Entering the offseason, Beasley was expected to cash in on the open market after putting together a career-year in Detroit. The sharpshooting guard was one of the top candidates to win the Sixth Man of the Year award and was a huge reason for the Pistons' impressive regular season. Beasley averaged 16.3 points, while shooting 43% from field goal range and an extremely efficient 41.6% from beyond the arc.
Starting things off with the acquisition of CJ McCollum to serve as a veteran leader in the Wizards backcourt, it became clear early on that Washington would be aggressive this offseason. Soon after, general manager Will Dawkins assembled one of the most underrated draft classes of the offseason, headlined by the move to land arguably the most explosive scorer in the 2025 NBA Draft in Tre Johnson with the No. 6 overall pick.