WASJustin Champagnie · Trae YoungRecovery𝕏 Beat1d

Justin Champagnie suffered a foot injury and will miss time.

“That's the worst feeling in the world. ... He's going to recover, and whatever he's going through, we're going to be right there with him, and he's going to be right there with us throughout his recovery, and we're going to make sure he's right. We'll hold down the fort while he's gone.”

WASTrae Young · Anthony DavisGameplanPresser1d

The Wizards are still working out their spacing and pace with Davis on the floor.

“We just got to get to our spots faster. We just got to move, play with more pace. We just got to get into our spacing better when AD got an ISO... These guys haven't played with AD, we're still trying to figure each other out.”

WASAnthony DavisHandRecovery𝕏 Beat1d

Davis favored his right hand late because he may have been hit in it.

“Brian Keefe said he thinks Anthony Davis "got hit in the hand" when asked about him favoring his right hand at the end of the game.”

CLEMeleek ThomasDevelopmentPresser1d

Meleek Thomas stood out for his defensive attention to detail and his shot making.

“His attention to detail defensively, I think was the biggest thing. Offensively, he makes shots. Like, he's a killer.”

CLEMeleek ThomasNewsPresser1d

Mitchell explains Meleek Thomas' 16-point debut.

“for him to be the spark in his first game of the year, like, it's not normal... he made some mistakes, but they were aggressive mistakes... The best part of his game wasn't even the 16 points. It was just the energy.”

CLEMeleek ThomasNewsPresser1d

Thomas had no advance word on playing and stayed ready to go on the fly.

“No advanced knowledge, just going on the fly, staying ready... just knowing as much knowledge as I could know before potentially getting in and just working in my favor.”