Wiz Around The Web

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 a column for NBA.com about how he expects the Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers to be two of the most pleasant surprises of the 2009-10 season. Thomas said he thought both teams could possibly win 50 games: "The Wiz will play three All-Stars (Gil, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison), a stopper (Deshawn Stevenson), one of the better young combo guards in the league (Randy Foye), a long-range bomber (Mike Miller), a rising scorer (Nick Young) and a center (Haywood) that can average close to