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Miles Bridges Props Bridges has recorded 18.7 points per game during the 2025-26 season, 2.2 points more than Saturday's over/under. He has averaged 6.3 rebounds per game, 0.2 less than his prop bet in Saturday's game (6.5). Bridges has averaged 3.5 assists per game, which is equal to Saturday's assist over/under. Bridges' 2.2 made three-pointers per game is 0.7 more than his over/under in Saturday's game (1.5).

With the Young trade as the template of a low-cost trade for a distressed asset, league sources speculated that New Orleans Pelicans big man Zion Williamson would be someone the Wizards would have to consider if the price is right,

The most obvious building block is French product Alex Sarr, who's emerged as a legit two-way star for the Wizards throughout the start of this season. Averaging 16,9 points, 7.6 rebounds and an impressive 2.3 blocks per game, the 7-footer is beginning to tap into the potential that motivated the Wizards to select him No. 2 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.

Of those moves, CJ McCollum and Cam Whitmore were two of the biggest additions on the trade maket for Washington, both of which were expected to bring a versatile skillset to the DMV. McCollum's tenure in Washington has already come to an end with the veteran guard being the centerpiece of the Wizards' package to acquire star guard Trae Young in a blockbuster trade with the Atlanta Hawks.

CJ McCollum will miss his first game of the season for the Washington Wizards on Wednesday with what the team is calling right quad soreness. Maybe there is nothing more to it than that, but the timing is interesting, considering on Monday, NBA insider Marc Stein reported the team was having conversations with the Hawks about a Trae Young trade. Shortly after Washington said that McCollum would sit, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported that Young's top trade destination is the Wizards.

To make matters worse, the early season challenge to his players from head coach Brian Keefe, which was followed by a players only meeting, made it seem as if the young team was heading in the wrong direction as a whole. Fortunately, things in the DMV finally seem to be turning around, at least considering the state of the organization this time last week when they found themselves at the bottom of the NBA standings for yet another season.

The Washington Wizards roster is full of young talent and multiple veterans who could make an impact elsewhere. As the NBA trade deadline looms, Washington will be forced to take a deep look at their current roister structure as several teams prepare to make a run at the Wizards most attractive trade chips to bolster their own depth charts. Obviously, the Wizards rebuilding roster is in position to make moves and with several trade candidates such as Corey Kispert, CJ McCollum, Khris Middleton and even Marvin Bagley III, Washington will be fielding calls up until the February trade deadline.

In the Raptors' last game on December 26, they went up against the Washington Wizards, who hold one of the worst records league-wide at 6-23. Even though Toronto has been going through quite the rough patch lately, their struggles persisted into this Boxing Day affair, where they completely faltered against Washington, thanks to some great performances from Kyshawn George, wily veteran CJ McCollum, Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, as well as efficient showings from youngsters Tre Johnson and Bub Carrington.