Washington Wizards

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

RetoolingApron exposureLow
Front Office Brief

WAS carries $96.5M of tracked production (20th of 30) against $114M of true cost, netting −$17.4M of surplus (6th of 30).

Tracked production$96.5M
Tracked true cost$114M
Net surplus−$17.4M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeC · 67/100
Build around Bilal Coulibaly

With −$0.7M of surplus from Bilal Coulibaly and −$17.4M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Washington Wizards · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall67/100C

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (89/100).

Roster quality35/100F

$96.5M of tracked production ranks 20th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility89/100A

$114M committed at the below-apron tier — room to operate.

Asset base82/100B

−$17.4M of aggregate surplus ranks 6th of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window54/100D

Blend of 35th-pct production now and 82th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)88/100A

15% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (light concentration).

Optionality67/100C

0 positive-asset contracts plus open cap sheet.

Roster thesis

WAS carries $96.5M of tracked production (20th of 30) against $114M of true cost, netting −$17.4M of surplus (6th of 30). That profile reads retooling: an overall C-grade roster (67/100) whose defining trait is cap flexibility (89/100).

Best asset
Bilal CoulibalyFairly priced

Bilal Coulibaly is the surplus engine: −$0.7M on $8.4M, 2.2 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Khris MiddletonPaying a premium

Khris Middleton is the drag: −$5.3M under water on $34.0M still owed over 1 year.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksLowMajority of tracked salary sits below the apron — no penalty multiplier, $114M of clean cap.
Next Decision

Build around Bilal Coulibaly

With −$0.7M of surplus from Bilal Coulibaly and −$17.4M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Warning

Strategic warning

Biggest tail risk is stagnation — a C-grade profile that doesn't add a difference-maker while the surplus holds.

Washington Wizards · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Washington Wizards’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$114M
Production value$96.5M
True cost$114M
Total AASV−$17.4M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueFairly priced
Bilal Coulibaly

$8.4M cap hit

−$0.7M AASV

Biggest holePaying a premium
Khris Middleton

$34.0M cap hit

−$5.3M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Khris Middleton$34.0M−$5.3MPaying a premium
CJ McCollum$33.3M−$5.2MPaying a premium
Corey Kispert$16.3M−$2.0MFairly priced
Alex Sarr$12.3M−$2.7MPaying a premium
Tre Johnson$9.6M−$1.5MPaying a premium
Bilal Coulibaly$8.4M−$0.7MFairly priced