WAS · East · Southeast · 2026-27

Washington Wizards

2026-27 hasn't started · Standings · Tracker →

Season

Board: —

Overview Players Offense Defense Rotation On/Off Games Schedule Splits Playoffs History Organization All Stats

Organization

Payroll, draft capital, and movement for 2026-27. Missing ledger rows stay blank instead of showing zero.

Loading front office…

Loading Cap & assets…

Loading transactions…

Ask DRBL about this team

Prefills supported team-board and offseason queries only.

WAS · East · Southeast · 2026-27

Washington Wizards

2026-27 hasn't started · Standings · Tracker →

Season

Board: —

Overview Players Offense Defense Rotation On/Off Games Schedule Splits Playoffs History Organization All Stats

Organization

Payroll, draft capital, and movement for 2026-27. Missing ledger rows stay blank instead of showing zero.

Front Office

Current-season salary commitments and draft capital status for this franchise.

Payroll: $191.5M
Firsts held: 8
Seconds held: 8
Contract surplus: -$211.4M; 29th of 30 · 13 of 14 contracts valued

How the -$211.4M contract surplus adds up

Justin Champagnie
$37.2M worth · $5.7M salary
Team option: upside only
$37.2M$5.7M+$31.8M
Will Riley
$33.7M worth · $13.7M salary
Team option: upside only
$33.7M$13.7M+$22.9M
Kyshawn George
$12.8M worth · $8.5M salary
Team option: upside only
$12.8M$8.5M+$7.8M
Tre Johnson
$24.0M worth · $29.2M salary
Team option: upside only
$24.0M$29.2M+$5.6M
Anthony Gill
$7.9M worth · $2.4M salary
$7.9M$2.4M+$5.4M
Alex Sarr
$10.5M worth · $28.0M salary
Team option: upside only
$10.5M$28.0M+$2.5M
Bilal Coulibaly
$6.0M worth · $9.2M salary
Team option: upside only
$6.0M$9.2M+$2.4M
Bub Carrington
$5.7M worth · $12.2M salary
Team option: upside only
$5.7M$12.2M+$1.9M
Khris Middleton
$8.1M worth · $17.6M salary
Unguaranteed year: upside only
$8.1M$17.6M-$1.4M
Deandre Ayton
$16.0M worth · $8.1M salary
Player option: downside only
$16.0M$8.1M-$2.5M
Tre Mann
$6.7M worth · $16.0M salary
Team option: upside only
$6.7M$16.0M-$3.9M
Anthony Davis
$32.1M worth · $121.2M salary
$32.1M$121.2M-$89.1M
Trae Young
$17.9M worth · $212.8M salary
$17.9M$212.8M-$194.9M

Total, 13 contracts

$218.6M worth · $484.7M salary

$218.6M$484.7M-$211.4M

Worth is what each player's projected DRBL wins would cost on the open market over the rest of his contract, and salary is what he is owed. Surplus is worth minus salary, except that a team can decline a team option or cut a non-guaranteed year, and a player can turn down his option. These are the same estimates shown on player pages.

The team total of -$211.4M adds up each player's middle estimate and ranks 29th of 30 teams. Every player's own range is wide, so read the total as a rough guide.

Left out of the total, not counted as zero: AJ Dybantsa (no recent DRBL seasons).

Payroll & Contracts Draft Assets

Payroll is the listed 2026-27 total, guaranteed or not.
Picks held counts every first or second the team holds through 2033, including ones it traded for. Picks it may only get under conditions aren't counted.

Loading front office…

Movement Center

Unresolved movement reporting linked to this franchise.

Full board →

ReportedEvidence 65/100
Anthony Davis: contract talks with the Wizards
Anthony Davis plans to take wait-and-see approach to extension talks with Wizards: 'When the season is over'
Evidence rates the reporting, not the odds of a move.
ReportedEvidence 49/100
Jalen Duren and Anthony Davis: trade talk
Jalen Duren says he wants 'to be a Piston for life' despite contentious free agency, trade rumors
Evidence rates the reporting, not the odds of a move.

Sentiment

Fan and media tone for the franchise and its tracked players, as of Oct 6, 2026.

