The Washington Wizards weren't shy to make moves this offseason jumping at every chance they got to improve their roster.
Whether it was adding veteran talent like CJ McCollum, or taking swings on potential, general manager Will Dawkins made it a point of emphasis to give his team not only a chance to compete this season and beyond, but to financially position themselves for a potentially huge offseason next year.
However, of the moves the Wizards made, arguably the biggest addition of them all may have costs them the lowest price.
That addition? Cam Whitmore.
Whitmore became available this offseason after the Houston Rockets made the blockbuster move to land Kevin Durant in a seismic move with the Phoenix Suns.
Durant's arrival, mixed with the other offseason additions made from the Rockets made it clear that not only was playing time scarce, but the room to develop young players was becoming more limited by the second.
In fact, general manager Rockets' Rafael Stone made it clear after moving on from Whitmore that the Rockets simply just couldn't manage the growing pains that came with the development of a raw prospect like Whitmore, citing mistakes as something Houston couldn't afford.
Fortunately, the Wizards jumped at the opportunity to acquire the former first-round pick considering their timeline and room to allow young players to play through goriwng pains.
Nonetheless, even then, it comes as a total surprise that Washington managed to land the Villanova product at such an extremely discounted price.
As a former lottery projected talent that has shown plenty of flashes of his elite scoring ability as a slashing wing, it's hard to imagine entering the offseason that the Rockets would move on from the young forward without landing a future first-round pick at minimum.
Fast forward to the trade, not only did Houston not acquire a first, but they didn't even manage to land a second-round pick tied to the Wizards.
The Wizards may have gotten the steal of the offseason and that's just based on the idea that Whitmore could develop into a servicable role player during his time in the DMV.
If Whitmore develops into a star like he has the potential to, Washington and Houston could both look back at this deal on complete different sides wondering how this trade came to fruition.
Regardless, the Wizards offseason continues to look better by the second, especially when it comes to the Whitmore deal.