Wizards acquire Khris Middleton from Mavericks in wild six-team trade

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-wizards/W6vGWPsn/"]Washington[/a] are sending off guard De'Angelo Russell, a future second-round pick, and a future second-round pick swap to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/memphis-grizzlies/U1I5YSDa/"]Memphis Grizzlies[/a]. [/p][p]The six-team deal involved the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-bucks/QTBEW6rC/"]Bucks[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Pistons[/a] trade from earlier that sent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/levert-caris/CzZBmhh2/"]Caris LeVert[/a] to Milwaukee. [/p][embed guid="5d6af588-8464-4597-82cf-ea37625703de" url="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2074655226640973952?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/middleton-khris/GSNutfPl/"]Middleton[/a], 34, signed a three-year, $17.6 million deal as part of the sign-and-trade deal. [/p][p]He started the first half of this past season with the Wizards before the team traded him to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Dallas Mavericks[/a]. The vet, now entering his 15th season, was originally dealt to the Wizards during the 2024-2025 season in a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. [/p][p]Middleton finished this past season averaging 10.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. [/p][p]After spending his rookie year with the Pistons, Middleton spent the next 11-and-a-half years with the Bucks, where he earned three All-Star selections and was a major piece in the team's 2021 championship run. [/p]