One prediction for every NBA team at the NBA Trade Deadline

Washington Wizards – Buy

For better or for worse the Washington Wizards are all the way in. The moment they traded for Russell Westbrook instead of pivoting into the full rebuild buying was the only option until they pull the plug on the Bradley Beal era.

Given the injury to Thomas Bryant it would make some sense to rent a big man for the playoff push. Robin Lopez and Alex Len have been serviceable but the team clearly needs better than that if they are to get back in the playoff push.

JaVale McGee is one of the more talked about budget big men on the roster and bringing him back to DC would be a reunion of sorts. While he would barely miss getting to play again with John Wall McGee spent the early years of his NBA career here.

McGee would bring championship pedigree and decent rim protection to a team sorely in need of both. Giving up equal contractual value is essential given the hard cap situation the Wizards face. Jerome Robinson finds himself as the odd man out in this scenario.

Robinson has shown flashes, specifically in the bubble, but will ultimately not be missed in the grand scheme of things if the Wizards are to get to the level they were projected in the preseason.