WASHINGTON – The Washington Wizards have traded ahead Deni Avdija to the Portland Path Blazers for guard Malcom Brogdon, the No. 14 choose in Wednesday’s draft, and a 2029 draft choose, per ESPN.
Avdija averaged 14.7 PPG and seven.2 RPG with a 50.6 FG% final season.Â
He signed a four-year, $55 million contract extension with the Wizards final October.
HOUSTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 24: Malcolm Brogdon #11 of the Portland Path Blazers in motion in opposition to the Houston Rockets through the first half at Toyota Heart on January 24, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photograph by Carmen Mandato/Getty Photos)
Brogdon, a former Rookie of the Yr and Sixth Man of the Yr, will be part of the Wizards.Â
The workforce now holds the second, 14th, twenty sixth, and 52nd picks within the draft.
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