Wizards forward Cam Whitmore has been ruled out indefinitely after being diagnosed with upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (ie. a blood clot) in his right shoulder, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
Whitmore hasn’t played since December 4, having sat out of Washington’s past six games. He was a DNP-CD in the first four of those games before being added to the injury report with right shoulder soreness for the last two. Further testing on that sore shoulder revealed the blood clot, according to Charania (Twitter link).
A one-and-done prospect at Villanova in 2022/23, Whitmore was viewed as a potential top-five pick in the 2023 draft, but ultimately fell to No. 20, where he was selected by the Rockets. In two seasons with Houston, he played a limited role off the bench but showed some promise as a scorer, averaging 10.8 points in 17.4 minutes per contest with a shooting line of .449/.357/.707.
Recognizing that Whitmore wasn’t part of their long-term plans, the Rockets traded him to the Wizards during the 2025 offseason in exchange for a pair of second-round picks. Through his first 21 games in D.C., Whitmore averaged 9.2 PPG on .456/.286/.742 shooting.
More to come…