To hear team owner Ted Leonsis tell it, the Washington Wizards have no interest in trading any of their best players this year.
In an interview with WTOP Thursday, the Monumental Sports and Entertainment CEO said John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter Jr. would not be traded and doubled down on his comments against “tanking” in the NBA.
“We’re not trading any of those guys,” Leonsis said of his three highest-paid players.
This season’s trade deadline is Feb. 7.
Leonsis told WTOP he was recently asked whether he would give up on the current NBA season and direct the Wizards to start rebuilding for next year.