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Wizards Announce Summer League Invitees

01 Jul 2009 19:58:32 PDT

The Washington Wizards just announced their summer league invitees, which will include Dominic McGuire, Nick Young, JaVale McGee and Javaris Crittenton, some other notable undrafted players and a (sort of) familiar face. Andray Blatche said at the end of the season that he wasn't goin...

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As Draft Approaches, Wizards Rebuff Trade Inquiries Involving Butler

22 Jun 2009 21:00:00 PDT

Written by Michael Lee
The Washington Wizards hold the fifth pick in Thursday's NBA draft and President Ernie Grunfeld has spoken openly about his willingness to move the selection, opening the door for numerous inquiries and trade discussions in the past few weeks.

Original story at Washington Post .

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Wizards Get Closer Look at Arizona State's Harden, Memphis's Evans

12 Jun 2009 21:00:00 PDT

Written by Jeff Nelson
With the NBA draft less than two weeks away and rumors flying about whether the Washington Wizards will keep or deal the fifth pick, the past three days at Verizon Center have featured pre-draft workouts for a wide spectrum of players, the majority of whom are not considered lottery selec...

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Pardon The Exaggeration

07 Jun 2009 12:44:12 PDT

In the middle of his plea to Philadelphia 76ers fans that the decision to hire former Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was indeed a good one, he inserted his opinion on current Wizards' guard, Gilbert Arenas: "Gilbert Arenas is the worse person on earth.

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Former Wizards Coach Jordan Interviewing for Kings Job

16 May 2009 17:22:29 PDT

Since he was dismissed as coach of the Washington Wizards in November, Eddie Jordan's daily schedule involved three things: Dropping off his children, Jackson and Skylar, at the bus stop in the morning; picking them up from the bus stop in the afternoon and watching NBA basketball on tel...

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Detroit Pistons Offseason To-Do List: Version Three

08 May 2009 15:59:09 PDT

CA His name is Antawn Jamison, a member of the Washington Wizards. After losing Gilbert Arenas for the year's entirety, the Wizards finished tied for the second-worst record in the NBA. The Wizards have a very good shot at landing the number one pick in ...

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Washington Wizards news and blogs - July 04, 2009

04 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Washington Wizards news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Wizards Watch as Free Agency Begins -- from Wizards Insider
• NBA Draft Live Blog -- by KOGOD from Deadspin: Nba
• Draft Already Trumped By Trades -- from Wizards Insider
• For Grunfeld and Wizards, Trade Was a 'No-Brainer' -- by Michael Lee from Wash Post Wizards
• Trade Is Official -- from Wizards Insider
• Wolves-Wizards Deal In The Works -- from Wizards Insider
• Seven for Five -- from Wizards Insider
• Wizards Get a Closer Look at Point Guards Curry, Flynn and Jennings -- by Michael Lee from Wash Post Wizards
• More Trade Rumors -- from Wizards Insider
• DeRozan Gets Individual Workout With Wizards -- by Zach Berman from Wash Post Wizards

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Opinion: In brief: Heat roar back to tie series with Hawks

23 Apr 2009 00:28:17 PDT

BusinessWorld Online WA •Wizards turn to Saunders: Flip Saunders officially has the job on the Washington Wizards' bench, complete with an $18 million, four-year contract and the task of picking up the pieces from one of the worst seasons in franchise history. ...

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Wizards Close to Hiring Flip Saunders as Coach

12 Apr 2009 21:00:00 PDT

Written by Michael Lee
As one of the Washington Wizards' worst regular seasons in franchise history slogs to a close, all signs are pointing to Flip Saunders being named the team's head coach as early as next week.

Original story at Washington Post .

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Short-handed Wizards Earn First Division Win

26 Mar 2009 10:14:45 PDT

That's when things got wacky. The Wizards turned over the ball twice, Antawn Jamison missed a free throw and the Bobcats were presented a golden opportunity to force overtime with 6.5 seconds remaining after Wizards forward Dominic McGuire unwisely fouled Gerald Wallace as Wallace rose...

