It is formally December 15, which implies the Washington Wizards don’t have any restrictions in the case of buying and selling veteran middle Jonas Valanciunas, who signed a three-year, $30 million contract early of the offseason.
Valanciunas, 32, is rumored to be a goal for a lot of needy middle groups across the league, however simply because his demand is excessive does not imply he’ll be dealt.
Just lately, David Aldridge and Josh Robbins of The Athletic reported that the Wizards actually like Valanciunas and {that a} commerce may not occur.
“The Wizards have insisted that additionally they plan to retain most of their remaining veterans so long as attainable through the rebuild. Specifically, Wizards officers insist that they need Valančiūnas and his professionalism to encompass their younger individuals in the long run.” Robbins and Aldridge wrote.
Since he isn’t an impending free agent, the Wizards have a bit of extra leeway in figuring out whether or not or to not commerce him. If he have been to not re-sign in free company this summer time, the Wizards could be extra more likely to attempt to extract some worth from him earlier than he may stroll for nothing.
Nevertheless, with two extra years of staff management past this season, the case for retaining Valanciunas is viable.
THE Wizards want some form of veteran presence to assist younger gamers by the rebuild, and Valanciunas has established himself as such. He is been an incredible mentor to rookie Alex Sarr, amongst others, and that could possibly be extra helpful to the Wizards than something they might get for him on the commerce market.
Valanciunas and the Wizards are again in motion towards the defending champion Boston Celtics tonight. The alert is scheduled for six p.m. ET.
