Jamir Watkins News, Rumors, Updates - Washington Wizards

Plays well off bench Watkins provided seven points (2-5 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-3 FT), one rebound, one assist and one steal over 16 minutes during Thursday's 136-131 overtime loss to the Magic.

Impact Watkins returned from a four-game absence after battling a sprained ankle and foot. He's made a strong impact for the Wizards, but his fantasy appeal will be limited when the team is close to full strength.

MARCH 13 • ROTOWIRE

Washington faces Boston on 8-game road skid

Washington aims to end its eight-game road losing streak with a victory over Boston

MARCH 13 • Associated Press

Orlando faces Washington, aims for 4th straight home win

Orlando is looking to continue its three-game home win streak with a victory against Washington

MARCH 12 • Associated Press

Cleared to play Thursday Watkins (ankle/foot) is off the injury report for Thursday's game against Orlando.

Impact Watkins is set to return from a four-game absence due to a sprained ankle and foot. The rookie wing is averaging 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds across 18.7 minutes per game this season.

MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE

Won't go Tuesday Watkins (ankle/foot) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Heat.

Impact Watkins is set to miss a fourth straight game due to a sprained left ankle and foot. The rookie second-rounder's next opportunity to suit up will come Thursday in Orlando. Meanwhile, Leaky Black may continue to play meaningful minutes.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE

Heat play the Wizards on 5-game win streak

Miami is looking to extend its five-game win streak with a victory over Washington

MARCH 9 • Associated Press

Ruled out for Sunday Watkins (ankle/foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Pelicans.

Impact Watkins will miss a third consecutive contest due to a sprained left foot and ankle. His next opportunity to play will come Tuesday in Miami. With the rookie second-rounder sidelined, Will Riley, Justin Champagnie and Leaky Black are candidates for increased minutes.

MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE

Washington faces New Orleans, aims to break 7-game skid

Washington will try to end its seven-game losing streak when the Wizards play New Orleans

MARCH 7 • Associated Press

Utah faces Washington, seeks to end 7-game skid

Utah will try to stop its seven-game slide when the Jazz take on Washington

MARCH 5 • Associated Press

Ruled out for Thursday Watkins (ankle) is out for Thursday's game against the Jazz.

Impact Watkins is set to miss a second straight game for the Wizards. With this news, guys like Jaden Hardy and Will Riley could become more involved for the Wizards.

MARCH 4 • ROTOWIRE

Out for Tuesday Watkins (ankle) will not play Tuesday against the Magic.

Impact Watkins has been playing a modest role for the Wizards in recent weeks, so his absence will leave the Wizards shorthanded. With Watkins sidelined, the Wizards could leab more on Will Riley and Jaden Hardy.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Rockets beat the Wizards 123-118 after Trae Young gets ejected for leaving the bench

Alperen Sengun had 32 points and 13 rebounds, Kevin Durant scored 30 and the Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 123-118

MARCH 3 • Associated Press

Trae Young ejected from game after leaving bench, days before his expected Wizards debut

Trae Young was thrown out of a Washington game and he isn’t even set to play for the Wizards for a few more nights

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Left out of rotation Thursday Watkins (coach's decision) went unused off the bench in Thursday's 126-96 loss to Atlanta.

Impact Despite being upgraded from his two-way deal to a standard contract earlier Thursday, Watkins ended up exiting head coach Brian Keefe's 10-man rotation. Rather than Watkins, Keefe turned to two-way player Leaky Black (30 minutes) to fill out the second unit. With the 16-42 Wizards playing out the string on a non-contending season, expect the team's rotations to be highly volatile from game to game, making players like Watkins difficult to rely upon.

FEBRUARY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Wizards sign 2-way rookie Jamir Watkins to NBA deal Deadspin | Wizards sign 2-way rookie Jamir Watkins to NBA deal

FEBRUARY 26 • DEADSPIN.COM

Washington Wizards Sign Former FSU Basketball Star to Standard NBA Contract Jamir Watkins has impressed the Wizards enough to promote him.

FEBRUARY 26 • SI.COM

Wizards reputation has been flipped on its head with recent Jamir Watkins signing The Wizards have made yet another move and it only restates the quiet part out loud about the team's recent draft success.

FEBRUARY 26 • WIZOFAWES.COM

Earns two-year deal The Wizards converted Watkins' two-way contract into a two-year, standard deal, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Impact Due to several injuries in Washington, Watkins has emerged as a key rotation player in the backcourt. Over his last three games, he's shooting 55.2 percent from the field with averages of 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 three-pointers in 22.4 minutes per contest.

FEBRUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Left out of rotation Thursday Watkins (coach's decision) went unused off the bench in Thursday's 112-105 win over the Pacers.

Impact Watkins had played at least 26 minutes and averaged 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.3 three-pointers and 1.3 blocks in the four contests leading up to the All-Star break, but he ended up being dropped from the rotation entirely Thursday. At this point in the season, the 15-39 Wizards' main objective is seemingly to improve their odds in the draft lottery, which will likely result in ever-changing rotations that will make it difficult to predict what nearly every player on the roster's minutes might look like from game to game. As such, Watkins will carry some risk as a streaming option the rest of the way, even in deeper leagues.

FEBRUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Heading to bench Watkins is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Indiana.

Impact It'll instead be Tristan Vukcevic manning the middle for the Wizards on Thursday. Watkins has averaged 9.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 blocks in 29.2 minutes per tilt in his last seven games (two starts).

FEBRUARY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Merrill scores 32 as Cavaliers beat Wizards 138-113 in James Harden's home debut

The Cleveland Cavaliers cruise past the Washington Wizards, powered by a huge night from Sam Merrill and another big game from Donovan Mitchell

FEBRUARY 12 • Associated Press

Starting Wednesday Watkins will start Wednesday's game against the Cavaliers.

Impact With the Wizards shorthanded in the frontcourt, Watkins will step back into the starting five. As a starter this season (three games), the rookie second-rounder has averaged 6.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 26.7 minutes per contest.

FEBRUARY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Back to bench Sunday Watkins is not in the Wizards' starting lineup against the Heat on Sunday.

Impact Watkins will return to a bench role Sunday due to the returns of Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George. Watkins started against Brooklyn on Saturday and finished with 13 points, one rebound, one assist, two blocks and one steal over 45 minutes.

FEBRUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Draws start Saturday Watkins is in the Wizards' starting lineup against the Nets on Saturday.

Impact Several Wizards players are unavailable for Saturday's contest due to injury or with trades pending, so Watkins will enter Washington's starting lineup for the third time this season. The rookie-second rounder spent most of the early portion of the season in the G League but has established a consistent role for himself off the bench as of late. Watkins has averaged 5.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.5 steals over 22.3 minutes per game over his last 10 outings.

FEBRUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Sarr's high praise for Jamir Watkins should have Wizards fans paying attention The Wizards' rookie class has offered yet another gem for fans to be excited about.

JANUARY 28 • WIZOFAWES.COM

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