RealGM Basketball Wiretap

21 November 2024

• Malcolm Brogdon In Line To Make Wizards Debut On Sunday

  Washington Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon could make his season debut as soon as Sunday. Brogdon has been out while recovering from a thumb injury, but he's been removed from the Wizards injury report for their game against the Pistons on Sunday.

  Washington acquired Brogdon in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers this past offseason. The Wizards also acquire rookie guard Bub Carrington in that deal, which sent Deni Avdija to Portland.

  The Wizards hope Brogdon will provide a young team with a veteran backcourt presence. Ideally, the combo guard will prove his healthy and will become a trade asset for Washington on an expiring $22.5 million contract.

• Tyus Jones Had Interest From Nets, Spurs, Pistons, Wizards

  Tyus Jones had interest from the Brooklyn Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards last offseason, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.

  Jones received salary offers ranging between $8 million to $12 million per season from those teams.

  The Knicks also reportedly offered a two-year, $10 million deal.

  Jones would eventually agree to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Suns.

• Kyle Kuzma Out With Groin Strain

  Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma will miss at least Wednesday's game due to a groin strain. The Wizards haven't announced a timeline for Kuzma's return, but it's expected he could miss additional time beyond the Hawks game Wednesday.

  In his fourth season with the Wizards, Kuzma has gotten off to a bit of a slow start. He's averaging 17 points, but shooting 33% from the field. The veteran forward has also been tasked to take on additional playmaking duties, with point guard Malcolm Brogdon sidelined with an injury.

• Wizards Won't Exercise 25-26 Options For Johnny Davis, Patrick Baldwin Jr

  The Washington Wizards will not exercise the 2025-26 rookie scale team options for Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Johnny Davis. These are the fourth-year options for both Baldwin and Davis.

  Baldwin and Davis will now be unrestricted free agents in the summer of 2025. The Wizards will be capped at paying them now more than the amount of their declined option in first-year salary, should the team re-sign them. For Baldwin, that is $4.4 million. For Davis, that is $6.7 million.

  Washington is in position to create nearly $30 million in cap space next offseason. Before the season, Wizards GM Will Dawkins said the team was still in the "deconstruction phase" with the roster. Look for Washington to continue to make moves with their roster this season, as they have several veteran players on tradable contracts. This includes Kyle Kuzma, Jonas Valanciunas and Malcolm Brogdon.

• Wizards Exercise 25-26 Option On Bilal Coulibaly

  The Washington Wizards have exercised the third-year rookie scale team option for guard/forward Bilal Coulibaly.

  Through three games this season, the second-year pro is averaging 16.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game on .500 shooting from the field. Coulibaly notched a career-high 23 points against Cleveland on Oct. 26, also tying his career high with four made threes.

• Wizards, Jared Butler Agree To Two-Way Contract

  The Washington Wizards signed Jared Butler to a two-way deal, reported Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

  Butler averaged 6.3 points per game for the Wizards last season.

  The Wizards had waived Butler, who was then on a non-guaranteed contract, on Sunday.

• Corey Kispert, Wizards Agree To Four-Year, $54M Extension

  Corey Kispert and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a four-year, $54 million extension. Kispert is represented by agents Andy Shiffman and Mark Bartelstein.

  In 80 games last season with the Wizards, Kispert averaged 13.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 38.3 percent on three-pointers.

  Kispert was the 15th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Gonzaga.

• Wizards Waive Jared Butler

  The Washington Wizards waived point guard Jared Butler. The three-year veteran guard was on a non-guaranteed contract.

  Washington was faced with choosing between Butler or waiving a player with a fully guaranteed contract. The Wizards chose to not take any dead money on their books for this season by releasing a player with a guaranteed deal.

  Butler appeared in 40 games for Washington last season. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 6.3 points and 3.2 assists per game.

• Wizards, RayJ Dennis Agree To Two-Way Contract

  The Washington Wizards signed RayJ Dennis to a two-way deal, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

  Dennis lead the Big 12 in assists last season, averaging 6.7 assists per game.

• Wizards Sign Mouhamadou Gueye; Waive Erik Stevenson

  The Washington Wizards have waived guard Erik Stevenson. The Wizards signed forward Mouhamadou Gueye to an Exhibit 10 contract to bring their roster to the preseason maximum of 21 players.

  Both Gueye and Stevenson are expected to play for the Capital City Go-Go this upcoming G League season.

  Gueye saw limited action in 11 NBA games while with the Toronto Raptors last season. In 39 G League games with Raptors 905, the 6-foot-9 forward averaged 14.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game.