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Wizards’ Summer League minicamp roster features Johnny Davis, Kris Dunn

By Chase Hughes

Wizards' Summer League camp roster features Davis, Dunn originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington

The Wizards released their 2022 Las Vegas Summer League minicamp roster on Monday afternoon and the group, which will be led by Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie, has several names that stand out.

Atop that list is Johnny Davis, whom the Wizards just picked 10th overall in last week’s draft. He is the headliner as the lone Wizards’ first-round pick on the team. Corey Kispert, their first-round pick from last summer, will not participate.

Davis is joined by another former top-10 pick in Kris Dunn, who was taken fifth overall by the Timberwolves back in 2016. Davis may have an opportunity with the Wizards given he’s a guard known for his defense.

Some others worth pointing out are Wizards’ 2021 second-round pick Isaiah Todd, plus guard Jordan Schakel who is signed to one of the team’s two-way contracts and Vernon Carey Jr. who was acquired from the Hornets in a trade at the deadline in February.

Craig Sword, Jordan Goodwin, Jaime Echenique also spent time with the Wizards last season after getting called up from the Capital City Go-Go, their G-League affiliate. Pat Spencer played for the Go-Go as well.

Grant Riller may be a name to watch, as he was a second-round pick two years ago and has NBA experience. Devon Dotson has also played in the NBA. There is also Justin Tillman, who played at VCU in Richmond, VA.

The Wizards’ first Summer League game is set for July 9 against the Detroit Pistons. They will also play the Suns, Pelicans and Pacers.

Wizards make history with win despite huge 3-point shooting deficit

By Chase Hughes
Wizards make history with huge 3-point margin originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards made five 3-pointers on Wednesday and their opponent, the Sixers, made 19. If that sounds like a major disadvantage, well, it usually is. All of the previous 27 times an NBA team made five threes or fewer and allowed their opponent to make 19 or more, they lost.Somehow, the Wizards bucked that trend to make NBA history and do something no team had ever done before. Outscoring the Sixers 68-38 in the paint was the biggest reason, as that 30-point edge helped offset the 42-point advantage the Sixers had on the perimeter. The result was a 121-111 road victory for Washington, improving their record to 4-4.Tyrese Maxey of the Sixers had five threes all by himself, tying the Wizards as a team. Tobias Harris added four triples, while his teammates James Harden and Georges Niang had three apiece.For the Wizards, Kyle Kuzma made two threes. The only other ones to get a perimeter shot to fall were Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis and Will Barton, who each made one.The Wizards were 5-for-21 from three overall, which breaks out to 23.8%. The Sixers were 19-for-36, good for 52.8%. That's a tremendous shooting night, yet they lost.Just shooting as well from three as the Sixers did is generally an airtight path towards victory. In the last three seasons, teams that have made 19 or more threes, shooting 50% or better, were 112-5.In the same span of time, teams that made five threes or fewer, shooting 25% or worse, were 24-71. The Wizards defied gargantuan odds to pull out the victory.It helped that they otherwise played well offensively. The Wizards scored 121 points, shot 57.7% from the field overall, 26-for-32 from the free throw line (81.3%) and committed only seven turnovers.Porzingis had 30 points and Beal had 29, shooting a combined 20-for-30 (66.7%). Whenever their best players perform like that, the Wizards are going to be in good shape.Washington also defended well aside from the 3-point line. They came into the game allowing the fewest paint points (40.6/g) in the league, yet held the Sixers below that number. Washington outrebounded them 43-32 and blocked nine shots.Philly had a monster third quarter with 39 points, but the Wizards locked down in the fourth to hold them to just 21 points. The Sixers didn't score in the final 2:30 and missed their final four attempts.So, the Wizards made it work, even if the 3-point differential wasn't ideal. Prior history, though, would suggest it's not a recipe for success moving forward.Surely, the Wizards will hope for better results at the 3-point line on both ends of the floor. After making only five threes on Wednesday, the Wizards are averaging only 9.6 per game, 28th in the NBA. And on defense, after giving up 19 to the Sixers just three days after allowing 21 to the Celtics, the Wizards are giving up 13.8 threes per game, ranking 24th in the league.Perimeter shooting has become uniquely important in today's NBA. Many games come down to which team wins the 3-point margin.The Wizards essentially invented a new way to win a basketball game on Wednesday night. They may never be able to replicate it, but a win is a win.
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