Washington Wizards reportedly sign 4-year NBA veteran

Saddiq Bey is returning from a 63-game season with the Atlanta Hawks.

He finished the season averaging 13.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from three-point range.

On Wednesday night, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Bey would sign a contract with the Washington Wizards.

By Wojnarowski: “Free agent F Saddiq Bey has agreed to a three-year, $20 million contract with the Washington Wizards, his agents James Dunleavy and Jordan Gertler of @Excelbasketball tell ESPN.”

By Wojnarowski: “Bey, who is recovering from a torn ACL, averaged 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in 63 games for the Atlanta Hawks before his knee injury. At 25, Bey, a native of the Washington, D.C. area, is a good long-term player for the rebuilding Wizards.”

Bey was the 19th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Villanova.

His career averages are 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 40.8 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from three-point range in 292 regular season games for the Detroit Pistons (and Hawks).

He also appeared in six NBA playoff games.

As for the Wizards, they are coming off a season where they were the 14th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 15-67 record.

They haven’t been able to make the NBA playoffs since the 2021 season, when Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal were still on the roster.

That said, the Wizards have some intriguing players (and assets).