Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 7 h ago.
P.J. Washington Returns to Dallas for a Seventh NBA Season
newsroom · 3 h agoP.J. Washington opens the 2026-27 season with the Dallas Mavericks, the same team he closed out 2025-26 with. He is not on the injury report. Last season he averaged 14.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in 56 games for Dallas.
Washington Back in Dallas
P.J. Washington enters the 2026-27 season with the Dallas Mavericks, the same team he played for in 2025-26. He wears No. 25 and plays forward, listed at 6-7 and 230 pounds. Washington is 28 years old and enters his seventh NBA season. He came into the league out of Kentucky, where he played before turning pro. Nothing in his situation points to a fresh start elsewhere: he finished last season in Dallas and returns in the same uniform. For a Mavericks front office building around continuity at forward, Washington's return means the same frame, the same shooting profile and the same veteran presence in the frontcourt heading into training camp.
Last Season by the Numbers
Washington played 56 games in 2025-26, averaging 31.0 minutes a night. He put up 14.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, adding 1.0 steal and 1.1 blocks. He turned the ball over 1.7 times a game. Those numbers came with a usage rate of 19.4 percent, meaning Washington was not the focal point of Dallas's offense but a steady complementary piece. His plus-minus for the season was -4.9. All of that is now labeled last season's production, the numbers Dallas and Washington carry into 2026-27 as the most recent form line on record, since no 2026-27 games have been played yet.
Shooting Splits
Washington shot 45.0 percent from the field last season, 32.5 percent from three-point range and 68.7 percent from the free-throw line. His true shooting percentage sat at 53.7 percent, a figure that blends twos, threes and free throws into one efficiency number. For a forward who logged 31.0 minutes a night, those splits describe a floor-spacing four who can also finish inside. The three-point number is the one that matters most for his role next to Dallas's other frontcourt pieces: at 32.5 percent, Washington was a respectable but not elite outside shooter last season. Those are the shooting numbers he brings into training camp for 2026-27, with no new game data yet on the books.
Health Report
Washington is not on the injury report heading into the 2026-27 season. There is no injury history listed for him, and no recent games have been logged yet this season. That is the clean bill of health any team wants from a veteran forward on the eve of camp. It also means the 56 games he played last season stand as his most recent workload, at 31.0 minutes a night. Until Dallas opens its schedule, Washington's health status is the simplest storyline around him: healthy, on the roster, and ready to pick up where last season's 14.2-point, 7.0-rebound averages left off.
What to Watch in 2026-27
Washington heads into his seventh NBA season at age 28, still with Dallas, the team he closed out 2025-26 with. His usage rate of 19.4 percent and -4.9 plus-minus from last season give a baseline for what a steady, non-primary role looks like on this roster. The opener has not been played yet, so there are no 2026-27 numbers on Washington so far. Last season's 14.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 56 outings are the most recent form fans have to go on. With no injuries and no rumors attached to his name right now, Washington's story heading into camp is continuity: same team, same role, same frame at forward.
Questions fans ask
What number does P.J. Washington wear for the Mavericks?
He wears No. 25.
What position does P.J. Washington play?
He's a forward, listed at 6-7 and 230 pounds.
Is P.J. Washington injured right now?
No. He is not on the injury report.
What team did P.J. Washington play for last season?
The Dallas Mavericks, the same team he's on for 2026-27.
What were P.J. Washington's stats last season?
In 56 games in 2025-26, he averaged 14.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 31.0 minutes a night.
Where did P.J. Washington play college basketball?
Kentucky.
Game log
last 0| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
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