The Washington Wizards weren't shy when it came to upgrading the roster this offseason.
Landing CJ McCollum in one of the first blockbuster trades of the offseason gave Washington the veteran presence general manager Will Dawkins has desperately been searching for.
Shortly after, the Wizards made headlines by putting together arguably the best draft class of any team in the league, selecting Tre Johnson, Will Riley and Jamir Watkins with their three picks in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Finally, Washington took a swing on a pair of former first-round picks, landing Cam Whitmore and Malaki Branham in seperate deals, that give the Wizards even more young talent to develop moving forward.
And while the Wizards certainly made moves that could make them one step closer to reaching the light at the end of the rebuilding tunnel, it could be the move they DIDN'T make that comes back to haunt them.
Wizards should have traded for Jonathan Kuminga
Jonathan Kuminga was one of the most sought after free agents entering the offseason after a split between the former lottery pick and the Golden State Warriors seemed to be the most likely outcome.
The restricted free agent had plenty of suitors for his services, but the hold up to get a deal done seemed to be not only the Warriors' lack of willingness to part ways with the forward, but team's ability to pay the wing what he was hoping to make on the open market.
Kuminga has the talent to be a star in this league and although he hasn't been able to show that in Golden State, plenty of teams believed he could be worth the risk of getting a potential deal done.
The Sacramento Kings and the Chicago Bulls were two rumored teams to be in the mix for Kuminga before eventually re-signing to return to the Warriors, but before that, the Wizards were in on the former G-League Ignite star too.
However, following their move to acquire Whitmore from the Houston Rockets for a ridiculously cheap price, Washington opted to pull out of the sweepstakes.
On Tuesday, Kuminga stepped into the Warriors' starting lineup and showed immediately why the Wizards should have pulled the trigger on a deal when they had the chance.
Finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while shooting 6/11 from field goal range and 4/6 from beyond the arc, Kuminga looked like a star courtesy of his improved playmaking ability.
Thinking about what he could've looked like in Washington with an offense designed around his strength, the Wizards could look back on the potential to add him this offseason and wonder why they didn't make the move when they had the chance.