Wizards waive Will Barton, convert Jordan Goodwin to standard contract

While many are spending the NBA All-Star break gettingmuch-needed rest, the Washington Wizards are doing a little bit ofhousekeeping.

First, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Wizards and wing WillBarton have agreed to a contract buyout, making Barton a free agent— assuming he clears waivers.

Washington Wizards guard Will Barton hascompleted a contract buyout ahead of the March 1 deadline to becomeeligible to join a playoff roster on a new team, sources tell ESPN.Barton will become a free agent once he clears waivers.

As noted by Wojnarowski, it was important for the two sides toagree to something before March 1. Players must be waived — orbought out — of their deals by that date to remain eligible forplayoff basketball this season. Since he was waived before thatdeadline, Barton can be signed at any point up until the postseasonbegins and still be able to play.

It's been a quiet season for Barton in Washington. He averagedjust 19.6 minutes per game for the Wizards, his lowest workloadsince his third season in the league. In those minutes, he averaged7.7 points on 50.5% True Shooting, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists(1.1 turnovers) per contest. Barton drained a healthy 38.4% of histhrees, but posted career-low efficiency inside the arc (39.5% ontwos).