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Wizards owner: Wall, Beal, Porter off limits in trades

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Washington Wizards team owner Ted Leonsis says his team isn't making John Wall, Bradley Beal, or Otto Porter Jr. available in trade talks.

"We'll see what's out there," Leonsis said on WTOP, according to NBC Sports Washington. "But I'm not tanking, right? I love when they go, 'trade Bradley Beal. Trade John Wall. Trade Otto Porter.' And I go 'ok, for who?' We're not trading any of those players."

Leonsis has insisted the Wizards won't be tanking to end the 2018-19 campaign, even with Wall sidelined after season-ending heel surgery.

In November, it was reported the Wizards made everyone available for trade, but interest in Wall was said to be "close to nonexistent" because of the money he's guaranteed.

When Wall got injured in December, the Wizards were 13-22. They've since improved to 22-25 and sit 2.5 games out of the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Their positioning in the standings is due in part to Beal, who's averaging a career-high 24.7 points a game.

On Thursday, Beal was named to his second All-Star team as an Eastern Conference reserve.

Porter is currently averaging 12.5 points, his lowest mark since the 2015-16 season.

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