“Kyle Kuzma Wants $20 Million Per Year!”: Wizards Star Is Headed Toward the Exit, As Per Bleacher Report

Tonoy Sengupta | 11/12/2022
"Kyle Kuzma Wants $20 Million Per Year!": Wizards Star Is Headed Toward the Exit, As Per Bleacher Report

Ever since Kyle Kuzma suited up for the Washington Wizards, he has seemingly only gotten better and better. So far this season, the man is averaging 21.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.6 assists, while shooting 46.2% overall.

In other words, he has been performing at a near All-Star level for the Wizards.

But, just as soon as it got going, could his time in Washington already be nearing its end?

Well, if Bleacher Report is to be believed, it may just be.

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Kyle Kuzma allegedly wants to jump ship for a big market

Up until now, most Wizards were probably feeling good about the season. Sure, they aren’t contenders yet. But, at the very least they have pieces to build around.

Well, it turns out that bubble was burst pretty quickly by an NBA Redditor, who put out an excerpt from this Bleacher Report article in a now-viral post.

That’s not great, is it?

The Wizards were finally starting to get somewhere behind the production of Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis, and of course, the former Lakers man. But now, the latter already wants to leave.

Now, $20 million is clearly an amount Kyle Kuzma deserves. After all, that is the same amount the Bulls are paying Lonzo Ball. And as many know, Kuz does a lot more on an NBA floor. So, there is no doubt multiple NBA teams will be willing to pay him that much.

But, just how much higher is that compared to what his current contract gives him?

 

What is Kyle Kuzma’s Current Contract?

At the time of writing, Kyle Kuzma is in the second year of a 3-year, $39 Million deal with the Wizards. In other words, he earns just $13 million per season right now and is currently in a contract year to potentially change that for the better.

But, if the man wants to leave the Wizards, he will have to wait until his Unrestricted Free Agency hits in the 2024 offseason when he can demand it of a different NBA team.

Admittedly it is a bit of a risk. But frankly, with the way Kuzma is playing, it may be a good one to take.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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