The offseason cometh for Washington, and with it there have already been HUGE changes! Corban and Carthan are back to break it down in a special mini-series, with part one addressing the major decision by the Wizards front office to move on from Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis. Parts two and three will be coming soon and will address the draft and free agency, but for now, sit back and another great episode of Ethos Wizards!

Steven is joined by Corban Ford of the Roundball Ramble Pod and co-host of the SportsEthos Washington Wizards podcast to break down the Bradley Beal to Phoenix Suns trade. They discuss the ramifications for the Wizards by trading Beal, including discussing Beal’s no trade clause. They also construct the Phoenix Suns’ roster for the 2023-24 season. Finally, they discuss potential Kristaps Porzingis trade destinations and what the future holds for both the Wizards and the Suns.

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With the WIzards being….well, the Wizards, Carthan and Corban teamed up to play a rousing game of buy or sell where they looked at the opposition in the Eastern Conference and guaged their chances for the championship/lottery against the Wizards chances against them!

On the latest SportsEthos Washington Wizards Podcast, Carthan and Corban discuss Washington’s win over the Hornets, take stock on some of the early trades and why the Wizards may stand to benefit, and surmise if more moves are in store for Washington!

It is time, the Washington Wizards trade guide is here on the SportsEthos Wizards show! We start with a roster evaluation and then move to a spirited discussion on the team building dtrategy of the Wizards with even some Caron Butler talk!  No stone was left untouched in this deep dive on a team that is committed to staying the course, results be danged!

Another milestone here for the SportsEthos Wizards show as we have our first mailbag of the show! Corban collected some great questions from our listeners and presented them to our Wizards expert Carthan for his fresh and unfiltered opinions! From the Wizards long term direction to whether it is too soon to already question Bradley Beal’s contract, this was a very fun show and one you are sure to enjoy!

New Year, New Us, same great Wizards show! Carthan and Corban look back on the Wizards last stretch of games in the year 2022 and add some context to the wins and losses with some additional analysis. They also discuss some roster building philosphy, the hopes and dreams attached to Johnny Davis, and much more!

As we approach a quarter of this Wizards season, Carthan and Corban look at the Wizards personnel in a bit of a deeper dive to see what’s working, what isn’t, and how things can change for the better with the Wizards.

Corban and Carthan pair up to discuss Washington’s break even start to the year, with some good, some bad, and some truly ugly…

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2018-2019 Record                 Home Record               Road Record

        32-50                                     22-19                            10-31

2019-2020 Record                 Home Record               Road Record

         24-40                                     16-16                            8-24

Fun Facts for the season

-Bradley Beal had his best fantasy season to date, building upon his second round production from 2018-19 by producing 1st/1st round per-game value for the first time in his career as the team was without John Wall for most of the last two seasons

-After signing a four year, supermax extension in 2017 that would net him $170M (which went into effect this season and keeps him under contract through 2022-23 with a player option for the last year of the deal), John Wall has been mired with injuries, having missed 111 consecutive games dating back to December of 2018 and has only played in 73 regular season games since signing the extension due to several injuries that required surgery: three knee surgeries on his left knee during the 2017-18 season; a surgery to repair his left heel in 2018-19; and lastly a surgery to repair a torn Achilles that he suffered in February of 2018-19

-Dāvis Bertāns has proven to be one of the most reliable shooters in the league as he was one of only two players (Ducan Robinson is the other) in the NBA this season to average over 3.5 3-pointers per game while maintaining a 3-point percentage above 40 percent

-While Bertāns had greatly exceeded his ADP, Thomas Bryant was the biggest disappointment on the Wizards from a fantasy perspective as he finished outside the top-100 in per-game value despite having an ADP of 66 according to Yahoo!

-The Wizards have not made the Conference Finals since 1980 and currently have the second-longest active such streak, trailing only the Clippers

-The Wizards have been heading in the wrong direction since they signed Scott Brooks as their head coach before the 2016-17 season as the team has seen their record worsen each year (.598 in first season, .524 in second season, .390 in third season and .375 so far this season)

For a closer look at how the season has gone, be sure to check out our Season So Far series. The Wizards entry can be found right here.

Rosterable in 12-team 8/9-cat leagues (per-game value)

-Bradley Beal (1st round/1st round)

-Dāvis Bertāns (7th round/6th round)

-Thomas Bryant (10th round/9th round)

Showed flashes of fantasy value in 12-team 8/9-cat leagues (per-game value)

-Shabazz Napier (8th/9th round with Wizards)

-Troy Brown (9th/8th round from Dec 8 until Jan 30)

-Mo Wagner (9th/9th round until Dec 10)

-Ish Smith (12th/11th round from Dec 5 until Jan 10)

Rosterable in standard points leagues

(This is Yahoo’s standard scoring system, we’ll be using them as a reference for the rankings but obviously things will be different in your league if you use a custom scoring format or play on ESPN/CBS/Fantrax)

-Bradley Beal (1st round)

-Dāvis Bertāns (6th round)

-Thomas Bryant  (11th round)

-Shabazz Napier (11th round)

-Ish Smith (12th round)

Flashes of value in standard points leagues:

-N/A

Predicting standard league relevant players for 2020-21 season

-Bradley Beal (all formats)

-John Wall (all formats)

-Dāvis Bertāns (all formats)

-Thomas Bryant (8/9-cat)

Potential for standard league value for 2020-21 season

-Troy Brown Jr. (8/9-cat)

-Mo Wagner (8/9-cat)

-Shabazz Napier (all formats)

-Ish Smith (all formats)

-Thomas Bryant (points leagues)

Upcoming Notable Free Agents

-Dāvis Bertāns (unrestricted)

-Shabazz Napier (unrestricted)

-Gary Payton II (unrestricted)

-Ian Mahinmi  (unrestricted)

Key Additions

-John Wall (will return from injury for 2020-21 season)

-Shabazz Napier (acquired via trade)

-Jerome Robinson (acquired via trade)

Key Departures

-Jordan McRae (traded to Nuggets)

-Isaiah Thomas (traded to Clippers)

-C.J. Miles (waived)

Upcoming Draft Picks

-2020 first round pick

-2020 second round pick (more favorable of Memphis and Chicago, both picks are protected 56-60)

-2021 first round pick

-2022 first round pick

-2022 second round pick (most favorable out of Chicago, Detroit or Los Angeles Lakers)