The Washington Wizards took a low-risk swing this past offseason when they sent two second-round picks to the Houston Rockets for Cam Whitmore, a 2023 first-round pick who is supremely athletic and explosive when driving to the rim. However, the 21-year-old wing has been out for weeks with a blood clot in his shoulder named “deep vein thrombosis,” and the Wizards announced an unfortunate update about the situation on Thursday via social media.

“Washington Wizards guard/forward Cam Whitmore has started the recovery process for a diagnosed venous condition and will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season,” Wizards PR stated. “The team will provide additional updates as appropriate.”

Washington has applied for a disabled player exception, per HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. If granted, the Wizards will be allowed to sign a replacement player for half of Whitmore’s salary or for the amount of the non-taxpayer’s mid-level exception, whichever is lesser, per HoopsRumors. The Maryland native’s club option counts for $3.5 million against the cap this season.

Whitmore finishes the 2025-26 campaign with 9.2 points per game on 45.6 percent shooting (28.6 percent 3-point) and 2.8 rebounds over 16.9 minutes. The former Villanova Wildcat had three games with 19-plus points and shot 52.3 percent (35.5 percent 3-point) from the field in November.

Whitmore last played in Washington’s 146-101 home loss to the Boston Celtics on Dec. 4. Head coach Brian Keefe said that the Wizards needed to “reevaluate what we’re doing” after the contest, but refused to single out any specific player. However, he then said the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder needed to “live up to certain standards” after their 131-116 home defeat to the Atlanta Hawks on Dec. 6, per the Houston Chronicle’s Varun Shankar. Whitmore was made available pre-game after being listed as “questionable” with an illness on Dec. 5, but didn’t play.

Washington then announced that Whitmore would be out indefinitely with deep vein thrombosis on Dec. 23 after missing the previous two games with “right shoulder soreness.” Keefe told ClutchPoints on Jan. 2 that the 2022 McDonald’s All-American was progressing and “in good spirits,” but “it’s gonna take some time.”

This story is being updated.