

(By Carolyn Kaster / AP)

The Wizards promotional schedule is coming out this week, and there’s one important date you should circle on your calendar immediately: Jan. 31. That’s the date of the Marcin Gortat Action Figure giveaway, presented by Capital One.

You want a Gortat action figure. I certainly want a Gortat action figure. And you’ve got to figure that many of the people who went crazy for Jayson Werth garden gnomes would want a Gortat action figure.

Will Gortat action figures lead to a season-long theme, the way the Werth gnomes did? Will players treasure them on the bench? Will there be action figure scavenger hunts? One can only hope.

The Jan. 31 game is a Saturday night affair against the Raptors. Better get there early. (Note: there will actually be 19,000 action figures. So don’t worry about being early.)

Among the Wizards’ other giveaway items: Schedule magnets on Nov. 1, a team poster on March 29 and a Wizards water bottle on April 12. Clearly, the action figure is the highlight.

Incidentally, Gortat is featured in a Q&A in this coming Sunday’s Post magazine. Here’s my favorite part, about which of his teammates would most enjoy visiting Poland: