2018–19 Washington Wizards season

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The 2018–19 Washington Wizards season was the 58th season of the franchise in the

Houston Rockets for Russell Westbrook and a 2023 first round draft pick following that season. Wall was reunited with his former college teammate DeMarcus Cousins in Houston, both of whom played for the Kentucky Wildcats from 2009 to 2010.[citation needed] On April 2, the Wizards fired long-standing team president and general manager Ernie Grunfeld, replacing him with longtime assistant Tommy Sheppard.[3]

Background

Off-season

Shortly after the Washington Wizards exited the

2018-19 NBA season for violating the NBA's Anti-Drug Program in April.[7]

The Wizards made several moves over the summer to overhaul their roster. On June 27, the team traded their starting center Marcin Gortat to the Los Angeles Clippers for Austin Rivers,[8] as both players were entering the final year of the respective contracts and were growing increasingly disgruntled with their teams. The Wizards then boosted their depth by acquiring veterans Thomas Bryant,[9] Jeff Green[10] and Dwight Howard[11] in free agency. Meanwhile, the team chose not to re-sign five players whose contracts had expired and became unrestricted free agents: Mike Scott, Tim Frazier, Ty Lawson, Chris McCullough, and Ramon Sessions.

Unlike in the previous two years, the Wizards did not trade away their picks in the 2018 NBA draft. Instead, they used the draft to acquire two additional players: Troy Brown Jr., a Freshman from Oregon who traditionally played at Small Forward, was acquired with the Wizards' 15th pick in the first round. Issuf Sanon, a Ukrainian Guard, was selected with the team's 44th pick in the second round. Brown later joined the team, while Sanon was chosen as a "draft-and-stash" player, who would be allowed to continue playing with the professional Slovenian basketball team Olimpija Ljubljana while the Wizards retained his draft rights.

The Wizards rounded out their roster by signing Jordan McRae to a two-way contract,[12] officially adding him to the team in September.

Capital City Go-Go

On August 7, 2018, the Wizards unveiled the new management team behind their first ever NBA G League franchise to be directly affiliated with the team, the Capital City Go-Go, as they were set to play their inaugural season in 2018. Pops Mensah-Bonsu was chosen as the Go-Go's General Manager, and Jarell Christian as their Head Coach.[13] The Go-Go also held open tryouts in September to fill the remaining spots on their roster.[14]

Preseason

The Wizards opened their preseason with an overtime loss to the New York Knicks, 124–121. The game was notable for the combined 83 fouls, resulting in 90 shots, accumulated by both teams over the course of the game. Among those fouls, Markieff Morris was ejected in the second quarter after picking up a second technical foul from a verbal altercation with Knicks rookie Mitchell Robinson.[15] The Wizards would later go on to win the rest of their matches in the preseason. Meanwhile, Howard stayed out of preseason play entirely, as he dealt with a recurring back injury throughout the preseason, leading to speculation he would miss the team's season opener on October 18.[16]

As the preseason drew to a close, the Wizards made a couple additional personnel changes: On October 15, the team sent Meeks along with a future conditional second-round draft pick to the Milwaukee Bucks in a salary dump,[17] receiving nothing more than the Bucks future conditional second-round draft pick in return. The next day, the team announced that they had hired Washington Mystics player Kristi Toliver as an assistant coach for player development.[18]

October: The Season Begins

The Wizards opened their season at Capital One Arena against the Miami Heat. McRae was called up to fill the empty roster spot left by Meeks' departure, and Ian Mahinmi was tabbed to start in place of Howard, who was still recovering from his injury. The team ended up losing the match 113–112, thanks to a last-second shot by Kelly Olynyk.[19] The following Saturday against the Toronto Raptors, Bradley Beal broke the Wizards' franchise record for all-time three-point shots made, surpassing Gilbert Arenas who previously held the record.[20]

The team finally got their first win of the regular season in a close matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 22, winning 125–124 in overtime thanks to some exceptional three-point shooting from Morris.[21] However, it would be their only win in October, as the team finished the month with a 1–6 record.