All teams →

Franchise

Fan laneFans· Oct 6: 55%
Media laneHeadlines· Oct 6: 52%; 31 headlines in the last 7 days

50%Wizards GM urges Anthony Davis to 'remind basketball world' of what he is · Sporting News, Oct 6
32%Anthony Davis Seeks Max-Level Deal, Wizards Unlikely To Offer It · RealGM, Oct 6
93%Lakers insider reveals real reason why Wizards' Anthony Davis gained weight after latest comment · Sporting News, Oct 6
68%Wizards unlikely to offer Anthony Davis a max extension · TalkBasket, Oct 6

Fan lanes come from team fan blogs, social posts and video comments, and media lanes from publisher headlines. Neither is a census of all fans or media.

Cap & assets

Salaries by season, future picks and unsigned draft rights.

2026-27 salary cap

$165.0M

Payroll

$191.5M

Over the cap by

$26.5M

Player option · Team option · Italic = not fully guaranteed

Full payroll and notes →

Player	Age	Salary				Guaranteed
Player	Age	26-27	27-28	28-29	29-30	Guaranteed
Anthony Davis	33	$58,456,566	$62,786,682			$58,456,566
Trae Young	28	$49,488,300	$50,478,066	$54,437,130	$58,396,194	$154,403,496
AJ Dybantsa	19	$14,748,000	$15,485,760	$16,223,040	$20,457,254	$30,233,760
Alex Sarr	21	$12,370,680	$15,611,798			$12,370,680
Bilal Coulibaly	22	$9,240,012				$9,240,012
Tre Johnson	20	$8,649,600	$9,061,680	$11,490,211		$8,649,600
Deandre Ayton	28	$8,104,000				$8,104,000
Tre Mann	25	$8,000,000	$8,000,000			$8,000,000
Khris Middleton	35	$5,591,122	$5,870,678	$6,150,234		$6,499,000
Bub Carrington	21	$4,900,560	$7,257,730			$4,900,560
Will Riley	20	$3,688,320	$3,864,000	$6,155,352		$3,688,320
Kyshawn George	22	$3,108,000	$5,435,892			$3,108,000
Justin Champagnie	25	$2,667,944	$3,005,085			$2,667,944
Anthony Gill	33	$2,449,421				$2,449,421
Jamir Watkins	25
Tristan Vukcevic	23
Steve Settle	25
Trevor Keels	23
Felix Okpara	22
Chris Livingston	22
Jazian Gortman	23
Reece Beekman	24
Team totals		$191,462,525	$186,857,371	$94,455,967	$78,853,448	$312,771,359

Payroll is every listed salary for this season, including deals that aren't fully guaranteed. Cap space leaves out cap holds, dead money and exceptions.

Future draft picks

Picks and draft rights →

Year	First round	Second round
2027	Own	Owed to the Knicks (via HOU to OKC) From the Nets More favorable of BKN and DAL to WAS then other to DET From the Celtics More favorable of BKN and DAL to WAS then other to DET From the Warriors Least favorable of GSW and PHX to WAS then other to PHI (via WAS to PHI)
2028	Own, with conditions Most Favorable of WAS and BKN, PHI 9-30 and PHX (via BKN and WAS swap for PHX) or swap for MIL or POR

Draft rights

Player	Age	Drafted	Playing for
Mathias Lessort	31	2017 PHI · round 2, 50th pick	Panathinaikos (RS)
Yannick Nzosa	23	2022 WAS · round 2, 54th pick	Unicaja Malaga (ES)

Trade exceptions & encumbrances

Trade exceptions
data unavailable: No structured TPE feed in production.
Other assets
No additional structured asset classes admitted.

Pick and exception genealogy is incomplete for this franchise, so treat asset history as partial. · Offseason Tracker · Learn transaction layers

Loading Cap & assets…

2026 Offseason

Latest transactions involving this team.

Transaction events for this franchise: date and description only, not asset genealogy.

