Malcolm Brogdon has officially departed from the Washington Wizards in free agency after signing a one-year veteran minimum deal with the New York Knicks,
Entering the offseason, it was clear that the Wizards needed to make changes heading into next season.
Not only was the need for the Wizards to add young talent there, but if they were deadset on using the addition of a veteran to mentor their young group, they would need to find more adeuqate vets to be that guy.
And while that's not exactly an intentional knock on Khris Middleton, it is on Malcolm Brogdon.
Washington gave up an intriguing prospect in Deni Avdija last offseason to bring the veteran guard in.
Of course, the Wizards also landed the draft asset to select Bub Carrington, and while his future still remains up in the air, looking at the breakout season of Avdija with the Portland Trail Blazers, it only adds to the headache that Brogdon brought to the DMV,
The playmaker was expected to come in and be the veteran presence that the Wizards could rely on while he's on the court to serve as a steadiness that could help the team's young core grow into their new roles and hopefully set them up for the future.
And while Brogdon wasn't expected to be a long-term fit anyways, the hope was that he could come in, play good basketball and be that mentor up until the NBA trade deadline in February and the team would find him a home elsewhere to compete for a championship.
However, his constant struggles to stay on the court put the Wizards in a terrible position when it came to trying to offload his contract which led to Washington being forced to keep him on the roster past teh February deadline.
Which now leads them to lose him for absolutely nothing this offseason.
Losing Brogdon for nothing is only the cherry on top of the disaster offseason move from a year ago that cost the Wizards a versatile young prospect and a costly year of development that his veteran leadership could have impacted on the court for the team's young players.
Nonetheless, Brogdon continues his career in New York, where he hopes to contend for a championship in a wide-open Eastern Conference with the Knicks.
Meanwhile, Washington moves forward with CJ McCollum filling the veteran role the Wizards hoped Brogdon once could.