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Starts 0 of 2 games · 11th on WAS in minutes · Deep bench role

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No reporter post or news story has named him yet this season; everything below is from podcasts.

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 2 points · 8 h ago
  • Will Riley's role so far: DNP in game one, garbage time in game two, and in game three he entered late in the first quarter and played about four and a half minutes. at 21:01
  • Greg assumes that when AJ returns, the team goes to a 10-man rotation and Middleton and Riley probably move out of it to the bench. at 22:09

  “GAMECHANGER: Trae Young IGNITES Washington Wizards Offense | How Can They Keep Climbing?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 2 points · 30 h ago
  • Ben Strober: Khris Middleton was a DNP-coach's decision. He had played about 15 minutes the night before, and Will Riley got a couple of first-quarter minutes instead. at 7:01
  • Hosts expect Khris Middleton to be the odd man out of a 10-man rotation once AJ Dybantsa returns. Riley scored two points. at 23:38

  “Washington Wizards EXPLODE in Third Quarter to SURVIVE Chicago Bulls | Justin Champagnie is UNREAL” · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks · 2 points · Oct 24
  • Washington won its opener. In that game AJ Dybantsa was unavailable and Will Riley was a healthy scratch; Khris Middleton played. No reason for Dybantsa's absence was given. at 24:07
  • Grant (who says he did not watch the game) thinks Riley is hurt by Washington apparently keeping a big next to Alex Sarr (uncertain) at all times, which squeezes the wing rotation, and by Trae Young being the primary creator. at 24:38

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• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 3 points · Oct 23
  • Will Riley played less than a minute, subbing in with 58 seconds left. at 6:46
  • Host says Riley's defense is probably what is keeping him off the floor right now. at 7:09
  • Unclear whether Tre Mann will get competitive minutes. Hosts also wonder how long Will Riley will be kept out of real minutes. at 25:21

  “The Toronto Raptors Exposed the Wizards' BIGGEST FLAW | Washington Wizards Podcast” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 3 points · Oct 22
  • Ben Strober: Will Riley did not play in the opener, and many fans had questions about it. at 18:40
  • Abdullah Ayubi: Abdul speculates the coaching staff 'maybe' sees something in Middleton's experience that Riley doesn't have yet. He doesn't see Riley being sent to the Capital City Go-Go, and thinks Riley will eventually get into games. at 19:07
  • Ben Strober: Ben cites concerns about Riley's frame and says he isn't yet a plus defender. He expects Riley to get on the floor eventually, but not for major minutes. Ben floated 8-10 spot minutes off the bench as a possibility. at 20:19

  “STATEMENT: Wizards WIN Reveals MAJOR Developments | Raptors Preview” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards host · Report · Oct 21

  Will Riley was not part of the rotation. The host wonders whether he will eventually play his way into it.

  “Anthony Davis TOOK OVER as Washington Wizards DOMINATE 4th Quarter in Season Opening Win over Bucks” at 8:54 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards host · Analysis · Oct 16

  Host's view: Riley, Champagnie and Carrington might not have solidified rotation spots, and their minutes might be spot minutes.

  “AJ Dybantsa Leaves Game After Rolling Ankle as PRECAUTION | Wizards' Offensive Process NEEDS WORK” at 22:11 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 2 points · Oct 15
  • Ben Strober: Ben says the back half of the rotation (8th to 10th men) is still being sorted out. Will Riley, Justin Champagnie and others are fighting for those spots. at 8:43
  • Abdullah Ayubi: AB asks where Coulibaly fits in a deep wing group: as the seventh man, or as the sixth man taking minutes over Tre Johnson. He lists the wings as Will Riley, Justin Champagnie, AJ, Kyshawn, Khris Middleton and an unclear "og they brought back". at 7:51

  “DEADLINE LOOMING: Why EXTENDING Bilal Coulibaly NOW Could Be a BARGAIN for the Washington Wizards” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 2 points · Oct 14
  • Henry Brown expects Kyshawn George's second-unit ball-handling to become more of a regular rotation role. Later in the season, he says, Dybantsa and Will Riley could also run lineups without Young. at 16:18
  • Henry Brown describes a lineup in the Pistons game: Coulibaly, Riley, Champagnie, Bub Carrington and a player heard as 'Sharif Cooper'. He says transition defense fell apart with that group, and a Felix Okpara game was needed to win. name not confirmed at 17:20

  “BREAKOUT: Wizards’ Young Core and Veterans IMPRESS in Preseason—Will It TRANSLATE?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards host · Prediction · Oct 13

  Host doesn't expect Riley to be sent to the Capital City Go-Go because he is too talented, but says his role is unclear.

  “Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George FLASH Their Impact | Washington Wizards Reveal Correctable Flaw” at 29:10 · listen ↗

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