D2 EZ M2 THE WASHINGTON POST.SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 , 2019
BY CANDACE BUCKNERCJ Miles has stuck a round the N BA f or
15 years. He has played on six different
teams. He and his wife had a baby at the
start of the 2017-18 season, and he was
traded in the middle of the next one.
Nothing about the NBA lifestyle rattles
Miles anymore.
But finding a new place to live in the
Washington area, after being traded to
the Wizards in the summer? Miles
needed help with that.
“Your first steps are just figuring out
where we’re going to stay,” h e said.
The Miles family researched
neighborhoods, price ranges and
distances to and from the Wizards’
practice facility in Southeast
Washington and Dulles International
Airport, where the team charters flights
to away games. They have a young
daughter and two Dobermans and
wanted — needed — a big yard. The
search wasn’t yielding much success
until Bradley Beal delivered the first
assist to his new teammate: He offered
to rent o ut his former McLean mansion.
“We looked at a couple o f apartments.
We looked at a couple houses,” Miles
said. “A nd then the Brad thing just kind
of fell in our lap.”
Before this season, Miles and other
new players, as well as three assistant
coaches and the team’s medical
executive, descended upon the District.
They a ll needed homes.
Because players and staffers spend so
much time on the road and inside
gymnasiums, where they decide to lease
for 10 months becomes their refuge.
Over the summer, the newest Wizards
found sanctuaries throughout Maryland
and Northern Virginia suburbs as well
as trendy Northwest neighborhoods.
The team planted i ts three r ookies — Rui
Hachimura, Admiral Schofield and
Justin Robinson — inside the same
waterside Southeast a partment.
“Every day we always call each other
on FaceTime to see what we’re doing in
our apartment,” Robinson said.
“Sometimes [Hachimura] comes to my
room o r just meet at S cho’s.”
The veteran Wizards, however,
needed more than a college atmosphere,
and their wish lists varied. Davis B ertans
desired an open layout. Moritz Wagnerwanted a big-city feel. Daniel Medina, a
member of the Wizards’ revamped
training staff, sought a home near a
French immersion school for his
children. With help from the Wizards’
shared services department — and in
Miles’s case, a teammate looking to
unload a house — the new guys found
homes.
Isaiah Thomas credits his better half
for the family’s n ew s pot.
“My wife finds the nicest places and
the schools,” Thomas said. “I ain’t got to
do nothing.”
With Thomas bouncing between
three cities over the past two years, his
wife, Kayla, has become a realty expert.
She nails the priorities: school district
and distance to the practice facility and
arena. Although the family had opted to
rent houses in their past few stops, after
Thomas signed a one-year deal with
Washington, they chose a condominium
near Arlington.
“The place we got now is kind of like
the place we had in Boston. We’re
comfortable with that,” said Thomas,
who also has a killer view. “I can see the
Pentagon. I can see D.C. We’re kind of by
the airport, too, so we see the planes
every couple of minutes.”
If Ish Smith cared about what’s
outside his window, he would have
chosen to live in the city. The point
guard, an admitted fan of HGTV shows
such as “House Hunters,” understands a
view is a must-have for most buyers.
“I’ve got a couple properties back
home that I rent out, and I’m learning
different things a nd stuff like that. Like a
view is important,” Smith said. “I get it!
[On TV] they say, ‘No popcorn ceilings.’
So now w hen I go in and look at p laces, I
say, ‘Oooh, they got popcorn ceilings!’
They’re like, ‘Where’d you get that one
from?’ I’m like, ‘HGTV!’ ”
Smith didn’t complain about the
ceiling textures d uring his search, b ut he
did require another “House Hunters”
staple: space to entertain. Specifically,
he wanted a quiet and roomy apartment
in Alexandria, so when his nieces and
nephews visit he wouldn’t have to blow
up an air mattress like at his old place in
Birmingham, Mich. The former Detroit
Piston was so content with the spacious
interior here that he gave up the luxury
of garage parking.Married with a newborn, Bertans
prioritized the a dage “happy wife, h appy
life.” He picked a Northwest apartment
— where former Wizards player Kelly
Oubre Jr. once lived, Bertans was told —
for the big-city conveniences. On most
days, Anna Bertans can leave her Tesla
charging in the u nderground garage and
still easily get around.
“We’ve got a baby that’s 10 months old,
and living in San Antonio, living in a
house, everywhere was a drive [of ]
20 minutes,” said Bertans, who played
for the Spurs from 2016 to 2019. “Here... a five-minute walk, she’s in
Georgetown. Five-minute, 10-minute
walk in a different direction, there’s a
grocery store and everything.”
