Amid the elation of Bub Carrington's buzzer-beater to win the final game of the 2024-25 regular season, with teammates swarming him on the court and dumping water over him in the locker room, a dark lining emerged for the Washington Wizards.

On Wednesday night, Winger and Dawkins made another move. They traded the draft rights to 18th pick Walter Clayton Jr. to the Utah Jazz for the draft rights to 21st pick Will Riley, the 43rd pick, a 2031 second-round pick and a 2032 second-round pick.

Johnson led the Southeastern Conference in scoring as a freshman, pouring in nearly 20 points per game, on his way to being named the conference's freshman of the year and to the all-SEC second team.