on 1-year deals" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 7, 2019 . ^ Buckner, Candace [@CandaceDBuckner] (July 7, 2019). "The #Wizards have released Jonathon Simmons, according to a source" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter . ^ Rubinstein, Yanir A. (July 8, 2019). "2019 NBA Free Agency: Jabari Parker signs with Hawks" . Bullets Forever . Retrieved August 12, 2019 . ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (August 15, 2019). "OFFICIAL: We've waived G Tarik Phillip. https://t.co/h8yox4Vlvs" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter . ^ "Wizards waive three players" . Washington Wizards . NBA. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019 . ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (January 5, 2020). "OFFICIAL: We have waived G Justin Robinson. Our roster now stands at 15, not including our two-way players. https://t.co/wxGYUb1IE5" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter .
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