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LeBron, Cavs crush slumping Celtics, move to 19-0 at home

11 Jan 2009 03:29:55 PST

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA LeBron, Cavs crush slumping Celtics, move to 19-0 at home By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - With the snow falling outside, the visiting Boston Celtics ran into a perfect storm inside. ?? LeBron James poured in 38 points, and the defensive-minded Cleve...

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Podcast: Tuesday Bullets

02 Dec 2008 08:13:06 PST

If you haven't seen this yet, you have to watch the highlights of Miami's 130-129 OT win over the Warriors. Dwyane Wade was the hero, but Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem, and Chris Quinn all made HUGE game-saving plays. Jamal Crawford scored 40. The Warriors -- in a real funk now -- made all kind...

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BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Washington Wizards

14 Oct 2008 13:30:27 PDT

Written by J.E. Skeets
Last Season: 43-39; lost in first round of playoffs to LeBron The Wizards are thin, thinner than they were last year, and getting older in all the wrong places. In an improved Eastern Conference, that will be enough to drag things down. Michael Bay's Twitter Season Projection:

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What Impact Will Gilbert Arenas' Latest Surgery Have on the Wizards?

18 Sep 2008 21:41:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman)
Arenas is an erratic gunner who has a me-first agenda that gets in the way of team success, which is why the Wizards do not suffer noticeably in his absence even though he is easily the most publicized player on the team. As I pointed out near the end of last season, during the past two seasons, the Wizards have done better with Caron Butler in the lineup sans Arenas than with Arenas in the lineup sans Butler. Last season, the Wizards started out 3-5 with Arenas before Arenas was sidelined by a knee injury. They went 35-31 without Arenas before he returned to play five late season games; the Wizards went 3-2 in those games and 2-1 in three late season games that he sat out. Overall, the Wizards were 37-32 without Arenas last year and 6-7 with him. Obvious...

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Opinion: Butler Does It: Last Second Shot Staves off Elimination for Wizards

01 May 2008 07:30:00 PDT

Written by David Friedman
Of course, no Cleveland-Washington playoff game this year would be complete without the obligatory incident featuring extracurricular contact and jawing by Wizards' players, with both the contact and the jawing generally directed at James. This time, Darius Songaila made a backhand slap to James' face after Songaila had already fouled him on a driving move. James simply rubbed his jaw and moved away but players from both teams congregated around each other and started woofing and posturing. For no apparent reason, Stevenson slapped down Anderson Varejao's arm. After the officials sorted everything out, Songaila, Stevenson and Varejao received technical fouls.

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Opinion: Cavs-Wizards Game 4 Recap

28 Apr 2008 08:07:30 PDT

Written by Ryan Jones
CLEVELAND WINS THE TIP. “Awful pass by Stevenson.” —Mike Tirico “Foul by Stevenson.” — Mike Tirico “Stevenson off the mark.” —Mike Tirico Some other stuff happens, and then Antonio Daniels hits a three to put the Wizards back on top, 23-22. Jamison dittos, 44-41. 4Q: Caron hits a pair. 80-75.

Original story at SLAM Online .

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Focused Cavs Rout Undisciplined Wizards, 116-86

22 Apr 2008 07:34:00 PDT

Written by David Friedman
Jamison is a thoughtful, classy individual who must privately be appalled at the way that Arenas and Stevenson have acted. Jamison tried to distance himself from their comments, declaring that they took place a month ago and that he and his teammates absolutely did not underestimate the Cavs. Of course, Jamison is not entirely correct: while Stevenson's statement is a month old, Arenas stuck his foot in his mouth right before the playoffs began and specifically said that the Wizards wanted to face Cleveland. There must be some fascinating closed door conversations in that Wizards' locker room, particularly between the business-like captains Jamison and Butler and Arenas and Stevenson.

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Opinion: The Score, the Key Stat, the Bottom Line: Playoff Positioning

13 Apr 2008 02:43:00 PDT

Written by David Friedman
The Bottom Line: The Sixers could have moved up to fifth place in the East but instead they slid to seventh and the Wizards are now in fifth place. Washington controlled this game on both the inside and the outside, outrebounding Philadelphia 48-36 and shooting a blistering 12-22 (.545) from three point range. Antawn Jamison had an excellent game, posting game-high totals in points (25) and rebounds (13) to help the Wizards make up for the absence of injured All-Star Caron Butler. Arenas got off to a slow start, shooting just 2-8 from the field, but he owned the fourth quarter, scoring 12 points on 5-6 shooting while also contributing as a rebounder and playmaker. This is the Arenas that Wizards' fans have been waiting all season to see and if th...

