The Wizards should be bold and acquire a star player like Donovan Mitchell to pair up with Bradley Beal, who’s now locked into a long-term contract, Josh Robbins of The Athletic opines. That pairing would put up big offensive numbers, but Washington would have to make other moves to cover for the backcourt’s defensive shortcomings. The front office would have to acquire defensive stalwarts at other spots to mask those defensive issues, Robbins adds.
We have more from the Southeast Division:
- The Wizards already have a “big three” in terms of offensive firepower with Beal, Kyle Kuzma and Kristaps Porzingis, according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. As Hughes writes, the trio could compare to the mid-2000s Washington teams built around Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, which included an elite scoring guard plus two versatile, offense-driven frontcourt players.
- Finding a bigger offensive role for Bam Adebayo is more complicated than many Heat fans might think, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes in his latest mailbag. If Tyler Herro is moved to the starting lineup, there would be fewer shots for Adebayo with Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry already on the floor. For Adebayo to be effective, he may also need a floor spacer such as Max Strus or Duncan Robinson.
- Trae Young believes outsiders are underestimating the impact of the Hawks’ acquisition of Dejounte Murray, as he told Yahoo Sports’ Vincent Goodwill on Goodwill’s podcast (Twitter link). “I don’t think people understand how dynamic of a backcourt (we) can be,” Young said. “Both can score 20-plus, both can get nine-plus assists a game. You can’t really double one or the other. If you do, you really pick your poison.”
So what do/can the Wizards offer for Mitchell? Would this be better than what the Knicks offer and thus make the Knicks increase their offer?
Barton, avdija, rui, Johny Davis, kispert, gafford and picks and swaps. Or they could include kuzma but I think you want his versatility especially with porzingis injury history.
WoW i cant believe you traded everyone
Seems to me teams should be emphasizing tall strong defensive guards. No more “shorties.” In 2022 this talent is now out there. But I’m happy if only my Boston Celtics do this.
Wingspan and being a great athlete matter which is what makes Mitchell frustrating. Low IQ/ motor on that end.
Pretty gud wingspan my guy. An top 5 athele in the league. Maxamillion777 i believe on the tube highlights to refresh urself. Enjoy!
Porzingis and Kuzma will never be part of a “Big 3”. Give me a break
Porzingis could 100 percent be a third star in a bosh role.
No he can’t. The talent is there, but is KP playing tonight will always be the ?
When people started using the term “Big 3” it def wasn’t Beal, Kuzma, and Porzingis they were thinking of.
Did he just compare Kuzma to Caron Butler?
I know, that’s not really fair to Kuzma
Porzingis and Hachimura will be hogging the infirmary within the first 2 months of the season. They are soft and can’t handle playing an entire regular season. They should play in Europe or China in the future.
Been saying it for awhile but that other star they should be targeting is Kyrie Irving.
His trade value is at an all time low but on his day he’s one of the hardest players in the league to guard and can put up 50. We have already seen Beal play really well in sharing the backcourt with another star (Wall then Westbrook).
If your trying to hold onto KP and Kuzma, then salary matching become a lot harder for any big name player but that said you could still offer a package like Will Barton, Monte Morris, Rui Hachimura and a first round pick.
If your willing to give up KP or Kuzma then I think the Nets would think long and hard about KP, Kispert and Carey Jr for Irving.
Either which way I don’t think the Wizards do anything or make any noise. They are happy to be mediocre it seems