2022–23 Washington Wizards season
Season of National Basketball Association team the Washington Wizards
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2022–23 Washington Wizards season was the 62nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 49th in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Wizards were eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight season on April 2, 2023, with their loss to the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks ' win over the Dallas Mavericks .[ 1] The season also resulted in the firing of Tommy Sheppard as their general manager and team president of basketball operations.
Draft picks
The Wizards entered the 2022 NBA Draft holding one first-round pick and one second round pick.[ 2]
Roster
2022–23 Washington Wizards roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
9
Avdija, Deni
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2001-01-03
Israel
G
3
Beal, Bradley
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1993-06-28
Florida
F
12
Cooks, Xavier
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1995-08-19
Winthrop
G
1
Davis, Johnny
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-02-27
Wisconsin
C
21
Gafford, Daniel
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
1998-10-01
Arkansas
F/C
67
Gibson, Taj
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1985-06-24
USC
F
16
Gill, Anthony
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1992-10-17
Virginia
G
7
Goodwin, Jordan
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-10-23
Saint Louis
C
34
Huff, Jay (TW)
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1997-08-25
Virginia
G
29
Jackson, Quenton (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
1998-09-15
Texas A&M
F
24
Kispert, Corey
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
1999-03-03
Gonzaga
F
33
Kuzma, Kyle
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1995-07-24
Utah
G
22
Morris, Monté
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1995-06-27
Iowa State
G
20
Nunn, Kendrick
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-08-03
Oakland
F/C
6
Porziņģis, Kristaps
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1995-08-02
Latvia
F
14
Todd, Isaiah
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
2001-10-17
Word of God (NC)
G
55
Wright, Delon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992-04-26
Utah
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: March 17, 2023
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2022 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–2)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
2022–23 season schedule
Regular season
2022–23 game log Total: 35–47 (Home: 19–22; Road: 16–25)
October: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 19
@ Indiana
W 114–107
Bradley Beal (23)
Kyle Kuzma (13)
Beal, Morris (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,027
1–0
2
October 21
Chicago
W 102–100
Kyle Kuzma (26)
Deni Avdija (10)
Bradley Beal (8)
Capital One Arena 20,476
2–0
3
October 23
@ Cleveland
L 107–117 (OT)
Bradley Beal (27)
Kristaps Porziņģis (11)
Monté Morris (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
2–1
4
October 25
Detroit
W 120–99
Kyle Kuzma (25)
Avdija, Porziņģis (7)
Beal, Morris (6)
Capital One Arena 13,196
3–1
5
October 28
Indiana
L 117–127
Bradley Beal (31)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Monté Morris (12)
Capital One Arena 13,463
3–2
6
October 30
@ Boston
L 94–112
Kristaps Porziņģis (17)
Kristaps Porziņģis (13)
Bradley Beal (8)
TD Garden 19,156
3–3
7
October 31
Philadelphia
L 111–118
Kristaps Porziņģis (32)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Bradley Beal (6)
Capital One Arena 13,746
3–4
November
: 8–6 (home: 6–1; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 2
@ Philadelphia
