What the Washington Wizards can do this offseason
- ›Can add an outside free agent up to $15.0M via the Non-Tax MLE.
- ›Hard-capped at the first apron — triggered by the Khris Middleton sign-and-trade, so it can't cross that line the rest of the season.
- ›Below the first apron: full expanded salary-matching is available.
- ›Draft capital: 11 extra incoming picks, owes 6.
CapTax1A2A
Non-Tax MLE$15.0MBi-Annual$5.5MMinimum$3.9M
Projected record
32-50
Projected net rating
-4.9
Current baseline
32 wins · -4.9 net
Full standings · models the position-aware rotation, a real-age aging curve, perimeter defense, and a bounded penalty for a structural hole; a talent-on-hand projection, not a full-season forecast (no coaching or playoff translation).
Team profile · on-court identity + fit
Offense
B-
55
Defense
C+
51
Spacing
C
44
Playmaking
D+
34
Rim protection
A+
81
Perimeter D
B-
54
Rebounding
B-
56
Defensive core +1Defense +0.9Connectors +0.6Thin playmaking -0.9Spacing -0.5
Grades are minutes-weighted from the projected rotation; the chips are the fit read — how much each strength or gap is worth in net rating, on top of raw talent. Dimensions come from each player’s real 2025-26 box profile. Injuries are real reported facts, factored into projected minutes.
Projected rotation · minutes by position, best players first
PGPoint
55Trae YoungST28y26m
42Bilal Coulibaly22y22m
SGShooting
51Jamir WatkinsST27y2m
51Justin Champagnie25y20m
48Cam Whitmore22y17m
45Kyshawn George23y9m
SFSmall F
54AJ DybantsaST20y28m
51Jamir Watkins27y20m
PFPower F
72Anthony DavisST33y31m
48Deandre Ayton28y6m
45Kyshawn George23y10m
CCenter
48Deandre AytonST28y21m
50Alex Sarr21y27m
Out of rotation · no projected minutes in the 240-a-night budget
42Khris Middleton41Felix Okpara38Tre Johnson38Will Riley35Bub Carrington
Projected minutes from the position-aware rotation model: five on-court spots share a fixed 240-minute-a-night budget, best players first, with versatile players (their secondary spot shown on hover) sliding to a second position. ST = projected starter. Not a coach’s actual rotation.
Roster (15)
72PFAnthony Davis$58.5M
55PGTrae YoungNO-TRADE$47.5M
54SFAJ DybantsaNO-TRADE$14.7M
50CAlex Sarr$12.4M
42SGBilal Coulibaly$9.2M
38SGTre Johnson$8.6M
48CDeandre Ayton$8.1M
42SFKhris MiddletonNO-TRADE$5.6M
48SFCam Whitmore$5.5M
35PGBub Carrington$4.9M
38SFWill Riley$3.7M
45SFKyshawn George$3.1M
51SFJustin Champagnie$2.7M
41CFelix OkparaNO-TRADE$1.4M
51SFJamir WatkinsNO-TRADE$0.7M
Draft capital
Own first-rounders
’27 kept’28 kept’29 kept’30 kept’31 kept’32 kept
Incoming picks & swap rights
’27 2nd · swap more’27 2nd · swap less’28 1st · swap more’28 2nd · conditional’29 1st · swap’29 2nd · from LAL’30 1st · swap more’30 2nd · swap less’31 2nd · swap more’32 2nd · from UTA
Full ledger — 11 in, 6 out
in 2027 — second round draft pick from Brooklyn or Dallas (more favorable)
in 2027 — second round draft pick from Golden State or Phoenix (less favorable)
in 2028 — first round draft pick from Milwaukee or Portland (Washington, Brooklyn, Philadelphia or Phoenix outgoing to Milwaukee) [this overlaps with another incoming pick to Washington]
in 2028 — first round draft pick from Philadelphia, Brooklyn or Phoenix (Washington outgoing to Phoenix) [this overlaps with another incoming pick to Washington]
in 2028 — second round draft pick from Denver
in 2029 — first round draft pick from Boston, Milwaukee or Portland (second most favorable)
in 2029 — second round draft pick from L.A. Lakers
in 2030 — first round draft pick from Phoenix (swap, Washington outgoing to Memphis or Phoenix)
in 2030 — second round draft pick from Phoenix or Portland (less favorable)
in 2031 — second round draft pick from Indiana or Miami (more favorable)
in 2032 — second round draft pick from Utah
out 2027 — second round draft pick to New York
out 2028 — second round draft pick to Orlando (effectively a swap, L.A. Lakers incoming)
out 2029 — second round draft pick to Indiana or Portland
out 2030 — second round draft pick to Philadelphia
out 2031 — second round draft pick to L.A. Lakers
out 2032 — second round draft pick to L.A. Lakers