NBA offseason winners: Knicks, Lakers, Bulls, Heat, Wizards, more with Michael Scotto & Yossi Gozlan

Why the Knicks, Lakers, Bulls, Heat, Wizards, and others were winners of the 2021 NBA offseason and reporting on DeAndre Jordan trade talks.

On the latest edition of the HoopsHype podcast, hosts Michael Scotto and Yossi Gozlan discussed which teams came out as winners this offseason, including the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, and more.

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NBA free agency: Projected starting lineup for Wizards with Spencer Dinwiddie

The Washington Wizards may not have been flashy with their offseason moves but you can make a case that they were certainly savvy.

The Washington Wizards may not have been flashy with their offseason moves but you can make a case that they were certainly savvy.

Washington’s front office was able to move off the massive contract that was owed to point guard Russell Westbrook and acquired decent depth in return. Now, the Wizards have some solid pieces in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as well as Kyle Kuzma and Montrezl Harrell.

Outside of trading Westbrook, their big move was landing guard Spencer Dinwiddie in a sign-and-trade with the Brooklyn Nets. Dinwiddie reportedly signed a three-year, $62 million deal with Washington.

Of course, the Wizards are fully built around Beal, who seems comfortable enough with the organization to not demand a trade. But they have managed to surround him with a young core highlighted by Rui Hachmiura and Deni Avdija, both young and promising wings selected in the lottery of back-to-back drafts.

This is what their depth chart may look like when the season begins, though there could be more moves with sharpshooting Davis Bertans potentially on the trading block.

Sources: Wizards interviewed Suns assistant coach Kevin Young

The Washington Wizards interviewed Phoenix Suns assistant coach Kevin Young, league sources told HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.

The Washington Wizards interviewed Phoenix Suns assistant coach Kevin Young before their second round of interviews, league sources told HoopsHype. Young is a name to monitor for future head coaching vacancies.

As previously reported on the HoopsHype podcast, the Wizards also interviewed several other assistant coaches, including Miami’s Chris Quinn and former Hornets assistant coach Ronald Nored, who will join the Pacers as an assistant coach, as reported on the podcast as well.

Washington’s search for a new coach has narrowed to several assistants, including Dallas’ Jamahl Mosley, Milwaukee’s Darvin Ham and Charles Lee, and Denver’s Wes Unseld, Jr., as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.

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