Jared Dudley to Wizards: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction

The Washington Wizards moved quickly to fill their void at small forward by landing Milwaukee Bucks swingman Jared Dudley, the team announced, according to Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post.

Stein reports that the Wizards and Milwaukee Bucks are expected to officially complete the trade for Dudley on June 9. Castillo confirmed the deal will net Milwaukee a protected second-round pick.

CBS Sports' Ken Berger noted how Dudley's salary works for Washington:

Dudley commented on the move, via Alex Kennedy of BasketballInsiders:

After Paul Pierce bolted for the Los Angeles Clippers, the Wizards had been in search of a replacement who could knock down threes and fortify the team's perimeter defense.

In Dudley, they get just that.

Last season, the soon-to-be 30-year-old drilled 38.5 percent of his threes while holding opposing small forwards to a player efficiency rating of 12.2 (league average is 15.0), according to 82games.com.

At 6'7'' and 225 pounds, Dudley is also strong enough to function as a small-ball power forward. As such, he can provide the Wizards with tremendous versatility when they're pressed into defending speedier lineups.

According to Basketball-Reference.com, Dudley played 11 percent of his total minutes at the 4 last season. During those minutes, he posted a PER of 19.6—4.9 points higher than his PER at small forward, according to 82games. 

Dudley, who opted into a $4.25 million player option days before the start of free agency, is in the final year of his contract.

Now he'll look to pad his value in a dynamic Wizards offense next season alongside John Wall, Bradley Beal and Marcin Gortat.