The Wizards acquired Malcolm Brogdon to mentor young backcourt prospects but Brogdon struggled with injuries and availability, appearing in less than a quarter of the season. The limited on-court presence cost the team valuable mentorship and coincided with trading away Deni Avdija. Avdija flourished in Portland, becoming a high-impact player and making the trade look questionable while enhancing the Blazers' front office reputation. The Wizards now appear willing to let Brogdon leave in free agency after an underwhelming season on both health and performance fronts. The Knicks, Warriors, and Kings have shown potential interest in Brogdon.
Brogdon was brought to Washington to be the mentor in the backcourt for the Wizards young prospects, but after struggling to remain healthy nearly the entire season, the move to land Brogdon looks worse by the day. Not only did the Wizards lose a year of mentorship by landing a veteran who couldn't even give them a quarter of the season on the floor, but they lost a dynamic young talent along the way.
Moving on from Deni Avdija will likely forever be looked back on as one of the franchises most head scratching moves if he continues down the road he ended the season on last season. The forward emerged as a big time player for the Portland Trail Blazers and not only made the Wizards lack of patience look bizarre, but made Blazers' general manager Joe Cronin look like a genius.
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