Previewing Cavs opponents: Washington Wizards
Cavs news and links for Thursday, October 3.
The first sip
Uhm, do we really have to do this one? When we started our series of previews — I guess I didn’t realize how much I’d need to scramble to find things to say about the Washington Wizards.
Because what is there to say really? This isn’t a team that has any goals or aspirations for the 2024-25 season. They’ll be doing everything they can to tank for Cooper Flagg. With that said, at least they have a chance to be wildly entertaining while they do it.
Jordan Poole is a circus act that promises to bring entertainment each night. He might score 30, or he might shoot 2-12. One thing’s for certain, Poole will do it in a way that will leave casual NBA fans morbidly curious about what’s going on in Washington.
Wizards fans have a few things to latch onto. Bilal Coulibaly has genuine promise. Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George and Carlton ‘Bub’ Carrington could develop into a respectable young core. Carrington, in particular, has my seal of approval and could be an electric microwave scorer to watch for.
But... until some of these pieces look like they actually belong to a puzzle, the Wizards are goingMark Pr
How the Cavs played the Wizards last season
How does 4-0 sound? Wait, how does 4-0 with an average margin of victory of 20 points sound? Yeah, these games weren’t close
The Cavs took care of business against Washington, hardly breaking a sweat in their season series. While I don’t expect much to change — I will concede the Wizards have enough sporadic firepower to give a team trouble. Anything can happen during a regular season game — but the Cavs should sleep easy whenever Washington’s on the schedule.
Cavs vs Wizards this season
- at Washington - Oct. 26
- at Home - Dec. 3 (Play-In Group Stage)
- at Washington - Feb. 7
Notable Players who have been with both franchises
- Austin Carr played almost 700 games in a Cleveland uniform. But that’s right, Mr. Cavalier wasn’t always a Cavalier. He spent the final year of his career with two separate teams, beginning in Dallas and ending as a member of the Washington Bullets. The more you know.
- Mark Price wasn’t a Cavs lifer, either. Seven games with the Wizards and final seasons in Golden State and Orlando closed out the Hall of Fame guard’s career.
- Antawn Jamison is remembered as one of the most painful swings in Cavs history. After two All-Star seasons in Washington — the Cavaliers traded for Jamison in hopes he’d complement LeBron James to a title run. Jamison averaged 15.3 points in the 2010 playoffs but ultimately wasn’t enough to get the job done. James left the following summer — and Jamison played two more years in Cleveland before heading to Los Angeles.