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Wall and Beal: the Washington Wizards story

Franchise era

2010–11—2018–19

Wall and Beal

Washington Wizards

The story in one sentence

Wall's speed and Beal's shooting produced four playoff appearances and came one game short of the 2017 conference finals.

01

A dynamic backcourt reaches the second round

02

John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter Jr. gave the era its recognizable core.

03

Its ending created the conditions for the overdue reset.

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Before 2010–11

    What came before

    Arenas's fearless shooting led four straight playoff trips before injuries and a locker-room incident ended the era.

  2. 2014

    Eastern Conference Semifinals: Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers

    Eastern ConferenceSemifinals
    2014
    WASHINGTONWIZARDS
    INDIANAPACERS
    COMPLETE SERIES

    Eastern Conference Semifinals · 6 games

    Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers

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    Series finale · Game 6 · May 15, 2014Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards →Closest game · Game 4 · May 11, 2014Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards →

  3. 2015

    Eastern Conference Semifinals: Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks

    Eastern ConferenceSemifinals
    2015
    WASHINGTONWIZARDS
    ATLANTAHAWKS
    COMPLETE SERIES

    Eastern Conference Semifinals · 6 games

    Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks

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    Series finale · Game 6 · May 15, 2015Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards →Closest game · Game 5 · May 13, 2015Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks →

  4. 2017

    Eastern Conference Semifinals: Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

    Eastern ConferenceSemifinals
    2017
    WASHINGTONWIZARDS
    BOSTONCELTICS
    COMPLETE SERIES

    Eastern Conference Semifinals · 7 games

    Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

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    Series finale · Game 7 · May 15, 2017Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics →Closest game · Game 6 · May 12, 2017Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards →

  5. After 2018–19

    What came next

    After years of trying to compete around Beal, Washington finally moved its veterans and committed to draft development.

The core

Faces of the chapter

01John Wall→02Bradley Beal→03Otto Porter Jr.→
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