November: Roster Shuffling and Howard's Injury

Howard continued to be sidelined from his injury, and the Wizards were approaching a deadline to add another active player to their roster before being penalized by the league. The team decided to sign Chasson Randle, who trained with the team in the preseason and was playing with the Go-Go, to a one-year contract.[22] The team then assigned him back to the Go-Go in time for their season opener.[23] The Wizards would shuffle him back and forth between the first team roster and the Go-Go before officially waiving him two weeks later.

Howard finally got his first start with the Wizards on November 2, getting 20 points in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He would go on to start at Center for nine games, leading the team in rebounding for seven of them, including the team's first winning streak between November 10–14. However, Howard's injury returned and forced him to exit the first half of the November 18 game against Portland that the team would eventually lose. Tempers reportedly flared at a team practice as members of the Wizards blamed each other, the coaching staff, and even Grunfeld for their team's woes.[24]

Coach Scott Brooks announced a change to the starting lineup for the next game against the Los Angeles Clippers, recalling Thomas Bryant from the Go-Go shortly after he had been sent down to get playing time and putting him at the starting Center position while Howard continued to recover. He also moved Otto Porter Jr. to the Power Forward slot and put Kelly Oubre Jr. on the starting lineup in the Small Forward position, sending Morris to the bench. The change started off poorly, as the Wizards were down by 24 at one point during the first half, but the team rallied and pulled off a 125–118 victory.

Shortly after the game, the team sent down Brown to the Go-Go, and signed Okaro White to a one-year contract to avoid being penalized after waiving Randle earlier. The team shuffled White back and forth between the main roster and the Go-Go as needed to give him some playing time. Meanwhile, Brooks largely kept to his new starting lineup, sometimes giving Morris more playing time at Center than Bryant even as Bryant would open the game at that position. It was an arrangement that would continue after Howard announced he would be getting spinal surgery to heal his injury, keeping him sidelined for an additional 2–3 months.[25] Despite being healthy enough to play at Center, Mahinmi's poor performance saw him languish on the bench, collecting DNP-CDs for most of November and December.[26]

December: Desperate Trades and Loss of Wall

Despite reports from the previous month that the Wizards were open to any trade offers involving any player on their roster, including their star players, there seemed to be few takers around the league, as even the team's highly skilled players were considered too pricey to touch.[27] However, in December, the team managed to successfully trade away some lower-priced players for relief. On the 7th, the team inserted itself into a three-team trade with the Cavaliers and the Bucks. The team ended up trading away Smith and "cash considerations" to the Bucks and acquired Sam Dekker from the Cavaliers in this trade.[28]

About a week later, the team nearly pulled off another three-team trade involving themselves, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Phoenix Suns that would see them acquire Trevor Ariza from the Suns in exchange for Austin Rivers, with Oubre going to the Grizzlies for two second round picks. However, the trade fell apart when the Grizzlies did not clarify which of MarShon Brooks or Dillon Brooks would be going to the Suns. Soon after the trade fell through, the Wizards decided to deal with the Suns directly, getting Ariza in exchange for Oubre and Rivers,[29] who was waived by the Suns shortly after the trade was accepted.[30] The Wizards re-signed Randle to the roster from the Go-Go[31] to fill the spot vacated by Rivers after the trade. While the Wizards looked to remain competitive, their playoff contention hopes were dashed on December 29, when it was announced that John Wall was out for the rest of the season due to a chronic Achilles tendon injury relating to Haglund's syndrome.[32]

January/February: Further turmoil and rebuilding trades

In spite of their hardships relating to the team around this time, which included John Wall's first surgery resulting in an infection, throughout the month of January, the Wizards performed fairly well to acquire an 8–6 record for the month without Wall. However, the Wizards were still looking for moves to help rebuild the team for the future while also trying to see if the playoffs were still possible in the Eastern Conference. On February 5, potential plans for their next season were already hindered without John Wall playing, as it was announced that Wall suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon injury through slipping and falling down in his home. That injury would hinder his playing time for 12 months. alongside his previous injury leaving him out for the rest of this season. A day later, the Wizards also traded one of their highest paid players, Otto Porter Jr., to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the expiring contracts of Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis, as well as a protected 2023 second round pick. At the NBA trade deadline on February 7, Washington also traded Markieff Morris and a 2021 second round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans for Wesley Johnson.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 15 Troy Brown Jr. SF  United States Oregon (Fr.)
2 44 Issuf Sanon PG  Ukraine Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana

