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Running down the best of what was said about the Washington Wizards and the 2009 NBA Draft …
“We wouldn’t have done anything different. The only player I would’ve been upset if he slipped to five was Blake Griffin, and he went No. 1 overall obviously,” [Ernie] Grunfeld said. “We wouldn’t have taken anybody but [...]
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June 28, 2009
It’s popular to associate the Wizards’ second round pick with pictures of cash these days.
For the second year in a row, the Washington Wizards sold their second round draft pick. Good move? Bad move? It’s Washington Wizards Point, Counter-Point.
[previously on Point, Counter-Point: Why Didn’t The Wizards Get Vince Carter?]
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June 26, 2009
The Wizards did as I expected with SG Jermaine Taylor, whom GM Ernie Grunfeld selected with the 32nd pick in the NBA Draft last night -- they sold him. Taylor's draft rights were sold to the Houston Rockets for cash. This seems lame. Teams sell 2nd round picks all the time [and sometimes first round picks, too], but the Wizards actually needed a body with that 32nd pick. They needed...
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June 27, 2009
What would Gilbert Arenas look like as a left handed shooter? Watch the video and find out:
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June 26, 2009
There he was, Jahidi White 2.0 waiting for the Washington Wizards to snatch him up with the 32nd pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. To an extent, it was surprising that he had dropped that far; but the pick was there for the taking by the Wizards.
At this point, I’ll let the tale of the [...]
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June 26, 2009
The Washington Wizards entered the NBA lottery in May hoping to get the No. 2 pick of the draft so they could select Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio. But they instead landed the fifth pick, and Tuesday - with the belief that he wouldn't be on the board by the time they drafted - they shipped the pick to Minnesota as part of a package deal that brought in guard Randy Foye and...
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June 25, 2009
Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the Washington Wizards have received cash considerations from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to Jermaine Taylor. Taylor was initially selected by Washington with the 32nd overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.
“Yesterday we added two solid, proven veterans in Mike Miller and Randy [...]
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June 26, 2009
Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the Washington Wizards have received cash considerations from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to Jermaine Taylor.
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June 26, 2009
When asked early this week which opposing teams were poised to best improve themselves in Thursday's NBA Draft, Washington Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld had a simple answer. "The Clippers." Grunfeld let out a laugh over his painfully obvious -- and safe -- statement but went on to explain that time will tell who will emerge as the draft's winners and losers. "As with every draft...
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