Sixers’ Jared Butler talks return to Washington, state of the Wizards

Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishWASHINGTON — The Philadelphia 76ers pulled the trigger on a deal at the deadline to acquire Jared Butler from the Washington Wizards in a deal that sent Reggie Jackson to D.C. At the time, Butler was on a two-way deal before the Sixers converted him to a standard deal.On Wednesday, Butler made his return to Washington as he played in his former home for the first time since the trade back in February. He turned in a solid performance of 13 points, six rebounds, and four assists in a 122-103 win over the Wizards. It ended a 12-game losing streak for the Sixers as they were able to finally break through.”I felt like we were super competitive in all those games, and I thought we were playing the right way, playing with the right tenacity and everything,” Butler said. “So it feels good to finally get a dub.”It’s obvious that Butler still has relationships with the guys on the Wizards as he was chopping it up with a lot of his former teammates after the game. He also was signing autographs for the faithful at Capital One Arena after the final buzzer sounded.”Yeah, it feels good,” Butler said of getting a win over his former team. “There’s no beef or anything with those guys. Love those guys, but yeah, it feels good to come back and win and play well.”While the Sixers are, obviously, going through a tough season, the Wizards are in the midst of even even tougher season as they sit at 17-63 now on the year. The hope for them–and the Sixers’–is they will earn the No. 1 pick to earn the right to select Duke phenom Cooper Flagg.Butler gave his thoughts on the Wizards and what coach Brian Keefe is leading in the nation’s capital.”I think BK’s done a really good job of setting the tone and the perspective is the biggest thing and the big picture,” he said. “Even though you’re in this, you’re gonna go through some growing pains and I think he’s done a good job of setting the table with that and I think they have the hired the right people for what they’re going through.”Butler and the Sixers have two games left at home to finish up the season.