The season has not yet begun and teams have started making moves.
News broke Friday afternoon that the Phoenix Suns and the Washington Wizards have struck a deal.
Suns sending Gortat, lee, Brown and Marshall to Wiz for Okakor and 2014 1st round pick, source tells Y!
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) October 25, 2013
Point guard Kendall Marshall seemed to be short on words, though not displeased or upset.
God works in mysterious ways!!! — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) October 25, 2013
Teammate and center Marcin Gortat, however, took time to express his feelings via Twitter.
Hey Suns army i wanna thank u for amazing 3,5 year!!! It was great to play for this city and this organization. — Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) October 25, 2013
I will never forget what u did for me! U took my game to another level and made me a better player. always felt u guys were my family. — Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) October 25, 2013
I wanna say i dont have any hard feelings towards Suns front office people.Ryan is an amazing GM.He put them back on the right track. — Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) October 25, 2013
I knew its gonna happen so Im glad it happened now not in mid season.! Its still hard to leave such a great city. — Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) October 25, 2013
I will never forget people in orange…….. — Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) October 25, 2013
Looking forward to the upcoming season playing in Washington, he had this to say:
nene/gortat…I like that!!!!!
— Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) October 25, 2013
Going forward, this trade gives Phoenix another pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and what may seem like a clear direction for this season—”Wiggins or Bust.”
The Suns appear to be throwing their chips into the Andrew Wiggins lottery. However, they’ll have competition in the Philadelphia 76ers, among others.
The Wizards, according to reports, are expected to waive Marshall, Brown and Lee, to ensure their roster is at the 15-player limit before their opening game.
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