Washington Wizards
The Wiz sent old friend Isaiah Thomas packing in part of a three-team deal sending Marcus Morris to the Clippers, with word he’ll be cut by his “new” team. While he could pose an interesting buyout candidate to Boston, his replacement, UConn product Shabazz Napier, is a clear upgrade.
The Clippers will not be keeping Isaiah Thomas, acquired today from Washington in three-team deal with Knicks that brought Marcus Morris to LA and send Moe Harkless/picks to NYC, per league source.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) February 6, 2020
Napier was sent from the Denver Nuggets in a separate trade that moved guard Jordan McRae to that franchise, while Thomas and the rights to Sanon mentioned above brought on guard Jerome Robinson from the Clippers.
Grade: Napier is a minor improvement over IT given the respective state of each’s career, and will possibly even start over Ish Smith. But neither he nor second-year Robinson will change the ‘Zards fortunes much in their unlikely quest for the eighth seed.