The Wizards are in the process of negotiating a contract buyout for veteran swingman Will Barton, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
Barton was identified last month as a potential buyout candidate if he remained in Washington through the trade deadline, so it’s not a surprise to see this news emerge just hours after the deadline passed.
After being packaged with Monte Morris in the offseason trade that sent Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith to Denver, Barton had a disappointing season for his hometown team in D.C., averaging just 7.7 points per game on 38.7% shooting in 40 appearances (19.6 MPG).
Barton’s three-point shooting remained solid (38.0%) this season and he had several good years with the Nuggets before last summer’s trade, so he should garner some interest as a low-cost free agent addition if he and the Wizards officially complete a buyout agreement.
Back to Denver.
Wizards are losers for not making any trades
Sixers could use him.
Warriors as well
Bucks
I’d rather have Beverley or Jackson as the backup PG is a bit lacking.
Bucks have 2 open roster spots they can sign Will Barton and a PG
You don’t want Barton
Nba buyouts are better than mlb waivers.
As long as this team is not ambitious they will go nowhere.
Nuggets were STARTING Will Barton for years. He gets traded to a bottom feeder and is out of the rotation in 3 months lol.
Spurs didnt do a good job at the trade deadline.
They still remained under the salary floor. Why didn’t they sign Barton for a 2nd rounders and whatever cash they were still allowed to receive?
They also couldve sent out Dedmon if they didnt want to take on the full salary of Barton.