Wizards look to add frontcourt depth with Oberto

The Washington Wizards say they have signed forward-center Fabricio Oberto, giving the team added frontcourt depth. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound Oberto averaged 3.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in four seasons with San Antonio. The Spurs traded Oberto to Detroit this summer as part of a five-player deal; the Pistons then waived Oberto. Oberto helped the Spurs win the 2007 NBA title...

Four months after the Washington Wizards began regrouping from their injury-plagued 19-63 season, team president Ernie Grunfeld introduced the final piece he expects will help them again be a contender in the Eastern Conference. Three weeks after he verbally agreed to join the Wizards, free agent center Fabricio Oberto made it official Tuesday, signing a one-year contract worth ...

The Wizards say they have signed forward-center Fabricio Oberto, giving the team added frontcourt depth.

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed free agent forward/center Fabricio Oberto.  Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released. We’ll post details of the deal later today. “Fabricio is a proven winner with extensive playoff experience,” said Grunfeld.  “He is a skilled big man and a rugged veteran [...]

The Washington Wizards on Tuesday signed free-agent forward/center Fabricio Oberto.

When Andray Blatche changed his number from 32 to 7 in July, little did he know his action would result in a tribute to who is likely the best power forward in NBA history. Blatche told the DC Sports Bog, “I’m wearing 7, and that means 7 days [a week] of hard work, 7 days of [...]

These really are the dog days of the NBA summer, because there is very little going on. Fabricio Oberto is expected to finally make it official and sign with the Washington Wizards this week. But the Wizards are getting considerable buzz around the web, with many national writers buying into the hype around a possible turnaround for the local five. Vince Thomas of Slam Magazine wrote...

You may think yesterday’s press conference introducing Fabricio Oberto was about closure … about finalizing the chapter on 2009 summertime movement … about alleviating the angst of Wizards fans hoping for a reliable big man to secure depth. You’re wrong. Yesterday was all about Gilbert Arenas. As soon as it was mentioned that coach Flip Saunders, who [...]

Now that Mike Wise is a sports-radio jackal, he does things like attempt to rile up Shaquille O'Neal through the selective use of Flip Saunders quotes. Saunders was on Wise's show on 106.7 The Fan yesterday, and he appropriately called Wise out for his troublemaking. "Mike, hey, I'm gonna call you Gasoline," Saunders said. "You're trying to get me in...