It looked like the Washington Wizards were going to stand pat at the deadline until a little over 30 minutes before the deadline when Candace Buckner broke the news that we had sent off Jordan McRae in exchange for Shabazz Napier.
The #Wizards are trading Jordan McRae to the Denver Nuggets for Shabazz Napier, the Post has learned.
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) February 6, 2020
Wizards fans were a little stunned, but the assumption quickly came that the Wiz would move on from Isaiah Thomas.