Bradley Beal has not requested a trade, Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard confirmed today, Fred Katz of The Athletic tweets. Reports surfaced over the weekend that Beal was pondering whether to make a trade request this week, which would have given the Wizards a chance to acquire picks in Thursday’s draft. However, Beal never made that request, according to multiple reports.
We have more from Sheppard’s press conference on Wednesday:
- The team owns a mid-first round selection at No. 15 but does not currently possess a second-rounder on Thursday. That may change, as Sheppard said the Wizards “definitely want to get something in the second round,” according to Katz (Twitter link).
- Sheppard used the old “best player available” line regarding the first-round pick, saying the club isn’t necessarily looking for the player who will make the biggest immediate impact, Katz tweets.
- Last year’s lottery pick, Deni Avdija, has been cleared for on-court play and will begin contact work in a couple of weeks. Sheppard said the Wizards will wait to see if Avdija, who suffered a right ankle fracture in April, will play for the Summer League team (Katz, Twitter link).
- New head coach Wes Unseld Jr. will have the most of the input on putting together his staff (Katz, Twitter link).
- Sheppard doesn’t necessarily believe he has to compromise the team’s future to build a contender for next season. “I think there’s ways to get better next season and to have something in the bank to improve in the outer year,” he said. (Katz, Twitter link).
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Nope i rather keep all of that. 4 players for 1 is too high of a price to pay.
Wiseman is going no where unless it is simmons
Why would Philly want Wiseman? If it is for Simmons you need to get a 3rd team involved IMO.
What Sheppard means is he’s no more likely to build a contender this year if he compromises the future than if he doesn’t. I agree.
I like the use of “outer year”, and I will like it more if I can figure its meaning for sure.