Top Stories of the Week: The Wizards repair the bench as the homestretch begins

The All-Star break is now over, and it’s time to finish the regular season strong. The Wizards are third in the Eastern Conference and are in position to do even better. That said, the last third of this season will be road heavy, and the Wizards still haven’t played some of the NBA’s top Western Conference teams yet, like the Golden State Warriors.

Anyway, let’s get to this week’s top stories:

The NBA trade deadline ended on Thursday afternoon. Here’s what went down:

• The Wizards acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Chris McCullough in exchange for Andrew Nicholson, Marcus Thornton, and the 2017 1st round pick.