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The Washington Wizards will consider trading Jonas Valanciunas at the trade deadline, but sources tell The Athletic they will be picky. The Wizards will not simply trade Valanciunas for late second round picks and will want a draft pick or a combination of picks that would appreciably help their rebuild. If the Wizards were required to take back a highly paid player on a … [Read more...] about Wizards Won’t Trade Jonas Valanciunas For Late 2nd Rounders

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If any incoming contract in a Valanciunas’ deal would not impair the Wizards’ long-term payroll flexibility, then more than one early second-round pick might do the trick. One league source, whose team is not currently involved with the Wizards in discussions about Valanciunas, believes that two second-rounders will wind up being the maximum Washington can get for him.Source: … [Read more...] about NBA exec: Wizards could get two second-round picks for Jonas Valanciunas