<< That can't be true. Why would the wizards trade one of the best free throw and 3pt shooters in Whitney, and Laettner, for 2 has beens. >>
There are a couple reasons. First, they rid of Laettner's contract, the highest paid member with 2 years remaining.
Second, they can afford to trade Whitney because they have Juan Dixon, Tyronne Lue, Larry Hughes, Hubert Davis, Richard Hamilton and Juan Navarro to cover the guard positions.
Whitney only has 1 year left on his contract and this helps them land Russell and give the Jazz something in return.
The only reason I can think of that they'd take back Ostertag is that he only has 1 year left on his contract and being in the East, he'll help fill up the middle.
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