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Former Wisconsin star Sam Dekker traded to Washington Wizards

Just when we thought a former Badger would return to his home-state NBA team, the tables turned to another Eastern Conference organization as his next destination.

The Washington Wizards acquired former Wisconsin forward Sam Dekker from the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday as part of a three-team deal involving the Cavs and the Milwaukee Bucks.

Initially, reports surfaced that Dekker would return home to Wisconsin. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on late Friday afternoon that the Bucks would acquire guard George Hill and Dekker from Cleveland in exchange for guard Matthew Dellavedova, forward John Henson, and 2021 first and second-round picks.