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Khris Middleton's next team may be closer than originally thought

The Washington Wizards have plenty of roster decisions to make moving forward, but perhaps the biggest obstacle on general manager Will Dawkins to-do list is finding a way to move off of Khris Middleton's steep contract.

Middleton was traded for ahead of February's NBA trade deadline in a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a package centered around Kyle Kuzma, who made it clear weeks leading up to the deadline that his hope was to land with a new squad to compete.

Obviously, landing Middleton wasn't the selling point to the deal, but landing former first-round pick AJ Johnson and future draft capital made the deal a bit too good for the Wizards to decline, especially after missing the opportunity to sell high on Kuzma when they had the chance.