Wagner, too, needed the action of
D.C., but he couldn’t stand apartment
buildings. They feel too much like the
hotels he stays in on the road, he said. S o
Wagner’s real estate agent found him a
Northwest townhouse with private
parking.
“It’s pretty nice,” Wagner said. “I got
lucky.”
Being “lucky” hasn’t spared him from
encountering unwanted company. The
city’s epic rat problem is well-known,
and Wagner has reported seeing “a
bunch of t hem.”
“I had a dead r at i n front of my h ouse. I
think it jumped off the roof or
something. I don’t know what
happened,” Wagner said, then
deadpanned, “Yeah, it was beautiful.
“It’s like city life, that’s how it is,”
added Wagner, who didn’t have to clean
up the mess. (The landlord d id.)
But Wagner’s super might not
compare to Miles’s all-star landlord.
The players’ significant others
actually brokered the deal. Kamiah
Adams messaged Lauren Miles on
Instagram, inquiring i f they had found a
home yet. Beal’s place made sense —
there were already kennels, because
Beal owns several dogs, and there’s
ample space for family and friends when
they visit. Beal, being a thoughtful
teammate, even left behind furniture
and didn’t d isconnect the DirecTV.
This hospitality made Miles and his
family feel at h ome.
“I told everybody,” Miles said, “if you
ever want a landlord, call Bradley Beal.”
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QUOTABLE“I’m so happy
for them.”
BRYCE HARPER,
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder, who
spent his formative years with the
Washington Nationals. Harper
discussed his former team and its
success during an interview with
the Athletic’s Jayson Stark. The
Nationals advanced to the World
Series, while the Phillies did not
make the postseason.WIZARDS‘House Hunters,’ D.C. edition
D.C. SPORTS BOGBY JAKE RUSSELLDog-piling on the state of the
downtrodden Washington Red-
skins franchise has become a
regular occurrence. The latest
swipe came Friday from a former
safety who spent 11 games with
Washington in 2016.
Donte Whitner was a guest of
the Sports Junkies on 106.7 the
Fan. Whitner works as an analyst
for NBC Sports Bay Area and
didn’t waste any time giving his
thoughts on his experience here.
“It’s not hard to understand
why they are where t hey are right
now,” Whitner said when asked
about the state of the Redskins.
Whitner then described the
moment he “lost all respect for
Jay Gruden” during Washing-
ton’s 41-21 win over the Chicago
Bears on Christmas Eve in 2016.
“Playing the Chicago Bears,
winning the game, I almost tear
my quad,” Whitner said. “So from
what I hear from some of the guys
on the sideline, he asked, ‘Who is
that out there on the ground?’
They’re like, ‘That’s Whitner,
Coach.’ He’s like, ‘Well, let’s get
him up so we can get this game
over with.’
“He’s not a leader of men.”
Whitner, the eighth pick in the
2006 draft by the Bills, played
50 games under defensive coor-
dinator Perry Fewell in Buffalo
before the pair reunited when
Fewell served as Redskins defen-
sive backs coach. That didn’t
spare Fewell from Whitner’s ire.
“I know more about football
than Perry Fewell and a lot of
those d efensive c oordinators and
Greg Manusky,” Whitner said.
“... These guys a re just f riends of
the coaches. A lot of these coach-
es are just hiring their friends.”
Whitner continued his criti-
cism of Manusky, Washington’s
defensive coordinator who
served as outside linebackers
coach in 2016. The Redskins’
defense ranks in the bottom
seven in yards allowed per game
and points allowed per game.
“If you put Greg Manusky in a
room and said, ‘Teach me how to
disguise a cover-three and make
it look like a cover-four and make
To m Brady believe it’... he
would not be able to do that,”
Whitner said.
Whitner highlighted rookie
wideout Te rry McLaurin and cor-
nerback Quinton Dunbar as
bright spots on the Redskins. He
added that he likes former quar-
terback Kirk Cousins and has a
good relationship with owner
Daniel Snyder.
But he was also critical in
discussing cornerback Josh Nor-
man’s relationship with Fewell.
“Josh Norman was never ac-
countable,” Whitner said. “He
always used to cry to the defen-
sive backs coach. ‘Aw, P! Aw, P!’
Ta lking about Perry Fewell. Perry
Fewell let him get away with a lot
of things.... That’s where ac-
countability issues come in,
right?”
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the latest
to slam
Redskins
BY MATT BONESTEELTiger Woods has accomplished
pretty much all there is to accom-
plish in golf, with 15 major titles,
vast riches and worldwide fame.
Everything, that is, except an
Olympic medal, but he hopes to
change that next year at the
Summer Games in To kyo.
“Making the Olympic team is a
big goal,” Woods told Reuters. “I
don’t see myself having too many
opportunities other than next
year.”
