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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 .
Draft picks
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
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
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Regular season
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
Player statistics
Regular season
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.
Transactions
Trades
Re-signed
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]
^ 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.
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]
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^ "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 .
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^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (July 2, 2019). "Sources: Isaiah Thomas, Wizards agree to deal" . ESPN . Retrieved July 2, 2019 .
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^ 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 .
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