W 121–111
Kristaps Porziņģis (30)
Rui Hachimura (10)
Monté Morris (6)
Wells Fargo Center 19,855
4–4
9
November 4
Brooklyn
L 86–128
Bradley Beal (20)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Monté Morris (5)
Capital One Arena 17,258
4–5
10
November 6
@ Memphis
L 97–103
Monté Morris (18)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Barton , Goodwin (5)
FedExForum 16,877
4–6
11
November 7
@ Charlotte
W 108–100
Kyle Kuzma (20)
Kristaps Porziņģis (8)
Goodwin, Porziņģis (5)
Spectrum Center 13,712
5–6
12
October 25
Dallas
W 113–105
Kyle Kuzma (26)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Goodwin, Kuzma (6)
Capital One Arena 18,320
6–6
13
November 12
Utah
W 121–112
Kristaps Porziņģis (31)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Monté Morris (9)
Capital One Arena 13,673
7–6
14
November 13
Memphis
W 102–92
Kristaps Porziņģis (25)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Monté Morris (6)
Capital One Arena 17,667
8–6
15
November 16
Oklahoma City
L 120–121
Kristaps Porziņģis (27)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Capital One Arena 12,630
8–7
16
November 18
Miami
W 107–106 (OT)
Bradley Beal (27)
Kristaps Porziņģis (17)
Bradley Beal (8)
Capital One Arena 18,772
9–7
17
November 20
Charlotte
W 106–102
Kyle Kuzma (28)
Deni Avdija (13)
Beal, Kuzma (5)
Capital One Arena 14,289
10–7
18
November 23
@ Miami
L 105–113
Kyle Kuzma (33)
Avdija, Porziņģis (9)
Deni Avdija (10)
FTX Arena 19,600
10–8
19
November 25
@ Miami
L 107–110
Beal, Kuzma (28)
Deni Avdija (9)
Avdija, Beal, Kuzma (5)
FTX Arena 19,600
10–9
20
November 27
@ Boston
L 121–130
Bradley Beal (30)
Bradley Beal (5)
Monté Morris (8)
TD Garden 19,156
10–10
21
November 28
Minnesota
W 142–127
Kristaps Porziņģis (41)
Kyle Kuzma (8)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Capital One Arena 13,515
11–10
22
November 30
@ Brooklyn
L 107–113
Kristaps Porziņģis (27)
Kristaps Porziņģis (19)
Bradley Beal (6)
Barclays Center 15,963
11–11
December: 5–10 (home: 2–3; road: 3–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
December 2
@ Charlotte
L 116–117
Bradley Beal (33)
Daniel Gafford (12)
Bradley Beal (7)
Spectrum Center 15,231
11–12
24
December 4
L.A. Lakers
L 119–130
Kristaps Porziņģis (27)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Will Barton (5)
Capital One Arena 19,647
11–13
25
December 7
@ Chicago
L 111–115
Kristaps Porziņģis (28)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Monté Morris (8)
United Center 19,265
11–14
26
December 9
@ Indiana
L 111–121
Kristaps Porziņģis (29)
Avdija , Porziņģis (9)
Kyle Kuzma (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,039
11–15
27
December 10
L.A. Clippers
L 107–114
Kyle Kuzma (35)
Kristaps Porziņģis (15)
Goodwin , Porziņģis (6)
Capital One Arena 18,404
11–16
28
December 12
Brooklyn
L 100–112
Will Barton (22)
Daniel Gafford (10)
Barton, Goodwin (7)
Capital One Arena 16,090
11–17
29
December 14
@ Denver
L 128–141
Kyle Kuzma (24)
Daniel Gafford (8)
Will Barton (9)
Ball Arena 19,550
11–18
30
December 17
@ L.A. Clippers
L 93–102
Kristaps Porziņģis (19)
Deni Avdija (10)
Avdija, Morris (5)
Crypto.com Arena 15,018
11–19
31
December 18
@ L.A. Lakers
L 117–119
Bradley Beal (29)
Kyle Kuzma (16)
Goodwin, Porziņģis (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,153
11–20
32
December 20
@ Phoenix
W 113–110
Kyle Kuzma (29)
Deni Avdija (10)
Beal, Kuzma (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
12–20
33
December 22
@ Utah
L 112–120
Bradley Beal (30)
Rui Hachimura (7)
Bradley Beal (5)
Vivint Arena 18,206
12–21
34
December 23
@ Sacramento
W 125–111
Kyle Kuzma (32)
Kristaps Porziņģis (13)
Delon Wright (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,894
13–21
35
December 27
Philadelphia
W 116–111
Kristaps Porziņģis (24)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Monté Morris (7)
