New York Knicks Receive: F Kyle Kuzma 

Washington Wizards Receive: G Derrick Rose, 2023 First-Round Pick (DAL via NYK) 

On the other hand, perhaps the league’s owners are only owed a limited amount of sympathy. 

Arguably, player empowerment only puts an onus on them to build better teams. Putting a subpar product together on an annual basis won’t keep players happy – why should it? 

That happens to be exactly what the Wizards have been doing. For years now, this team has finished just outside of the playoffs, o they’ve barely made them.

They appear to be stuck on the mediocrity treadmill. 

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Why shouldn’t Kuzma want out? Should we expect him to see a path to real title contention with these Wizards? Who wouldn’t want to find a better situation? 

Could the Knicks provide him with one?