The Washington Wizards have the No. 6 pick in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft, and they appear to be interested in moving up. RG’s Grant Afseth reports that the Wizards offered a package with “surprising names” to the San Antonio Spurs to move up to No. 2 in the draft but were turned down.
“Holding picks No. 6 and 18 in the first round, the Wizards have explored trade-up scenarios in hopes of securing one of the top backcourt prospects, league sources told RG. Washington has made multiple offers to teams in the top five in an effort to land either Dylan Harper or Jeremiah Fears, even being willing to part with surprising names to move up to No. 2 overall. Thus far, those attempts have been rebuffed.”
Afseth added that the Spurs have rejected approaches from the Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers for their pick. It has been reported that they want former Rutgers star Dylan Harper, whom Stephen Curry had some high praise for recently.
Harper is a player the Wizards desire, along with former Oklahoma star Jeremiah Fears. There are murmurs about Fears going in the top five as well, which would leave Washington with neither of the top guard prospects they are interested in.
The Wizards, of course, wouldn’t have been in this predicament had they not gotten extremely unlucky in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery. They had the second-worst record in the NBA in 2024-25 at 18-64, which gave them a 14% chance of getting the top pick and an 80% chance of being in the top 5.
The Wizards somehow still dropped to No. 6, and you wonder who these “surprising” names they’re willing to part with to move up are. They are reportedly open to trading Jordan Poole, but a package centered around the guard isn’t good enough to get that second pick from the Spurs.
So, you wonder if the Wizards offered some of their promising youngsters like Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, and Bub Carrington. Sarr was the second pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, and it would be quite surprising if they were willing to part ways after just one season.
If the Wizards did indeed offer Sarr, it would show just how desperate they are to get that point guard for the future. Afseth reported that the team has also looked at the point guard prospects that would be available at No. 18, should none of their preferred options be available at No. 6.
As for the point guards that were on the team in 2024-25, Carrington is seen as someone better suited to come off the bench rather than be a starter. Veterans Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon, meanwhile, don’t fit the Wizards’ timeline and appear to be on their way out.
It will be very interesting to see who the Wizards’ starting point guard will be in the 2025-26 season. Regardless of who fills that role, though, expect them to be one of the worst teams in the NBA yet again.
