The 2026–27 Washington Wizards season is the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 53rd in the Washington, D.C. area. After finishing with the worst record the previous season, the Wizards held the first overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft and selected AJ Dybantsa.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 1 AJ Dybantsa SF United States BYU 2 51 Izaiyah Nelson PF/C United States South Florida 2 60 Malique Lewis SF Trinidad and Tobago S.E. Melbourne Phoenix The first-round selection landed first overall, having tied with the best odds after finishing with the worst record in the previous season. The Wizards used the pick to draft AJ Dybantsa. The Wizards' original second-round selection was traded to the Houston Rockets as an exchange for John Wall in 2020 and was eventually held by the New York Knicks, who used it to draft Bruce Thornton.
During the second night of the draft, the Wizards joined a three-team trade that sent the rights to the 51st pick Izaiyah Nelson to the Orlando Magic and the 60th pick Malique Lewis to the Milwaukee Bucks. In return, the Wizards received the rights to Felix Okpara, who was drafted 46th overall by Orlando.
Roster
Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 8 | @ New York
| Madison Square Garden | –
| 2 | October 10 | Detroit
| Capital One Arena | –
| 3 | October 12 | Brooklyn
| Capital One Arena | –
| 4 | October 16 | @ New Orleans
| Smoothie King Center | –
Regular season
| 1 | October 21 | Milwaukee
| Capital One Arena | –
| 2 | October 23 | Toronto
| Capital One Arena | –
| 3 | October 24 | @ Chicago
| United Center | –
| 4 | October 26 | @ Charlotte
| Spectrum Center | –
| 5 | October 28 | @ Cleveland
| Rocket Arena | –
| 6 | October 30 | Charlotte
| Capital One Arena | –
| 7 | November 2 | @ Orlando
| Kia Center | –
| 8 | November 4 | Atlanta
| Capital One Arena | –
| 9 | November 6 | @ Atlanta
| State Farm Arena | –
| 10 | November 7 | @ Oklahoma City
| Paycom Center | –
| 11 | November 9 | @ Detroit
| Little Caesars Arena | –
| 12 | November 11 | @ Indiana
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –
| 13 | November 12 | Detroit
| Capital One Arena | –
| 14 | November 15 | Houston
| Capital One Arena | –
| 15 | November 16 | Memphis
| Capital One Arena | –
| 16 | November 18 | @ Toronto
| Scotiabank Arena | –
| 17 | November 20 | @ Chicago
| United Center | –
| 18 | November 22 | Orlando
| Capital One Arena | –
| 19 | November 24 | Boston
| Capital One Arena | –
| 20 | November 28 | Orlando
| Capital One Arena | –
| 21 | November 30 | @ Charlotte
| Spectrum Center | –
| 22 | December 3 | @ Miami
| Kaseya Center | –
| 23 | TBD | TBD
| TBD | –
| 24 | TBD | TBD
| TBD | –
| 25 | December 12 | Charlotte
| Capital One Arena | –
| 26 | December 14 | @ Boston
| TD Garden | –
| 27 | December 16 | @ Boston
| TD Garden | –
| 28 | December 18 | New York
| Capital One Arena | –
| 29 | December 20 | @ Brooklyn
| Barclays Center | –
| 30 | December 22 | Toronto
| Capital One Arena | –
| 31 | December 23 | Cleveland
| Capital One Arena | –
| 32 | December 26 | Portland
| Capital One Arena | –
| 33 | December 27 | @ Cleveland
| Rocket Arena | –
| 34 | December 30 | @ Toronto
| Scotiabank Arena | –
| 35 | January 1 | San Antonio
| Capital One Arena | –
| 36 | January 3 | L.A. Clippers
| Capital One Arena | –
| 37 | January 5 | L.A. Lakers
| Capital One Arena | –
| 38 | January 7 | Oklahoma City
| Capital One Arena | –
| 39 | January 8 | Minnesota
| Capital One Arena | –
| 40 | January 11 | Atlanta
| Capital One Arena | –
| 41 | January 12 | @ Philadelphia
| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –
| 42 | January 15 | @ Houston
| Toyota Center | –
| 43 | January 17 | Indiana
| Capital One Arena | –
| 44 | January 18 | Boston
| Capital One Arena | –
| 45 | January 21 | @ Denver
| Ball Arena | –
| 46 | January 22 | @ L.A. Clippers
| Intuit Dome | –
| 47 | January 24 | @ L.A. Lakers
| Crypto.com Arena | –
| 48 | January 26 | @ Portland
| Moda Center | –
| 49 | January 28 | Sacramento
| Capital One Arena | –
| 50 | January 30 | @ Indiana
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –
| 51 | February 1 | @ Atlanta
| State Farm Arena | –
