NBA insider Quinton Mayo reported on his substack recently that the Washington Wizards have discussed adding another young guard onto the team to help out Bradley Beal. One of the guards Mayo listed off was Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
“Washington has also cast a wide net in hopes of pairing a more established floor general beside Beal. League sources say they’ve checked in with Oklahoma City regarding Shai Gilgeous Alexander, San Antonio regarding Dejounte Murray, and Indiana regarding Malcom Brogdon. Beal is believed to welcome the acquisition of any of the three, I’m told.
Truthfully, I’m not sure Washington has the assets necessary to pry Murray or SGA away from their respective teams. Unless, of course, a good mixture of future first round picks is in the equation (paging Sam Presti). Murray is coming off his first All-Star campaign and is viewed around the league as San Antonio’s cornerstone guard. While there may be a tad bit more optimism when it comes to SGA’s availability, I’d imagine it still costing Washington a haul.”
While the Wizards would love to add a young point guard who’s under contract for multiple seasons, it’s hard to imagine the Thunder trading away Gilgeous-Alexander unless the Wizards back up a brink truck of draft picks and young players and even then it might not be enough to convince the team to trade him.
