<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Denver-locks-up-Kentavious-Caldwell-Pope-on-2-year-30-million-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>REPORT: Nuggets lock up Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on 2-year, $30 million extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-13T19:16:51-07:00">July 13th, 7:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-13T19:16:51-07:00">July 13th, 7:16pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Nuggets clearly see Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as an integral part of their roster for the upcoming season. So much so, that the team has reportedly decided to extend KCP’s deal for two more years to the tune of $30,000,000.</p><p>This report comes via ESPN’s NBA guru <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1547397689633132545">Adrian Wojnarowski</a>:</p><blockquote>Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed on a two-year, $30M extension with the Denver Nuggets, sources tell ESPN.</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed on a two-year, $30M extension with the Denver Nuggets, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1547397689633132545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Woj also reports that the second year of the deal also includes a player option for Caldwell-Pope, which means that if he so chooses, he can decide to walk away as a free agent in the summer of 2024.</p><p>Caldwell-Pope arrived in Denver just recently as part of a four-player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-denver-trades-monte-morris-will-barton-to-wizards-for-kentavious-caldwell-pope-ish-smith/" rel="noopener">trade deal</a> with the Washington Wizards. In exchange for KCP, Ish Smith, and trade exceptions, the Nuggets sent Monte Morris and Will Barton to Washington.</p><p>The Nuggets wasted no time in securing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a new deal. The extension will now see the 6-foot-5 shooting guard remain in Denver through 2025 (if he opts to pick up his player option for 2024-25).</p><p>After helping the Los Angeles Lakers win a championship in 2020, KCP took his talents to Washington last season. In 77 games played last year, the 29-year-old averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/caldwke01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">13.2 points</a>, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, while also connecting on 2.1 triples per game on a 39.0 percent clip.</p><p>Caldwell-Pope is no star, but he could be a key piece for the Nuggets this coming season as reigning back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic and Co. look to make a deeper run in the playoffs this time around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

REPORT: Nuggets lock up Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on 2-year, $30 million extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kentavious-Caldwell-Pope-drops-honest-admission-on-Denver_s-2020-WCF-loss-to-La1ke1rs.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kentavious Caldwell-Pope drops honest admission on Nuggets 2020 WCF loss to Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-11T08:08:32-07:00">July 11th, 8:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-15T15:19:58-07:00">July 15th, 3:19pm</time><address><a>Jackson Castellano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 bubble championship run is one of the most iconic and polarizing NBA title runs in recent memory. Perhaps the only groups the can equal Lakers fans in passion towards the subject are fan bases that L.A triumphed over on the remarkable stretch.  Now, years later, a member of that Lakers team has crossed over into enemy territory, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-denver-trades-monte-morris-will-barton-to-wizards-for-kentavious-caldwell-pope-ish-smith/">after former Lakers role player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was traded to the Denver Nuggets</a>.</p><p>KCP averaged 11.2 points in the Lakers’ 4-1 series victory over the Nuggets, which advanced L.A. to the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Caldwell-Pope arrived in Denver this offseason after being traded from the Washington Wizards for Monte Morris and Will Barton.</p><p>This offseason, members of the Denver media now have a chance to ask KCP about the 2020 WCF, and the veteran wing has made some surprising admissions about the series.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on joining the Nuggets: “I always tell people this story. If AD didn’t hit that 3, I think we would have lost that series. That’s what I think about this Denver team.” <a href="https://t.co/GhMGGPXuB4">pic.twitter.com/GhMGGPXuB4</a></p><p>— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarrisonWind/status/1546263743314546688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><blockquote>“I always tell people this story,” <a href="https://twitter.com/HarrisonWind/status/1546263743314546688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1546263743314546688%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnba.nbcsports.com%2F2022%2F07%2F11%2Fkentavious-caldwell-pope-lakers-wouldve-lost-to-nuggets-in-2020-wcf-if-anthony-davis-didnt-hit-3%2F">Caldwell-Pope told Harrison Wind</a>. “If AD didn’t hit that 3, I think we would have lost that series. That’s what I think about this Denver team.”