Neil Dalal
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Covered the Washington Wizards from Pierce to Poole @Hoop_District | Deni Avdija enthusiast @thesportsrabbi | Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer @JHUAPL | UMD 🐢
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Russell Westbrook was at Bradley Beal’s son’s 3rd birthday party
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NC State has more wins at Capital One Arena this week (5-0) than the Wizards have this season (4-26)
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The Big 3 DC fans dreamt of 😭
Kevin Durant and former Wizards stars Bradley Beal and John Wall all catch up after Suns beat Lakers in LA
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John Wall has been dealing with his mother's cancer (after losing his father to cancer), birth of his son, and two devastating injuries over the past year. Instead of constantly slandering him and/or his contract, send the Wall family well wishes.
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Deni Avdija on what Russell Westbrook told him after the game (on NBCSW)
‘I’m gonna kill you if you don’t play like that every game, I know what you’re capable of.’
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The Wizards win percentage 69 games into the season is .420
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Charles Barkley on TNT: "None of those teams in the Eastern Conference want to see the Wizards with Russ and Bradley in the playoffs. ... They're going to win the play-in. I love Russ and Bradley Beal. To me, I pay to watch Russell Westbrook play basketball."
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Deni Avdija not a fan of road fans taking over Cap One
"Gets me angry sometimes, honestly. Playing in your city and having the whole stadium cheering ‘Let’s Go Knicks’ … Not something you’ll see in Europe … This stadium needs to chant ‘Let’s Go DC’, that’s how it needs to be."
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1. No, that's not Brad's son Deuce lol
2. Beal appreciated Westbrook getting better out of him in a short season, unsurprisng both are still friends
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Kelly Oubre Jr. on what constitutes a NBA rivalry: "I wouldn't say altercations, but I would say altercations."
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Gilbert Arenas knows the feeling Montrezl Harrell is getting a taste of
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Wizards getting Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins on top of Jordan Poole cannot be talked about enough.
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Forever grateful to John Wall for giving an 18-year old kid the time of day and always being kind and thoughtful in our interactions over the years 🙏🏽
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Something about Bradley Beal's point guards getting him dunks
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Bilal Coulibaly says the Wizards were his only pre-draft visit. His agents specifically picked Washington as they only had time for a single visit.
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Deni Avdija 🤝 Russell Westbrook
Russ was Deni’s vet his rookie year when the season started right after the draft in late 2020
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Spencer Dinwiddie is very unique, all of this after his media availability is over
- Seeks a
@Drinkkoia
endorsement
- "Lululemon in the closet, wagyu in the fridge"
- Invites the media out to dinner
- "Wine during season, tequilla in the offseason. Stay thirsty my friends." 😂
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Russell Westbrook received a single 3rd place vote for MVP meaning he received more total points (5) than James Harden, LeBron James, and Kawhi Leonard combined (3).
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope says that player egos are to blame for why the Wizards initial roster this season was not successful. Says that players were complaining about roles and minutes.
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Kristaps Porzingis had more 3-pointers in his Wizards debut (3) than Davis Bertans had in his last 12 Wizards games (1)
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John Wall: "Heck yeah, he's probably the worst [yapper] in the league. ... Boogie likes to talk junk."
DeMarcus Cousins appears at
#Wizards
locker room doorway.
DC: "You better talk nice about me, too."
JW: "Cuphead over there, all he want to do is talk junk & he always fouls."
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.
@T_Cloud4
finishes her media availabilty 💯
"Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask, don't be an ass."
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Yeah, Bradley Beal will probably be back to break the Wizards franchise scoring record
“We still got 160 to get!! You never know.”
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Jaime Echenique in tears post-game after becoming the first Colombian born NBA player
It's been a long journey for him breaking the patellar tendon in his right knee on January 4
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I asked Bilal Coulibaly how tall he currently is and he said 6-8 without shoes
He said he was 6-6.5 at the draft 😳
19 years old!
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Tommy Sheppard in the final hour before the 2022 trade deadline
IN
Kristaps Porzingis
Ish Smith
Vernon Carey Jr.
Two second-round picks
OUT
Spencer Dinwiddie
Davis Bertans
Montrezl Harrell
Aaron Holiday
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Bradley Beal was pleased with Rui Hachimura’s career-high tying 30 points 😂
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Kyle Kuzma on a 3-year, $39 million contract is wow for the Wizards
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Wizards announced a sellout (20.476) at Capital One Arena for the home opener. Even 400 sections behind the baskets were nearly full.
Kyle Kuzma says he wants to see that again next game and for the home opener not to be an anomaly.
