Rui Hachimura is expected to begin training with the Capital City Go-Go next week as he works his way back from an extended absence.

Hachimura has been doing individual work at the Washington Wizards' practice facility in southeast D.C. since arriving in town in early October.

The Wizards did not issue any fines to Hachimura despite his absence. 

The Washington Wizards have promoted Tommy Sheppard to President and General Manager of the Washington Wizards and Chief Planning and Operations Officer Sashi Brown has been promoted to President of Monumental Basketball and Special Advisor to the Office of the CEO at Monumental Sports & Entertainment.

Since Sheppard was named general manager and Brown was brought onboard in July 2019, the Wizards have shown continued improvement every season with both leading their respective areas. The team made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2018 and currently sits at 10-3, their best start since the 1974-75 season. Sheppard and Brown, who have also been signed to multi-year contract extensions, both report directly to Monumental Sports & Entertainment Founder and CEO Ted Leonsis.

“Tommy has effectively improved our team each year of his tenure by following the plan he laid out to us as his vision when we hired him as general manager and Sashi has been instrumental in making us a leader in analytics, research and player engagement while efficiently streamlining operations across all of our basketball teams and venues,” said Leonsis. “Their combined efforts have put us in a position to compete now with an exciting and hard-working team while also having the flexibility to execute our long-term strategy of building a championship program that is a leader in the community.”

Sheppard will continue to be responsible for all basketball decisions for the Wizards, the G League’s Capital City Go-Go and the NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming. The coaching staff, front office, basketball analytics staff and scouts for all teams will report to Sheppard and he will continue to be the sole point of contact for player negotiations.

Brown will lead various operations for the Wizards, Mystics and Go-Go, including research & information systems, technology, equipment, team communications, finance, facilities, security and player engagement and will also oversee Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s venue operations.

Rui Hachimura has resumed being around the team in recent days and is likely to be fully reintegrated within the next two weeks.

Hachimura missed training camp and the start of the regular season for personal reasons. 

Hachimura averaged 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 31.5 minutes per game last season. Hachimura also participated in the Olympics for Japan. 

The Capital City Go-Go have signed Greg Monroe.

Monroe last played in the NBA during the 18-19 season.

During the past two seasons, Monroe has played in Germany and Russia.

Bradley Beal expected to represent the United States in the Olympics, but he tested positive for COVID-19.

“It’s okay to feel down. It’s okay to be in a funk. It’s okay to talk about it. Yeah,” Beal said, “it’s okay to be human sometimes. It was figuring out how to do it, what position I’m in, who do I need to support. Do I need to be the tough one? Am I free to be emotional? Kind of finding that balance. A lot of times, I think I’m a superhero or I can kind of figure things out on my own, but it’s all right to rely on people. I don’t have to be Brad Beal the millionaire helper all the time.”

Beal was offered a four-year extension with the Washington Wizards worth more than $180 million. By waiting until the offseason, Beal could earn $50 million more on a five-year deal.

Beal doesn’t think about it often.