Roster

2018–19 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985-06-30 UCLA
SG 3 Beal, Bradley (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1993-06-28 Florida
SF 6 Brown, Troy Jr. (GL) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-07-28 Oregon
C 13 Bryant, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997-07-31 Indiana
PF
8 Dekker, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-05-06 Wisconsin
PF
32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-08-28 Georgetown
C 21 Howard, Dwight Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985-12-08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
SF 4 Johnson, Wesley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987-07-11 Syracuse
C 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1986-11-05 France
SG 52 McRae, Jordan (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991-03-28 Tennessee
PF
12 Parker, Jabari 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-03-15 Duke
PF
5 Portis, Bobby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-02-10 Arkansas
PG 9 Randle, Chasson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-02-05 Stanford
SF 7 Robinson, Devin (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-03-07 Florida
PG 31 Satoranský, Tomáš 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-10-30 Czech Republic
PG 2 Wall, John Injured (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-09-06 Kentucky
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: April 9, 2019

Standings

Division

Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
yOrlando Magic4240.51225–1617–2410–682
Charlotte Hornets3943.4763.025–1614–2710–682
Miami Heat3943.4763.019–2220–217–982
Washington Wizards3250.39010.022–1910–317–982
Atlanta Hawks2953.35413.017–2412–296–1082

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1zMilwaukee Bucks *6022.73282
2yToronto Raptors *5824.7072.082
3xPhiladelphia 76ers5131.6229.082
4xBoston Celtics4933.59811.082
5xIndiana Pacers4834.58512.082
6xBrooklyn Nets4240.51218.082
7yOrlando Magic *4240.51218.082
8xDetroit Pistons4141.50019.082
9Charlotte Hornets3943.47621.082
10Miami Heat3943.47621.082
11Washington Wizards3250.39028.082
12Atlanta Hawks2953.35431.082
13Chicago Bulls2260.26838.082
14Cleveland Cavaliers1963.23241.082
15New York Knicks1765.20743.082

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 1
New York
L 121–124 (OT) Kelly Oubre Jr. (15) Kelly Oubre Jr. (8) Oubre Jr., Randle (4) Capital One Arena
11,826
0–1
2 October 5
Miami
W 121–114 Bradley Beal (20) Markieff Morris (10) John Wall (9) Capital One Arena
12,825
1–1
3 October 8 @
New York
W 110–98 Bradley Beal (20)
Porter, Wall, Bryant, Smith
(6)
John Wall (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763
2–1
4 October 10 @
Detroit
W 102–97 John Wall (32) Markieff Morris (7) John Wall (9) Little Caesars Arena
9,117
3–1
5 October 12
Guangzhou Long-Lions
W 140–111 Devin Robinson (23) Troy Brown Jr. (8) Austin Rivers (5) Capital One Arena
10,907
4–1
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
Total: 32–50 (Home: 22–19; Road: 10–31)
October: 1–6 (home: 0–2; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 18 Miami L 112–113 John Wall (26) Otto Porter Jr. (11) John Wall (9) Capital One Arena
20,409
0–1
2 October 20 Toronto L 113–117 Bradley Beal (32) Markieff Morris (7) Beal, John Wall (6) Capital One Arena
16,185
0–2
3 October 22 @ Portland W 125–124 (OT) Markieff Morris (28) Otto Porter Jr. (10) John Wall (9) Moda Center
19,187
1–2
4 October 24 @ Golden State L 122–144 Bradley Beal (23) Morris, Smith, Oubre Jr., Bryant (4) John Wall (6)
Oracle Arena

19,596
1–3
5 October 26 @ Sacramento L 112–116 John Wall (26) Oubre Jr., Porter Jr. (9) John Wall (8) Golden 1 Center
14,101
1–4
6 October 28 @ LA Clippers L 104–136 Bradley Beal (20) Jeff Green (8) John Wall (5)
Staples Center

