The Washington Wizards are in the middle of the play-in chase and could look to upgrade their roster before the deadline.

Like the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat, the Wizards have shown interest in Crowder. The Phoenix Suns have been attempting to find a workable trade of Crowder since the offseason.

"There's been some chatter about them looking at a guy like Jae Crowder," said Brian Windhorst on his podcast. "I'm pretty confident there's been some discussions between the Wizards and the Suns.

"We've been talking about Jae Crowder now for about two months. It's obvious it's a hard trade to pull off. The Wizards have a bunch of guys who make decent salaries on their roster they can use in a trade."

The Suns are looking for a power forward in return for Crowder, according to Windhorst. The Wizards have multiple young power forwards in Rui Hachimura and Deni Avdija. 

Jeff Skoll is buying into Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which is the parent company of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals.

Skill is worth approximately $5.6 billion and was an architect of eBay's early business and eventual IPO.

Sportico values the Washington Wizards at $2.15 billion, and the Capitals at $1.22 billion.

Ted Leonsis, the majority owner of Monumental, is exploring a bid for the Washington Nationals.

Delon Wright, who is out indefinitely with a grade two strain of his right hamstring, was recently re-evaluated and cleared to begin individual on-court basketball activities.  

Wright will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

Wright originally suffered the injury on Oct. 25 in the Wizards’ game vs. Detroit.

The Washington Wizards are set to sign guard Devon Dotson to a Two-Way contract. The Wizards will waive Jordan Schakel from his Two-Way deal to create the room for Dotson.

Dotson went to training camp with the Wizards before being waived at the end of the preseason. Dotson then joined Washington's G League affiliate the Capital City Go-Go. In seven games with the Go-Go, Dotson has averaged 12.1 points, 6.9 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.

The Wizards have an immediate need of additional point guard depth, necessitating the signing of Dotson. Monte Morris and Delon Wright are both out with injuries, while Two-Way point guard Jordan Goodwin was banged up in Washington's last game.

The Phoenix Suns have expressed trade interest in Harrison Barnes, Kyle Kuzma, KJ Martin and John Collins, sources tell The Athletic.

The Suns continue to find a trade for Jae Crowder with the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks recently engaged.

The Suns promoted Cam Johnson to take Crowder's role in the starting lineup this season. Johnson is currently out following meniscus surgery.

Dennis Schroder and Thomas Bryant are set to be re-evaluated on Thursday as they both recover from their respective thumb surgeries.

The two could make their season debut on Friday against the Pistons, according to Lonnie Walker IV.

Schroder signed a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Lakers this offseason. Bryant agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million contract.  

The Los Angeles Lakers have interest in Bradley Beal, sources tell Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.

The Washington Wizards are not expected to entertain trading Beal unless he requests a trade. Beal re-signed with the Wizards on a five-year, $251 million deal this past offseason. Beal has a full no-trade clause, which could allow him to dictate his next team. 

Beal was the third overall pick in the 2012 draft, which was headlined by Anthony Davis. Beal will turn 30 in June.

The Lakers can currently trade their 2027 and 2029 first round picks. The Lakers can trade a 2023 first round pick after the selection is made. The New Orleans Pelicans own a pick swap with the Lakers in this year's draft.

Bradley Beal was placed in the league's health and safety protocols on Sunday.

Beal missed the Wizards' 103-97 loss against the Grizzlies on Sunday night. The Wizards play the Hornets on Monday. 

Beal is currently averaging 21.6 points and 5.7 assists on the season.