Whitmore Getting Traded From Rockets To Wizards, AP Source Says
The trade will likely be folded into a larger, multiteam series of moves and cannot be finalized until Sunday at the earliest, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of that pending NBA approval. The league's offseason moratorium on most player movement gets lifted Sunday at noon EDT. ESPN first reported the trade agreement.
Whitmore, a Maryland native, averaged 10.8 points in his two seasons with the Rockets–who took him with the No. 20 pick in the 2023 draft.
Whitmore's acquisition is another step in the offseason overhaul by the Wizards, who have been in the mode of acquiring young players who can play multiple positions while continuing to accumulate assets. They could have $100 million available–if not more–in cap space next summer and earlier in this offseason acquired CJ McCollum and Kelly Olynyk in a trade with New Orleans for Jordan Poole, along with landing Tre Johnson with the No. 6 pick in the draft.
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