NEW YORK — The Washington Wizards traded Deni Avdija to the Portland Path Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th choose within the 2024 NBA draft, a 2029 first-round choose and future second-round picks, sources advised ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Wizards will get Portland’s second most favorable first-round choose of the three it controls — its personal, plus these of the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks — within the 2029 draft, sources mentioned.
The Wizards ended up choosing Carlton “Bub” Carrington, a guard out of Pittsburgh, with the 14th choose they acquired within the commerce. He’ll be paired with French middle Alex Sarr, who Washington chosen with the No. 2 total choose.
Avdija, the ninth choose within the 2020 NBA draft, is about to start a four-year, $55 million extension that he signed final fall with the Wizards. He offers Portland a two-way wing participant to pair with its trio of younger guards — Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe — shifting ahead, plus whomever the Path Blazers take with the seventh choice in Wednesday evening’s draft.
Avdija, 23, had a breakout yr final season, averaging 14.7 factors, 7.2 rebounds and three.8 assists for Washington whereas taking pictures 50.6% total and 37.6% from 3-point vary. He garnered votes for final season’s Most Improved Participant award, ending sixth within the voting.
Brogdon, 31, averaged 15.7 factors and 5.5 assists final season for Portland, the place he performed after being despatched to the Blazers by the Boston Celtics as a part of the Jrue Vacation commerce on the eve of coaching camp final fall. Brogdon, who was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the 12 months in 2023, is now on his fourth workforce in 4 seasons and is on an expiring contract of $22.5 million.
He may very well be a candidate to be moved once more by Washington because it continues its rebuilding course of below its entrance workplace of Michael Winger and Will Dawkins.
By making this deal, Portland additionally saves a number of million {dollars} off its luxurious tax invoice for subsequent season, which the rebuilding Blazers wanted to do with the intention to duck the tax — one thing they’re now inside attain of doing.