With a “must lose” game on the schedule, the Washington Wizards took the court against the Chicago Bulls with only eight players available, the oldest and most experienced of whom was 23-year-old Justin Champagnie.
Champagnie entered the game with just 1,813 career minutes spread over four seasons — with 1,263 coming this season. He was on a two-way contract until about a month ago.
Washington’s starting lineup consisted of:
- Bub Carrington — 19 years old
- AJ Johnson — 20 years old
- Alex Sarr — 19 years old
- Justin Champagnie — 23 years old
- Kyshawn George — 21 years old
By the way, Champagnie was the oldest player available for the Wizards last night — their bench consisted of Colby Jones (22), JT Thor (22), and Tristan Vukcevic (22).