Golf returned to the Olympics
for the first time in 112 years at
the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
and was viewed as a success, both
in terms of on-course drama and
U.S. television ratings.
The players, many of whom
stayed in the Olympic Village,
also seemed to enjoy playing for
their countries instead of prize
money and FedEx Cup points.
“To be honest, this is where all
the players wanted to be,” Rose
said after receiving his gold med-
al. “There’s no money. There’s not
much else to play for, really, other
than right up here. And yet some-
how the guys really enjoyed the
whole Olympic experience. I
think that says it all.”
Woods missed the Olympics —
and the entire PGA To ur season —
in 2016 as he recovered from back
surgeries, but he returned in full
in 2018 and has since added to his
résumé with wins at that year’s
To ur Championship and this
year’s Masters.
“I went to my first Olympic
Games when it was in Los Ange-
les,” Woods said, referring to the
1984 Summer Games. “So now to
have the opportunity to be a part
of the Olympics, because golf in
my lifetime wasn’t a part of the
Olympics, is an important aspect
for us and the growth of the
game.
“The game has become so glob-
al and so reaching that I think the
Olympic Games is a great exten-
sion of that, and I’d like to be a
part of it.”
Woods soon will play in two
events in Japan, a skins competi-
tion with Rory McIlroy, Jason Day
and Hideki Matsuyama and then
the Zozo Championship, a new
tournament.
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GOLF
Woods sets
sights on
Olympics
in 2020
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Justin Robinson shares a Washington apartment with fellow Wizards rookies Rui Hachimura and Admiral Schofield.washingtonpost.com/sports
PRO BASKETBALL
Raptors and Siakam
agree on max deal
Pascal Siakam is officially a
major part of the To ronto
Raptors’ long-term plans.
The Raptors and Siakam
agreed on a four-year,
$130 million maximum
extension, a person with
knowledge of the situation told
the Associated Press on
Saturday, speaking on the
condition of anonymity because
the signing has not been
publicly announced.
ESPN first reported the
agreement.
Siakam was a breakout player
— and the league’s most
improved player — last season
for the NBA champions,
averaging career highs of 16.9
points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1
assists. He is entering his fourth
season and now is under
contract to the Raptors through
the 2023-24 season.
Siakam was even better for
the Raptors in the playoffs last
spring, averaging 19 points and
7.1 rebounds in 24 games as
To ronto went on to win its first
title....
The Atlanta Hawks exercised
the 2020-21 contract options on
three of the team’s top young
players — forward John Collins
and guards Trae Young and
Kevin Huerter.TENNIS
Andy Murray is back in an
ATP To ur final for the first time
since March 2017 after beating
Ugo Humbert, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, in
the European Open semifinals
in Antwerp.
Murray, who had hip surgery
in January, will face fellow
three-time Grand Slam
champion Stan Wawrinka, who
beat Janik Sinner, 6-3, 6-2....
Belinda Bencic booked the
last spot at the season-ending
WTA Finals after beating
Kristina Mladenovic in the
Kremlin Cup semifinals.
Bencic’s 6-3, 6-4 victory set up
a Moscow final with Anastasia
Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated
Karolina Muchova, 6-4, 6-7 (8-
6), 6-1.
Bencic to overtook Serena
Williams for the eighth and
final place at the WTA Finals in
Shenzhen, China....
Defending champion Julia
Goerges returned to the final of
the Luxembourg Open after
beating third-seeded Elena
Rybakina, 6-3, 6-4. She will faceJelena Ostapenko in the final
after the former French Open
winner beat Anna Blinkova, 2-6,
6-3, 6-2.MISC.
The No. 22 Navy men’s soccerteam suffered its first loss of the
season, giving up a pair of
second-half goals in a 2-0 defeat
against Lehigh in Annapolis.
The Midshipmen are 11-1-1, 4-1-1
in the Patriot League. The
Mountain Hawks (9-4-1, 5-0-1)took over first place alone in the
conference....
Jacob Montes scored the
game’s lone goal as No. 13
Georgetown defeated visiting
Xavier, 1-0. The Hoyas, who had
a 24-7 advantage in shots,
improved to 11-1-1 overall and 4-
0-1 in Big East play. The
Musketeers are 5-6-1, 1-4-0....
No. 18 James Madison fell,
1-0, in overtime to UNCWilmington in Harrisonburg,
Va.
The Dukes fell to 9-5-1, 4-1-1 in
the CAA, while the Dukes are 8-
4-2, 5-0-1....
Two-time world champion
Nathan Chen of the United
States won Skate America for
the third straight time, scoring
196.38 in the free skate in Las
Vegas for a total of 299.09.
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