Kyle Kuzma could have been traded to the contending Dallas Mavericks at the NBA's trade deadline, but in a rather surprising decision, he opted to remain with the struggling Washington Wizards.
Speaking with NBA insider Marc Stein, Kuzma said he declined a trade to the Mavericks because he felt like it wasn't the right time for him to move on from Washington:
"I just felt like, you know, we're all on such different timelines in our lives. Although I have good relationships in [the Dallas] organization, this wasn't probably the right time for me in my career — especially just trying to build something here.