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Wizards Cast Spell Over Celtics

10 Apr 2008 04:51:00 PDT

Written by David Friedman
The Washington Wizards are barely above .500 (41-37) and the Boston Celtics easily have the best record in the NBA (62-16) but with a 109-95 win on Wednesday the Wizards became the only team to beat Boston three times this season, claiming the season series by a 3-1 tally. Antawn Jamison led the way for Washington with 27 points and 11 rebounds and his third quarter throwdown over Kevin Garnett is sure to be replayed countless times. DeShawn Stevenson added 14 points and four assists, while Caron Butler filled up many spaces in the boxscore: 13 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds--and seven turnovers. Gilbert Arenas, playing in just his third game after returning from knee surgery, had 13 points, three assists, one rebound and four steals in...

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Podcast: CARON BUTLER

31 Mar 2008 04:16:39 PDT

Former Laker, and current Washington Wizards forward, Caron Butler, talks to Money about playing most of the season without Gilbert Arenas, and he talks about the short time he spent playing with the Lakers!

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Opinion: Q&A: Mike Prada from Bullets Forever

10 Feb 2008 22:20:46 PST

Written by Atma Brother ONE
From the Chris Webber/ Juwan Howard era Bullets to the failed Mitch Richmond/ Rod Strickland experiment to the disasterous Michael Jordan comeback Wizards, which were only good for some fly retro striped Bullets jerseys to the assemblage of the Washington Warriors with Larry Hughes,...

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Opinion: NBA Coast to Coast Crew Hands Out First Half Awards

29 Jan 2008 23:50:00 PST

Written by David Friedman
Tim Legler said that the Wizards need Arenas because his special talents give Washington a chance to beat elite teams on a given night. That is interesting--I guess Legler missed that Washington has beaten Boston twice this season and just recently routed Dallas. Legler added that this year's Wizards are much better defensively because Antonio Daniels is a better, more physical defender than Arenas and that Daniels puts more pressure on opposing point guards than Arenas did. Daniels is obviously not a big time scorer but that is not a bad thing; he shoots a good percentage, gets the ball into the hands of his team's scorers and plays good defense. In other words, Daniels plays like a point guard. With Arenas, it was all about the show--the Age...

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Podcast: Sonics by the numbers -- Wizards

07 Jan 2008 02:17:02 PST

33-- The number of points for small forward Caron Butler, who has taken over for the Wizards since Gilbert Arenas has been out after having knee surgery in November. Overheard -- Pretty hard to overhear anything happening on the court when you’re 20 rows up, which is where the visitor’s med...

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Sports Illustrated Questions Gilbert Arenas' Value

27 Dec 2007 02:16:00 PST

Written by David Friedman
Mannix mentions how well that Butler, Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood are playing. I don't dispute that the Wizards would not be winning games without their production; my point is that great players usually help everyone around them perform better, so it is a bit odd that so many Wizards players are thriving in Arenas' absence. Mannix raises the possibility that if the Wizards continue to do well without Arenas that perhaps General Manager Ernie Grunfeld will consider not re-signing Arenas and Jamison after this season and use the resulting $14 million in salary cap room to try to sign Elton Brand, Shawn Marion or Josh Smith. "The Wizards are obviously a more talented team with Arenas," Mannix concludes, "but thus far they've shown t...

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Podcast: Links: Meeting Michael Jordan

09 Nov 2007 13:06:22 PST

Written by Lang Whitaker
But they didn’t. Instead, the PA announcer leaned into the mic and bellowed, “From North…Carolina…at guard…6-6…Michael…Jordan!” “So Mike,” I asked, “is this the only restaurant you own in Chicago now?” “Um, Dad? I’m standing next to Michael Jordan right now.”

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Podcast: Arenas' season over after surgery

06 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Written by Joseph White
Gilbert Arenas is essentially done for the season. The Washington Wizards point guard had surgery Thursday for a left knee injury that will sideline him for two to three months.

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