OCTOBER 8: Brogdon underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his thumb, the Wizards announced (via Twitter).
The team didn’t offer any specifics on his recovery timeline, but it seems like a safe bet that Brogdon will be sidelined for at least a month, as detailed below. When Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons had a similar surgery last fall, he missed approximately five weeks of action.
OCTOBER 7: Veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon, whom the Wizards acquired in an offseason trade with Portland, is expected to miss several weeks with a right hand injury, reports Josh Robbins of The Athletic.
Brogdon sustained the injury during Saturday’s practice in Montreal and was subsequently sent back to Washington, D.C. to undergo testing. The full severity of the injury has yet to be determined, but a source told Robbins that Brogdon is expected to be out at least a month.
The 36th pick of the 2016 draft out of Virginia, Brogdon has compiled an impressive NBA résumé, winning Rookie of the Year in 2017 with Milwaukee and Sixth Man of the Year in 2023 with Boston. However, the 31-year-old has also been hampered by injuries throughout his career.
Brogdon has appeared in more than 56 regular season games just once in the past five years and only played 39 times in 2023/24. He remains effective when he’s available, averaging 15.7 PPG, 5.5 APG, and 3.8 RPG on .440/.412/.819 shooting last season for Portland (28.7 MPG).
Brogdon, who is on an expiring $22.5MM contract, seems like a prime candidate, with the Wizards in the early stages of a rebuild. The hand injury complicates matters, but it’s fairly unusual for trades to occur this time of year anyways.
If Brogdon misses exactly one month, he would be sidelined for the Wizards’ remaining preseason contests and would likely miss at least a handful of regular season games. As Robbins writes, rookie guards Carlton Carrington and Kyshawn George are candidates for more playing time while Brogdon is sidelined.
Could have been a champion with Celtics if only he remained healthy.
If they hadn’t traded for Brogdon for Holiday I think the the Celtics would have had a harder time winning the championship even if Brogdon were healthy.
I agree. Not a lot of players provide the value that Holiday does.
I’m not saying Celtics shouldn’t have had Holiday. I am saying Brogdab coming off the bench for them would still be enough for them to win a chip.
Sign Fultz
Sitting here in stunned silence learning that Iron Man MalBro is injured and will be out of action for a month.
Three signs of fall…temps get cooler, leaves turn colors, and Malcolm Brogdon is injured before the season starts.
Wiz cannot catch a break… always something. They need to stop signing damaged goods.
Wild-**s prediction: the injury is great for Jordan Poole and, thus, the Wizards. Poole needs to have the ball in his hands. Playing him at off-guard was a terrible idea.