I’m proud to announce that the Sophia Ruggieri Memorial Foundation is live. My family & friends have been working hard to find a way to honor my late sister-in-law and help others with Type-1.
It would mean the world to me if you could share/donate ❤️
“You know who’s crackin? What’s the boy up in Washington…?”
“Kuzma?”
“No his name is A something — last name is A-J…”
“Is it Deni Avdija?”
“CRACKIN! What’s his name, say it again? Deni Avdija! CRACKIN! Will fuckin’ bone yo ass if you bullshittin”
Bub Carrington: 19/8/9, 50% from 3PT, +18
Alex Sarr: 12/7/4 and 4 blocks, +14
Kyshawn George: 7/3/5 and 3 steals, +9
Wizards win 94-86
Will Dawkins, you beautiful bastard, I think I’m in love
Strong words from KD on Wizards interim HC Brian Keefe:
“He wouldn’t take any credit for it, but he taught me everything I know.”
“He’s easily one of the most influential guys that I know in this business, in this game, and in life… I got nothing but love and respect for BK”
Washington and Phoenix have finalized the Bradley Beal trade, landing the Wizards six second-round draft picks and four first-round pick swaps, sources tell ESPN. Suns are sending seconds in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2030. Pick swaps in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030.
I love Kuzma calling out Dinwiddie
I don’t give a fuck if we overpay Kuz. All I want is to watch guys who bring me joy as a fan. Guys that play hard, play smart, have pride, & just give a shit
Kuz is just that dude; he has that ‘it’ factor. I want to keep him in DC at all costs
Deni Avdija tonight against the Pelicans:
43 points (career-high)
13-24 FG, 6-10 3PT, 11-13 FT (career-highs in FGA, 3PM, and FTM)
14 rebounds (5 offensive)
3 assists
1 block
+17
The Denissance is real
#ForTheDistrict
My wife’s little sister passed away unexpectedly last night in her sleep; she was 22.
Take a second to tell the people in your life that you’re close to that you love them.
Going to be taking a break from Twitter to support her and her family through this. Love y’all
Let’s have a conversation about Deni Avdija🧵:
In January, Deni averaged 14 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists at 51/47/78 in 15 games
Since Jan. 31st, he’s averaging 21.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 3 assists at 60/50/67 in 8 games w/ a career-high 43 against NOP last night.
The Washington Wizards are trading F Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon and the 14th pick tonight and 2029 pick, sources tell ESPN.
The Pistons, Spurs, and Wizards are a combined 1-48 in their last 49 games 😬
🔸 Detroit: 0-19
🔸 San Antonio: 0-16
🔸 Washington: 1-13
The only win came from the Wizards beating the Pistons.
Probably the only time in my life that a projected
#1
overall pick will refuse to work out for another team because he’d prefer to be in Washington…
I’m gonna try to savor this moment lol
Kuz, my dude… the obvious tone deaf BS aside:
You’re the 2nd highest paid player ($90M/4yr) on a team projected to win less than 20 games after just going 15-67
You should probably think twice before questioning how much other people are being paid lol
Ay man, shoutout to my guy
@JohnWall
As a Wizards fan, I wanna pass along the most sincere “thank you” I can muster for some of my favorite basketball memories. I truly appreciate everything you did for the city and the franchise 🙌🏻
Wall
Beal
Otto
Keef
Gortat
Best 49-win team of all time lol
My message to all the fans out there with stars & playoff-level rosters that aren’t *quite* good enough to win a title:
Cherish the fun moments & enjoy the ride. You truly don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone 😭
Typically, I’d say acting like this when you shoot 4-13 from the field and foul out in an elimination game is weak shit, but I’ve gotten so conditioned to Beal ducking accountability that his antics here aren’t remotely shocking.
That contract is your problem now, Phoenix.
I’ve seen enough. Trade Beal. That isn’t exactly a new opinion for me, but the vibes are completely different when he isn’t playing.
I know y’all feel it too.
#DCAboveAll
And it only ended because of that ridiculous banked in 3 LeBron hit to send the Cavs game to OT lol
Idk why, but the OKC game in February has always stuck out to me. The clip of Wall hitting Otto between the legs on the break? Man… their energy was infectious that night.
The Brandon Miller pre-draft hate needs to be studied.
A 6’9” forward with athleticism, ball-handling, and shooting (44% from 3PT, 7 attempts per game) is the kind of player you build in a lab and people were STILL so low on this kid.
All-new films for UNTOLD are coming in 2025 — including the 2009 locker room gun incident between Washington Wizards players Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton; the chess grandmaster cheating scandal; and the Liver King's steroid scandal.
Welp, I’ve slept on it and I still don’t love the Deni trade.
Bub softens the blow, but my personal feelings for Deni aside, it’s hard for me to get on board with shipping out a young player we drafted that developed into a valuable two-way guy AND was on a great contract.
Victor Wembanyama in the WIN over New York:
40 PTS
20 REB
7 AST
2 STL
1 BLK
13/22 FG
4/9 3PT
10/12 FT
Fourth time in the steals & blocks era a player has put up at least 40-20-7-2-1
First 40-20 by a rookie since Shaq
#PorVida
“Miles (Bridges) is my guy, ya know, that’s my little brother so I’m not gonna sit here and go in on Miles. Miles can do no wrong to me… but Grant Williams gotta stop it man.”
