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The Houston Rockets are trading Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for 2 second-round picks, sources told ESPN connected Saturday.
The Rockets selected Whitmore with the No. 20 prime successful the 2023 NBA draught but had occupation giving the talented imaginable important playing time. The woody gives Whitmore, who turns 21 this week, the accidental for an accrued relation for a rebuilding Wizards team. Whitmore is simply a Maryland native, truthful the commercialized besides sends him backmost person to home.
The Rockets worked with Whitmore and his reps astatine WME Basketball implicit the past fewer weeks connected a caller home. Houston officials had aggregate offers connected the array for Whitmore but wanted to spot him spell determination that gave him a morganatic accidental to thrive successful his career.
Whitmore, a 6-foot-7 wing, averaged 10.8 points implicit 2 years successful Houston. Last play helium scored 0.46 points per touch, 4th champion among players to grounds 1,000 touches, according to ESPN Research.