16,491
1–5
7 October 30 @ Memphis L 95–107 John Wall (22) Porter Jr., Mahinmi (6) Beal, John Wall (7) FedExForum
14,106
1–6
November : 7–8 (home: 6–3; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 November 2 Oklahoma City L 111–134 Bradley Beal (27) Austin Rivers (5) John Wall (9) Capital One Arena
20,409
1–7
9 November 4 New York W 108–95 John Wall (26) Dwight Howard (10) John Wall (7) Capital One Arena
16,679
2–7
10 November 6 @ Dallas L 100–119 John Wall (24) Dwight Howard (11) John Wall (10) American Airlines Center
19,234
2–8
11 November 9 @ Orlando L 108–117 Bradley Beal (27) Dwight Howard (8) John Wall (12)
Amway Center

16,562
2–9
12 November 10 @ Miami W 116–110 John Wall (28) Dwight Howard (16) John Wall (9)
American Airlines Arena

19,600
3–9
13 November 12 Orlando W 117–109 John Wall (25) Morris, Howard (8) John Wall (10) Capital One Arena
15,346
4–9
14 November 14 Cleveland W 119–95 Bradley Beal (20) Oubre Jr., Howard, Mahinmi (8) John Wall (9) Capital One Arena
14,537
5–9
15 November 16 Brooklyn L 104–115 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (17) John Wall (7) Capital One Arena
15,102
5–10
16 November 18 Portland L 109–119 John Wall (24) Jeff Green (13)
Tomas Satoransky
(7)
Capital One Arena
16,647
5–11
17 November 20 LA Clippers W 125–118 John Wall (30) Otto Porter Jr. (14) John Wall (8) Capital One Arena
14,499
6–11
18 November 23 @ Toronto L 107–125 Bradley Beal (20) Dwight Howard (8) John Wall (11) Scotiabank Arena
19,800
6–12
19 November 24 New Orleans W 124–114 Otto Porter Jr. (29) Markieff Morris (9) Wall, Beal (8) Capital One Arena
15,165
7–12
20 November 26 Houston W 135–131 (OT) John Wall (36) Markieff Morris (10) John Wall (11) Capital One Arena
16,872
8–12
21 November 28 @ New Orleans L 104–125 Porter Jr., Morris (22) Markieff Morris (9) John Wall (11) Smoothie King Center
13,570
8–13
22 November 30 @ Philadelphia L 98–123 Bradley Beal (19) Bryant, Morris (7) John Wall (7) Wells Fargo Center
20,400
8–14
December : 6–9 (home: 4–2; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
23 December 1 Brooklyn W 102–88 John Wall (30) Otto Porter Jr. (11) John Wall (9) Capital One Arena
15,448
9–14
24 December 3 @ New York W 110–107 Bradley Beal (27) Bradley Beal (8) John Wall (15) Madison Square Garden
19,440
10–14
25 December 5 @ Atlanta W 131–117 Bradley Beal (36) Otto Porter Jr. (11) Bradley Beal (9)
State Farm Arena

12,551
11–14
26 December 8 @ Cleveland L 101–116 Bradley Beal (27) Otto Porter Jr. (11) John Wall (6)
Quicken Loans Arena

19,432
11–15
27 December 10 @
Indiana
L 101–109 Bradley Beal (30) Markieff Morris (7) Austin Rivers (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse

14,645
11–16
28 December 12 Boston L 125–130 (OT) John Wall (34) Jeff Green (10) John Wall (13) Capital One Arena
20,409
11–17
29 December 14 @ Brooklyn L 118–125 Bradley Beal (31) Kelly Oubre Jr. (6) John Wall (13) Barclays Center
13,232
11–18
30 December 16 LA Lakers W 128–110 John Wall (40) Bradley Beal (12) John Wall (14) Capital One Arena
20,409
12–18
31 December 18 @ Atlanta L 110–118 Bradley Beal (29) Bradley Beal (10) John Wall (6)
State Farm Arena

16,489
12–19
32 December 19 @ Houston L 118–136 Bradley Beal (28) Trevor Ariza (6) John Wall (12) Toyota Center
18,055
12–20
33 December 22 Phoenix W 149–146 (3OT) Bradley Beal (40) Thomas Bryant (13) Bradley Beal (15) Capital One Arena
16,571
13–20
34 December 23 @
Indiana
L 89–105 Markieff Morris (16) Thomas Bryant (7) Wall, Beal (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse

