With the NBA trade deadline (March 25) less than two weeks away, there’s been a lot of chatter about marquee names the Wizards should try to trade for. Netting a player like Nikola Vucevic, Kristaps Porzingis, or Myles Turner requires giving up a lot of assets.
The Wizards don’t have a lot of assets, to begin with, and they seem unlikely to trade the ones they do have. I just don’t see a scenario where Tommy Sheppard would be willing to part with Rui Hachimura, Deni Avdija, or this year’s first-round pick. And they have limited flexibility in terms of future first-round picks they would be able to trade.