No. 2: Chicago Bulls Would be Wise to See what Troy Brown Jr. would cost in a trade
The Wizards are a team stuck in an odd spot the rest of this season at least. The Russell Westbrook Bradley Beal pairing isn’t winning them enough games, which is not shocking considering the rest of their rotation. Not a knock on those other players, more so acknowledging their roster and how it fits together.
Despite the roster around their two guards, Troy Brown Jr. has only been getting 13.6 minutes per game. He suffers from a high rookie selection playing in front of him like Culver, as the Wizards have the ninth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Deni Avdija, preventing him from finding more minutes.
A few other players have also been ahead of him in the rotation for most of the season, such as Jerome Robinson and Isaac Bonga. Brown Jr. seems like a player that could certainly be moved by his team if they like what the Bulls could ship back their way.
With Westbrook and Beal leading the charge, they might be able to justify taking back less of a young player themselves and could make a trade with the Bulls a win-win deal relatively easily. That’s assuming both sides think highly enough of specific players, but it doesn’t feel like a reach to say it could make sense for all parties.
Brown is averaging just 4.1 points per game this season after putting up 10.4 per game last year. He still has the ability to be a good Three and D player in the league long term but it looks like Washington isn’t going to be where that comes to fruition.