</blockquote><p>Perhaps KCP was just showing some love to his new team, or maybe he really feels Anthony Davis’ game two winner sealed the series. If Davis hadn’t made the shot, Denver would have tied the series 1-1. In reality, the Nuggets could only secure a game three win to avoid the sweep.</p><p>Caldwell-Pope will try to tap into his 2020 playoff form and compete for more rings with a refurbished Nuggets roster. This time, Nuggets fans hope, maybe Denver won’t run into series changing game-winners.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope drops honest admission on Nuggets 2020 WCF loss to Lakers

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According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Monte Morris and Will Barton are heading to Washington, while Denver receives Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Denver is nearing trading Monte Morris and Will Barton to Washington in deal for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1542148982624878599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Morris and Barton have been two of Nikola Jokic’s key supporting pieces over the past few seasons and will head to Washington to presumably do the same for Bradley Beal after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-rumors-bradley-beals-contract-plans-ahead-of-2022-nba-free-agency-revealed/">signs a new deal</a> with Washington. Denver opens up some financial flexibility by trading away two of its starters from last season and adding a player that the front office was <a href="https://twitter.com/msinger/status/1542150875396952065?s=20&amp;t=uoFZHgzQ9VaHy7JQHyOYiQ">heavily interested in</a>.</p><p>The <a href="http://fanatics.93n6tx.net/b3PaNP" rel="noopener">Wizards</a> will improve their depth with this deal, and they badly needed a veteran to help at point guard. Morris averaged 12.6 points and 4.4 assists last season and is one of the most turnover-averse players in the league. He would be a strong option to start next to Beal. Barton averaged 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and could be a useful scorer for a Washington team looking to make it back to the playoffs.</p><p>Caldwell-Pope, after being traded to Washington as a part of the deal that sent Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers, is off to his third team in three seasons. His shooting and defense will be very helpful alongside Jokic for the <a href="http://fanatics.93n6tx.net/vnZW7v" rel="noopener">Nuggets</a>. He averaged 13.2 points per game while shooting 39.0 percent from deep last season.</p><p>Smith, meanwhile, has the chance to become the <a href="https://twitter.com/StatsWilliams/status/1542151469863936007?s=20&amp;t=xnNVdu7E2gdLWJHqKIfkOA">first player</a> in NBA history to play for 13 different teams. He won’t be expected to have a major role with the Nuggets, but he could be a nice depth option.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets trade Monte Morris, Will Barton to Wizards for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Ish Smith

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WIZARDS-NEWS.jpeg"></figure><h1>Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope call out ‘disrespect’ after Hawks loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-03-06T09:16:34-08:00">March 6th, 9:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-03-06T09:16:34-08:00">March 6th, 9:16am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Wizards put up a serious fight on Friday night as the team faced off against the Atlanta Hawks but fell, 117-114. Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope did all they could, combining for 50 points to lead the team. However, both veterans were vocal on what ultimately decided the game – free throws.</p><p>Washington had just eight makes on nine attempts from the charity stripe. In contrast, Trae Young alone outshot the entire Wizards team from the line, going 10-for-11 by himself. The entire Hawks team went 28-for-34, nearly quadrupling the number of attempts that D.C. mustered on the evening.</p><p>Kyle Kuzma was adamant that the whistles blown were ultimately what decided the outcome of the contest.</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/wizards/wizards-frustrated-recent-troubles-getting-free-throw-line?cid=sm_npd_rsn_dc_twt_mn">Via</a> NBC Sports Washington’s Chase Hughes:</p><blockquote>“Thirty-four free throws, that’s the game. You’re giving them a chance at a free 34 points,” Kyle Kuzma said after the Wizards loss.