17,923
13–21
35 December 26 @ Detroit L 95–106 Wall, Beal (21) John Wall (7) John Wall (8) Little Caesars Arena
17,534
13–22
36 December 28 Chicago L 92–101 Bradley Beal (34) Thomas Bryant (8) Bradley Beal (5) Capital One Arena
20,409
13–23
37 December 29 Charlotte W 130–126 Trevor Ariza (24) Thomas Bryant (10) Trevor Ariza (9) Capital One Arena
17,197
14–23
January : 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
38 January 2 Atlanta W 114–98 Bradley Beal (24) Thomas Bryant (15)
Tomas Satoransky
(7)
Capital One Arena
15,324
15–23
39 January 4 @ Miami L 109–115 Bradley Beal (33) Bradley Beal (9) Bradley Beal (7)
American Airlines Arena

15,324
15–24
40 January 6 @ Oklahoma City W 116–98 Bradley Beal (25) Ian Mahinmi (10) Bradley Beal (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena

18,203
16–24
41 January 8 @ Philadelphia L 115–132 Bradley Beal (28) Trevor Ariza (9) Ian Mahinmi (5) Wells Fargo Center
20,446
16–25
42 January 9 Philadelphia W 123–106 Bradley Beal (34) Ian Mahinmi (8)
Tomas Satoransky
(11)
Capital One Arena
18,039
17–25
43 January 11 Milwaukee W 113–106 Bradley Beal (32)
Tomas Satoransky
(12)
Tomas Satoransky
(10)
Capital One Arena
17,966
18–25
44 January 13 Toronto L 138–140 (2OT) Bradley Beal (43) Thomas Bryant (11) Bradley Beal (15) Capital One Arena
16,919
18–26
45 January 17 New York W 101–100 Bradley Beal (26) Otto Porter Jr. (11) Trevor Ariza (7) The O2 Arena
19,078
19–26
46 January 21 Detroit W 101–87 Trevor Ariza (20) Bryant, Ariza (12)
Tomas Satoransky
(8)
Capital One Arena
16,229
20–26
47 January 24 Golden State L 118–126 Trevor Ariza (27) Bradley Beal (10)
Tomas Satoransky
(10)
Capital One Arena
20,409
20–27
48 January 25 @ Orlando W 95–91 Bradley Beal (27) Trevor Ariza (7)
Tomas Satoransky
(8)
Amway Center

17,216
21–27
49 January 27 @ San Antonio L 119–132
Satoransky
(21)
Thomas Bryant (10)
Tomas Satoransky
(8)
AT&T Center

18,354
21–28
50 January 29 @ Cleveland L 113–116 Bradley Beal (31) Thomas Bryant (8)
Satoransky
(7)
Quicken Loans Arena

19,432
21–29
51 January 30
Indiana
W 107–89 Bradley Beal (25) Sam Dekker (9)
Satoransky, Green
(6)
Capital One Arena
15,354
22–29
February : 3–7 (home: 1–3; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
52 February 2 Milwaukee L 115–131 Bradley Beal (24) Sam Dekker (8)
Tomas Satoransky
(6)
Capital One Arena
20,409
22–30
53 February 4 Atlanta L 129–137 Bradley Beal (27) Otto Porter Jr. (8)
Tomas Satoransky
(9)
Capital One Arena
15,025
22–31
54 February 6 @ Milwaukee L 129–148 Bradley Beal (30) Thomas Bryant (14)
Tomas Satoransky
(10)
Fiserv Forum
17,360
22–32
55 February 8 Cleveland W 119–106 Bobby Portis (30) Jabari Parker (11) Bradley Beal (13) Capital One Arena
16,682
23–32
56 February 9 @ Chicago W 134–125 Bradley Beal (31) Bobby Portis (12)
Tomas Satoransky
(11)
United Center
19,942
24–32
57 February 11 @ Detroit L 112–121 Bradley Beal (32) Thomas Bryant (8) Bradley Beal (10) Little Caesars Arena
15,246
24–33
58 February 13 @ Toronto L 120–129 Bradley Beal (28) Jabari Parker (9) Bradley Beal (11) Scotiabank Arena
19,800
24–34
59 February 22 @ Charlotte L 110–123 Bradley Beal (46) Bobby Portis (12) Bradley Beal (7)
Spectrum Center

