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They also have wings Portland has dreamed about surrounding Lillard with in the forms of Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones. It's hard to see how this trade makes much sense for the Pelicans. Pelicans acquire: Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic Let's dive into the proposed blockbuster deal built around Zion Williamson, doling out grades for Portland and the New Orleans Pelicans. Is there a dark horse trade partner for Lillard and the Blazers? Unlikely, but it is fun to speculate, like ESPN did on Thursday by suggesting some fun fake trades involving Lillard. But unlike Bradley Beal, Lillard doesn't have a no-trade clause, the singular factor that allowed the Phoenix Suns to swoop in out of nowhere and acquire the former Washington Wizards star on the cheap.,

And though the Heat are the favorites to acquire Lillard, a trade hasn't happened yet, and theoretically any team could pull the trigger and pay what Portland wants to acquire him. Naturally, that is going to make Portland's trade negotiations tricky to navigate. But that becomes more complicated to accomplish when a player like Lillard is signed to a massive contract extension, one set to pay him a whopping $63 million in his age-36 season. That's fine and all, and it certainly is Lillard's prerogative to try to basketball for the team he desires. They may or may not have lingering "on-the-court tension" issues from last season.īut it's now time for them to step up and show what they can truly be together since they're among the longest tenured players on this roster, let alone the cornerstones of this franchise for the foreseeable future.Remember the trade request Damian Lillard made to the Portland Trail Blazers roughly on July 1st? It's bascically been crickets on the Lillard trade front ever since.Įveryone knows the seven-time All-Star's preferred destination is the Miami Heat. None of them are here anymore, and it's also important to realize that Wall and Beal aren't so young anymore. John Wall and Bradley Beal will truly be tasked to be the "emotional and locker room leaders on this team." - In past seasons, the House of Guards were able to lean on other older players to be that "commanding voice" when needed, whether it was Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza, Nene, Andre Miller, or Paul Pierce. Fortunately, Gortat is the oldest Wizards player at 32 so no one on the roster is truly past his prime. That said, the Wizards remain older at the center position - All three Wizards centers will be 30 or older by the end of this calendar year. Beal and Porter are still just 23 right now. It's not just bench players who are on the "right side" of 25. What's even more In total seven players will be 25 or younger by the end of the calendar year.

With the exception of Satoransky, everyone else was undrafted. This season's roster will feature four rookies Draft Class in Satoransky, House, McClellan, and Ochefu. The Wizards have an infusion of youth this year - In the last three seasons, the Wizards added many veterans to fill out the roster. PlayerĪnd here are some takeaways now that we know what the roster looks like: Now that the cuts were made, here is what the opening-day roster looks like.

Ware also had some NBA game experience, when he played nine games for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2013-14 season. Eddie was on the Wizards’ roster in 2015-16 as a midseason addition, while O’Bryant played the last two seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks. Two of the three cut players were on NBA rosters last season. None of the three played during Friday’s game or last Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a press release on Friday night, they announced that they parted way with Jarell Eddie, Johnny O’Bryant, and Casper Ware. After their 119-82 blowout, they wasted no time finalizing their 15-man opening day roster in preparation for next Thursday against the Hawks. The Wizards entered Friday’s preseason game against the Raptors with 18 players.