Capital One Arena 20,476
14–21
36
December 28
Phoenix
W 127–102
Rui Hachimura (30)
Daniel Gafford (8)
Monté Morris (8)
Capital One Arena 20,476
15–21
37
December 30
@ Orlando
W 119–100
Kristaps Porziņģis (30)
Kristaps Porziņģis (13)
Monté Morris (10)
Amway Center 19,040
16–21
January
: 8–5 (home: 2–3; road: 6–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
38
January 1
@ Milwaukee
W 118–95
Rui Hachimura (26)
Kyle Kuzma (13)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
17–21
39
January 3
@ Milwaukee
L 113–123
Kristaps Porziņģis (22)
Daniel Gafford (12)
Monté Morris (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
17–22
40
January 6
@ Oklahoma City
L 110–127
Kyle Kuzma (23)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Kyle Kuzma (7)
Paycom Center 14,790
17–23
41
January 9
New Orleans
L 112–132
Kristaps Porziņģis (23)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Monté Morris (9)
Capital One Arena 16,223
17–24
42
January 11
@ Chicago
W 100–97
Kyle Kuzma (21)
Deni Avdija (20)
Avdija, Gibson , Kuzma, Morris, Wright (3)
Capital One Arena 17,032
18–24
43
January 13
New York
L 108–112
Kyle Kuzma (40)
Deni Avdija (9)
Kyle Kuzma (7)
Capital One Arena 20,476
18–25
44
January 15
Golden State
L 118–127
Kristaps Porziņģis (32)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Monté Morris (10)
Capital One Arena 20,476
18–26
45
January 18
@ New York
W 116–105
Kyle Kuzma (27)
Kyle Kuzma (13)
Kyle Kuzma (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,164
19–26
46
January 21
Orlando
W 138–118
Rui Hachimura (30)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Beal , Wright (8)
Capital One Arena 18,171
20–26
47
January 24
@ Dallas
W 127–126
Kyle Kuzma (30)
Deni Avdija (10)
Delon Wright (6)
American Airlines Center 20,077
21–26
48
January 25
@ Houston
W 108–103
Kyle Kuzma (33)
Deni Avdija (10)
Beal, Nunn , Wright (4)
Toyota Center 15,302
22–26
49
January 28
@ New Orleans
W 113–103
Daniel Gafford (21)
Daniel Gafford (12)
Beal, Kuzma (5)
Smoothie King Center 17,692
23–26
50
January 30
@ San Antonio
W 127–106
Deni Avdija (25)
Avdija, Porziņģis (9)
Beal, Porziņģis (7)
AT&T Center 11,970
24–26
February: 5–6 (home: 2–3; road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
—
February 1
@ Detroit
Postponed due to ice storm (Rescheduled: March 7) [ 3] [ 4]
51
February 3
Portland
L 116–124
Bradley Beal (34)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Kuzma, Morris (6)
Capital One Arena 20,476
24–27
52
February 4
@ Brooklyn
L 123–125
Kristaps Porziņģis (38)
Daniel Gafford (10)
Monté Morris (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
24–28
53
February 6
Cleveland
L 91–114
Kristaps Porziņģis (18)
Daniel Gafford (8)
Monté Morris (7)
Capital One Arena 16,744
24–29
54
February 8
Charlotte
W 118–104
Kristaps Porziņģis (36)
Deni Avdija (13)
Beal, Wright (10)
Capital One Arena 16,097
25–29
55
February 11
Indiana
W 127–113
Bradley Beal (32)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Beal, Nunn (6)
Capital One Arena 18,387
26–29
56
February 13
@ Golden State
L 126–135
Kristaps Porziņģis (34)
Daniel Gafford (8)
Kendrick Nunn (6)
Chase Center 18,064
26–30
57
February 14
@ Portland
W 126–101
Kyle Kuzma (33)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Delon Wright (6)
Moda Center 18,004
27–30
58
February 16
@ Minnesota
W 114–106
Bradley Beal (35)
Deni Avdija (9)
Monté Morris (6)
Target Center 17,136
28–30
59
February 24
New York
L 109–115
Kuzma, Porziņģis (23)
Deni Avdija (7)
Bradley Beal (8)
Capital One Arena 20,476
28–31
60
February 26
@ Chicago
L 82–102
Bradley Beal (18)
Daniel Gafford (11)
Bradley Beal (8)
United Center 21,106
28–32
61
February 28
@ Atlanta
W 119–116
Bradley Beal (37)
Daniel Gafford (12)
Bradley Beal (7)
State Farm Arena 17,395
29–32
March
: 5–11 (home: 4–7; road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 2