| 52 | February 4 | New Orleans
| Capital One Arena | –
| 53 | February 6 | @ Brooklyn
| Barclays Center | –
| 54 | February 8 | Chicago
| Capital One Arena | –
| 55 | February 10 | Miami
| Capital One Arena | –
| 56 | February 12 | Brooklyn
| Capital One Arena | –
| 57 | February 13 | Milwaukee
| Capital One Arena | –
| 58 | February 15 | Phoenix
| Capital One Arena | –
| 59 | February 17 | Miami
| Capital One Arena | – |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game
| 60 | February 25 | @ Milwaukee
| Fiserv Forum | –
| 61 | February 27 | @ Utah
| Delta Center | –
| 62 | March 1 | @ Phoenix
| Mortgage Matchup Center | –
| 63 | March 2 | @ Sacramento
| Golden 1 Center | –
| 64 | March 4 | @ Golden State
| Chase Center | –
| 65 | March 6 | Utah
| Capital One Arena | –
| 66 | March 9 | @ San Antonio
| Frost Bank Center | –
| 67 | March 11 | @ Dallas
| American Airlines Center | –
| 68 | March 14 | @ Minnesota
| Target Center | –
| 69 | March 16 | New York
| Capital One Arena | –
| 70 | March 18 | Philadelphia
| Capital One Arena | –
| 71 | March 20 | @ New York
| Madison Square Garden | –
| 72 | March 22 | @ Milwaukee
| Fiserv Forum | –
| 73 | March 24 | Denver
| Capital One Arena | –
| 74 | March 27 | Golden State
| Capital One Arena | –
| 75 | March 28 | Dallas
| Capital One Arena | –
| 76 | March 31 | Chicago
| Capital One Arena | –
| 77 | April 2 | Philadelphia
| Capital One Arena | –
| 78 | April 3 | @ Orlando
| Kia Center | –
| 79 | April 5 | @ New Orleans
| Smoothie King Center | –
| 80 | April 7 | @ Memphis
| FedExForum | –
| 81 | April 9 | @ Miami
| Kaseya Center | –
| 82 | April 11 | Detroit
| Capital One Arena | –
NBA Cup
East Group C
Transactions
Trades
Date Trade Ref.June 24, 2026Three-team trade To Washington Wizards Draft rights to Felix Okpara (No. 46) (from Orlando)To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Malique Lewis (No. 60) (from Washington)To Orlando Magic Draft rights to Izaiyah Nelson (No. 51) (from Washington) Cash considerations (from Milwaukee)July 7, 2026To Washington Wizards Deandre AytonTo Los Angeles Lakers Jaden Hardy 2031 second-round pick 2032 second-round pick July 8, 2026Six-team tradeTo Dallas Mavericks Santi Aldama (from Memphis) Marcus Sasser (from Detroit) Draft rights to Tarik Biberović (2023 No. 56) (from Memphis)To Detroit Pistons John Collins (sign-and-trade) (from Los Angeles) Gary Harris (from Milwaukee) Taurean Prince (from Milwaukee) 2029 second-round pick (from Memphis) 2031 DAL second-round pick (from Memphis) 2032 DET second-round pick (from Memphis) To Los Angeles Clippers 2028 protected second-round pick (from Detroit)To Memphis Grizzlies AJ Johnson (from Dallas) D'Angelo Russell (from Washington) Isaiah Stewart (from Detroit) 2030 GSW protected first-round pick (from Dallas) 2029 HOU second-round pick (from Dallas) 2029 LAL second-round pick (from Washington) 2032 second-round pick swap right (from Washington) 2033 WAS second-round pick (from Washington)To Milwaukee Bucks Caris LeVert (from Detroit) 2027 MIL second-round pick (from Detroit) 2027 second-round pick (from Detroit) Cash considerations (from Los Angeles)To Washington Wizards Khris Middleton (sign-and-trade) (from Dallas) 2033 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas)August 20, 2026Five-team trade To Charlotte Hornets Dennis Schröder (from Cleveland) Cash considerations (from Cleveland)To Cleveland Cavaliers Peyton Watson (sign-and-trade) (from Denver) Cam Whitmore (from Washington) Draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate (2022 No. 46) (from Los Angeles)To Denver Nuggets Julian Reese (two-way contract) (from Washington) 2031 CLE first-round pick (from Cleveland) 2032 SAC second-round pick (from Cleveland)To Los Angeles Clippers Max Strus (from Cleveland)To Washington Wizards Tre Mann (from Charlotte) 2027 second-round pick (from Los Angeles) Cash considerations (from Cleveland)
Free agency Re-signed Date re-signed Player Contract July 1, 2026Jamir WatkinsTwo-way contractSeptember 15, 2026Anthony GillOne year
Additions Date signed Player Contract Former team
Subtractions Date left Player Notes New team July 1, 2026Leaky BlackWaived
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