Washington Wizards: 5 Realistic Trade Targets Before NBA Deadline

Believe it or not, we’re already at the midway point in the NBA season.

The Washington Wizards expected to be competing for a top spot in the NBA Playoffs this year, but injuries have set the team back. Randy Wittman finds his club right outside of the playoff picture, but just a few games out of the fifth seed. The Eastern Conference is weird, to say the least.

With the tough part of the schedule behind them, the Wizards will have an opportunity to string together a number of wins and hopefully make a push towards the postseason.

Still, the Wizards could potentially make some changes to their roster in order to give themselves a better shot at making the playoffs. Ernie Grunfeld has typically been active at the deadline, so if the trend continues, you could expect Washington to make a move or two next month.

There has been a report that suggested Washington could be a seller at the deadline, but given how close they are to the playoffs, I’d be surprised if they began trading talent without getting anything in return.

Like most teams that are right outside the playoff picture looking in, the Wizards will have the chance to acquire a piece or two that could help them accomplish their goal.

Washington isn’t expected to move any of their key players — more specifically, Bradley Beal — so they would have to give up role players and/or a draft pick to get something in return. The Wizards haven’t made a move for a star player in a while, so we’ll only speculate on realistic options.