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There's No Way Around It, Another Wizards Season is Here: Season Preview and Predictions | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net How many games will the Wizards win? Adam Rubin () – 29 wins, including a whole lot of games where Bradley Beal scores 30 points and the Wizards

But the true villains of the piece are lurking elsewhere. That would be team owner Ted Leonsis and his 30-something son, Zach. Sources have indicated they believe that millennial Zach, listed as senior vice president of strategic initiatives for Monumental Sports & Entertainment and general manager of Monumental Sports Network, was pushing for a change. And his father obviously acquiesced.

If so, shame on both of them, for the way they allowed Buckhantz to dangle in the wind for so long, and the gutless way they’ve handled the firing.

Says Buckhantz, “If this was NBC Sports Washington doing this and Phillips had gone to Ted and said, ‘We’re looking to make a change with the hockey broadcast,’ you know Ted would have looked at him right in the eye and said, ‘No, that’s not happening.’

“This was a team decision, and make no mistake about that. The owner makes these decisions. And by the way, [Leonsis] also owns 33 percent of NBC Sports Washington.”

Buckhantz said on 106.7 The Fan that he has not heard from Ted or Zach since the process began. Phillips later told the radio station that "anyone with knowledge of this process and how we operate our business, knows that talent decisions are made by the TV network, not the team. That may not be the case in other NBA markets, but that's how it works here."

Steve Buckhantz Deserved Better “It’s truly hurtful. After 22 years, I was turned away with little or no fanfare. I wanted to at least be able to say goodbye."

The team President Ernie Grunfeld has been fired.

Wizards fire oft-criticized team president Ernie Grunfeld after 16 seasons Under Grunfeld's watch, the Wizards never won 50 games in a season or advanced past the second round of the playoffs.

TAI writers discuss the tragic John Wall injury news.

John Wall is Dunzo Part Deux – What Does his Extended Absence Mean for the Wizards? | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net The New Orleans Pelicans' option to trade or not trade Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers has cast quite a pall over the NBA this week, and justifiably so

Advanced Metrics Suggest That Wizards Made the Right Move in Trading Away Kelly Oubre Jr. There is a disconnect between casual fans who love the fan-favorite Oubre and the stat enthusiasts who dominate basketball conversations with analytics and data.

WIZARDS TRADE ROUNDTABLE: Sending Oubre Down the River, Welcome Back Ariza | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net Kyle Weidie Kelly Oubre Jr. could've been the future but was likely part of the problem, which is also part of 'the problem'. On draft night

Wall Dominates and Dekker Shines as Wizards Upset the Lakers | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net John Wall saved his best game of the season for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, helping the Wizards snap a four-game losing streak with a 128-110

Shorthanded Wizards Take Care of Business Against Struggling Hawks | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net (Photo credit Kevin C. Cox Getty Images) The Washington Wizards entered their game against the Atlanta Hawks a bit shorthanded. John Wall had to leave the team

Media Day Coverage!

Scott Brooks Has A Few New Demands This Season | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net Welcome to the "Pace and Space" era Scott Brooks! The Washington Wizards head coach made it known at media day that he will be imploring his players to take

The Jodie Meeks Conundrum | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net When the 2017 NBA Free Agency period began, news broke that the Washington Wizards had inked Jodie Meeks to a two-year, $7 million deal. The signing of the 6'5"

Four Reasons To Be Excited About The Wizards | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net It's mid-September, which means we are nearing the point when all four major sports are in play. The NFL has already given us one week of excitement, the MLB is

How Scott Brooks Can Avoid The Inevitable Dwight Howard-John Wall Meltdown | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net If history is any guide, the Washington Wizards' 2018-19 half-court offense is headed towards a collision course between two immovable objects. In one corner,

What to Make of Bradley Beal | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net No one in their sane mind would question that the face of Washington Wizards is John F. Wall. When he is leading fast breaks, getting his teammates involved,

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C.R.E.A.M. — A Wizards Draft Story | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net When the Wizards picked Issuf Sanon in the second round of last week's draft, the first thing that came to my mind was "Draft and Stash," and at that precise

NSFW: A Chronological List of Ernie Grunfeld's Last 45 Transactions Spanning Almost Three Years | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net Presented without comment: a chronological list of the last 45 transactions Ernie Grunfeld has made as President of the Washington Wizards, spanning almost three years. G-league assignments and preseason, non-guaranteed contracts and waivers are omitted. April 11, 2018 - Signed Ty Lawson to a contra...

