The Detroit Pistons have acquired Monte Morris from the Washington Wizards for a second round pick.

The Wizards will create a $9.8 million Traded Player Exception.

The Wizards had a surplus of guards after trading for Jordan Poole and Tyus Jones.

Kyle Kuzma and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a four-year, $102 million deal.

Kuzma was expected to have free agent interest from the Houston Rockets amongst other cap space teams.

The Houston Rockets appear to have the edge in signing Kyle Kuzma in free agency, sources tell Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.

Kuzma also is expected to receive interest from the Sacramento Kings, who cleared cap space on draft night. The Utah Jazz were also previously linked with Kuzma, but they traded for John Collins this week, which creates a positional logjam in the frontcourt.

The Rockets figure to be one of the more aggressive teams in free agency.

The parent company of the Washington Wizards has held talks with Virginia government officials about building an arena in Northern Virginia near Amazon's new HQ2.

The discussions are described as preliminary and exploratory.

Capital One Arena, which opened in 1997 in downtown Washington D.C., is in need of upgrades. In 2019, Monumental completed a $70 million renovation of Capital One Arena. 

Last week, Monumental sold a minority stake to the Qatari Investment Authority. 

The Utah Jazz had strong interest in Kristaps Porzingis before he was traded by the Washington Wizards to the Boston Celtics.

The Jazz were preparing an offer to Porzingis that would have been greater than what the Celtics can offer in the form of an extension.

The Jazz also expressed interest in participating in the three-team trade that sent Porzingis to the Celtics and Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Sources tell Marc Stein of Substack that Porzingis preferred to end up with the Celtics over the Jazz, which led him to picking up his $36 million player option to facilitate the trade.

Porzingis had until midnight last Wednesday on picking up his option, which he was not interested in extending.

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Before their trade with the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul, the Golden State Warriors held Jordan Poole talks with the San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics.

The Spurs registered interest in Poole, but never made a significant offer.

The Warriors and Celtics discussed a deal before they pivoted to a deal with the Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies in which they sent out Marcus Smart and acquired Kristaps Porzinigs. 

The Warriors signed Poole to a four-year, $128 million contract extension last October in the immediate aftermath of him being punched in the face by Draymond Green. The NBA's new more punitive collective bargaining agreement changed the calculus for whether the Warriors could afford to keep Poole in addition to Stephen Curry, Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins.

The Golden State Warriors are trading Patrick Baldwin Jr. to the Washington Wizards as part of the Chris Paul trade, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The Warriors traded Baldwin Jr., Jordan Poole, Ryan Rollins, and draft picks for Paul. 

The San Antonio Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama with the first overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the second pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 3.

First Round

1. San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama

2. Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller

3. Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson

4. Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson

5. Detroit Pistons: Ausar Thompson

6. Orlando Magic: Anthony Black

7. Washington Wizards (via Pacers): Bilal Coulibaly 

8. Indiana Pacers (via Wizards): Jarace Walker

9. Utah Jazz: Taylor Hendricks

10. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Mavericks): Cason Wallace

11. Orlando Magic: Jett Howard

12. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder): Dereck Lively

13. Toronto Raptors: Gradey Dick

14. New Orleans Pelicans: Jordan Hawkins

15. Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin

16. Utah Jazz: Keyonte George

17. Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Hood-Schifino

18. Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.

19. Golden State Warriors: Brandin Podziemski

20. Houston Rockets: Cam Whitmore

21. Brooklyn Nets: Noah Clowney

22. Brooklyn Nets: Dariq Whitehead

23. Portland Trail Blazers: Kris Murray

24. Dallas Mavericks (via Kings): Olivier-Maxence Prosper

25. Detroit Pistons (via Celtics): Marcus Sasser

26. Indiana Pacers: Ben Sheppard

27. Charlotte Hornets: Nick Smith Jr.

28. Utah Jazz: Brice Sensabaugh

29. Indiana Pacers: Julian Strawther

30. Los Angeles Clippers: Kobe Brown

Second Round

31. Charlotte Hornets: James Nnaji

32. Denver Nuggets: Jalen Pickett

33. Minnesota Timberwolves: Leonard Miller

34. Sacramento Kings: Colby Jones

35. Chicago Bulls: Julian Philips

36. Milwaukee Bucks: Andre Jackson Jr.

37. Denver Nuggets (via Thunder): Hunter Tyson

38. Boston Celtics: Jordan Walsh

39. Atlanta Hawks: Mouhamed Gueye

40. Los Angeles Lakers: Max Lewis

41. Charlotte Hornets: Amari Bailey

42. Washington Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic

43. Portland Trail Blazers: Rayan Rupert

44. San Antonio Spurs: Sidy Cissoko

45. Memphis Grizzlies: GG Jackson 

46. Atlanta Hawks: Seth Lundy 

47. Indiana Pacers: Mojave King 

48. Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan Miller

49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Emoni Bates

50. Oklahoma City Thunder: Keyontae Johnson

51. Brooklyn Nets: Jalen Wilson

52. Phoenix Suns: Toumani Camara

53. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark

54. Sacramento Kings: Jalen Slawson

55. Indiana Pacers: Isaiah Wong

56. Memphis Grizzlies: Tarik Biberovic

57. Golden State Warriors: Trayce Jackson-Davis

58. Milwaukee Bucks: Chris Livingston

With the Washington Wizards agreeing to send Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors, they have finalized their trade with the Phoenix Suns involving Bradley Beal.

The Suns will send the following draft capital to the Wizards:

First Round Pick Swaps
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2028
2030

Second Round Picks
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2025
2026
2027
2028
2030

In addition to Beal, the Wizards will send Isaiah Todd and Jordan Goodwn to the Suns while also getting back Landry Shamet and cash.