Julian Phillips

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WASHINGTON, DC –&nbsp;The Washington Wizards announced today that they have acquired the Chicago Bulls’ 2026 and 2027 second round draft picks in exchange for the draft rights to Julian Phillips, who was selected with the 35th&nbsp;overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft.

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Wizards Acquire two Future Second-Round Picks

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WASHINGTON, DC –&nbsp;The Washington Wizards announced today that they have acquired guard Tyus Jones, forward Danilo Gallinari, forward/center Mike Muscala, and the rights to Julian Phillips, the 35th&nbsp;overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, in a three-team deal that sent center Kristaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics.&nbsp; The Wizards have subsequently agreed in principle to trade Phillips’ draft rights to Chicago.

“Tyus, Danilo and Mike are talented players accustomed to winning,” said Wizards General Manager Will Dawkins.&nbsp; “They bring professionalism, high basketball intelligence, and a team-first mentality.&nbsp; We are delighted they are Wizards.”&nbsp;

Jones, an eight-year NBA guard, is coming off a career season with Memphis, where he set career highs in points (10.3), rebounds (2.5) and assists (5.2) per game in 80 games played (22 starts). On the season, Jones dished 417 assists, the second-most for Memphis, to just 74 turnovers, giving him the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the NBA last season at 5.63.&nbsp;&nbsp; He has appeared in 535 career games with Minnesota and Memphis and holds career averages of 6.8 points, 3.9 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game.&nbsp;

Gallinari was drafted sixth overall by the New York Knicks in 2008 and has also played with Denver, the L.A. Clippers, Oklahoma City and Atlanta in his 13-year NBA career. He signed with the Celtics during the 2022 offseason before suffering a season-ending left ACL injury while playing for the Italian national team in a FIBA World Cup qualifier in August. Gallinari last appeared during the 2021-22 season with the Atlanta Hawks, where he averaged 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 66 games. He holds career averages of 15.6 points and 4.8 rebounds over 728 games while shooting .382 from three-point range.

Muscala is a 10-year NBA veteran that has played for Atlanta, Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City and Boston. He holds career averages of 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while shooting .457 from the field and .379 from three-point range. Muscala was traded from Oklahoma City to Boston at the 2023 trade deadline and played 20 games for the Celtics to close the season, shooting .472 from the field and .385 from beyond the arc in 16.2 minutes per game.

Porzingis, who was originally acquired by Washington at the 2022 trade deadline from the Dallas Mavericks, averaged 22.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in 82 total games with the Wizards.&nbsp;

“Kristaps is a true professional and an exceptionally talented player who established a lasting reputation during his time with the organization,” said Dawkins.&nbsp; “We thank him for his meaningful contributions and we wish him great success in Boston.”

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