ESPN’s Shams Charania reports that CJ McCollum has been traded to the Wizards along with Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
As Charania notes, Washington will pick up McCollum’s expiring deal and position itself to have $100 million in cap space in the summer of 2026. The Wizards will now have veterans McCollum, Khris Middleton, Marcus Smart and Kelly Olynyk on the squad for next season, but it’s fair to assume Washington will focus on developing young players like Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George. Still, the Wizards aren’t exactly a deep team, so McCollum could see significant run in the nation’s capital.