The Washington Wizards have made countless moves over the last few seasons, some more questionable than others.
Over the years, fans have seen top players like Russell Westbrook, Kristaps Porzingis and even Kyle Kuzma come in and be traded away later on.
Even long-time Wizard Bradley Beal found himself being dealt away from Washington after his tenure in D.C. came to an end.
However, the difference between all the other trades is most of them had the writing on the wall.
For Westbrook, it was clear that he wouldn't be a long-term fit, especially after the backcourt pairing of him and Beal failed to even reach the playoffs.
For Porzingis, Washington was one of the worst teams in the league even with him on the roster.
Kuzma? Well he couldn't have made it more clear this season that he wanted out.
Nonetheless, one deal in particular that didn't exactly seem to make the most sense for the Wizards when it happened was the decision to send former lottery pick Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a lottery pick that would eventually land them Bub Carrington and veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon.
With Brogdon now set to sign elsewhere in free agency, the trade is now looked at as Deni Avdija for Bub Carrington and a 2029 first-round pick.
On paper, it doesn't look like a bad deal, but looking at the leap Avdija has made with his new role in Portland, it's hard to not think about what could have been in Washington had he been given more time.
In his final season with the Wizards, the forward started 75 games, averaging 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists for Washington. The signs were there for him to take a step, but Washington opted to ignore it and move him instead.
Now, they're forced to watch him emerge as a big time player for the Trail Blazers, where he averaged a career-high 16.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists this past season.
Although the averages don't look like he took that big of a leap this past season, it's what he showed down the stretch for Portland that opened many eyes.
Advija averaged 23.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists in the month of March and 31.7 points, 13.7 rebounds and 7 assists per game to end the season off in April.
Now, heading into next season, all eyes are on Avdija to take on a much larger role for the Trail Blazers and the Wizards fanbase could be forced to watch a player develop into a star that their front office seemingly gave up on.