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Starts 0 of 2 games · 10th on WAS in minutes · Rotation 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 · 3 points · 29 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
  • Ben Strober: Host speculates that Khris Middleton sat partly because it was a back-to-back. He says Middleton was ruled out of all back-to-backs last year. at 7:05
  • 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 host · Report · 47 h ago around the league

  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.

  “The 2026-27 NBA Overreactions Draft!” at 24:07 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Raptors host · Report · Oct 23 name not confirmed around the league

  Guest: a defender heard as "chris middleton" kept going under ball screens for Scottie Barnes, which left Barnes open mid-range shots and uncontested trail threes.

  “RAPTORS POSTCAST: Defense SHUTS DOWN Anthony Davis + RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes Carry The Offense” at 17:55 · listen ↗

• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Analysis · Oct 23 around the league

  Host analysis: the Wizards have moved from playing to develop to playing to win. Minutes are now earned, and the players who adjust fastest will lock in rotation spots. Khris Middleton is named as the vet.

  “Luka's Snowtime Lakers COOK GSW, Ant-Man & Lamelo WENT CRAZY vs MIA & AD Goes VINTAGE In D.C.! Part2” at 1:11:40 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Bucks host · Report · Oct 21 wording unclear in audio around the league

  In the last 10 seconds of the third quarter, Kuzma was bullied by Chris Middleton on a putback off a missed free throw, then threw the ball away recklessly.

  “Bucks Young Core Shows Potential, But Bucks Drop Season Opener With Late-Game Struggles” at 22:18 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 3 points · Oct 23
  • Host says Khris Middleton struggled to match up with Scottie Barnes, who got to his mid-range spots and came around screens Middleton couldn't fight over. Those were probably minutes for Bilal Coulibaly, who was not on the floor then. at 7:13
  • Ben Strober: Host critique: Brian Keefe was too hesitant to move off the Middleton matchup and only did so after Barnes hit shots on several straight possessions. Ben (inferred) contrasts this with Wednesday, when Middleton didn't play in the fourth quarter. at 7:26
  • Ben Strober: Host frames this as Brian Keefe's first season as head coach trying to win games. He says Middleton was impactful last season, which makes it hard for Keefe to move away from him. at 18:50

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

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 3 points · Oct 22
  • Abdullah Ayubi: Abdul expects AJ Dybantsa to take the minutes Khris Middleton got once he returns, and hopes for that. at 11:41
  • Ben Strober: Ben's opinion: Khris Middleton's minutes were not as good as Champagnie's. at 12:37
  • 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

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

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 2 points · Oct 21
  • Khris Middleton played a large share of the early minutes but did not play in the fourth quarter. The host called benching him the right decision. at 8:41
  • The hosts recap the Davis trade with Dallas. The Wizards sent AJ Johnson, Marvin Bagley, a 2030 first-round pick, Malachi Branham and last season's 30th overall pick. The recap also lists Khris Middleton as sent out, but the hosts then say the Wizards got Middleton back. His direction in the deal is unclear. at 30:31

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

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 2 points · Oct 20
  • Ben Strober: Khris Middleton is back with the Wizards in a lesser role than before. at 22:45
  • Guest Camille Davis expects Khris Middleton not to play much, describing his role as more of a veteran one. at 36:03

  “WIZARDS VS BUCKS PREVIEW: Can Washington Win the Opener? | Locked On Bucks Crossover” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Wizards · 5 points · Oct 16
  • Ben Strober: Starters' and main rotation players' minutes were stretched out. Nine players got the bulk of the minutes: Anthony Davis, Dybantsa, Sarr, Young, George, Tre Johnson, Khris Middleton, Deandre Ayton and Bilal Coulibaly. at 18:01
  • Asked whether Khris Middleton will get more minutes than Champagnie early on, the host said it seems likely. The host cited how much the team talked him up this preseason. at 20:15
  • Host's view: coach Brian Keefe knows the Wizards were better with Khris Middleton on the floor last year, which will make it hard to turn away from him. Younger players will have to beat him out. at 20:44
  • Chase Hughes (reported): Chase Hughes said in a Monumental Sports sideline report that Khris Middleton sees his minutes as a competition and is fighting for them. at 21:00
  • Host speculation: Khris Middleton may have played more than other players because he needed game action as part of being ramped up. It was his first game action of the preseason. at 21:54

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

• Podcast Brian Keefe (reported), via Locked On Wizards · Relayed report · Oct 16

  At practice yesterday, Brian Keefe said Khris Middleton was trending in the right direction toward playing. The host said Keefe never gives much information, and that Davis's and Middleton's status would be known about 90 minutes before tip.

  “NBA GMs Are BUYING IN on the Washington Wizards and They Are Right to do so” at 24:08 · listen ↗

• Podcast Abdullah Ayubi, Locked On Wizards · Open question · Oct 15

  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".

  “DEADLINE LOOMING: Why EXTENDING Bilal Coulibaly NOW Could Be a BARGAIN for the Washington Wizards” at 7:51 · listen ↗

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