I can’t stand Draymond. Great player, but a complete manchild.
The Usher meme has a special kind of power. I already know what he’s saying, I could just read the top line, see the vid below, and finish the joke in my head. But I don’t.
I click the video to hear him say “Watch this” Every. Single. Time.
I can’t be the only one doing this.
Bilal Coulibaly has crazy level upside, love this pick.
The Wizards took the guy with arguably the highest ceiling after Wemby and Scoot. Swing for the fences, baby!
Welcome to D.C.!
#DCAboveAll
The Wizards are once again seeking multiple first-round picks in trade conversations centered on Kyle Kuzma this offseason, sources told
@ClutchPoints
.
Washington does not hold much interest in trading Deni Avdija or Corey Kispert.
The Wizards should go back to their classic jerseys.
The white, blue, black, and gold is such a good combo and there’s already plenty of red, white, and blue team logos/jerseys
Deni Avdija over the last 8 games:
16.5 PPG (23 point vs NYK)
8.6 RPG (14 rebound @ ATL)
4.5 APG (9 assist @ ATL)
1.3 SPG
0.5 BPG
52.8 FG%, 44.4 3PT%
Showcasing his versatility and finally doing it consistently — Deni’s growth has been my favorite part of this season.
There’s something happening in DC.
The Wizards snapping their 22-game losing streak in San Antonio, Deni hitting a new career high, riding a 6 game winstreak with 5 to go until the deadline…
Idk man, something about all of this feels different. I think we have something 👀
They brought Bub in for a private workout last night and traded Deni for him 24 hours later to draft him at
#14
.
I think he just might replace Deni and become my new “guy” by default. Looking forward to watching him develop next to Bilal, Vuk, & Sarr
Deni Avdija in February (9 games):
20.1 ppg / 9.3 rpg / 3.0 apg
66/118, 56% FG — 20/40, 50% 3PT
9.8/21.6 DFG; 45.4 DFG%
At 23 years old, the Wizards longest tenured player is blossoming into a dynamic two-way threat.
Ziaire Williams attempts to poke the ball free, but Deni Avdija takes advantage of him being out of position, goes straight at the rim, and makes a tough finish to avoid the late help from Jaren Jackson Jr.
#ForTheDistrict
He was, he just went from a 15 win team w/ Tyus Jones to a championship contender w/ Luka & Kyrie. His contributions are much more noticeable now that he’s surrounded by good players.
Gafford wasn’t holding the Wizards back from anything; the Wizards were holding Gafford back.
The Wizards are 9-45, playing the defending champs on the road tonight, and will probably get stomped. It’s only been a week and I’m fiending for some Wiz basketball.
Not everyone would ride for a historically bad franchise like this…
but I’m locked tf in.
#ForTheDistrict
The Grizzlies will shop the No. 9 overall pick in trade talks for a win-now player, per
@ZachLowe_NBA
().
Memphis internally expects to compete near the top of the Western Conference next season after dealing with countless injuries.
Alright hear me out:
It might be in our best interest to keep Eugene Omoruyi on the 15-man roster.
If we’re ever in jeopardy of pulling out a win and screwing up our lottery odds, we just bring him off the bench and BOOM — you go from up 10 to down 6 in the span of 2 minutes.
Deni has been a bright spot this season.
A killer in transition, shooting 50% from 3PT, and playing with confidence/aggression, all while guarding our opponents best wing scorer.
22/5/3/2/1; 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT in 24 min vs. ATL tonight
Extension lookin good 📈
#ForTheDistrict
Since 2019, Daniel Jones has committed 64 turnovers in 60 games. He’s lost 24 fumbles, thrown 40 INT’s, and has been sacked 179 times.
Joe Schoen is an absolute dumbass for giving this guy $160,000,000 while having 3 seasons worth of tape on him.
During the Wizards two-game winstreak, Deni Avdija is averaging 19.5 pts, 11 reb, and 5 ast (46% FG; 45% 3PT)
Kyle Kuzma is averaging 23.5 pts, 7.5 reb, and 5 ast (50% FG; 33% 3PT)
Jordan Poole is averaging 16 pts, 7 ast, and 3 reb
#ForTheDistrict
Lmao
#WizTwitter
is absolutely LIT right now and it’s literally just our first Summer League game in what looks to be a long rebuild. 🗣️LETS GOOOOOOO
I missed this. Y’all are the best.
Manifesting the opening night lineup:
Anthony Black
Johnny Davis
Corey Kispert
Deni Avdija
Kristaps Porzingis
If there’s a deal to be had with Portland for the 3rd pick, you gotta take it, but KP has really grown on me. Would love to see him stick around a bit.
Wizards win, 4th straight. KP continues to ball out, Kispert looks phenomenal and slid back into his role seamlessly, but my favorite development? (Like y’all don’t already know)
Deni MFing Avdija scoring 21 points in 4/7 from deep! Keep building that confidence up
#DCAboveAll
Not gonna shit on Winger & Dawkins for Tommy’s mistake; they didn’t have final say in where Brad went.
You can argue they could’ve waited and tried to trade him at the deadline, but Brad picked PHX. That’s it.
Tbh, I’m just glad the Brad saga is finally over.
Onto the draft…