On February 11, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA trade deadline has passed, and many teams have made trades that suit them, such as the swap between the Nets and Philadelphia about Ben Simmons and Harden, or the Suns traded to get small reinforcements like Craig, and each team is trying to do a good job this season. Compared to these teams, the Washington Wizards' trade seems to be a bit surprising, they were originally the biggest dark horses at the beginning of the season, but now that the team has experienced a big deal and suffered injuries, this team seems to have begun to rot this season!
The latest news is that the Wizards' core Bradley Beale successfully underwent surgery today to repair the torn Zhouyue ligament on his left wrist, and his recovery schedule will be updated in due course, after the Wizards have announced that Beal will miss the rest of the season!
In addition to Bill's season reimbursement, the Wizards also made three trades, trading Harrell to the Hornets in exchange for Ismail Smith and Vernon Carey Jr.; then trading Aaron Holliday to the Phoenix Suns; and finally completing a big deal, they traded Bertans and Dinwiddie to the Lone Rangers in exchange for Porzingis and a second-round pick!
These three deals cost them the loss of harrell and Dinwiddie, two core players, plus Bill's injury season reimbursement, the Dark Horse Wizards team at the beginning of the season only left Kuzma one core player! Kuzma has averaged 32.9 minutes per game this season. Being able to cut 16.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists is the team's second scoring point, I believe that after The Season Reimbursement, he will play a very important role, and the data will also be significantly improved!
Expectations for the Wizards this season can't seem to be results, and fans want to see if Kuzma and Porzingis can produce any chemistry!