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Russell Westbrook with a nice moment with his rookie Deni Avdija at the end of Wizards-Lakers
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Kyle Kuzma on a 3-year, $39 million contract remains an absolute steal
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Chase Young showing off his 40 time sprinting down the sideline to hype up Cam Sims. Love to see it.
(via
@WashingtonNFL
/ IG)
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Kristaps Porzingis on Washington D.C.
"I think I'm going to fall in love with the city honestly."
Says he already knows some good restaurants and knows there are lots of sights
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Jordan Poole on Deni Avdija
“Extremely gifted, talented. Good slasher. ... Great size, athletic, can get to the rim. Being able to play alongside him on the wing, unlock him, allow him to continue to grow his game. Find ways to build a good chemistry will be exciting.”
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At 2-8, the Wizards currently have the worst record in the NBA. They await word on Thomas Bryant's left knee MRI results and how long Bradley Beal must quarantine. Since the trade, John Wall has looked like his younger self, while Russell Westbrook has 135 points on 135 shots.
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NBA's L2M Report confirms this was an incorrect no-call by the game officials, costs Wizards a chance at OT.
"[Huerter] delivers contact to Westbrook's side after his gather. Huerter then initiates further contact with Westbrook's left shoulder during his upward motion."
Russell Westbrook with an impossible shot and doesn't get the potential game-tying foul call
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Deni Avdija comforting his fans in tears of joy: Those moments is why I love my job
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Rui Hachimura stood by himself away from the Wizards huddle during fourth quarter timeouts with 5:41 and then again with 3:37 left.
Here is a terrible picture of him with his arms folded on the right and the writing seemingly on the wall that his time in DC is coming to a close.
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Wizards teammates signed Deni Avdija’s 1000th NBA point basketball
“Dreams do come true”
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When Scott Brooks was announced after the Wizards starting lineup, there was a loud boo from a fan in the stands 😭
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Deni Avdija impresses in his first game with the Israeli national team, a win over Auburn
25 points
7 rebounds
6 assists
6 turnovers
11 fouls drawn
6/14 from the field
2/6 from 3
11/13 from FT
(h/t
@thesportsrabbi
, 📸
@dovster9
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Bilal Coulibaly astutely on the Wizards first quarter defense (41 points allowed)
"Defensively we're not playing for each other, we're not in the rotations, we're not respecting what we're supposed to do."
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Bradley Beal mentioned that he's already looking at a couple point guards for the Wizards to target for next season. He's getting a front row look at Malcolm Brogdon currently.
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John Wall reflects on flowers from fans during his DC homecoming, what ifs with the Wizards, new role willingness for the Clippers, reunion possibilities in the future, and more from LA
“Couldn’t ask for nothing better from a place that I called home.”
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John Wall hitting the dougie again even got Kawhi Leonard laughing 😂
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Young hummus is a hilarious nickname for Deni Avdija from Kyle Kuzma 😂
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After Kyle Kuzma finishes his interview with Glen Consor, he excitedly runs by Kristaps Porzingis' interview with Chris Miller saying, 'KP KP KP'
Bradley Beal was much more patient waiting for Porzingis to finish before dapping him up and following him to the locker room
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So the Wizards didn't tweet out their recycled John Wall tribute video (as they did for Thomas Bryant last week) and the only Wall content shared was post-game with current Wizards
Plus NBCSW barely acknowledged the highly anticipated Wall homecoming during the 2+ hour broadcast
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Deni Avdija held Donovan Mitchell to 8 points on 3-9 shooting in 5:26 of matchup time in Wizards-Jazz.
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Whoever leaked the initial John Wall for Russell Westbrook news to Shams really did the Wizards in. Tommy Sheppard tried to downplay it as just common discussions, but Wall clearly took it seriously and personally for a franchise that he has given his body to.
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Really feels like an unnecessary low blow to insinuate John Wall is not high character. Back to School supplies, Thanksgiving meals, Christmas presents to hundreds every year. More than half a million dollars to keep roofs over heads. John Wall is high character.
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Deni Avdija held Cade Cunningham to 9 points on 4-11 shooting.
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Kristaps Porzingis was an incredibly nice guy to me always helping with any request, wish him nothing but the best in the future
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You know Montrezl Harrell is a DC staple when he is doing Greenberg & Bederman commercials 😂
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Kristaps Porzingis' Wizards debut
25 points
5 rebounds
2 blocks
21 minutes
7/12 shooting
3/4 from 3
8/10 from FT
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Kyle Kuzma and LeBron James share a moment before tipoff that leave both laughing 👀
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Ted Leonsis on pre-game show before the Wizards home opener on Saturday
“To be honest, I feel like I failed the fanbase the last three, four years.”
Full quotes 👇
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Tommy Sheppard on Rui Hachimura trade
"Trying to get more minutes for Deni Avdija I think was a really big reason behind this trade. ... Deni was playing less and less and I think that's somebody we see of as a big part of our future moving forward."
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Asked Bilal Coulibaly if he thinks he is still growing
“I don’t think so, I know I’m still growing.”
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Bradley Beal confirmed how the John Wall era ended
After events during Summer 2020: “They [management] were like, we’re done.”
“It was out of my hands. I was coming to camp thinking John’s ready to go.”
“If I could go back, I wish we could’ve had [one more shot].”
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Kyle Kuzma told the Mavs bench, 'I told you' after his tie breaking 3-pointer to help the Wizards win at Dallas on the second night of a back-to-back
Absolutely cold from
@kylekuzma
🥶😂
(h/t
@ChaseHughesNBCS
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Kristaps Porzingis on DC: "Fell in love with the city."
"I played some of the best basketball, if not my best season, of my career last season. I'm thankful for Tommy Sheppard who brought me there. I was able to have a good year and a half, having fun and enjoying basketball."
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Bradley Beal with an extended conversation with Deni Avdija after Avdija finishes taking shots after the game
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Rui Hachimura is shooting 23/45 (51.1%) from 3 this season including 14/19 (73.7%) his last 7+ games 🔥
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Deni Avdija’s second best NBA game
32 points (11/19)
10 rebounds
5 assists
3 blocks
2 steals
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Bradley Beal did what was in the best interest for him and his family, which no one should boo him for in an eventual return to Capital One Arena.
What he gave to the DC community should not be overshadowed because of lacking on-court accomplishments that many are to blame for.
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Deni Avdija with his best game of the season
21 points
13 rebounds
6 assists
1 steal
1 block
34 minutes (+13)
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Bilal Coulibaly telling Deni Avdija to throw him an alley-oop lob in transition 👆🏽
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Bradley Beal on his own accord (when asked about his defense)
“It’s tough out here, I [got to] start talking to the refs cause I think they got something against my man Deni. Keep trying to foul him out every game.”
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Bradley Beal's $251 million supermax contract with the Wizards
2022-23: $43.3 million
2023-24: $46.7 million
2024-25: $50.2 million
2025-26: $53.7 million
2026-27: $57.1 million
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Double-doubles in 2016-17 season
John Wall: 50
Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Kemba Walker, Kyle Lowry combined: 32
Kyrie Irving's career: 27
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Montrezl Harrell shared that Sunday was his late grandmother's birthday who he was very close with. He was able to drive home to NC and see some family.
He said he then talked with Bradley Beal who lost his maternal grandmother last week to let him know the team is here for him.
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Bradley Beal with words of wisdom for Deni Avdija after the game
Beal has been happy to see Avdija’s growth in Year 4 and sounded like the two later exchanged jerseys
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Draymond Green on the Wizards’ usage of Kristaps Porzingis
“Looks like they’re trying to rediscover the Kristaps that we all grew to know before the injury.”
“Him and Kuz has a nice little thing going as well.”
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Tommy Sheppard ends his ESPN 980 interview this morning with a message
"I don't show my cards." 👀
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Tommy Sheppard has unofficially been the Wizards GM since April 2019. In those 15 months with a limited salary cap, the Wizards acquired Rui Hachimura, Moe Wagner, Isaac Bonga, Ish Smith, Davis Bertans, and Jerome Robinson. Also re-signed Thomas Bryant and extended Bradley Beal.
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My ideal Wizards 2023-24 rotation
Tyus Jones
Jordan Poole
Corey Kispert
Kyle Kuzma
Daniel Gafford
Delon Wright (if not traded)
Johnny Davis
Bilal Coulibaly
Deni Avdija
Tristan Vukcevic (buyout seems likely if veterans moved)
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Deni Avdija with the best HORSE shot of 2023 in just before the buzzer
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Deni Avdija made a career-high 11 field goals for a career-high tying and season-high 25 points in Dallas
Avdija had never scored 20+ points in back-to-back NBA games, but now has 3 in a row
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Terrible picture quality from so far away, but current 76ers and former Wizards assistant coach Sam Cassell talking with Washington front office brass of Tommy Sheppard, Frank Ross, Johnny Rogers, and John Thompson III.
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Kyle Kuzma: "We have an opportunity to do something. There should be a lot of motivation, we got a lot of hungry dudes.
Brad just got paid and he wants to show the world that he's a winner. You don't think he's sick and tired of everybody saying he's just in DC for the money?"
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