When the season started, lots of people assumed the Washington Wizards would commerce Kyle Kuzma sooner or later.
Now, simply weeks earlier than the deadline, it seems like that will not occur.
Evan Sidery reported that the Wizards can have a “tough time even receiving one [first-round pick] in a commerce.”
“With Kuzma going by a career-worst stretch making $23.5 million, there’s a powerful chance he stays in Washington all season,” Sidery wrote.
After holding out for 2 first-round picks final 12 months for Kyle Kuzma, the Wizards will now have a tough time even receiving one in a commerce.
With Kuzma going by a career-worst stretch making $23.5 million, there’s a powerful chance he stays in Washington all season. pic.twitter.com/P3bDS5LC78
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) January 21, 2025
Kuzma was scoring profession highs final season, and this 12 months he undoubtedly is just not.
He’s averaging 14.4 factors, 5.3 rebounds, and a pair of.5 assists, down from 22.2 factors, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists final 12 months.
He has fallen into a tricky spot and that affects his commerce worth, proper when the Wizards are most eager on delivery him away.
Whereas they may accept lower than they need, the Wizards will greater than doubtless simply maintain onto Kuzma, hope he will get higher subsequent season, after which re-evaluate their decisions.
It’s not clear why Kuzma is having a tough time this 12 months, however he isn’t trying just like the group chief and number-one choice he as soon as was.
The Wizards, in the meantime, stay the worst group within the league so that they aren’t in an enormous rush to make massive commerce selections.
Plus, they are going to be sellers earlier than the upcoming commerce deadline with different gamers too.
They’ve just a few stars who they will ship away to enhance their possibilities in 2025-26 and past.
They wished Kuzma to be a part of their commerce agenda this 12 months and it seems to be like that isn’t attainable, however that doesn’t imply the Wizards received’t make strikes within the weeks forward.
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