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Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole, left, drives past Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton for a basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

LOVERRO: Wizards, who can’t win for trying, try losing and calling it a win

By Thom Loverro

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) drives toward the basket past Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Wizards fall to Celtics to end third straight season without a playoff berth

By Ken Powtak - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Tristan Vukcevic (00) blocks a shot by Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, center right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rookie Adama Sanogo has 22 points and 20 rebounds to shatter career highs, Bulls top Wizards 129-127

By Ian Nicholas Quillen - Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) celebrates his 3-point basket against the Washington Wizards during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

Anthony Edwards scores career-high 51 points, Timberwolves rally to beat Wizards 130-121

By Mike Cook - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, shoots against Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Washington. James was called for a flagrant foul. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Davis leads Lakers to eighth win in nine games, scores 35 points in win over Wizards

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert (24) gets past Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Wizards overcome Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double in 117-113 victory over Bucks

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) passes the ball against Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Rozier, Adebayo help Heat outlast Wizards, move closer to sixth-place Indiana

By Ian Nicholas Quillen - Associated Press

Detroit Pistons guard Evan Fournier (31) shoots against Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole, right, and forward Kyle Kuzma (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Pistons snap 8-game skid, beating the Wizards 96-87 in a matchup of the NBA’s bottom 2 teams

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, right, speaks during a news conference with Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team at Capitol One Arena in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

LOVERRO: Keeping Leonsis and his teams may cost District any chance of landing Commanders

By Thom Loverro

Capitol One Arena is shown before an NHL hockey game between the Washington Capitals and the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Washington. The proposed move of the Capitals and Wizards sports teams to nearby Virginia has stoked concern in a pair of fragile Washington neighborhoods. Residents and business owners in Chinatown fear that the departure of the teams would devastate the neighborhood around the Capital One Arena. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Wizards, Caps to stay in D.C. after Alexandria kills proposed Potomac Yard arena

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards' Jordan Poole drives to the basket past Chicago Bulls' DeMar DeRozan (11) and Ayo Dosunmu during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 25, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jordan Poole scores 23 as Wizards beat Bulls 107-105 for season-high 3rd straight win

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma, left, drives past Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis for a score during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Kuzma scores 31, Wizards snap 5-game skid with win over Kings

By Byron Kerr - Associated Press

Ted Leonsis, left, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and the Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, shakes hands with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin as they announce plans for a new sports stadium for the teams, Dec. 13, 2023, in Alexandria, Va. Influential labor groups announced Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, that they are opposing efforts to move the two professional sports franchises from the nation's capital to northern Virginia, citing in part an apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Report: Leonsis discussed potential Wizards, Capitals arena with Maryland governor

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill, left, fouls Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jalen Green’s 42 points lift Rockets to 6th straight win, 137-114 over the Wizards

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole, right, drives as Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser (30) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Sunday, March 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Hauser posts career bests of 30 points, 10 3-pointers as Celtics beat Wizards

By Ian Nicholas Quillen - Associated Press

Houston Rockets' Fred VanVleet (5) drives toward the basket as Washington Wizards' Kyle Kuzma (33) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Jalen Green scores season-high 37 points as Rockets get 135-119 win over Wizards

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert (24) defends against Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)

Trey Jemison scores career-high 24 points to lead Grizzlies past Wizards, 109-97

By Clay Bailey - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma goes to the basket past Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) and forward Nikola Jovic during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Kuzma scores 32 points as Wizards hold on to top Heat

Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma tries to block a shot by Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Wizards snap 16-game losing streak with 112-100 victory over Hornets

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Senate President Pro Tempore, Sen. Louise Lucas speaks during a debate on the Senate floor at the Capitol Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The city of Portsmouth will pay a Virginia state senator $300,0000 under a settlement in a lawsuit the senator filed after she was charged with damaging a Confederate monument during a 2020 protest. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Top Virginia Senate negotiator vows to keep Alexandria arena out of budget

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press