Washington dumped Kyle Kuzma long term contract for a two year contract, for Middleton which would be a trade asset next season with only two years remaining. Something larger may be going on.
I wonder if the HUGE TV contract NBA signed was based on ratings and with tv ratings going down, owners may not want to pay out of pocket. I again, contend foreign investment like China and the Middle East in the NBA may be drying up and sports leagues may be looking around at each other say “uh-oh”.
Keep watching and see if teams start dumping salaries.