Why The Washington Wizards Do The Deal
The Wizards, by contrast, will not be making any title push.
This team is mediocre – again. It feels like that’s been Washington’s lot in life for far too long. This organization would benefit from making basically any change.
This happens to be a good one. The obvious appeal here is the first-round pick. A disaster would have to occur for this pick to not convey to the Wizards.
Moreover, Okogie is only 24. It’s worth Washington’s time to take a flier on him.
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If they’re lucky, he’ll become a player who people would talk about if he requested a trade.