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Wiz open Summer League with a win
The Wizards squandered an 18-point lead before defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-93 in game one of their Summer League schedule in Las Vegas. Teams are allowed to dress only 4 NBA veterans per game and the Wiz shook things up by sitting Dominic McGuire and going with Nick Young...
VSL Recap: Cavs Lose To Wiz 96-93, Drop To 0-3
Quick recap of the Cavs loss to the Wizards (only got to see the 2nd half).Box ScoreGeneral ThoughtsThis lack of a true PG crap to run the team is really starting to bug me. Although I'm not sure if it would help too much since these games look just like D-League games: a bunch...
Fabricio Oberto update
Earlier today we reported that the Washington Wizards have offered a contract to free agent center Fabricio Oberto. It appears that the Wizards have only expressed interest and perhaps suggested some numbers. Oberto's agent says "nothing's imminent" and that his client...
Speeding Bullets: Run DMc and Haywood Q&A
If you're a Wizards fan, you gotta love Dominic McGuire, the 6'9" do-it-all-but-score "point forward" who is going into his third year this season, but will be playing today in the Las Vegas Summer League. McGuire started 57 games last season and specialized...
Andray Blatche back in Summer School, Nick Young smiles too much
Fifth year forward/center Andray Blatche will make a surprise appearance with the Washington Wizards Summer League team this week, for at least a game or two. It's ridiculous pretty rare for a player with as much experience as Blatche to still be playing in Summer League games...
Wizards offer contract to Fabricio Oberto
In fairly desperate need of an experienced big man [or two], the Wizards have offered a contract to ex-San Antonio Spur Fabricio Oberto, a 34-year-old veteran from Argentina with a championship ring. Oberto is about 6'10" and weighs roughly 245 pounds, so he's a legitimate...
Wizards offer contract to Fabricio Oberto
In fairly desperate need of an experienced big man [or two], the Wizards have offered a contract to ex-San Antonio Spur Fabricio Oberto, a 34-year-old veteran from Argentina with a championship ring. Oberto is about 6'10" and weighs roughly 245 pounds, so he's a legitimate...
VSL Recap: Cavs Fall To Bucks, 80-69
Quick recap of the Cavs Vegas Summer League game against the Milwaukee Bucks.Box ScoreGeneral Thoughts:This game looked just like you would expect it to look like: a bunch of guys trying to make a name for themselves and more likely than not, doing it in a bad way. Forced shots, turnovers...
Luxury Taxman cometh for the Wizards
The NBA has announced the 2009-10 salary cap and luxury tax threshold and it contains some predictably bad news for Abe Pollin's Washington Wizards.The salary cap will be $57.7 million and the luxury tax level will be $69.92 million next season, which is down from last season when...
Wizards Summer League is almost here
Here is a list of the Washington Wizards summer league mini-camp invitees. The mini-camp will last from July 10-13. Then the Wizards move west to Las Vegas to play in the EA Sports Summer League, beginning July 14. The Summer League schedule is also below. Check it out.I like that...
NBA Talk: Shaq to Cavs, Arest to LA? What About Paul Millsap to Indy?
There were many big signings and trades so far as we have entered in a time of no running, dribbling, and dunking on an NBA court.
It's what we call the off-season, which brings me to boredom easily as I watch NBA games from previous seasons besides present ones because there...
Wizards games moving on the dial
Washington Wizards games have been broadcast on radio on WTEM 980 AM, the all sports radio station now owned by Redskins owner Dan Snyder. [Ditto for Caps games.] That's now changing, as WJFK FM 106.7, which, as we reported here, is moving to an all sports format. Wizards radio...
JaVale McGee is my new favorite player
This was tweeted along by our good friends at Truth About It, the Wizards blog for the ESPN TrueHoop Network. Go ahead and watch this: I can't even begin to describe how much I love that McGee did this. First, he dazzled us with Kill + Mode = Cheese. It was incomprehensible and...
JaVale McGee is my new favorite player
This was tweeted along by our good friends at Truth About It, the Wizards blog for the ESPN TrueHoop Network. Go ahead and watch this: I can't even begin to describe how much I love that McGee did this. First, he dazzled us with Kill + Mode = Cheese. It was incomprehensible and...
Can Riley Keep Wade in Miami?
Dwyane Wade continued to hold Miami Heat President Pat Riley's feet to the fire today, when he said that he will stay in Miami if it becomes a championship-contending team in an interview with the Associated Press.The Heat's franchise player said that he wants to see improvements...
Can Riley Keep Wade in Miami?
Dwyane Wade continued to hold Miami Heat President Pat Riley's feet to the fire today, when he said that he will stay in Miami if it becomes a championship-contending team in an interview with the Associated Press.The Heat's franchise player said that he wants to see improvements...
Wizards: Schizophrenic or just crazy like a fox?
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...
Brendan Haywood likes the trade, not the Poet
Wizards center Brendan Haywood, who missed virtually the entire 2008-09 season with a hand injury, is blogging now, as you know, and had this to say about the trade the Wizards pulled off to bring Randy Foye and Mike Miller to town. I think this trade should cause our fans to be very...
What should the Wizards do with the 32nd pick?
After trading the 5th overall pick in the draft and 3 undesirable players/contracts for Randy Foye and Mike Miller, the Wizards are left with only the 32nd pick in the draft, the second pick in the second round. What should they do with it?Well, drafting someone very large seems like...
Wizards trade is official
Etan Thomas signed a waiver last night promising not to opt out of his contract this summer, which was not a surprise since doing so would cost him well over $8 million. Here is the official press release from the Wiz:Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that...
Jefferson Trade Is Official
The Spurs have officially announced that Richard Jefferson is a Spur.This trade got the offseason rolling, and later the Wizards traded the 5th pick to the Timberwolves.Project Spurs has been busy covering it all, and you can expect a podcast soon discussing it all.In the meantime...
Should the rest of the East be scared of the Wiz?
Former NBA coach [in Sacramento and Golden State] Eric Musselman really likes what the Wizards did by trading the 5th pick, Darius Songaila, Etan Thomas and Oleksiy Pecherov for Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Musselman told Sam Amico of Pro Basketball News that the trade vaults the Wizards...
Timberwolves grab another lottery pick, Wizards bolster offense
The Finals are over. A very weak draft is looming. There isn't much else to look forward to until the offseason trades and free agent signings begin. I think we can all say this offseason is already under way.Just hours after the Spurs-Bucks trade, the Washington Wizards and Minnesota...
Reaction to the Wizards trade
Well, some reaction to the Wizards trade of the fifth overall pick and flotsam with undesirable contracts to the Timberwolves for combo guard Randy Foye and swing-man bomber Mike Miller is starting to come in. John Hollinger, a noted Wizards-basher who nevertheless writes must-read...
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