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Wizards Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 28

Chris Livingston Joins the Washington Wizards

Free agent→Washington Wizards
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Chris Livingston
F · 22 · 3 seasons · 3.0 ppg 2025-26
The move
Joins the Wizards
official roster · Sep 28, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Wizards payroll
$192.8M
over the cap · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
22 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Wizards Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Chris Livingston is now on the Washington Wizards' roster, a move detected Monday, Sep 28, with no signing report logged in advance. The 22-year-old forward heads into his fourth season with the team's payroll at $192.8 million, over the cap but under the tax.

The move

Chris Livingston joined the Washington Wizards roster as of Monday, Sep 28, according to the team's official roster. The 22-year-old forward arrives via free agency, with no prior roster to report a departure from. No transaction report logged the move in advance, so there is no outside source or confidence rating attached to it beyond the roster listing itself. Livingston enters his fourth professional season.

The money

Livingston's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so his cap hit and any term length are not confirmed. The Wizards carry $192.8 million in total payroll across 15 contracts for 2026-27. That puts Washington over the $165.0 million salary cap but under the $200.4 million luxury tax line, with the $209.0 million first apron and $221.7 million second apron both well out of range for now.

The fit

Livingston played three games last season, averaging 5.8 minutes, 3.0 points and 1.0 rebound. Washington's rotation last season included Kyshawn George at 29.0 minutes and 14.8 points, Leaky Black at 28.9 minutes and 7.1 points, and Bilal Coulibaly at 26.2 minutes and 11.7 points, with Julian Reese logging 30.9 minutes and 11.8 points. The Wizards now carry 22 players on the roster, above the 15-man standard limit, with three on two-way deals.

What are the terms of Chris Livingston's contract with the Wizards?

Not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Did a report precede the move?

No report is logged for this transaction. It was detected from the official roster on Monday, Sep 28.

Where does Washington's payroll stand against the salary cap?

$192.8 million across 15 contracts, above the $165.0 million cap but below the $200.4 million luxury tax line.

By the Wizards Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Wizards rotation

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Anthony Davis31.3 min · 20.4 pts
Kyshawn George29.0 min · 14.8 pts
Bub Carrington27.7 min · 10.7 pts
Alex Sarr27.2 min · 16.3 pts
Deandre Ayton27.2 min · 12.5 pts
Bilal Coulibaly26.2 min · 11.7 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.