Last offseason, the new Wizards front office brain trust signed Kyle Kuzma to an eminently tradeable contract — four years, $90 million with another $12 million in potential incentives. The deal declines in value each season. They also gave him a 15% trade kicker, which — if he’s cooperative — would allow the team to dial his compensation to an amount needed to complete a trade.
They had an opportunity at the 2024 trade deadline to send him to the Dallas Mavericks in a deal that would have netted them a first round pick. The front office ran it by Kuzma, who told them he preferred to stay in Washington.