Wizards forward Davis Bertans is expected to miss two weeks after suffering a right calf strain, according to a team press release.
An MRI on Friday revealed the extent of the injury, which he suffered against Utah on Thursday.
Bertans was one of the biggest free agent signings during the offseason, as Washington lavished the stretch four with a five-year, $80MM contract to retain his services.
Bertans picked a good time to have a career year last season, averaging a career-high 15.4 PPG and 4.5 RPG while shooting 42.4% from 3-point range. In 35 games this season, he’s averaging 10.8 PPG and 2.9 RPG while making 38.2% of his threes.
Bertans had a 35-point game in mid-February but he’s struggled lately, scoring in single digits the last four games. Rookie Deni Avdija and Isaac Bonga should see an uptick in minutes with Bertans sidelined.
I know it is early, but Deni Avdija is looking far more like Jan Vesely than Luka Doncic. I thought the Wizards got a steal with him, but I might have been mistaken.
deni has shown glimpses of being a great player..he has high IQ..he’s only 20
Speakin of out for 2 weeks is the top 3 commenter gone for good? Is he banned? Where r u now top 3 u will fall in the rankings!
Bad news for Bertans… but great news for everybody else!
Hopefully that will mean more minutes for Rui & Deni!
Deni has played pretty well this season, just played too little, he needs more playin’ time!
Bertans should either be traded for anythin’, even if WAS needs to add assets to get rid of him so Deni can have a much greater chance, he will be very good, right now he is already much better than Bertans, all he does is shoot treys, nothin’ else from him, at 16MM per, is just outrageously bad!
Was never going to be Luka. But he can be a big productive 3. Who plays both ways. Yeah he needs time. Should Wiz be sellers at TD.
Toppin for Deni ….. Looking more n more like Toppin might not get to play in NY.
The Bertans contract is so overvalued. Never thought he should be in that range, and still don’t.