Source: Wizards trade pick to Bucks for Dudley
The Washington Wizards have agreed to a trade for the Milwaukee Bucks‘ Jared Dudley, a source told ESPN’s Marc Stein.
The Wizards will absorb Dudley’s contract into an existing trade exception, and the Bucks will get back a future second-round pick. The deal is on course to be completed July 9.
On the last day before free agency began, Dudley opted into the final year of his contract at $4.25 million for the 2015-16 season.
The Wizards had a void on the wing and in terms of veteran leadership after Paul Pierce‘s decision to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Dudley rebounded following a disappointing stint with the Clippers, who dealt the swingman to the Bucks in a cost-cutting move after the 2013-14 season. After shooting a career-low 43.8 percent with the Clippers, he connected at a 46.8 percent rate in his first season with the Bucks, though he averaged just 7.2 points per game.
Dudley’s real value comes from his ability to defend multiple positions. When Milwaukee elected to go small, the 6-foot-7 small forward would rotate to play power forward.
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