Nothing Will Change Until Ted Wants It To Change | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net In 2017 after Toronto was swept by Cleveland in the playoffs, Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri famously said the team needs a culture change. They went on to change their style, improve their bench and grab the No. 1 seed in the East. After the Raptors handed the Wizards a disappointing first rou...

Wizards Show the Resolve of a Contender in Game 4 Comeback Win | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net If "Bully-Ball" was the best way to describe the Wizards Game 3 win, then the Game 4 victory was a testament to their skill. Washington pulled out a much needed win, 106-98, because of its great ex*****on in the third quarter to get back in the game and the resolve of John Wall to close it out after...

All-Stars Carried the Load, Role Players Brought the Energy | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net Washington faced their biggest task of 2018 when they stepped on the court against the Toronto Raptors Friday evening. The Wizards could have potentially been down 3-0 in their first round series, which would have been a virtual death sentence, as no team has ever come back from facing a 3-0 deficit...

Wizards/Raptors Game 3: Remember Wall and Beal? | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net The morning of Game 3 of the Wizards/Raptors series, a series that Toronto led 2-0 (at the time), ESPN had a feature on the front of their website with the faces of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry. ESPN's Rachel Nichols sat down with the Raptors backcourt to discuss their friendship and their desires o...

Game 2 Rapid Reaction: Wiz Go 0-for-2 In The North | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net TAI's Rashad Mobley reacts to Washington's 130-119 loss to Toronto in Game 2 of the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. M.V.P. Yes, John Wall had 29 points and nine assists, and kept the Wizards within striking distance with aggressive second-half play (22 points and six assists). But wh...

Game 1 Rapid Reaction: It Was Raining 3s and the Wizards Drowned | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net Rapid reaction from TAI's Rashad Mobley to Washington's 114-106 loss to Toronto in Game 1 of the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs M.V.P. There were times when John Wall looked as indecisive as he displayed toward the end of the season. There were other times when his teammates (Kelly O...

Point/Counterpoint: Would it be Good or Bad if the Raptors Swept the Wizards? | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net The Washington Wizards are in the playoffs for the second straight year. For most NBA fan bases, this would qualify as good news. However, the Washington Wizards are not most teams. Immediately after the Wizards' season-ending loss to the Orlando Magic, which set up a first round matchup against the...

Scott Brooks Is Not Getting Fired | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net There is really no way around it, the Wizards loss to the Orlando Magic last night was a master class in the art of lethargy. The Magic, who didn't even let the ink dry on the final stat sheet before they fired Coach Frank Vogel, finished with a record of 25-57, and have effectively been out of the....

Recap of Washington's Christmas victory over Boston

TAI Round Table: Wizards Bring Home a Win For Christmas | Wizards Blog Truth About It.net They say the NBA season does not start until Christmas. For the Wizards’ sake, let’s hope that’s true. After giving their fans a lump of coal through the first two months of the season, the Wizards finally gave them something to cheer about with a 111-103 win in Boston.

From bullied special education student to NBA player: Carrick Felix had to fight to earn his spot “What they said he couldn't do, he did,” said the mother of the Wizards' newest player. “With Carrick, we wouldn't let him fail no matter what.”

Congrats Phil, well deserved!

Wizards will retire Phil Chenier’s jersey Beloved former broadcaster will become the fifth Wizards player whose jersey hangs in the Capital One Arena's rafters.

Wizards’ new Nike jerseys look almost identical to their old Adidas jerseys The team unveiled two of its four uniform variants for the 2017-18 season.

Identical twins Marcus and Markieff Morris now play for the Celtics and Wizards, who hate each other

Sources: Kings offer max contract to RFA Porter Restricted free agent Otto Porter Jr. has been offered a max contract by the Kings, according to sources.