“It don’t even make sense. That’s the story every single night. I’m not trying to make excuses, but people around the league, the referees, they don’t respect us. Point blank,” the Wizards star continued. “Then, you see the referees that we get, that’s how it goes. For us, we have to do a better job of talking to them and then just trying to play harder through contact, I guess. I don’t know what we’ve gotta do to get to the line. It’s crazy.”</blockquote><p>Kuzma seems to be in the process of blossoming into a star for the Wizards. But he’s far from there yet when it comes to garnering the respect from the officials. With Washington’s premiere free-throw drawer and incumbent star in Bradley Beal out with wrist surgery, there’s no marquee name on D.C.’s active roster that could match up in drawing fouls with a guy like Trae Young.</p><blockquote>“I don’t know. I couldn’t tell you. The refs don’t see them? I mean, I feel like they see all the fouls that happen, they just aren’t calling them enough,” said Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.</blockquote><p>The frustration with the calls was palpable throughout the contest as both Kuzma and KCP were seen up in arms more than once.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-kristaps-porzingis-expected-debut-date-revealed/">looming debut</a> of Kristaps Porzingis could swing the calls in Washington’s favor.</p><p>The former All-Star is far from a superstar free-throw magnet, but he’s eclipsed the five FTs per game mark in three of his six active seasons while averaging 4.2 for his career, more than Kuzma or Caldwell-Pope have ever averaged for their career. Kuzma currently leads the Wizards in free-throw attempts per game at just 3.3 per contest.</p><p>Having a 7’3″ frontcourt weapon who’s been a virtual 20-point scorer for his entire career definitely doesn’t hurt their chances at improving in that category.</p><p>But the issues work the other way around as well, given that the Wizards are one of the worst teams at preventing their opponents from getting to the free-throw line. They rank in the bottom five in both opponent’s FT attempts and makes for the season. While it’s tough to tell if they’ll eventually get a favorable whistle, focusing on the defensive end and controlling what they can control might be the more important aspect.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope call out ‘disrespect’ after Hawks loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Wizards-Kentavious-Caldwell-Pope-Spencer-Dinwiddie-Montrezl-Harrell-2022-NBA-Trade-Deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>Kentavious Caldwell-Pope calls out ‘egos’ after Wizards’ Spencer Dinwiddie, Montrezl Harrell trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-11T08:51:37-08:00">February 11th, 8:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-11T08:51:37-08:00">February 11th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Katie Francis</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Wizards were one of the main teams involved in trades just hours before the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline. On Thursday, the Wizards completed trades with two different teams. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-luka-doncic-reacts-to-shocking-kristaps-porzingis-trade/">traded</a> Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans for Dallas Mavericks’ center Kristaps Porzingis. Washington also acquired Vernon Carey Jr., Ish Smith, and a second-round pick in exchange for Montrezl Harrell.</p><p>Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is one of few Wizards players that came out of the trades unscathed. He provided the public with insight following the blockbuster trades, and mentioned that “agendas and egos” came into play.</p><p>NBC Sports Washington Wizards reporter Chase Hughes <a href="https://twitter.com/ChaseHughesNBCS/status/1491998119713779730?s=20&amp;t=Zu0qXQU1qqySDTH5vxjJFA">tweeted</a> KCP’s quote Friday morning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">KCP on what went wrong for the pre-deadline Wizards: "Guys] were complaining about minutes, not getting the ball, not touching it… [After 10-3] everybody started getting comfortable, I feel like a lot of agendas and egos took over the goal that we wanted."</p><p>— Chase Hughes (@ChaseHughesNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChaseHughesNBCS/status/1491998119713779730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>According to the Wizards small forward, multiple teammates were unhappy with the time they were given on the floor, and, when they did get minutes, how often they got the ball.</p><p>While KCP didn’t mention the two by name, it’s likely that he was referring to his former teammates, point guard Spencer Dinwiddie and center Montrezl Harrell. Dinwiddie has the third most time per game for the Wizards with an average of 30.2 minutes each game. Only Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma have more minutes per game than him.</p><p>Meanwhile, Harrell had the sixth most minute per game in Washington this season. The center averaged 24.3 minutes a game, five minutes less than Caldwell-Pope and six minutes less than Dinwiddie.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>