Sheppard has been running the Wizards front office for less than a calendar year, yet he already has an impressive list of marginal moves. Just recently he turned Isaiah Thomas, who was a glaring detriment on the defensive end, into Jerome Robinson, the 13th overall pick just 20 months ago. Last offseason, his first as GM, he flipped Aaron White, a former second-round pick who was stashed in Europe, for Davis Bertans, who has become one of the best shooters in the NBA. He also turned cap space into Moe Wagner and Isaac Bonga, two guys with intriguing potential. Wagner, in particular, has emerged as a building block.
Isaac Bonga Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 11/08/99
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Salary: $1,416,852
Born: 11/08/99
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Salary: $1,416,852
Fred Katz: Game over. The Wizards close out the “first half” of the season with a 114-96 win over the Knicks. They are 20-33 heading into the All-Star break, 2 back in the loss column of eighth in the East. • Beal 30 pts • Bertans 16 pts, 4-9 FGs • Bonga 13-5-3 • Brown 11-3-6
Fred Katz: Isaac Bonga had two teeth loosened but went to the dentist and got stitched up, Scott Brooks said. He’ll have to wear a mouthguard but is gonna be fine. Jordan McRae is day to day, meanwhile, with a right ankle injury.
Chase Hughes: Wizards announce Isaac Bonga is out for the rest of the game with a fractured tooth. Yikes.
Fred Katz: Rui on Bonga kicking him in the jewels: “He’s a good kid. It was an accident, you know. I saw the video a couple times too. It was like, kind of — I don’t know. I don’t know how to explain but I think he felt bad too. He texted me right after.”
Fred Katz: The last 2-minute reports are out, and the NBA has ruled a correct call Isaac Bonga’s foul with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation last night. Davis Bertans’ foul with 5.5 seconds left was also a correct call.
