Is the Washington player-development system up to the challenge of making this team competitive again sometime soon?
Champagnie entered the league in 2021 as an undrafted prospect from the University of Pittsburgh. Before joining the Wizards, he had stints with the Toronto Raptors, its G League affiliate Raptors 905, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, and the Boston Celtics.
Bam Adebayo led the team with 30 points on 12 for 16 shooting from the field to go along with seven rebounds and four assists. Miami's lone All-Star Tyler Herro had 22 points on eight for 24 shooting, two of 11 from deep, with seven assists. Here are three takeaways from the Heat's loss to the Knicks:
All of the enthusiasm greatly diminished after returning Knicks center Mitchell Robinson fell on Ware's leg in the third. The No. 15 pick in the NBA Draft did return but was unable to help lift the Heat to victory, as they blew a 19-point lead.
Justin Champagnie has put pen to paper and has signed a four-year, $10 million deal to stay with the Washington Wizards organization, ESPN NBA insider Shams Cha
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Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 116-112 overtime loss the New York Knicks (40-20) on Sunday night at Kaseya Center to begin a back-to-back set and fall to 2-1 on its four-game homestand. The Heat (28-31) will complete the back-to-back and close the homestand on Monday against the Washington Wizards (7:30 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Sun):
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers bullied the New York Knicks from the start Friday night, winning 142-105 in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.