Wizards Clinch Keeping 2026 First Round Pick

The Washington Wizards have accomplished their primary goal of this season: they'll keep their 2026 first-round draft pick. The Wizards will finish with no worse than the third-worst record in the league. That means that Washington can't drop any lower than the seventh pick in the first round. The Wizards pick was top eight protected. If it had fallen nine or later, Washington would have conveyed the pick to the New York Knicks. Now, the Wizards will send second-round picks in 2026 and 2027 to...