Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma Discusses Declining Mavericks Trade: It Wasn’t the ‘Right Time’ | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Kyle Kuzma could have been traded to the contending Dallas Mavericks at the NBA’s trade deadline, but in a rather surprising decision, he opted to remain with the struggling Washington Wizards.

Speaking with NBA insider Marc Stein, Kuzma said he declined a trade to the Mavericks because he felt like it wasn’t the right time for him to move on from Washington:

“I just felt like, you know, we’re all on such different timelines in our lives. Although I have good relationships in [the Dallas] organization, this wasn’t probably the right time for me in my career — especially just trying to build something here. That’s something I don’t shy away from. So I think that was the biggest factor. Also there’s not too many contending teams and going to the right situation is always the most important thing in the NBA.”

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