Kyshawn George has spent the start of November making the Wizards look like a team with more than one future headliner.
Washington’s 22-year-old wing has been one of the NBA’s hottest players since the month began, and his latest burst only added to the case. In the Wizards’ Nov. 6 matchup with the Atlanta Hawks, George piled up 33 points, eight assists, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal. He did it on 10-of-19 shooting, hit 5-of-7 from deep and knocked down eight of his 10 free throws.
That was a season high in scoring, but it hardly came out of nowhere. George opened November with 22 points and five assists on 9-of-15 shooting in a win over the Orlando Magic, then followed with 25 points and seven assists against Atlanta on Nov.
- Two games before that, he handed out 11 assists.
In the two games prior, he scored at least 20 points in each one.
That’s why the recent run feels less like a hot streak and more like a player stepping into view. George has scored 20 or more in five of his last seven games, and the broader body of work points the same direction: this is a young wing with real star juice.
For people who only started tuning into the Wizards once Anthony Davis and Trae Young arrived, George may seem to have appeared out of thin air. But anyone who has watched Washington over the last three seasons has seen this coming.
Between his rookie year and sophomore season, George boosted his production by 6.1 points and 2.0 assists while improving his shooting from .372/.322/.753 to .438/.381/.802. Injuries limited him to 48 games in 2025-26, but the leap was still obvious. Even without that surge, averages of 14.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.0 steal, 0.9 blocks and 2.1 threes are hard to brush aside for a second-year player.
George also reached a career-high 34 points in 2025-26 and logged 11 games with at least 20 points in his 48 appearances. He scored at least 15 points in 25 of those contests while contributing as a passer, defender and rebounder.
Now healthy and playing with a better supporting cast, George is showing the upside that Wizards fans have believed in for a while. And if Washington is going to build something lasting, the perimeter pairing of George and AJ Dybantsa could end up being central to it. Both can score, both can defend, and both have the kind of ceiling that can shape more than just a short run of success.
George may not carry the same name recognition as some of his teammates, but his star potential is looking very real.
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