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Washington Wizards first round draft pick Rui Hachimura, left, shakes hands with Wizards senior vice president of basketball operations Tommy Sheppard as they arrive for an NBA basketball press conference at Capital One Arena in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2019.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Smart, hard-working Wizards team a reflection of Sheppard

By Thom Loverro

FILE - Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard smiles at an NBA basketball press conference, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Washington. Sheppard has received a contract extension amid Washington's fast start to the season. Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. that Sheppard and Sashi Brown signed multiyear extensions and received promotions. Sheppard now becomes president and GM of the Wizards. Brown, who has served as a chief planning and operations officer, is now president of Monumental Basketball and special advisor to the office of the CEO at Monumental Sports & Entertainment. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Wizards extend general manager Sheppard

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, left, and Kyle Kuzma celebrate in the closing minutes of the team's win over the Houston Rockets in an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Lakers are acquiring All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards for three players and this year's first-round draft pick.According to two people with knowledge of the deal, the Lakers are trading Kuzma, Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell to Washington for Westbrook. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Kuzma, Caldwell-Pope bring defensive presence to Wizards

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) reacts after he made a 3-point basket during the second half of the team's NBA basketball Eastern Conference play-in game against the Indiana Pacers, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Wizards GM quashes Beal trade request rumors

By Noah Fleischman - The Washington Times

Villanova head coach Jay Wright celebrates after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game against North Carolina, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Houston. Wright is among those announced Sunday, May 16, 2021 as the 2021 class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Villanova’s Wright would be right pick to change Wizards’ loser culture

By Thom Loverro

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks stands on the court during a timeout in the second half of the team's NBA basketball Eastern Conference play-in game against the Boston Celtics, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Scott Brooks out as Wizards coach

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks reacts to an official's call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

LOVERRO: Wizards will be a hard sell for potential Brooks replacements

By Thom Loverro

Washington Wizards guard Raul Neto (19) shoots against Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wizards on hold league struggles with COVID-19 positives

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard John Wall, left, who is recovering from an Achilles injury, laughs as he watches from the bench with teammates during the waning moments of the team's preseason NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in New York, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

John Wall offers ‘no comment’ on if he wants out from Wizards

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 19, 2018 file photo, Washington Wizards guard John Wall walks off the court during a timeout during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Houston. The Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard says on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, he has no plans to trade John Wall and is looking forward to seeing the point guard reunited in the backcourt with Bradley Beal.(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)

Tommy Sheppard: Wizards have no plan to trade John Wall

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 19, 2018 file photo, Washington Wizards guard John Wall walks off the court during a timeout during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Houston. The Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard says on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, he has no plans to trade John Wall and is looking forward to seeing the point guard reunited in the backcourt with Bradley Beal.(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)

Wizards GM says John Wall not on trading block: ‘No issues’

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Deni Avdija speaks to the media after NBA's Washington Wizards picked him in the NBA draft 2020 in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Avdija became the highest-drafted player from Israel in NBA history by going No. 9 overall to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night — a year after the team made Rui Hachimura the first player from Japan to go in the first round. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Deni Avdija is an Israeli star. Here’s what you need to know about the Wizards’ newest draft pick

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv's Deni Avdija controls the ball during the Euro League basketball match between Olimpia Milan and Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv, in Milan, Italy. Avdija was selected by the Washington Wizards in the NBA draft Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Israeli teen Deni Avdija drafted by Wizards at No. 9 overall

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

In this June 21, 2019, file photo, the Washington Wizards draft pick Rui Hachimura, of Japan, center, smiles during an introductory press conference with head coach Scott Brooks, left, and Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations Tommy Sheppard at Capital One Arena in Washington. The Washington Wizards won’t have Bradley Beal, John Wall or Davis Bertans when the NBA returns amid the coronavirus pandemic. That leaves a bunch of young players, led by rookie Rui Hachimura, the first Japanese player to be taken in the first round of the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Tommy Sheppard: Wizards ‘looking to move up’ in draft

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks talks with referee Derrick Collins (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool) **FILE**

Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard says coach Scott Brooks to return

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