The Wizards’ Keyshon George continues his second-year surge with a historic loss to the Bulls

Is Washington Wizards (1-15) are crushed or fall in a heartbreaker, they continue to find ways to lose this season. However, second-year wing Kishawn George once again showed why he is one of the greatest important parts of their reconstruction in Saturday’s 121-120 loss to the Chicago Bulls (9-7), per Wizards PR.

“Kishon George is the youngest of six players league-wide this season and just the second Wizard since 2012 to record 15+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 4+ steals in a game (Russell Westbrook, April 14, 2021),” the team reported.

George finished with 17 points (5-14 FG, 1-3 3-point), 12 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in 36 minutes. The 21-year-old led Washington in rebounds, assists and steals, but also led with four turnovers.

George’s outing ended with a missed shot and a turnover when he The Wizards fell by one point in the final 30 seconds, but his two-way efficiency helped them have a chance to win at the end of the first place. While the former Miami Hurricanes nearly quadrupled his season average in steals (1.1) during the game, the rest of his numbers were in line with his usual output.

George is second on the team this year with 16.5 points per game on 48.4 percent shooting (44 percent 3-pointers) and 6.3 rebounds, while leading in assists (4.9), steals and turnovers (3.5). The high turnover rate is a result of his on-ball performances, as Washington runs sets with the Swiss-Canadian international at fullback due to the lack of a skilled player in that role on the roster.

The organization wanted second-year running back Bub Carrington to be the starting quarterback this season, but that didn’t go well. The 20-year-old is averaging 6.3 points on just 34.3 percent shooting (44.7 percent from 3-point range) with 3.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists with 2.3 turnovers in 25.4 minutes. He has scored in double figures in just three of his 16 games and is second to last on the team with -24.1 net ratingaccording to NBA.com.

Carrington was better as a rookie last season when he played his natural position as a combo guard. The former Pittsburgh Panther had a 5.8 percent higher field goal percentage despite averaging 2.7 more attempts, and his assist-to-turnover ratio was 0.81 higher.

Carrington’s struggles at the moment are partly why the Wizards are trying George in that role, but it also limits the latter’s ability to catch and shoot. This will likely be an issue for the rest of the season unless Carrington improves, so they have to live with George’s high turnover rate given his efficiency in everything else.

George and sophomore center Alex Sarr have been Washington’s best players this season, showing that the rebuild is on track despite the win-loss record. however, third-year forward Cam Whitmore’s ascension cannot be ignored either.

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Whitmore, whom Washington acquired from the Houston Rockets for two second-round picks over the summer, tied with veteran guard Corey Kispert for the team lead with 20 points (7-10 FG, 2-4 3-pointer) in just 18 minutes off the bench. The 6-foot-6, 230-pounder added seven rebounds and two assists while tied with Carrington for second on the team in plus/minus (plus-four).

Whitmore has now shot at least 50 percent from the field in six of his last seven games and scored 19-plus points in three of them. Former Villanova Wildcat’s explosiveness as a shooter on all three levels she is second to none in the Wizards, as shown in Saturday night’s film.

Cam Whitmore Tonight:

18 minutes
20 points
7 Rebounds
2 assists
7/10 FY | 2/4 3PT | 4/5 FT pic.twitter.com/nUtZDPh1FN

— Whitmore HK (@CamWhitmoreHK) November 23, 2025

If Whitmore continues to play like he has recently, he will establish himself as another key piece in Washington’s young core. Losing 14 straight games is no one’s dream, but long-term development moves forward regardless.

Next up for the Wizards is a home NBA Cup game against the Atlanta Hawks (10-7) on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM ET.