On Monday, the Washington Wizards announced that they signed guard Jared Butler to a two-way contract. To make room for him, they placed RayJ Dennis on waivers.
Official: The Washington Wizards have signed guard Jared Butler to a two-way contract and requested waivers on guard RayJ Dennis in a corresponding move.
— Wizards PR (@WizPRStats) October 22, 2024
This move is perplexing. It was well known that the Wizards wanted to keep Butler but also wanted to trade Johnny Davis or Patrick Baldwin, Jr. to make room for him. When that didn’t work, the Wizards waived Butler.