The Washington Wizards took part in the first deal of NBA trade season earlier this week with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Marc Stein on his Substack, the next step for Washington is retaining Kyle Kuzma and Kristaps Porzingis. LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Rui Hachimura, Washington Wizards & Los Angeles Lakers UpdatesThis season Kuzma is averaging a career-high 22 points and 4.0 assists per game to go along with 7.6 rebounds. In 41 games this season, Porzingis is averaging 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.5 blocks. Some rumors were floating around earlier in the season that Porzingis could land a multi-year deal that pays $30 million annually.
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