RealGM Basketball Wiretap

26 August 2025

• Skal Labissiere, Wizards Agree To Contract

  Skal Labissiere and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a contract. Labissiere appeared in four games last season with the Sacramento Kings on a 10-day contract after not having played in the NBA since the 2019-20 season.

  Labissiere appeared in 44 games in the G League, averaging 14.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 blocks in 26.8 minutes.

• Alondes Williams, Wizards Agree To Contract

  Alondes Williams and the Washington Wizards have reached agreement on a contract.

  Williams appeared in one game last season with the Detroit Pistons in addition to 45 G League games where he averaged 18.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 32.9 minutes.

  Williams went undrafted in 2022 out of Wake Forest.

• John Wall Retires From Basketball At Age 34

  John Wall has announced his retirement from basketball. Wall was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards and was a third-team All-NBA selection during the 2016-17 season. Wall was also an Eastern Conference All-Star for five straight seasons between 2014 and 2018.

  Wall's career was derailed by injuries beginning during the 2018-19 season where his heel surgery led to a ruptured left Achilles tendon. Wall never played for the Wizards again as he was traded to the Houston Rockets after missing the entire 2019-20 season.

  Wall missed the entire 2021-22 season and then played in 34 games for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2022-23 season.

  Wall turns 35 in September.

• Nine Teams Could Have Significant Cap Space During 2026 NBA Offseason

  There are nine teams who project to have significant cap space during the 2026 offseason. Cap space will be more readily available next offseason than it was in 2025 after a 10 percent increase in the cap for this season and a projected seven percent increase for 2026-27, combined with fewer veteran extensions this year.

  The Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards.

  There were only three teams with salary cap space in 2025 in the Nets, Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks. The Nets used their cap space to take on Michael Porter Jr. via trade, while the Grizzlies used theirs to sign a renegotiate-and-extend contract with Jaren Jackson Jr. The Bucks unexpectedly created cap space by using the stretch-and-waive on Damian Lillard to sign Myles Turner.

  From 2013-14 to 2019-20, the league went through a period with an average of 17 teams per year with cap space. Since then, the average has decreased to 5.1 teams.

  The 2026 free agent class is expected to include Trae Young and LeBron James.

• Wizards, Akoldah Gak Agree To Camp Deal

  The Washington Wizards are signing Australian forward Akoldah Gak to an Exhibit 10 contract. Gak will join the Wizards on a non-guaranteed training camp deal.

  The 6-foot-11 forward played for Washington at Summer League. In three games, Gak averaged 4.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 16.8 minutes per game. The 23-year-old big man also played in 12 games for the Capital City Go-Go of the G League last season.

  Gak has also played for Illawarra and Cairns of Australia's NBL over the last five seasons. In 25 games for Cairns last season, Gak averaged 6.4 points and 5.6 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per game.

• Anthony Gill, Wizards Agree To One-Year Deal

  Anthony Gill and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a one-year deal.

  Gill has been with the Wizards since the 2020-21 season. Last season, Gill averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.8 minutes across 51 games.

  Gill went undrafted in 2016 out of Virginia.

• Jalyen Martin Waived From Two-Way By Wizards

  The Washington Wizards have waived Jaylen Martin from his Two-Way contract. The Wizards now only have Tristan Vukecevic and Jamir Watkins on Two-Ways.

  Martin appeared in 16 games with the Wizards and Brooklyn Nets last season, averaging 4.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 14.9 minutes.

  In 31 G League games, Martin averaged 13.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 25.9 minutes.

• Wizards Waive Blake Wesley

  The Washington Wizards have waived Blake Wesley, was recently acquired from the San Antonio Spurs as part of the Kelly Olynyk trade.

  Wesley was the 25th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft out of Notre Dame by the Spurs.

  Wesley appeared in 58 games last season with the Spurs, averaging 3.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11.8 minutes.

• Wizards Waive Richaun Holmes

  Richaun Holmes has been waived by the Washington Wizards. Holmes was partially guaranteed $250,000 of his $13.28 million salary for the 2025-26 season.

  Holmes averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds last season with the Wizards.

  Holmes was expected to be waived or traded due to the structure of his contract.

• Marvin Bagley III, Wizards Agree To One-Year Deal

  Marvin Bagley III and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a one-year deal. Bagley was traded by the Wizards to the Memphis Grizzlies at the deadline.

  Bagley appeared in 31 games with the Wizards and Grizzlies last season, averaging 4.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 8.6 minutes.

  Bagley, who is represented by Jeff Schwartz, was the second overall pick int he 2018 NBA draft out of Duke by the Sacramento Kings.