[Scotto] The Wizards will decline the $2.42 million team option on center Tristan Vukcevic, league sources told @hoopshype. Washington is prioritizing flexibility ahead of free agency and possible trades. Vukcevic, drafted 42nd in 2023, averaged 8.5 points in 15.3 minutes last season.

4 Comments

1. Turbo2x 5 months ago

   Before people panic, Keith Smith (the cap GOAT) has covered this before:

   > My guess:

   > Vukcevic’s buyout factored in here, and that’s why he got part of the NTMLE vs the Wizards using the Second Round Pick Exception.

   > Most likely, Washington will decline the TO for next season, then re-sign Vukcevic using his Non-Bird Rights to a 3- for -4-year deal.

   [LINK](https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1768318668977357257)

   So let’s wait and see what happens.

2. Mushroom_69420 5 months ago

   PLEASE bring him back on a modified deal. Offseason has been decent so far, don’t mess it up by getting rid of a promising young player for nothing.

3. Incompl 5 months ago

   I would be very surprised if he isn’t back

4. Odd-Savings-5536 5 months ago

   No point in drafting him if they going to let him go a year later