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SAC Gets: Deni Avdija
SAC Gives: Kevin Huerter, #13, & 2025 POR 2nd
Why for SAC? The Kings upgrade their starting PF spot with a guy who will be 23 next season and locked up on a good declining deal for the next 4 seasons. Avdija can still space the floor a bit (although not was well as Barnes) but he brings much more rebounding, defense, and secondary passing/playmaking.

PG - Fox / Mitchell
SG - Ellis / Monk* / Duarte / Jones
SF - Murray / Barnes
PF - Avdija / Lyles / Vezenkov
C - Sabonis
Picks - #45
*Resigned

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WAS Gets: Kevin Huerter, #13, & 2025 POR 2nd
WAS Gives: Deni Avdija
Why for WAS? The Wizards desperately need star talent. Avdija is a solid young forward but I don’t see him having star potential. Instead they cash in and add another lottery pick this year to give them another chance at striking gold. They also get the 2025 POR 2nd which projects to be an early 2nd in a good draft and Huerter who could be a nice reclamation project for them to flip down the line.

PG - Poole / Butler
SG - Huerter / Shamet / Davis
SF - Coulibaly / Kispert / Omoruyi
PF - Kuzma / Baldwin
C - Bagley / Holmes / Vukcevic
Picks - #2 / #13 / #26

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Alternate version of an earlier proposal. Curious how the poll results turn out on this one…

i dont think keeping #26 changes the wizards' mind

I'm a Wiz fan, but I'm guessing other teams would offer more than 1 late lottery/mid first round pick for Deni. The 1 first round pick sounds more like the winning bid for Kuzma.

I don't get the logic for the wizards to do this at all. What's the best case scenario for 13, you find somone who might end up as good as avdija? Like the odds are firmly against finding a star player at 13. Why should a team that desperately needs future talent trade someone who should be a part of your future for a lottery ticket?

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Agree that this might get you Kuzma, it won't get you Avdija.