07/06/2024, 6:09 PM
Team option declined
Shamet spent only one season with the Wizards, during which he averaged a career-low 7.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting only 33.8 percent from deep. The 27-year-old is a career 38.4 percent shooter from three-point range, and he will join the free agency market.
07/03/2024, 6:21 PM
Back to Washington on two-way
The Wizards selected Vukcevic with the No. 42 pick in 2023 NBA Draft, but he didn't join Washington until mid-March while he was playing overseas. He appeared in 10 contests for the Wizards, including four straight starts before an ankle injury sidelined him. As a starter, Vukcevic averaged 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks in 22.5 minutes per game. Washington declined Vukcevic's $2.42 million team option last week but quickly re-signed him to a two-way deal, so the Serbian center figures to spend most of the 2024-25 campaign with the G League's Captial City Go-Go.
07/01/2024, 12:51 AM
Bound for D.C. on three-year pact
Valanciunas played at least 74 regular-season games in each of his three seasons with the Pelicans, but his role declined in 2023-24 while New Orleans enjoyed better health from frontcourt mate Zion Williamson. Though he appeared in all 82 games, Valanciunas' averages of 12.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game all represented notable downturns from the season before. The 32-year-old should have a chance to bounce back as a veteran presence for the Wizards, who just selected Alex Sarr with the No. 2 pick in this year's draft.