As the Houston Rockets made major moves this offseason, one trade that went relatively under the radar was their shipping off of young wing Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards.
While Whitmore, who was selected in the first-round of the 2023 NBA Draft by the Rockets, has shown promise in his young, limited career, if things go wrong the Wizards could now be stuck with a number of stagnant young players in their ongoing rebuilding attempt: an absolute nightmare scenario that Houston would have greatly contributed to.
While it remains to be seen how the deal will ultimately shake out, Washington must hope and pray that, as soon as this season, some of their high draft picks begin to show flashes of stardom, or they could be right back to square one with their tanking process.