Toronto
W 119–108
Kyle Kuzma (30)
Deni Avdija (9)
Delon Wright (11)
Capital One Arena 14,643
30–32
63
March 4
Toronto
L 109–116 (OT)
Kristaps Porziņģis (22)
Kristaps Porziņģis (11)
Bradley Beal (10)
Capital One Arena 18,174
30–33
64
March 5
Milwaukee
L 111–117
Bradley Beal (33)
Kristaps Porziņģis (13)
Porziņģis, Wright (5)
Capital One Arena 18,746
30–34
65
March 7
@ Detroit
W 119–117
Bradley Beal (32)
Beal, Gafford , Porziņģis (7)
Bradley Beal (7)
Little Caesars Arena 17,855
31–34
66
March 7
Atlanta
L 120–122
Kristaps Porziņģis (43)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Bradley Beal (8)
Capital One Arena 15,087
31–35
67
March 10
Atlanta
L 107–114
Bradley Beal (27)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Monté Morris (8)
Capital One Arena 18,161
31–36
68
March 12
Philadelphia
L 93–112
Corey Kispert (25)
Kyle Kuzma (11)
Beal, Kuzma (4)
Wells Fargo Center 21,220
31–37
69
March 14
Detroit
W 117–97
Bradley Beal (36)
Monté Morris (8)
Bradley Beal (7)
Capital One Arena 15,279
32–37
70
March 17
@ Cleveland
L 94–117
Bradley Beal (22)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Beal, Morris (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
32–38
71
March 18
Sacramento
L 118–132
Kyle Kuzma (33)
Deni Avdija (11)
Deni Avdija (6)
Capital One Arena 18,529
32–39
72
March 21
@ Orlando
L 112–122
Kristaps Porziņģis (30)
Deni Avdija (10)
Monté Morris (8)
Amway Center 16,096
32–40
73
March 22
Denver
L 104–118
Kristaps Porziņģis (25)
Deni Avdija (8)
Deni Avdija (6)
Capital One Arena 16,508
32–41
74
March 24
San Antonio
W 136–124
Corey Kispert (26)
Deni Avdija (11)
Deni Avdija (6)
Capital One Arena 17,004
33–41
75
March 26
@ Toronto
L 104–114
Kristaps Porziņģis (26)
Deni Avdija (9)
Delon Wright (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
33–42
76
March 28
Boston
W 130–111
Kristaps Porziņģis (32)
Kristaps Porziņģis (13)
Monté Morris (9)
Capital One Arena 20,476
34–42
77
March 31
Orlando
L 109–116
Corey Kispert (27)
Daniel Gafford (13)
Goodwin , Morris (5)
Capital One Arena 16,411
34–43
April: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
2022–23 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
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
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^ "2022 NBA Draft Order" . NBA.com . May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022 .
^ "NBA postpones Wizards vs. Pistons game" . NBA.com . February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
^ "NBA reschedules postponed Wizards-Pistons matchup" . NBA.com . February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023 .
^ "NUGGETS ACQUIRE KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE AND ISH SMITH" . NBA.com . July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ Filyo, Jackson (July 6, 2022). "Wizards acquire Morris and Barton in trade with Denver" . NBA.com . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (January 23, 2023). "Lakers send Nunn, picks to Wiz for Hachimura" . ESPN . Retrieved January 24, 2023 .
^ Hughes, Chase (June 30, 2022). "Wizards re-sign Anthony Gill to two-year deal" . NBC Sports Washington . Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, L.P. Retrieved July 1, 2022 .
^ Hughes, Chase (June 30, 2022). "Beal to re-sign with Wizards on 5-year, $251M contract" . NBC Sports Washington . NBC. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .
^ Broom, Kevin (June 30, 2022). "Wizards sign free agent Delon Wright" . Bullets Forever . SB Nation. Retrieved July 1, 2022 .
^ Filyo, Jackson (July 19, 2022). "Wizards sign Taj Gibson" . NBA.com . Retrieved July 20, 2022 .
^ "Wizards Sign Xavier Cooks to Multi-Year Deal" . NBA.com | NBA . March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023 .
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