15,572
24–35
60 February 23
Indiana
L 112–119 Bradley Beal (35) Thomas Bryant (12) Trevor Ariza (7) Capital One Arena
19,648
24–36
61 February 27 @ Brooklyn W 125–116 Trevor Ariza (23) Bobby Portis (12)
Tomas Satoransky
(10)
Barclays Center
13,683
25–36
March : 7–10 (home: 5–4; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
62 March 1 @ Boston L 96–107 Bradley Beal (29) Beal, Portis (11) Bradley Beal (6) TD Garden
18,624
25–37
63 March 3 Minnesota W 135–121 Bobby Portis (26) Bobby Portis (12) Bradley Beal (8) Capital One Arena
17,869
26–37
64 March 6 Dallas W 132–123 Bradley Beal (30) Jabari Parker (9)
Tomas Satoransky
(11)
Capital One Arena
16,867
27–37
65 March 8 @ Charlotte L 111–112 Bradley Beal (15)
Satoransky, Portis
(9)
Bradley Beal (7)
Spectrum Center

18,144
27–38
66 March 9 @ Minnesota L 130–135 (OT) Bradley Beal (36) Bobby Portis (12)
Tomas Satoransky
(11)
Target Center
14,381
27–39
67 March 11 Sacramento W 121–115 Bradley Beal (27) Bobby Portis (13) Bradley Beal (9) Capital One Arena
15,012
28–39
68 March 13 Orlando W 100–90 Bradley Beal (23) Thomas Bryant (10)
Satoransky
(7)
Capital One Arena
15,107
29–39
69 March 15 Charlotte L 110–116 Bradley Beal (40) Jabari Parker (11) Beal, Ariza (5) Capital One Arena
19,520
29–40
70 March 16 Memphis W 135–128 Bradley Beal (40) Jabari Parker (11)
Satoransky
(7)
Capital One Arena
19,750
30–40
71 March 18 Utah L 95–116 Jabari Parker (19) Jabari Parker (7)
Tomas Satoransky
(6)
Capital One Arena
15,637
30–41
72 March 20 @ Chicago L 120–126 (OT) Bradley Beal (27) Troy Brown Jr. (10)
Satoransky
(7)
United Center
19,470
30–42
73 March 21 Denver L 108–113 Bradley Beal (25) Parker, Bryant, Portis (8)
Tomas Satoransky
(10)
Capital One Arena
15,986
30–43
74 March 23 Miami L 108–113 Jeff Green (25) Bryant, Portis (11)
Tomas Satoransky
(8)
Capital One Arena
20,409
30–44
75 March 26 @ LA Lakers L 106–124 Bradley Beal (32) Bobby Portis (7)
Tomas Satoransky
(11)
Staples Center

18,997
30–45
76 March 27 @ Phoenix W 124–121 Bradley Beal (28) Thomas Bryant (19) Bradley Beal (4)
Talking Stick Resort Arena

16,004
31–45
77 March 29 @ Utah L 124–128 Bradley Beal (34) Bobby Portis (13)
Tomas Satoransky
(9)
Vivint Smart Home Arena

18,306
31–46
78 March 31 @ Denver W 95–90 Troy Brown Jr. (24) Thomas Bryant (14) Jordan McRae (7)
Pepsi Center

17,356
32–46
April : 0–4 (home: 0–3; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
79 April 3 Chicago L 114–115 Portis, Bryant (14) Thomas Bryant (12) McRae, Bryant (5) Capital One Arena
16,616
32–47
80 April 5 San Antonio L 112–129 Bradley Beal (25) Bobby Portis (9) Bradley Beal (5) Capital One Arena
20,409
32–48
81 April 7 @ N. Y. Knicks L 110–113 Jeff Green (19) Bobby Portis (10)
Tomas Satoransky
(7)
Madison Square Garden
19,812
32–49
82 April 9 Boston L 110–116
Tomas Satoransky
(19)
Ian Mahinmi (12)
Tomas Satoransky
(5)
Capital One Arena
20,409
32–50
2018–19 season schedule

