Wizards camp week ahead — Dawkins Thursday, open practice Oct. 1

Camp week on the calendar

The Washington Wizards are in the final stretch before 2026-27 training camp — a quiet week on the court that still matters for how the DMV sees this roster.

NBA.com’s Sep. 22 season preview is out. Last season finished 17-65 without the playoffs. The outlook names veterans Trae Young, Anthony Davis, Khris Middleton, and Deandre Ayton, and it flags a young core of Alex Sarr, AJ Dybantsa, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson, Bilal Coulibaly, Bub Carrington, and Will Riley. Young played five games for Washington after the Atlanta trade last year; Davis did not play a game for the Wizards after arriving from Dallas. Sarr had June surgery for a right-foot fracture and is expected ready for the season (NBA.com).

Sport DMV is not projecting a win total or inventing rotation rankings. Camp and preseason will sort minutes — especially on the wing, which NBA.com flags as crowded (Dybantsa through Middleton).

Locked dates (sourced)

• Thu, Sep. 24 — GM Will Dawkins preseason press conference (club / open-practice notes)
• Mon, Sep. 29 — training camp opens (NBA calendar / club notes)
• Thu, Oct. 1 — fan open practice at Capital One Arena, practice listed 6 p.m. (doors/RSVP per club)
• Oct. 21 — regular-season opener vs Milwaukee at Cap One (NBA.com preview)

What NBA.com’s preview actually says

From the Sep. 22 NBA.com season preview (not Sport DMV inventing win totals):

• Last season: 17-65, missed the playoffs
• Veterans named in the outlook: Trae Young, Anthony Davis, Khris Middleton, Deandre Ayton
• Young played five games for Washington after the Atlanta trade last year; Davis did not play a game for the Wizards after arriving from Dallas
• Young core called out: Alex Sarr, AJ Dybantsa, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson, Bilal Coulibaly, Bub Carrington, Will Riley
• Sarr: June surgery for a right-foot fracture; expected ready for the season (NBA.com)

Sport DMV read

Camp week is when Cap One starts to feel like basketball again — Dawkins on Thursday, open practice Oct. 1, then the long runway to Milwaukee on Oct. 21. Watch who actually shares the floor with Young and Davis in October; the preview’s crowded wing is the story locals will feel first.

The Wizards page is the hub.

*Wednesday desk add-on, Sep. 23, 2026. Analysis refresh. Dates and roster framing from NBA.com season preview and club open-practice notes.*