Jan Vesely Let's It Fly: Wizards Summer Mini-Camp Day 1
Jan Vesely lets the jumpers fly at Wizards summer mini-camp day one (with a cameo from Bradley Beal). //www.youtube.com/watch?v=skRu3QkTfpY “I’m not thinking about to show anything, I’m just happy to...
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A Cautionary Tale of Bullets and Free Agency Failure: Losing Dana Barros
If this summer’s frenzied free agent pace has taught us anything, it’s that vying for players on the market, restricted or unrestricted, can be more trouble than it’s worth. Teams like the 2011...
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So Shaun Livingston is available, awkward (Wizards)
John Wall is a high concern for the Wizards. John Wall’s backup — whether Wall is healthy or injured — is a high concern for the Wizards. So much of a concern that they made a calculated decision to...
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Wizards Free Agency / Salary Cap Primer: It’s All About John Wall’s Backup (&...
[UPDATE: The Wizards have agreed to a deal with Eric Maynor, more to come…] [Anxious Ernie–What’s going to happen, NBA Free Agency 2013?]There is much left to fall in place for the Washington Wizards...
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This Week’s Sign the Apocalypse is Upon Us: JaVale McGee Handed Keys to...
Is anyone else paying attention to what is happening in Denver? The Nuggets have turned over their entire franchise to JaVale McGee. This is no exaggeration. They fired their future hall-of-fame...
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The Wizards / Martell Webster Signing FAQ — Is he really worth the money?
On Tuesday, the Washington Wizards and free agent Martell Webster agreed to a four-year, $22 million contract–the full Mid-Level Exception—with the fourth year being partially guaranteed. The move was...
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The Wizards Band is Getting Back Together (Well, most of them.)
[The Wizards’ band is getting back together!Well, except for you, Eric Maynor, and you, Jan Vesely,and probably you, Chris Singleton, and perhaps you, Trevor Booker.] The Washington Wizards band is...
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Return of the Marc: Gortat Back with Wizards for 5-Years, $60 Million (News...
It started with a tweet from Marcin Gortat himself, a triple smile at 7:07 pm. Something had to be up. John Wall knew it, and he officially broke the news himself at 7:08 pm. Then, of course,...
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With or Without You: Trevor Ariza and Wizards Plan B
[via flickr user Martin Ringlein]The Washington Wizards aren’t the only team that refuses to be completely handcuffed from making moves pending the respective decisions of LeBron James and Carmelo...
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Ted’s Take and Re-Take on Trevor Ariza’s Importance to the Wizards
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Are extra z’s necessary? Wizards owner Ted Leonsis is the sole author of an appropriately named blog, Ted’s Take. This blog houses takes on a variety of subjects, but the Venn...
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Where in the Free Agency is Trevor Ariza?
LeBron James is a Cleveland Cavalier. Chris Bosh will likely be a Houston Rocket. Carmelo Anthony is probably a New York Knick; Chicago is still a long shot. Where does that leave Trevor Ariza?...
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Washington Wizards Sign Paul Pierce, Trevor Booker Likely Back (UPDATED)
[photo: K. Weidie]Trevor Ariza is gone, and there’s barely been time to digest and consider the implications. The Wizards summer leaguers didn’t hear the news until after they played their first game...
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Happy Hookahs, #ArizaBruh: On the Departure of Trevor Ariza, Ex-Wizard
Wizards fans barely had time to digest the departure of Trevor Ariza before the surprise of the Paul Pierce news came. TAI’s Rashad Mobley (@Rashad20) and Conor Dirks (@ConorDDirks) are here to chew on...
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Paul Pierce Carries the Clutch, With an Assist from Jason Kidd
[Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd, via the Internets]Paul Pierce used up 44 percent of Brooklyn’s minutes at the 4 spot last season and 39 percent of the team’s minutes at the 3 wing. The Nets were a net...
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Jan Vesely Packs His Bags for Europe, Perhaps For Good
If he had to do it all over again, Jan Vesely certainly wouldn’t jump up and kiss his girlfriend, Eva, after being drafted sixth overall in 2011. He might avoid the green room altogether. Too much...
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Superofficial Subjective Gut Feelings about Kevin Durant’s Hypothetical...
[Kevin Durant past John Wall in D.C. — photo: K. Weidie]The furor behind a fever pitch for Kevin Durant coming to play professional basketball in Washington, D.C., in 2016 is reaching a crescendo of...
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A Story About A Story About A Boy from Seat Pleasant, Kevin Durant
Not to be a killjoy, but the upcoming two years filled with Kevin Durant to D.C. fodder is going to be really fucking miserable. And here I am contributing to it. Clearly. There is a saving grace,...
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What To Expect From Jared Dudley in D.C.
[via Jared Dudley’s Instagram account] Yeah, I like Jared Dudley, and Gary Neal. Because John Wall hasn’t often been surrounded by shooters in D.C. The result: The Wizards have attempted fewer than...
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Alan Anderson: More Than a Consolation Prize for the Wizards
[photo credit: encancha.com/kosarka.org]You might have missed news that the Wizards signed Alan Anderson running across your ESPN ticker. It was sandwiched somewhere between another FSU quarterback...
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Eyes on Gary Neal and Local Water from Deep
[Image via USA Today Sports; 2013 NBA Finals]The Wizards have had their eye on Gary Neal ever since he left the Spurs in 2013 after three successful seasons. Undrafted in 2007, the Baltimore native who...
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