Washington Wizards Receive: G Eric Bledsoe, G Anfernee Simons, 2022 First-Round Pick (No. 7 – POR), 2025 First-Round Pick (MIL)

Portland Trail Blazers Receive: G Bradley Beal, 2022 First-Round Pick (No. 10 – WAS)

Ultimately, Washington’s preference between these first two deals will boil down to their assessment of Anfernee Simons.

The 22-year-old looked the part of a future superstar in 2021-22, averaging 17.3 points per game on a scorching 58.3% True Shooting %. He absolutely flashed potential that would make him a worthy inclusion in a deal of this magnitude.

At the same time, could it have been a case of good stats on a bad team? We’d wager that it wasn’t. That theory doesn’t account for his tremendous efficiency.

Still, the Washington Wizards could be wary of a player that doesn’t have any track record of producing in a winning context.

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In that event, they may prefer the first deal. On the other hand, they’d probably prefer a deal that landed them a premium pick even more.