There have been a flurry of coaching decisions made this NBA offseason already, and the Washington Wizards were among the teams to make one. After five seasons with the franchise, Scott Brooks was let go by the team, putting them in a position to hire a fresh face at head coach.
Whoever the Wizards elect to hire as their next head coach better be someone that convinces Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook to stay in the nation’s capital moving forward.
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For the sake of this article, let’s say that Beal and Westbrook are both on the Wizards next year. Washington realizes that a move needs to be made to give the team another option alongside their dynamic backcourt duo. While there are plenty of names that could be targets for the Wizards, the Detroit Pistons have Jerami Grant, who could draw interest from multiple teams this offseason.
Every trade that has even been conducted has begun with a foundation, and then both sides work the kinks out until they are both content with what they receive.
In the scenario that the Wizards attempt to pry Grant away from the Pistons, we’ll highlight what a trade could look like, along with whether it makes sense for the teams involved to pull the trigger.