Editing Washington Wizards (section)

====2012-2013: The arrival of Bradley Beal====

In the 2012 NBA Draft, the Wizards selected [[Bradley Beal]] and [[Tomáš Satoranský]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-select-beal-third-pick-2012-nba-draft-0|title=Wizards Select Beal With Third Pick In 2012 NBA Draft|work=Washington Wizards|publisher=NBA|location=Washington|date=June 29, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216051557/https://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-select-beal-third-pick-2012-nba-draft-0|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 17, 2012, the Wizards exercised the amnesty provision from the 2011 CBA to release [[Andray Blatche]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Washington Wizards use amnesty clause on troubled forward Andray Blatche|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8174865/washington-wizards-use-amnesty-clause-troubled-forward-andray-blatche|publisher=ESPN|date=July 17, 2012|access-date=November 10, 2015|archive-date=January 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123194947/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8174865/washington-wizards-use-amnesty-clause-troubled-forward-andray-blatche|url-status=live}}</ref> They also signed [[A. J. Price]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/wizards/news/wizards-sign-aj-price|title=Wizards Sign A.J. Price|work=Washington Wizards|publisher=NBA|date=July 24, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216051557/https://www.nba.com/wizards/news/wizards-sign-aj-price|url-status=live}}</ref>
Then, on August 29, 2012, Martell Webster was signed to the Wizards for one year on a $1.6 million contract.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/washington-wizards-officially-sign-martell-webster/|title=Washington Wizards officially sign Martell Webster|work=CBS Sports|date=August 29, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2022|last=Golliver|first=Ben|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216051601/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/washington-wizards-officially-sign-martell-webster/|url-status=live}}</ref> He played well for what he was signed for and had a .422 average for three-point shots and a .442 field goal percentage. On April 30, 2013, [[Jason Collins]], who joined the team in February, announced his homosexuality as a member of the Wizards. His announcement made him the first openly gay member of a North American team sport.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/29/sport/collins-gay/index.html|title=NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay|work=CNN|date=April 30, 2013|access-date=December 16, 2022|first1=Joe|last1=Sterling|first2=Steve|last2=Almasy|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216051557/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/29/sport/collins-gay/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Wizards ended the season with a {{Win-loss record|w=33|l=49}} record, finishing 12th in the Eastern Conference and fourth in the Southeast Division, 10 games ahead of the [[2012–13 Orlando Magic season|Orlando Magic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/standings?Season=2012-13&GroupBy=conf|title=NBA 2012-13 Regular Season Standings|work=NBA|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216051601/https://www.nba.com/standings?Season=2012-13&GroupBy=conf|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 21, 2013, the Wizards went up five spots in the [[NBA draft lottery]] to make the number three overall selection for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-21/sports/39420274_1_wizards-president-ernie-grunfeld-washington-wizards-john-wall | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528103937/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-21/sports/39420274_1_wizards-president-ernie-grunfeld-washington-wizards-john-wall | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 28, 2013 | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Michael | last=Lee | title=Wizards/NBA | date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> They used that pick to draft [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|Consensus All-American]] [[Otto Porter]] of [[Georgetown University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-27/sports/40234435_1_washington-wizards-nba-draft-wizards-president-ernie-grunfeld | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718095239/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-27/sports/40234435_1_washington-wizards-nba-draft-wizards-president-ernie-grunfeld | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 18, 2013 | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Michael | last=Lee | title=Wizards/NBA | date=June 28, 2013}}</ref> On October 25, 2013, Wizards' center [[Emeka Okafor]] and a top-12 protected 2014 first-round pick were traded to the [[2013–14 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] for the center [[Marcin Gortat]], [[Shannon Brown]], [[Malcolm Lee (basketball)|Malcolm Lee]] and [[Kendall Marshall]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/wizards/2013/10/28/shannon-brown-malcolm-lee-kendall-marshall-waivers-released-cut-washington/3290569/ | title=Wizards cut Shannon Brown, Malcolm Lee, Kendall Marshall | work=USA Today | date=October 28, 2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-date=November 1, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101111550/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/wizards/2013/10/28/shannon-brown-malcolm-lee-kendall-marshall-waivers-released-cut-washington/3290569/ | url-status=live }}</ref>