RealGM Basketball Wiretap

27 July 2024

• Anthony Gill Re-Signs With Wizards

  Anthony Gill has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards. Gill is represented by Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz.

  Gill appeared in 50 games last season, averaging 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 9.3 minutes. Gill went undrafted in 2016 and first played in the NBA in 20-21 with the Wizards.

• Wizards Interested In Evan Fournier

  The Washington Wizards have interest in signing Evan Fournier, sources tell Marc Stein. The Detroit Pistons declined their $19 million team option on Fournier shortly before the start of NBA free agency.

  Fournier, who is represented by Bouna Ndiaye, appeared in 29 games with the Pistons and averaged 7.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 18.7 minutes.

  The Wizards have two recent lottery picks from France in Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr.

• Saddiq Bey, Wizards Agree To Three-Year, $20M Deal

  Saddiq Bey has agreed on a three-year, $20 million contract with the Washington Wizards. Bey is recovering from a torn ACL suffered last in the 23-24 season. Bey averaged 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in 63 games last season for the Atlanta Hawks.

  Bey was an unrestricted free agent after the Hawks decided not to extend a qualifying offer to him.

  Bey is from the Washington D.C. area and played collegiately at Villanova. Bey is represented by Jordan Gertler and James Dunleavy.

• RealGM Radio: Keith Smith On The Offseason (Jul 2024)

  Host Danny Leroux and Keith Smith of Spotrac discuss the NBA offseason.

  They discuss how the new CBA has changed things, the rise of the hard caps, which teams did particularly well this July and much more.

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• Wizards Decline $11M Team Option On Landry Shamet

  The Washington Wizards declined Landry Shamet's $11 million team option for next season, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

  Shamet averaged 7.1 points and 1.3 rebounds last season.

• Tristan Vukcevic, Wizards Sign Two-Way Contract

  The Washington Wizards have signed forward/center Tristan Vukcevic to a Two-Way contract. Vukcevic is represented by Jason Ranne.

  Vukcevic joined the Wizards on March 14, 2024, after spending the beginning of the season with KK Partizan Belgrade of the Adriatic League (Liga ABA), averaging 7.7 points, and 3.2 rebounds in 30 games while shooting .540 from the field and .432 from three-point range. In his 10 games with Washington, Vukcevic averaged 8.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. In his final five games of the season (four starts), he averaged 15.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

  The Wizards originally selected Vukcevic with the 42nd overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Vukcevic, of Italian and Serbian descent, has previously played overseas for Real Madrid in the Spanish ACB (2020-21) and KK Partizan Belgrade (2022-23).

• Jonas Valanciunas, Wizards Agree To Three-Year, $30M Deal

  Jonas Valanciunas and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal.

  Valanciunas averaged 12.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 23.5 minutes over 82 games last season with the New Orleans Pelicans. Valanciunas spent the past three seasons with the Pelicans.

  Valanciunas is represented by Jeff Schwartz.

• Richaun Holmes Declines $12.8M Option, Re-Signs With Wizards On Partially Guaranteed Two-Year, $25.9M Deal

  Richaun Holmes has declined his $12.8 million contract for the 24-25 season with the Washington Wizards and has agreed to a two-year, $25.9 million deal through the 25-26 season. Holmes' contract for the 25-26 season is only guaranteed for $250,000 out of $13.3 million.

  The Wizards acquired Holmes at the trade deadline as part of the Daniel Gafford trade with the Dallas Mavericks.

• Wizards Push Back Landry Shamet's Guarantee Date To July 13th

  The Washington Wizards and Landry Shamet have agreed to move his $11 million guarantee date to July 13th from its Saturday deadline. The Wizards will explore trade scenarios involving Shamet and could also retain him next season.

  During the 2021 offseason, Shamet and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a four-year, $43 million extension. The Suns traded Shamet to the Wizards last offseason as part of the Bradley Beal deal.

  In 46 games with the Wizards, Shamet averaged 7.1 points in 15.8 minutes.

  Shamet is represented by George Langberg and Jason Glushon.

• 2024 NBA Draft Results: Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Reed Sheppard Picked Top-3

  The Atlanta Hawks opened the 2024 NBA Draft by selecting Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick, followed by Alex Sarr to the Washington Wizards. Risacher and Sarr going first and second was widely expected for several weeks even though there was some suspense over the Hawks' decision at No. 1 as they reportedly narrowed their choices down to Risacher and Reed Sheppard heading into the draft.

  Sheppard went No. 3 to the Houston Rockets after they had been linked to multiple trade scenarios. The Detroit Pistons selecting Ron Holland at No. 5 was a surprise considering his struggles with the G League Ignite, but he entered this draft cycle as one of the candidates to go No. 1.

  After Donovan Clingan dropped to the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 7, the biggest surprise of the first round occurred when the Minnesota Timberwolves sent an unprotected first round pick in 2031 and a pick swap in 2030 to the San Antonio Spurs for Rob Dillingham.

  Dalton Knecht surprisingly fell out of the lottery and all the way to the Los Angeles Lakers at No. 17, while Isaiah Collier fell even further than expected to the Utah Jazz at No. 29.

  First Round Results
  1. Atlanta Hawks: Zaccharie Risacher
  2. Washington Wizards: Alex Sarr
  3. Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn): Reed Sheppard
  4. San Antonio Spurs: Stephon Castle
  5. Detroit Pistons: Ron Holland
  6. Charlotte Hornets: Tidjane Salaun
  7. Portland Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan
  8. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Toronto and San Antonio): Rob Dillingham
  9. Memphis Grizzlies: Zach Edey
  10. Utah Jazz: Cody Williams
  11. Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis
  12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Houston): Nikola Topic
  13. Sacramento Kings: Devin Carter
  14. Washington Wizards (from Golden State via Boston, Memphis, Portland): Bub Carrington
  15. Miami Heat: Kel'el Ware
  16. Philadelphia 76ers: Jared McCain
  17. Los Angeles Lakers: Dalton Knecht
  18. Orlando Magic: Tristan da Silva
  19. Toronto Raptors (from Indiana): Ja'Kobe Walter
  20. Cleveland Cavaliers: Jaylon Tyson
  21. New Orleans Pelicans (from Milwaukee): Yves Missi
  22. Denver Nuggets (from Phoenix): DaRon Holmes II
  23. Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans): AJ Johnson
  24. Washington Wizards (from Dallas and New York Knicks): Kyshawn George
  25. New York Knicks: Pacome Dadiet
  26. Oklahoma City Thunder (from LA Clippers via Dallas, Oklahoma City, Washington, New York): Dillon Jones
  27. Minnesota Timberwolves: Terrence Shannon Jr.
  28. Phoenix Suns (from Denver): Ryan Dunn
  29. Utah Jazz (from Oklahoma City via Toronto and Indiana): Isaiah Collier
  30. Boston Celtics: Baylor Scheierman