Offseason Report Card: Wizards get three As, three Bs, C and D for summer moves

7. Traded Monte Morris

Traded Monte Morris to Detroit Pistons for a second-round pick.

The multitude of moves that the Washington Wizards made in June brought them into free agency with a wealth of point guards. Monte Morris and Delon Wright were still under contract from last season, they added Tyus Jones in the Porzingis trade, and Jordan Poole and Ryan Rollins came over from the Warriors.

The Wizards needed to move at least one of those guards, and likely more; point guards are a valuable commodity around the league, and the Wizards aren’t focused on winning this year. Add in on-ball reps for Johnny Davis, Deni Avdija, and Bilal Coulabily (not to mention Kyle Kuzma as the centerpiece of the offense) and they were absolutely right to move a couple of their veteran point guards for value.

The problem is that the move they did make was to drop Monte Morris on the Detroit Pistons for just a single second-round pick in 2027. One has to think that Morris had more value around the league than that; he is a fringe starting point guard. Whether it was multiple seconds, a young player at another position, or a protected first, the return for Morris should have been higher.

The Wizards weren’t in a rush; they could have waited much of the offseason or even into training camp to make a move. What if the Miami Heat need a backup point guard after things settle? Or the Philadelphia 76ers? It was a sell-low move on a good player.

Grade: D