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Shams Charania: Free agent Marvin Bagley III has agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards, sources tell ESPN. Bagley returns to the Wizards after playing in Washington for a year (2024-25) and then being traded to Memphis at the February deadline.

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Drew Hill: Coward said he is super excited to play with Jaylen Wells, who also played at Washington State. He said he was hoping Wells would come back to college and play with him last season.

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Former Washington State forward Cedric Coward said Wednesday that he is committed to the 2025 NBA draft after electing to test the process last month.

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For New Orleans, Charlotte, Washington and Utah, the seasons will end Sunday. That might not be soon enough. The Pelicans, Hornets, Wizards and Jazz — all playing out the string of dismal seasons — combined to make the wrong kind of NBA history on Friday night. All four of those teams lost by at least 30 points, marking the fourth time that the league saw four blowouts of that size on the same day. Miami beat New Orleans by 49, 153-104. Boston beat Charlotte by 36, 130-94. Oklahoma City beat Utah by 34, 145-111. And Chicago beat Washington by 30, 119-89.

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Jeff Goodman: Washington State senior guard Cedric Coward has entered the portal with a “do not contact” tag and will also test the NBA Draft process, his agent Todd Ramasar of Life Sports Agency told @thefieldof68. The 6-6 Coward averaged 17.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists while shooting 40 percent from 3 in six games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.

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Ira Winderman: Alec Burks (back) now available for Heat tonight in Washington.

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If you’re here next season in Washington, what do you foresee with this young core? Khris Middleton: I think this team could definitely be a playoff team. I think we had a stretch recently where we were competing against some of the playoff teams in some games, where we won some games and lost some others. I think if you give us a full offseason and give us a full season together, with the improvement of the young core, which is going to be huge, I think they can take a big step because of the way they work, how talented they are, and how smart they are.

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Brad Townsend: Kidd said one factor in Washington not playing today is that Sunday's game against Philadelphia is at noon, so it was unlikely he would have been able to play both, so decision was made to sit him again tonight.

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Washington, by far, leads the NBA in rookie minutes played (4,446) and employed its youngest starting five since 1970 on Oct. 30, 2024. Though they’re not a winning team by any stretch of the imagination, the franchise is fostering an environment where maturation can happen organically. “I think for any player, development is a process of are you in a position where you can learn from your mistakes and make mistakes,” Relph said. “You can't be afraid to make mistakes, especially if you're in a developmental process. He's still young. He's still in that developmental stage. He's not a 30-year-old vet where it's like, 'Hey man, you can't make these mistakes. If you make any of these mistakes, we've got to take you out.' “So I think it's very beneficial for him where he's at. I think Washington's done a great job as far as his development and understanding him as a player. Their organization deserves a lot of credit for what they're doing.”

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Christian Clark: P.J. Washington said Luka Dončić reached out after Washington's son was born. Washington: “I expect him to bring his 'A' game. Knowing just the player he is, the mentality he brings to the game, I know he’s going to be ready as soon as we get out there. But obviously, we can’t wait to compete against him. We miss him. At the end of the day, he’s our brother."

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Josh Robbins: Khris Middleton was asked how he reacted to his trade from Milwaukee to Washington. "A lot of different things going through my mind at the time," Middleton answered. "But they had to do what they had to do on their end. For me, it's just controlling what I can control, and it's basketball at the end of the day. It's just a different place now, a different uniform."

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Jeff McDonald: Spurs make Bismack Biyombo 10-day contract official. Sounds like he will be available Monday in Washington.

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The three-way talks even expanded to loop in Washington. Those talks included Butler, Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas, two first-round picks (from the Warriors) and two second-round picks (one each from the Heat and Warriors), and pick swaps going to the Suns, sources said. The Warriors would've received Durant, while the Heat could've received Wiggins, Cleveland's 2025 first-round pick (via Phoenix), Dennis Schroder and Kyle Anderson.

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Marc Stein: The Sixers are trading Reggie Jackson to Washington with a future first-round pick for Jared Butler and four second-round picks, league sources tell @TheSteinLine .

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