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Middleton Returns to Wizards in Six-Team Blockbuster Trade
8 Jul
Summary
- Khris Middleton agrees to a three-year, $17.6 million contract with the Wizards.
- The Wizards receive Middleton via sign-and-trade in a six-team transaction.
- The deal involves several previously reported moves for cap purposes.
Khris Middleton is returning to the Washington Wizards, having agreed to a three-year contract worth $17.6 million. This significant move is part of a complex six-team trade, according to sources. The deal involves multiple franchises, including the Mavericks, Grizzlies, Bucks, Pistons, and Clippers, folding in several earlier transactions for cap space.
The Wizards are acquiring Middleton through a sign-and-trade arrangement. As part of the exchange, D'Angelo Russell will be sent to the Memphis Grizzlies, and Washington will also send two future second-round picks to the Mavericks. In return, the Wizards will receive one future second-round pick from Memphis. Middleton, who will turn 35 in August, previously played for the Wizards in February 2024.
This transaction aims to manage salary caps across several teams. It incorporates earlier deals, such as the Bucks acquiring Caris LeVert from Detroit. Only the first season of Middleton's new contract is fully guaranteed, a common structure for sign-and-trade deals which must be for three seasons.
Middleton brings championship experience, having won with the Bucks in 2021. His prior acquisition by the Wizards in February 2024 and subsequent trade to the Mavericks occurred within the last year, highlighting a dynamic player movement period.