2026-10-05 · WSH
Waived G Jazian Gortman
2026-10-02 · WAS
Waived forward Steve Settle III.
2026-09-27 · WAS
Waived forward KeShawn Murphy.
2026-08-20 · WAS ↔ CHA · Trade-related transaction
WASacquires:
- Tre Mann
CHAacquires:
- Not listed in this source note
Received draft considerations from LA Clippers.
2026-07-08 · WAS ↔ DAL · Trade-related transaction
WASacquires:
- Khris Middleton
- draft consideration
DALacquires:
- Not listed in this source note
2026-07-07 · WSH
Signed C Felix Okpara to a two-way contract. Acquired C Deandre Ayton from Los Angeles Lakers.

View all transactions →

Loading transactions…

Ask DRBL about this team

Prefills supported team-board and offseason queries only.

Player	Age	Salary	Guaranteed
Anthony Davis	33	$58,456,566	$62,786,682			$58,456,566
Trae Young	28	$49,488,300	$50,478,066	$54,437,130	$58,396,194	$154,403,496
AJ Dybantsa	19	$14,748,000	$15,485,760	$16,223,040	$20,457,254	$30,233,760
Alex Sarr	21	$12,370,680	$15,611,798			$12,370,680
Bilal Coulibaly	22	$9,240,012				$9,240,012
Tre Johnson	20	$8,649,600	$9,061,680	$11,490,211		$8,649,600
Deandre Ayton	28	$8,104,000				$8,104,000
Tre Mann	25	$8,000,000	$8,000,000			$8,000,000
Khris Middleton	35	$5,591,122	$5,870,678	$6,150,234		$6,499,000
Bub Carrington	21	$4,900,560	$7,257,730			$4,900,560
Will Riley	20	$3,688,320	$3,864,000	$6,155,352		$3,688,320
Kyshawn George	22	$3,108,000	$5,435,892			$3,108,000
Justin Champagnie	25	$2,667,944	$3,005,085			$2,667,944
Anthony Gill	33	$2,449,421				$2,449,421
Jamir Watkins	25
Tristan Vukcevic	23
Steve Settle	25
Trevor Keels	23
Felix Okpara	22
Chris Livingston	22
Jazian Gortman	23
Reece Beekman	24
Team totals	$191,462,525	$186,857,371	$94,455,967	$78,853,448	$312,771,359

Player

Age

Salary

Guaranteed

26-27

27-28

28-29

29-30

Anthony Davis

$58,456,566

$62,786,682

$58,456,566

Trae Young

$49,488,300

$50,478,066

$54,437,130

$58,396,194

$154,403,496

AJ Dybantsa

$14,748,000

$15,485,760

$16,223,040

$20,457,254

$30,233,760

Alex Sarr

$12,370,680

$15,611,798

$12,370,680

Bilal Coulibaly

$9,240,012

Tre Johnson

$8,649,600

$9,061,680

$11,490,211

$8,649,600

Deandre Ayton

$8,104,000

Tre Mann

$8,000,000

Khris Middleton

$5,591,122

$5,870,678

$6,150,234

$6,499,000

Bub Carrington

$4,900,560

$7,257,730

$4,900,560

Will Riley

$3,688,320

$3,864,000

$6,155,352

$3,688,320

Kyshawn George

$3,108,000

$5,435,892

$3,108,000

Justin Champagnie

$2,667,944

$3,005,085

$2,667,944

$2,449,421

Steve Settle

Felix Okpara

Team totals

$191,462,525

$186,857,371

$94,455,967

$78,853,448

$312,771,359

Year

First round

Second round

2027

Owed to the Knicks
(via HOU to OKC)
From the Nets
More favorable of BKN and DAL to WAS then other to DET
From the Celtics
More favorable of BKN and DAL to WAS then other to DET
From the Warriors
Least favorable of GSW and PHX to WAS then other to PHI (via WAS to PHI)

2028

Own, with conditions
Most Favorable of WAS and BKN, PHI 9-30 and PHX (via BKN and WAS swap for PHX) or swap for MIL or POR

Player

Age

Drafted

Playing for

Mathias Lessort

2017 PHI · round 2, 50th pick

Panathinaikos (RS)

Yannick Nzosa

2022 WAS · round 2, 54th pick

Unicaja Malaga (ES)

Ask DRBL about this team

Team Intelligence

Front Office

Movement Center

Anthony Davis: contract talks with the Wizards

Jalen Duren and Anthony Davis: trade talk

Sentiment