Player statistics

Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Trevor Ariza SF 43 43 1,465 226 165 53 13 605
Ron Baker SG 4 0 45 4 2 1 1 0
Bradley Beal SG 82 82 3,028 411 448 121 58 2,099
Troy Brown SF 52 10 730 145 80 21 5 248
Thomas Bryant C 72 53 1,496 454 92 25 67 758
Sam Dekker PF 38 0 619 115 37 27 7 230
Jeff Green PF 77 44 2,097 309 137 43 39 946
Dwight Howard C 9 9 230 83 4 7 4 115
John Jenkins SG 4 0 14 1 1 0 0 6
Wesley Johnson SF 12 0 157 18 7 2 5 33
Ian Mahinmi C 34 6 498 128 25 25 16 139
Jordan McRae SG 27 0 333 40 30 13 7 160
Markieff Morris PF 34 15 883 174 60 25 20 391
Kelly Oubre SF 29 7 755 129 20 27 20 373
Jabari Parker PF 25 0 682 180 68 23 16 374
Gary Payton PG 3 0 16 2 4 3 1 11
Otto Porter
SF 41 28 1,191 231 80 64 22 518
Bobby Portis PF 28 22 768 242 43 24 12 400
Chasson Randle PG 49 2 743 56 97 25 3 271
Austin Rivers SG 29 2 683 71 58 18 10 210
Devin Robinson SF 7 0 95 20 6 4 6 47
Tomáš Satoranský PG 80 54 2,164 279 399 82 13 709
Jason Smith C 12 1 130 37 12 1 5 44
John Wall PG 32 32 1,104 116 279 49 29 663
Okaro White PF 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 0

After all games.[33]
Waived during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 2018[8] To Washington Wizards
Austin Rivers
To Los Angeles Clippers
Marcin Gortat
October 15, 2018[17] To Washington Wizards
2020 protected second round pick
To Milwaukee Bucks
Jodie Meeks
2020 protected second round pick
Cash considerations
December 7, 2018 [28] To Washington Wizards
Sam Dekker
To Milwaukee Bucks
George Hill
Jason Smith
2021 second round pick (from Cleveland)
Cash considerations (from Washington)
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Matthew Dellavedova
John Henson
2021 first and second round picks (from Milwaukee)
December 15, 2018 [29] To Washington Wizards
Trevor Ariza
To Phoenix Suns
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Austin Rivers
February 6, 2019[34] To Washington Wizards

Jabari Parker
Bobby Portis
2023 protected second round draft pick

To Chicago Bulls

Otto Porter Jr.

February 7, 2019[35] To Washington Wizards

Wesley Johnson

To New Orleans Pelicans

Markieff Morris
2023 second round draft pick

Free Agents

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former Team Ref.
Thomas Bryant July 2, 2018 2 years, $2,193,857 Los Angeles Lakers [9]
Jeff Green July 10, 2018 1 year, $2,393,887 Cleveland Cavaliers [10]
Dwight Howard July 11, 2018 2 years, $10,940,850 (MLE) Brooklyn Nets[note 1] [11]
Jordan McRae September 10, 2018 Two-way contract Spain Saski Baskonia [36]
Chasson Randle October 30, 2018 [note 2] 1 year, $1,242,652 Capital City Go-Go [22]
Okaro White November 23, 2018 1 year Cleveland Cavaliers [37]
Ron Baker December 21, 2018 1 year New York Knicks
Gary Payton II January 21, 2019 10-Day Contract Rio Grande Valley Vipers
  1. ^ Howard played with the Charlotte Hornets through 2018, and was officially traded to the Brooklyn Nets on July 6, 2018, but waived later that same day.
  2. ^ Randle was officially waived by the team on November 12 and rejoined the Go-Go on November 15. However, he officially re-signed with the Wizards on December 18

Subtractions

Player Reason Left Date Left New Team Ref.
Tim Frazier UFA July 1, 2018 New Orleans Pelicans
Ty Lawson UFA July 1, 2018
Shandong Golden Stars
Chris McCullough UFA July 1, 2018
Shanxi Brave Dragons
Ramon Sessions UFA July 1, 2018 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Mike Scott UFA July 3, 2018 Los Angeles Clippers [38]
Okaro White Waived December 21, 2018 Long Island Nets
Ron Baker Waived January 7, 2019

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