Monte Morris to Washington

Shams Charania: Denver is nearing trading Monte Morris and Will Barton to Washington in deal for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Worth noting about Monte Morris: he’s one of the best PGs at limiting turnovers. He was 5th in ast/to ratio last season, his first full year as a starter. – 10:50 AM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
With Will Barton III & Monte Morris going to Washington for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope & Ish Smith, Denver is now under the luxury tax by $3.9M.
That gives them the full MLE to use in free agency while getting KCP who they’ve wanted for a while.
Cap sheet:
https://t.co/C2TR6CRPD4 pic.twitter.com/PnYMtEEEKZ – 10:44 AM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Nuggets trading Monte Morris, Will Barton for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Ish Smith
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/13… – 10:44 AM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Monte Morris was a fantastic Nugget. 51st pick. Spent his first year in the G-league grinding. Made an immediate impact the following season.
“Mr. Nugget” from 2020-2022. Great teammate, as reliable a backup pg as they come, and seemed to love the city. Fan favorite. – 10:43 AM Michael Singer @msinger
This was a particularly difficult move for the #Nuggets to include Monte Morris, who they value on the court and in the locker room. He held down the ship when Jamal was out last season and proved he could be a starting point guard in the NBA. – 10:42 AM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Monte Morris. Baller. Team leader. Took all the new guys under his wing. A lot more than backup PG on his resume, and I hope his next steps flourish in the league. Denver will miss him – these are the hard things teams have to do to pursue a title. Hopefully it’s the right thing. – 10:35 AM Michael Singer @msinger
The Monte Morris and Will Barton trade to Washington for KCP and Ish Smith is not finalized, per a league source. – 10:33 AM Ava Wallace @avarwallace
The Wizards get a competent point guard in Monte Morris.
Morris is 27, can defend, has history with Wes Unseld Jr. in Denver, gives the Wiz another option at the 3. He’s due just over $9M this season. – 10:33 AM Chris Miller @cmillsnbcs
Can confirm @Washington Wizards have traded for Monte Morris and Will Barton from Denver. The Nuggets will receive KCP and Ish Smith. Wizards got their starting PG and a two way player in Baltimore native Barton. First reported by @Shams Charania – 10:32 AM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Monte Morris was one of the most professional guys I have covered. Completely down to earth and fully about the work it takes to win.
He is as good as it gets for a backup point guard in the NBA and can start on many teams. Washington got a good one. – 10:28 AM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Tommy Sheppard pushed the button again. Monte Morris can solve the main issue at PG position and Barton is able to scoring from distance. At the same time the Wizards did improvements and shows to Bradley Beal the direction they want to go. #Wizards
sdna.gr/mpasket/980234… – 10:27 AM Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Contract notes:
Will Barton: Expiring contract, $14.3M
Monte Morris: 2/$18.9 remaining – 10:23 AM Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
In Monte Morris, the Wizards get a solid starting PG who is 27, can defend and is a career 39.4% shooter from 3.
Will Barton has long been a reliable two-way wing, not unlike KCP whom he was traded for. Both players, of course, have a history with Wes Unseld Jr. – 10:21 AM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
The Nuggets are close to finalizing a trade to send Monte Morris and Will Barton to the Wizards for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, per @Shams Charania. pic.twitter.com/gxsh1RJnyw – 10:20 AM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Washington is finalizing a trade to acquire Denver’s Will Barton and Monte Morris for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, sources tell ESPN. – 10:15 AM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Denver is nearing trading Monte Morris and Will Barton to Washington in deal for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. – 10:12 AM

More on this storyline

Adrian Wojnarowski: Washington is finalizing a trade to acquire Denver’s Will Barton and Monte Morris for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, sources tell ESPN. Yossi Gozlan: Wizards need to throw in another small salary to have this trade executed before the end of June. Doing so would allow Denver to generate a $15.6M trade exception by sliding Ish Smith into the $8.2M JaMychal Green trade exception. Nuggets are just $1M under tax with 11 players. Wizards will be roughly $11M below the tax with 12 players assuming they re-sign Bradley Beal to a maximum contract. -via Twitter @YossiGozlan / June 29, 2022 Neil Dalal: Monte Morris has two years left on his current contract at $9.1 and $9.8 million, Will Barton is entering a free agency season with a $14.4 million expiring contract. -via Twitter @NeilDalal96 / June 29, 2022 Josh Robbins: At least several teams expect the Washington Wizards to enter draft day intent on trading for a veteran point guard, league sources said. One name to keep an eye on, sources tell @David Aldridge and me, is Denver’s Monte Morris. -via Twitter @JoshuaBRobbins / June 23, 2022